Almost Honest with Kylie Verzosa

In Episode 43 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Chi and Gabs Gibbs for our first-ever two-guest episode, a fun, chaotic, and surprisingly insightful conversation about personal style, building a brand, creative freedom, and what it really takes to turn good ideas into good business. Chi, a designer who built Neon Island, and Gabs, the beauty girl behind Open House, open up about how they each found their style, why every business needs a real “why” before it needs a logo, and how they make it work with family, partners, and best friends. The episode covers fashion court hot takes, the nepo baby question, risking your own money on a business, why every creative needs an operator in their corner, and the gatekeeping and underpaying that hold Filipino creatives back. Equal parts hilarious and honest, this conversation is a reminder that being creative is one thing, but making a business out of it is a whole different story.This episode is brought to you by &you. Use code KYLIE12 at checkout for a discount on your first order! https://andyou.ph/Open a global business account with Airwallex: https://partners.airwallex.com/almost-honest-podcastThis episode is proudly presented by Maserati Philippines 🏁Kylie VerzosaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylieverzosa/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kylieverzosa2016TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verzosakylieChi GibbsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiiloyzagagibbs/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chiloyzagagibbs?lang=enGabs GibbsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabsgibbs/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabs.gibbs?lang=en

In Episode 42 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Ylona Garcia for a tender, honest, and full-circle conversation about growing up in the spotlight, leaving home to grow, and finally coming back healed. Discovered while opening shows in Sydney and finishing as PBB first runner-up at just 13, Ylona opens up about the love team era and what it taught her about communication, her decision to move to the US to expand rather than start over, and the health struggles that kept her away longer than she planned. The episode covers losing her older brother and the song she wrote in his memory, the night at 17 that inspired "Sick of It," growing up without a mentor in an industry that wasn't always kind, building her own enterprise, and creating the space for young artists that she wishes she had. Equal parts vulnerable and hopeful, this conversation is a reminder that leaving can be part of finding your way back, and that home is wherever you finally feel like yourself.This episode is brought to you by &you. Use code KYLIE12 at checkout for a discount on your first order! https://andyou.ph/Open a global business account with Airwallex: https://partners.airwallex.com/almost-honest-podcastThis episode is proudly presented by Maserati Philippines 🏁Kylie VerzosaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylieverzosa/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kylieverzosa2016TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UC0UX2SLQKuRtpu7eGZVa0gQYlona GarciaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ylonagarcia/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YlonaGarciaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ylonagarcia?lang=en#AlmostHonest #KylieVerzosa #ylonagarcia Chapters:00:00 Is This Gonna Get Me In Trouble?02:18 Why Coming Home To Manila Feels Like Healing03:08 Starting Showbiz At 13 With No Idea What She Was Doing04:47 What Really Happened With Her And Bailey's Love Team12:31 Was Moving To The US All God, Or Did She Plan It?19:11 Losing Someone Close And Being Taken Advantage Of Emotionally26:32 The Song She Wrote For Her Late Brother29:21 The Night She Felt Drugged And Unsafe At 1732:36 Why She Still Doesn't Feel Safe Anywhere But Home35:31 The Unspoken Responsibility Of Fame At 1354:59 Building Her Own Enterprise And Scoring A Valorant Theme Song55:30 Why She Wishes She Had A Mentor At 131:06:13 The Most Delusional Thing She Ever Manifested1:12:58 Why She Never Really Wanted To Leave Philippine Showbiz1:14:26 What's Next For Ylona

In Episode 41 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Gabbi Garcia for a fun, candid, and surprisingly grounding conversation about fame, love, and building a life that's bigger than your career. After 13 years in showbiz, Gabbi opens up about starting at 15 with zero industry background, lining up for auditions at 5am, earning her first million at 17, and learning that the hardest part of success isn't getting there, it's staying. The episode covers saying no to big projects that won't help you grow, why she's choosing hosting right now, nine years with Khalil and a relationship that has never been "showbiz," being called "too strong," protecting her health and peace, and why rejection is really just redirection. Equal parts kikay and wise, this conversation is a reminder that your career will never define you, and that what's meant for you will always find its way.

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Kylie Verzosa

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Gabbi Garcia

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In Episode 40 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Ida Aldana for a warm, candid, and refreshingly honest conversation about love, ambition, and what it really means to be a woman in her defining decade. The Executive Editor of Cosmopolitan Philippines, Ida walks us through studying publishing in New York, starting from the bottom as an editorial assistant breaking stories from a gas station on EDSA, and coming home to lead the brand that raised a generation of filipinas. The episode covers who the modern Cosmo girl really is, why "if he wanted to, he would" is doing more harm than good, her piece calling out political misogyny, why your 20s are meant for mistakes, and why there's no shame in wanting your career, your life, or your relationship to work out. Equal parts fun and grounding, this conversation is a reminder that the modern filipina doesn't need to have it all together. She just needs to be honest about what she's still figuring out.

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Kylie Verzosa

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Ida Aldana

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In Episode 39 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Tonet Quiogue for a sharp, candid, and unexpectedly grounding conversation about law, leadership, and building a career that has your own name on it. The founder of Arden Consult and one of the country's top gaming, tech, and business lawyers, Tonet opens up about walking away from 15 years at a big law firm, choosing an industry nobody else wanted, and what it actually takes to build a firm that doesn't rely on someone else's brand. The episode covers the misconceptions around the gaming industry, when to trust AI and when to trust a lawyer, being a woman in a male-dominated field, and why the smartest career move is often the bravest one. Equal parts practical and empowering, this conversation is proof that the best careers are the ones with your name written on the door.

This episode is brought to you by &you. Use code KYLIE12 at checkout for a discount on your first order! https://andyou.ph/

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Kylie Verzosa

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Tonet Quiogue

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In Episode 38 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Nik Madriñan for a warm, honest, and unexpectedly healing conversation about money, mindset, and everything Filipinos were never taught to say out loud. A money mindset and life coach, Nik opens up about her own quarter-life crisis, the shopping addiction that masked deeper misery, and how she rebuilt her relationship with money after leaving corporate. The episode covers the childhood stories quietly running your bank account, why earning more is not the solution, impulsive buying as a coping mechanism, the difference between feeling broke and being broke, and how to build a money system that funds a life you actually love. Equal parts practical and gentle, this conversation is proof that financial healing starts long before the spreadsheet.

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Kylie Verzosa

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Nik Madriñan

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In Episode 37 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Gwen Soriano for a warm, tender, and quietly powerful conversation about faith, patience, and the nine years it took to earn a crown. The newly crowned Miss International Philippines, Gwen opens up about watching Kylie win from her college dorm, losing at Miss Universe Philippines Top 12, and returning to Bb. Pilipinas with a completely different heart. The episode covers the introvert behind the public persona, how grief and faith made her ready, the strategy shift that changed everything, and how she's preparing to carry Baguio all the way to Tokyo. Equal parts grounded and quietly bold, this conversation is proof that the crowns that surprise no one are the ones built by patience and purpose.

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Kylie Verzosa

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Gwen Soriano

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In Episode 36 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Marj Ramos for a sharp, thoughtful, and quietly bold conversation about fashion, politics, and everything the industry has been too polite to say. The Editor-in-Chief of Preview, Marj opens up about the viral essay that shook filipino fashion, why a bag is never just a bag, and rebuilding Preview into a magazine that chronicles culture, not just clothes. The episode covers fashion as a language of power, why she left styling, the reality of fashion journalism, supporting local designers without the performative script, and how to love luxury without being consumed by the pressure to keep up. Equal parts stylish and sharp, this conversation is proof that fashion has always been political, and the smartest girls in the room are usually the ones in the front row.

This episode is brought to you by &you. Use code KYLIE12 at checkout for a discount on your first order! https://andyou.ph/

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Kylie Verzosa

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Marj Ramos

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In Episode 35 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Jacqe Gutierrez for a sharp, honest, and deeply educational conversation about building beauty empires and running a real business. The co-founder and CEO of Happy Skin, BLK Cosmetics, and Seoul White Korea, Jacqe walks us through 13 years of building filipino beauty from the ground up and the business philosophy that keeps her at the top: revenue is vanity, profitability is sanity, cash flow is reality. The episode covers the founder hierarchy every business needs, why speed beats perfection, choosing partners like spouses, and her goal of making a filipino brand the country's number one. Equal parts practical and empowering, this conversation is proof that homegrown can go head to head with anyone.

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Kylie Verzosa

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Jacqe Guiterrez

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In Episode 34 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Marj Maroket for a light, warm, and refreshingly practical conversation about beauty, career pivots, and what it actually takes to build something real online. One of the country's most trusted beauty creators, Marj walks us through leaving a corporate life at Lazada to pursue content creation full-time during the pandemic, the money side of being a beauty creator no one really talks about, and why authenticity has quietly outlasted every trend she's seen come and go. The episode dives into how brands should actually work with creators, the rise of Filipino beauty, why blush blindness is dying, the difference between growing and just posting, why the 20s are for acquiring and the 30s are for removing, and what every young girl should know about beauty, confidence, and everything in between. Equal parts fun and grounded, this conversation is about building a career you can sustain, staying yourself while the algorithm changes, and remembering that pretty gets you in the door but personality is what keeps you inside.

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Kylie Verzosa

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Marj Maroket

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