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Kalika's digital agency founded in 1999 in Santa Monica, CA.
Kalika’s branding agency
& tribe for female founders in Santa Monica, CA.
Kalika launched Honolulu’s first upscale waxing salon in Honolulu, HI.
Kalika invented and patented the original purse hook in Santa Monica, CA.
Kalika’s daughters: Malia and Kailani want to change the world through sharing kindness through cookies!
24 years experience of #girlboss
A native of Honolulu, Hawaii, she started out working as a journalist for CNBC and Bloomberg after graduating from NYU. She loved the bustle of New York City, but traded it in for the West Coast. The move wasn’t an easy one – finding a journalism job in Los Angeles proved more difficult than in media capital New York. In love with California, she decided to make lemons out of lemonade.
ceo & inventor
Won the Innovator of the Year award
I am humbled, and full of gratitude to be named the Innovator of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal. @labusinessjournal
This award is not just mine. It belongs to everyone who are making their wildest dreams into reality — who bring the invisible – visible
Innovation is a collective effort; it’s born out of the desire to solve problems and make our world a better place. 💪
It’s not about individual brilliance, but a collaborative endeavor.
Kalika’s Headshots
Download images for podcasts, interviews, features, speaking engagements, and other promotional purposes.
little brand book
Understanding branding is the first step to growing a $1M+ business. Find Your Inner InfluenceHer to Work it, Own it, Bring it, Now On Sale!
author
“Ohana” means family first
As devoted as she is to her businesses, Kalika’s family, her husband Rodney and their two daughters, Malia and Kailani, is her greatest treasure, and she loves spending her off time with them in their homes in Pacific Palisades, CA and Honolulu, HI.
Oh, do you love cookies? Do you want to share kindness? Check out her daughters’ cookies shop.
mom & wife
Currently Reading
Kalika‘s collections of must-read books curated from 24 years of being a #girlboss.
These are Kalika’s all-time favorite books that have helped her level up her business and herself.
Podcast Host
Rated Top 7 Podcasts for Entrepreneurs
Wonder, a podcast by Entrepreneurs’ Organization, places women entrepreneurs in conversation with those thought leaders who amaze, astonish and inspire. Each guest shares their own journey with entrepreneur and host, Kalika Yap, giving insight into the ordinary challenges of extraordinary people.
The Juicery
The Juicery is a podcast where we serve up sweet, simple bites of information about design, marketing, and business. We’re all about helping entrepreneurs innovate and grow through design driven solutions.
AAPI LA Podcast
A podcast, Asian American Stories, launched as the initiative’s effort to provide a platform to give voice to the Asian American Pacific Islander communities by sharing their stories.
Have a Podcast or Speaking Opportunity in Mind?
Kalika is an expert and thought leader on the following topics:
- Branding & Web Design
- Business Strategy & Team Building
- Social Media & Marketing
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