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Wilma Doesnt shares journey building ‘five-star karinderya’: ‘Ang naging puhunan ko lakas ng loob’

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Wilma Doesnt opened up about her journey as an entrepreneur.</p><p>The Filipino model is now the owner of what she dubs as a &quot;five-star karinderya&quot; business called &quot;Chicks ni Otit.&quot;</p><p>Wilma launched her business in September 2019 in Cavite. &quot;Otit means tito, chicks siyempre ako &#x27;yung chicks, para catchy at may brand recall,&quot; Wilma explained the inspiration behind the name of her restaurant in an episode of <em>My Puhunan: Kaya Mo.</em></p><p>&quot;Nung una natakot ako, baka after magpa-picture lang sa akin tapos hindi na babalik. But eventually because of the quality of the food, kahit wala ako, napupuno,&quot; Wilma shared.</p><p>The model-turned-entrepreneur partnered with her husband Gerick Parin in building the business.</p><div><iframe width="1008" height="567" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jyIhIsj4gB0" title="&#x27;My Puhunan: Kaya Mo!&#x27;: Paano ni-level up ni Wilma Doesnt ang negosyong 5 star karinderya?" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;Hindi ako nahirapan kasi ang asawa ko dati siyang sa barko. So kusinero siya sa barko kaya if napansin mo maayos ang linya namin, naka-organize kami kasi kusinero siya ng barko. Dahil passion niya &#x27;yun kaya sabi ko, &#x27;Huwag ka ng umalis.&#x27; Nagkataon naman siguro talagang inaadya ng panahon, we opened 2019, hindi ko na siya pinaalis at ito na kami,&quot; she relayed.</p><p>Was she initially scared to venture into a restaurant considering she did not have the business background?</p><p>&quot;Gusto ko iyon &#x27;yung marami akong bisita, masarap ang pagkain ko so hindi ako natakot kasi gamit namin puso at determinasyon,&quot; she stated.</p><p>The restaurant offers an array of Filipino food including pancit lucban, inasal, liempo, ensaladang talong, sinantolan, and crispy pata, among others.</p><p>&quot;Ang gusto kasi namin mangyari dito, we bring the provinces closer to you. Halimbawa taga-Quezon ka at nami-miss mo kumain ng pancit, punta ka sa akin kasi meron akong [pancit] habhab na tunay, ganun sya,&quot; she said.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/2/19/fresh-scoops/look-wilma-doesnt-and-gerick-parins-prenuptial-p-198623"><strong>READ:LOOK: Wilma Doesnt and Gerick Parin’s prenuptial photos</strong></a></div><p>Wilma&#x27;s business has been inclusive when it comes to hiring employees. Among their staff in their restaurant business is a PWD (Persons With Disability) and a working student.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/tv/C0V0zLegwXu/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3491481.5%2C%22ls%22%3A3491206.600000024%2C%22le%22%3A3491476.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1129" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>On what she thinks were the keys to her success in business, she replied: &quot;Ako siguro ang naging puhunan ko sa sarili ko lakas ng loob, hindi ako takot magtanong. Hindi katangahan dahil nagtatanong ako. I&#x27;m curious because I want to know more at higit sa lahat hindi man halata, madasalin akong tao. Faith is always there.&quot;</p><p>Wilma recently opened a restaurant branch in Tagaytay.</p><div> </div>

<p>Wilma Doesnt is now the owner of a restaurant business with branches in Cavite and Tagaytay. </p>

Wilma Doesnt is now the owner of a restaurant business with branches in Cavite and Tagaytay.

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