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Rabiya Mateo now a CEO of a jewelry business

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<p>Former Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo has added another feather to her cap, this time as a Chief Executive Officer of a jewelry business.</p><p>The beauty queen-turned-actress was recently appointed as the CEO of the Cavite branch of a jewelry shop.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m very happy but at the same time grabe &#x27;yung pressure sa akin kasi I really need to study the business,&quot; she said in an interview with MJ Marfori and other media outlets.</p><p>&quot;Hindi lang siya &#x27;yung title to be the face, hindi lang face, you need to be the brain this time of LVNA,&quot; she added.</p><p>For her new role, Rabiya shared that she asked the founder of the brand to provide her with learning materials and to send her to trainings to enhance her business skills.</p><div><iframe width="695" height="391" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/414jJBlj3bA" title="RABIYA MATEO CEO NA SA CAVITE NG JEWELRY SHOP!" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;Sabi ko kay Drake (Dustin Ibay, founder of the brand), &#x27;Send me the materials that I need to study, tell me kung ano pa &#x27;yung seminars na kailangan kong gawin. I want to attend all the meetings that you have for me to learn.&#x27; Kasi nandun ka na eh, bibigyan ka ng isang branch na mapapakita mo talaga &#x27;yung leadership skills mo, of course with their involvement, but still it&#x27;s an opportunity for me to venture out of show business,&quot; she stated.</p><p>Rabiya will also be working closely with the team in the Cavite branch to further immerse herself in the business.</p><p>&quot;I wanna know the staff kung kumusta &#x27;yung pamamahala dun, kung ano talaga &#x27;yung nangyayari dun, ano pa &#x27;yung kailangan dun because it&#x27;s very important to have an open communication [with] the people who work for the brand,&quot; she remarked.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-10" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9uUGj0yKdO/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A10%2C%22os%22%3A854494%2C%22ls%22%3A427400.60000002384%2C%22le%22%3A427403.7000000179%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="855" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-10" 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><p>She went on: &quot;So ako bilang isang leader naman I would say na I listen. For you to be able to make the best decisions in the business you have to listen sa mga taong nagtatrabaho din.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/8/29/look-rabiya-mateo-buys-first-car-1009" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>LOOK: Rabiya Mateo buys first car</u></strong></a></div><p>On what she thinks she needs to study in order to run the business well, she enumerated: &quot;I need to study &#x27;yung statistics, &#x27;yung numbers talaga. Ilang percentage ba &#x27;yung appraisal rate, kailan bumababa, ano &#x27;yung kailangang paghandaan, ano &#x27;yung mga threat sa business, and ano &#x27;yung remedy dun.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I have so much to learn. Feeling ko back to school ulit ako but still, I am grateful to be here,&quot; she remarked.</p><div><br/></div>

<p>Beauty queen-turned-actress Rabiya Mateo ventures into entrepreneurship as she was appointed as the CEO of the Cavite branch of a jewelry brand. </p>

Beauty queen-turned-actress Rabiya Mateo ventures into entrepreneurship as she was appointed as the CEO of the Cavite branch of a jewelry brand.

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Rabiya Mateo now a CEO of a jewelry business

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Published August 02, 2024 10:57 AM PHT

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