Janelle Roa Cabrera-Paraiso earned her college education from the University of the Philippines Los Baños, where she completed a BA in communication arts. She first forayed into the entertainment industry as a professional actor, studying acting and screenwriting at the New York Film Academy before becoming a staff writer at ABS-CBN Corporation’s Metro.Style two years ago. She’s also served in the government sector and was a communications officer for festival affairs at the Film Development Council, the Philippines’ official film agency. Currently, she’s contributing to local publications such as The Post and Familist.

Once a signifier of luxury or novelty, custom products and services are now within reach of the everyday consumer, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence, algorithm-led platforms, and the COVID-era digitisation boom. Today, everyone wants to be the main character of their brand experience. 

Personal Worlds

Having studied business management at the University of the Philippines Los Baños, Lance Cabrera is now an operations executive at YCH Group, a supply chain solutions company in Singapore. Between handling brands including Philippine dairy product label Alaska and German-founded global footwear Birkenstock, he’s also managed an Airbnb accommodation and held a position at Philippine Guarantee Corporation, an agency attached to the Department of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines.

China

Beauty

PR Newswire

LVMH

Bloomberg

The Business of Fashion

Mintel

Shanghai Daily

Personal Care Insights

AI Marketing Engineers

EuroShop

Retail in Asia

Dao Insights

Retail Asia

Truly Classy

DFNI

BeautyMatter

Statista

VVR International

Jing Daily

Daxue Consulting

Cosmetics China Agency

Toxic-Free Future

KrASIA

Happi

ReportLinker

Stylus

Exploding Topics

Interview with Lance Cabrera conducted by the author

Geodis

Sephora

Global Cosmetics News

Operating in more than 30 countries and owned by LMVH, global beauty giant Sephora is committed to its mission to expand Sephora China’s emerging $70 billion beauty market. Led by seasoned business leader Xia Ding, the omnichannel retailer now has two Store of the Future touchpoints in China.

Cultivate

Values and Identity

Living Well

How Sephora China is ushering in a unique beauty experience