27 – Angelo Lirazan / 626, College, US Army Reserve, Coding, Entrepreneur

Angelo Lirazan is a Filipino American entrepreneur based out of the 626 region of Los Angeles, CA—land of the boba. He currently runs Absolve Gaming, an online reseller of trading cards, while also consulting on website development and marketing projects. In this episode, we go over his history of being born in California, moving back to the Philippines, spending a few years in Hawai’i, and returning to Los Angeles for the remainder of his primary schooling. After graduating high school from Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead, he ended up joining the US Army Reserve in order to pay for college. Once entering the professional workforce, he reached the position of  Marketing Director for a large tent-manufacturing company, managing a budget of up to $1mil/year for advertising. After working this job and a few others, he decided to pursue running his own business full-time. We talk about this journey, the ups and downs, the challenges, and the reasoning behind his decisions.

We cover a range of topics in this episode, from playing games as kids to sociology and entrepreneurship. Overall it was hella fun. Angelo is also my cousin, so this was a beautiful experience that I’ll be forever grateful for. We moved away from each other around 2007, but the bond and love is always there. Please take a listen and let us know your thoughts.