Chi and Gabs Gibbs on Style, Building a Brand, and Turning Ideas Into Business with Kylie Verzosa
In Episode 43 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Chi and Gabs Gibbs for our first-ever two-guest episode, a fun, chaotic, and surprisingly insightful conversation about personal style, building a brand, creative freedom, and what it really takes to turn good ideas into good business. Chi, a designer who built Neon Island, and Gabs, the beauty girl behind Open House, open up about how they each found their style, why every business needs a real “why” before it needs a logo, and how they make it work with family, partners, and best friends. The episode covers fashion court hot takes, the nepo baby question, risking your own money on a business, why every creative needs an operator in their corner, and the gatekeeping and underpaying that hold Filipino creatives back. Equal parts hilarious and honest, this conversation is a reminder that being creative is one thing, but making a business out of it is a whole different story.This episode is brought to you by &you. Use code KYLIE12 at checkout for a discount on your first order! https://andyou.ph/Open a global business account with Airwallex: https://partners.airwallex.com/almost-honest-podcastThis episode is proudly presented by Maserati Philippines 🏁Kylie VerzosaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylieverzosa/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kylieverzosa2016TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@verzosakylieChi GibbsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chiiloyzagagibbs/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chiloyzagagibbs?lang=enGabs GibbsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabsgibbs/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabs.gibbs?lang=en
7 Oct 2026
Ylona Garcia on the Love Team Era, Growing Up in the Spotlight & Finally Healing with Kylie Verzosa
In Episode 42 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Ylona Garcia for a tender, honest, and full-circle conversation about growing up in the spotlight, leaving home to grow, and finally coming back healed. Discovered while opening shows in Sydney and finishing as PBB first runner-up at just 13, Ylona opens up about the love team era and what it taught her about communication, her decision to move to the US to expand rather than start over, and the health struggles that kept her away longer than she planned. The episode covers losing her older brother and the song she wrote in his memory, the night at 17 that inspired "Sick of It," growing up without a mentor in an industry that wasn't always kind, building her own enterprise, and creating the space for young artists that she wishes she had. Equal parts vulnerable and hopeful, this conversation is a reminder that leaving can be part of finding your way back, and that home is wherever you finally feel like yourself.This episode is brought to you by &you. Use code KYLIE12 at checkout for a discount on your first order! https://andyou.ph/Open a global business account with Airwallex: https://partners.airwallex.com/almost-honest-podcastThis episode is proudly presented by Maserati Philippines 🏁Kylie VerzosaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylieverzosa/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kylieverzosa2016TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@UC0UX2SLQKuRtpu7eGZVa0gQYlona GarciaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ylonagarcia/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YlonaGarciaTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ylonagarcia?lang=en#AlmostHonest #KylieVerzosa #ylonagarcia Chapters:00:00 Is This Gonna Get Me In Trouble?02:18 Why Coming Home To Manila Feels Like Healing03:08 Starting Showbiz At 13 With No Idea What She Was Doing04:47 What Really Happened With Her And Bailey's Love Team12:31 Was Moving To The US All God, Or Did She Plan It?19:11 Losing Someone Close And Being Taken Advantage Of Emotionally26:32 The Song She Wrote For Her Late Brother29:21 The Night She Felt Drugged And Unsafe At 1732:36 Why She Still Doesn't Feel Safe Anywhere But Home35:31 The Unspoken Responsibility Of Fame At 1354:59 Building Her Own Enterprise And Scoring A Valorant Theme Song55:30 Why She Wishes She Had A Mentor At 131:06:13 The Most Delusional Thing She Ever Manifested1:12:58 Why She Never Really Wanted To Leave Philippine Showbiz1:14:26 What's Next For Ylona
30 Sept 2026
Gabbi Garcia on Rejection, Redirection, and Trusting What's Meant for You with Kylie Verzosa
In Episode 41 of Almost Honest, Kylie sits down with Gabbi Garcia for a fun, candid, and surprisingly grounding conversation about fame, love, and building a life that's bigger than your career. After 13 years in showbiz, Gabbi opens up about starting at 15 with zero industry background, lining up for auditions at 5am, earning her first million at 17, and learning that the hardest part of success isn't getting there, it's staying. The episode covers saying no to big projects that won't help you grow, why she's choosing hosting right now, nine years with Khalil and a relationship that has never been "showbiz," being called "too strong," protecting her health and peace, and why rejection is really just redirection. Equal parts kikay and wise, this conversation is a reminder that your career will never define you, and that what's meant for you will always find its way.
This episode is brought to you by &you. Use code KYLIE12 at checkout for a discount on your first order! https://andyou.ph/
Open a global business account with Airwallex: https://partners.airwallex.com/almost-honest-podcast
This episode is proudly presented by Maserati Philippines 🏁
Kylie Verzosa
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Gabbi Garcia
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