Hometown Hustler- Rhy and Lia Designs

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's kiss FM, Los Angeles. I'm a hustle.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
It's time for a hometown hosts.

Speaker 1 (00:06):
So why, why? What is this? And why? Here's what
this is.

Speaker 2 (00:10):
Basically, you're going to work, You're doing your thing every
now and then you think, you know what, I'd love
to make the donuts. I like donuts. I just want
to go make the donuts or I want to go
you know. For me, it's like I want to learn
how to sell olive oil. I want to make it
and sell it. Right, it's process, but I want to.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
Do it, and you're doing it.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
I'm not selling it, but I'm learning how to make it,
giving it away his gifts for the moment. It's not
marketable yet anyway. But like, what do you love? Right? So?
Or like I love food, so I kind of would
love to do something in the world of food and restaurants. Yeah,
that's that's a passion. This is a situation where and hometowns.
So generally is somebody that like either does it it's

(00:51):
something they love, is a side hustle to add to
what they're doing, or they quit their job and go
do it full time.

Speaker 1 (00:54):
This is kind of like a best of both worlds.
Michelle Villa Roelle is.

Speaker 2 (00:58):
On with this now from anim She's our hometown hustler
from Ray and Leah Designs and she needed a creative outlet.
So what is your regular job your day job, Michelle.

Speaker 3 (01:10):
I am actually a chief creative officer for a small
jewelry company that does licensee joy for like Harley Davidson
and other brands.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
Okay, but you job.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
You wanted more, you wanted to do something more creatively
and kind of have your own universe.

Speaker 3 (01:27):
What did you decide to do so mid Covid, I
decided to open up a small jewelry brand that focuses
on budget friendly gold alternatives, so handmade gold jewelry and
that focus on my Filipino American culture.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
This is what I love. It's in your heart.

Speaker 2 (01:51):
It's there's like some some real significant meaning right and
intent behind it for you and that you don't. So
last year you designed and developed your first Filipino in
spart Joey collection called the what's the name Baianni Collection?

Speaker 3 (02:03):
It's called Baiani Collection, which means hero. So my grandfather,
he is the first and only Filipino American to receive
the Congressional Medal of honor in the US Navy. He's
actually going to get a warship named after him. Well,
that was my inspiration for that collection.

Speaker 1 (02:23):
What will the worship be called?

Speaker 3 (02:25):
It's going to be called the USS tell us Boro Trinidad,
and my maiden name is Trinidad.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
I mean, that must be the most incredible honor.

Speaker 3 (02:35):
It is. It's so once they they announced the ship,
I had to do something to honor him, and it
was an inspiration. I used the Filipino son as an
inspiration for the whole collection to show, you know, the
pride I have for the culture. Very cool and my grandfather.

Speaker 2 (02:53):
So why just get a piece of jewelry, Why why
get a piece of joy that has that story exactly,
not just I think it brings good karma. I'm really
I'm happy to hear that. And so what an amazing
story for your family.

Speaker 3 (03:06):
I mean, especially especially nowadays, like this whole past year,
we've seen so much coming from Filipino artists like Bruno
Mars and her Olivia Rodrigeo. They're all parts Filipino, which
is like, it's so inspiring. So I wanted to do
something to show that.

Speaker 2 (03:23):
Well, congratulations on your hometown house if people are listening
right now. How do they see what you're doing at
Rye and Leah Designs in Anaheim?

Speaker 3 (03:32):
So, Ryan rian Ley, I just a little backstory on
my name. It's after my daughters, ry La and Aliyah,
and so they're the inspiration of it all. And so
I have an Instagram account at r r h y
dot and anb dot the l I a so Rye
dot and dot Leah. And then we have a website

(03:54):
www dot Ryan Lea dot com.

Speaker 2 (03:56):
Okay, well, congratulations, We're thrilled to meet you and keep
it up.

Speaker 1 (04:00):
We'll stay in touch that. Yeah. And the collection nice
hometown hustler.

Speaker 3 (04:06):
A hustle baby.

Speaker 2 (04:08):
I like bracelets, Yeah, I like bracelets for men and
women like. I think bracelets are cool. A lot of
brain could look like a lot of bracelets on the
on the wrist, stack them up, very cool.

Speaker 1 (04:20):
Looks good on you guys too.

Speaker 2 (04:22):
We're gonna pay a bill in the five six to
two in one minute stand by