Myke Celis, award-winning life coach and book author, shines at the 2022 Philippine Bahaghari Awards – Reuters

Amidst the rainy weather, beautiful rainbows shone last night at the Philippine Financial and Inter-Industry Pride (PFIP) 9th Anniversary Gala and Philippine Bahaghari Awards 2022 held at Marquis Events Place last night of Taguig City. This colorful event was organized to celebrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace and beyond and to honor all the organizations and individuals who have shown their support to help the LGBTQ+ community.

Celebrity life coach Myke Celis was one of the winners selected for the inaugural Philippine Bahaghari Awards for the Pride LGBTQ+ Leader Award.

Coach Myke Celis, himself a well-known member of the LGBTQ+ community and an expert in coaching across print, radio, TV and digital media platforms, has been recognized for his advocacy projects for the LGBTQ+ community, which included its free coaching services for members of the LGBTQ+ community. community, talks about inclusivity and gender sensitivity and working with social media giant TikTok for its Pride campaign.

As one of the top 5 finalists, the celebrity life coach and bestselling author of the #bestmeever book series received a trophy alongside other inspiring LGBTQ+ people who served as role models and led remarkable efforts to help transform the LGBTQ+ community inside and outside the workplace.

Other winners of the Pride LGBTQ+ Leader Award were Christian Gabrinao, AVP of Wells Fargo International Solutions LLC-Philippines; Dennis Roda, associate director of the apprenticeship program at JP Morgan Chase & Co.; Leigh Capule, AVP for Operations of HSBC Electronic Data Processing Philippines, Inc. and eventual category winner Atty. Leo Almero, Emerson’s senior legal counsel.

Asked about the win following his recent success as a bronze medalist at the recently concluded Coach Awards 2022 in Singapore for Best Wellness Coach, the famed life coach has this to say:

“Super grateful and honored. I mean to be honest, the people who were cast were heavy hitters in their own way. Super impressive references and body of work. So, being the only chosen one who doesn’t come from a multinational since I was representing mine, I feel so honored and humbled at the same time. Allow me to express my gratitude to all the judges, the people behind the said event and the Executive Director of the PFIP, Jai Leonard Carinan, for giving me this life-changing opportunity to serve the community and represent it with pride.

Coach Myke Celis hopes to inspire others with his win.

“For me, leading means taking the first step, not just for yourself, but for the whole community to follow suit. It’s about opening new doors and allowing yourself not to be the first and only one in that space, but rather to be the first of many others who will follow suit and occupy space as well. This is what leading with inclusion in mind is all about. Receiving the award was a validation that it wasn’t about the size of a person’s space, but rather about their willingness to expand their space and influence beyond where they currently are, too. uncomfortable or difficult as it may seem. , grounded in a real purpose so others can take their first step as well.

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