10/21/2025
We’re honored and humbled to share that our Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer, has been named the Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World for Extraordinary Merit by the Foundation for Filipina Women’s Network (FWN).
Next week, Jelynn will be celebrated in San Francisco at the 21st Filipina Leadership Global Summit, where she will receive the Innovator & Thought Leader Award, recognizing Filipina leaders whose creativity, vision, and purpose-driven innovation are redefining industries and inspiring global change.
The Foundation for Filipina Women’s Network (FWN) is a global organization that unites and recognizes the top Filipina leaders across 33 countries, celebrating excellence, achievement, and influence across business, technology, the arts, and public service.
As an entrepreneur, actress, and cultural storyteller, Jelynn has dedicated her life to building bridges between the Philippines and the U.S., between coffee and community, between storytelling and strategy, and between purpose and possibility. Through her leadership at Mostra Coffee, she has helped grow a mission-driven company recognized as Roast Magazine’s 2020 Roaster of the Year and the largest U.S. purchaser of Philippine specialty coffee, using every cup as a platform to create sustainable livelihoods for farmers and to shine a light on Filipino excellence around the world.
“This recognition is a reflection of what’s possible when passion meets purpose and vision meets action,” Jelynn shared. “It belongs to my tribe, who supports every dream and idea I have, to my incredible team at Mostra, whose heart and talent make this mission come alive every day, and to the community that continues to believe in and uplift us. Most of all, I dedicate this to my daughters, who remind me daily why purpose matters and why we must keep paving the way for the next generation.”
From the farms of the Philippines to every person who enjoys a cup of Mostra, this moment celebrates the power of purpose, community, and our shared belief to be the reason people see the goodness in humanity.