Ayn Bernos: Inspiring Change and Spreading Positivity Through Creativity

Ayn Bernos, former Binibining Pilipinas contestant, and creative online entrepreneur shares her inspiring journey as a creative online entrepreneur in Canva Philippines' "Usapang Canva" YouTube series.

Like many Filipinos who call themselves “raketeros” or “raketeras” (hustlers), Ayn Bernos, a former Binibining Pilipinas contestant considers herself as one, being a content creator, host, podcaster, business owner, or simply, a creative online entrepreneur.

“Social media is the main reason I get to do what I do. I use many platforms for every single endeavor [and] every part of my content creator life,” said Ayn. 

The Creative Force

Ayn’s professional career in the creative industry started when she had internships with digital marketing agencies and magazines. She then had her first career as a social media specialist. After years of building on those experiences, she was inspired to make her path. 

“What pushed me to take the leap outside of working for other people was creative freedom,” said Ayn. 

As someone who was not a designer, creating designs was one of Ayn’s biggest questions. Back when she was a one-woman team, doing all of the work was a challenge until she discovered Canva through her sister. 

“Canva has made a lot of things more accessible. As somebody who is not a designer, how do you create designs? Our team had the opportunity to learn, expand and execute our best ideas,” said Ayn. 

Managing Time, Content, and Team

As someone as busy as Ayn engaging with so many people, attending events and shoots, hosting, and more, planning is an integral part of her day-to-day life. To accomplish her content and many responsibilities, her collaboration and execution with her team is something she looks forward to. 

Whenever she has ideas, Ayn prefers on putting them all together traditionally on a pen and paper to create her skeletal structure which then transfers to her computer so it would be easier for her to show and present to the entire team. 

“I don’t have a 9 to 5 [working hours] as there is a lot where I have to be. When I have the time and I’m on the go, I simply look at the team’s progress in Canva and I see that my team is getting it together,” Ayn explains how collaboration with them works. 

Ayn, showcasing the first shirt printed for the Morena the Label team using their own machine when they started investing on their own equipment.

Empowering Filipinos

When asked what her proudest moments are, Ayn explained that it was the opportunity to create a community for Filipinos to embrace who they are and their own beauty, and this started when she was creating educational content. 

“I always say something about education, which is ‘work in progress’. My philosophy not just as a content creator, but also as an educator, as a student as well is that, you’re always supposed to be learning and there is no shame in that,” explained Ayn when asked what she wants to do in the future. 

“I am not only here because I empower other people but I have been empowered myself. My job as someone in this industry is to always keep the doors open because somebody opened them for me,” she concludes. 

Watch Ayn Bernos’ journey in this’ “Usapang Canva” YouTube video: Ayn Bernos Talks Content Creation | Usapang Canva

About Canva

Launched in 2013, Canva is a free online visual communications and collaboration platform with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful. Canva is available on desktop, web, iOS, and Android.

Too old for TikTok? Inka Magnaye shuts down those comments about ageism

 

Read what Inka and the rest of the Anew Crew have to say about embracing aging more confidently and how you can join the movement!

In the age of social media, there are a lot more avenues for women to be critical of themselves, especially when their ages become more visible.

Fine lines, wrinkles, sagging skin, dark spots—each one of these can manifest as early as your twenties or maybe even later in your forties. Of course, all of these depend on how you take care of your skin and the lifestyle that you have.

Either way, when it comes to embracing aging, it has always been a struggle for most people to fully come to terms with these natural changes. However, what you do now can affect your future and if you’re taking the right steps right now you don’t have to worry about what the next days (or years) might bring!

This is what the Avon Anew Crew advocates: a pro-aging movement where women can be confident about their beauty regardless of their age.

Inka Magnaye

“Aging is not as dreadful as people make it out to be,” says viral TikTok content creator and professional voice artist Inka Magnaye. “I was told that I’m too old to do TikTok, but do I follow that? No!”

Being a woman of her own right, being on TikTok in her thirties isn’t the only stereotype Inka is trying to break. As part of the Anew Crew, she also explains how being more mature means her body will keep changing and accepting everything that comes with it. “That’s why when it comes to pro-aging, it means I personally accept what’s happening with my body and I realized that it’s fine.  I’m thirty-three now and my body will react differently, so I should just adapt and embrace it.”

For Inka, aging isn’t an enemy women should fight, but rather natural life stage one must be ready to come to terms with, and proper skin care can help you do that. She continues, “I regret learning and getting into skincare a little bit later in life but hey, the best time to start is now, right?”

Agoo Bengzon

Somehow, for most women, aging can also be a barrier that will keep them from doing other goals they want in life. But for beauty enthusiast Agoo Bengzon, aging is being content with one’s accomplishments while still looking forward to what the future might bring. “It’s being content with who I am right now while still being optimistic about all the cool things that I might achieve for myself. Do not let a number dictate your choices and capacities in life!”

When asked how her skincare routine has differed now that she’s in her forties, she shares, “I am now looking for ingredients that target problems such as wrinkles and sagging skin! Before it was just about hydration and maintenance.” Agoo further reiterates that it’s not important to have young-looking skin, but rather to maintain a healthy one.

As women grow into their more mature selves, skincare can be a challenge especially when these physical changes start to manifest but that doesn’t mean you need to pressure yourself in maintaining your youth. That is why entrepreneur and content creator Ayn Bernos, now prioritizes products with moisturizing benefits for her skin. “As I’ve gotten older, I also got to know myself and my needs that includes some things that soothe me and make me feel good every time I wake up in the morning that’s why I go for products that helps me feel plump and refreshed.”

Ayn Bernos

Being in her late twenties, Ayn acknowledges the stigma about women getting old and she feels that it only means she’s growing to herself even more. “It’s the complete opposite of what I was thought growing up and what I’ve learned from society and media,” says Ayn. “Aging is going against the expectations that everyone has given us and embracing life as it is. It’s a privilege to age.”

For these influential women, using their voice to encourage others to embrace aging breaks the limits that prevent women to do or be what they want—which has been prevalent in society for a long time.

Whatever stage in life you’re in, there will always be expectations thrown at you, but that shouldn’t diminish the accomplishments you’ve already done or are yet to do in the future. These will all matter less when you embrace aging confidently like Inka, Agoo, and Ayn.

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