{"id":3398,"date":"2025-11-09T15:35:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmalynndowd.com\/radio\/?p=3398"},"modified":"2025-11-09T15:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:35:16","slug":"chris-galang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emmalynndowd.com\/radio\/2025\/11\/09\/chris-galang\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Galang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mhs619dn-e7a746f451fd5867165a511cea1768e8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mhs619dn-e7a746f451fd5867165a511cea1768e8{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mhs619dn-e7a746f451fd5867165a511cea1768e8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mhs619dn-e7a746f451fd5867165a511cea1768e8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mhs619dn-e7a746f451fd5867165a511cea1768e8 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Chris Galang<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-bca31578670ae9d408d6d6d291fc57a6 hr-default  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-2d22dc0500e159f2b39fe7a147caf14c av_one_half  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mhs65zjr-18501476dde812029e3dcf3a8afb64a3\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mhs65zjr-18501476dde812029e3dcf3a8afb64a3 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mhs65zjr-18501476dde812029e3dcf3a8afb64a3 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mhs65zjr-18501476dde812029e3dcf3a8afb64a3 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-3401 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3401 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/emmalynndowd.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-09-at-3.16.51-PM.jpg\" alt='' title='Screenshot'  height=\"419\" width=\"310\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmalynndowd.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-09-at-3.16.51-PM.jpg 310w, https:\/\/emmalynndowd.com\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-09-at-3.16.51-PM-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_half-3b0d446bf9e6f7db91541aa567be4cdf av_one_half  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mhs68eiu-a2c7b9d9c5160588cb95f3f3139b1942\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mhs68eiu-a2c7b9d9c5160588cb95f3f3139b1942 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:17px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mhs68eiu-a2c7b9d9c5160588cb95f3f3139b1942 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"p1\">Chris Galang is the Filipino-American founder of\u00a0Kampeon Water\u2014a vitamin-enhanced sparkling\u00a0water born from cultural pride. After two decades\u00a0as a small business banking executive, he\u2019s now\u00a0on a mission to redefine the beverage aisle by\u00a0blending the bold flavors of his Filipino heritage\u00a0with functional benefits made for everyday life\u2014\u00a0from workdays to weekends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Raised in Southern California as the only son of\u00a0Filipino immigrants, Galang grew up straddling\u00a0two worlds\u2014the culture of his roots and the\u00a0realities of American life. 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