Actress and online personality Issa Pressman talked about how her father’s death inspired her to work harder. 

At 26 years old, Issa has ventured into different businesses, which include a salon, scarf line, pet grooming service, pet park, and pet products.  

In an exclusive interview with PUSH during the opening of her KOOP Studio in Ortigas, Issa recalled the time she started to become entrepreneurial. “I think the better way of putting it is when did I become like a workaholic. Actually, that was when my dad passed,” she began. 

“When my dad passed, it was like some energy came into me na parang like, ‘I’m going to live the life that I want to be.’ Therefore, working harder; using my skills to share for others.” 

Issa’s father Ronnie Pressman passed away in February of 2020. He was 90 years old. 

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 The younger sister of actress Yassi Pressman, Issa shared her decision to stop going to college to help their family. “’Cause before, like chill pa lang ako. I was like a college kid. I stopped college when I wanted to help my sister out when my dad was getting sick. But during [that time], it was like my dad passed and then the pandemic pa, things were slowing down. I was like, you know what? Let’s go. Time to move. Time to grow,” she narrated. She also shared her plans to take online courses soon.  

Meanwhile, when asked why she chose to venture into the salon business, Issa, who’s been interested in styling her hair since her younger days, shared, “I started going to salons and I felt like it was, not like a chore, pero it wasn’t as pleasant as I wanted it to be. 

“I wanted to have an experience like a makeover, and of course, in the process of doing a makeover, you kind of want that experience to be nice, di ba? Kasi sometimes, people are going through something that’s why they want to cut their hair… Sometimes, people want to change their lives so they want to color their hair,” she said.   

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When asked how boyfriend James Reid supports her, Issa said, “Actually, he’s very knowledgeable about a lot of stuff. Like something that I think not much people know about him is in the music side, the business side, he’s very knowledgeable. He reads a lot. He watches a lot of things. Definitely, a lot of advice on that side but definitely, personally also. ‘Cause sometimes, you know, when you get so stressed, you’re just like ‘Oh I don’t know what to do anymore.’ He’ll really give you the proper pep talk to keep you going.”