Dec 8, 2025
Iva Chen is the CEO of IOC Design & Consulting. She is also the Chief Development Officer of Lady Luck Gourmet, which owns and operates Go Bistro and Mama Go’s Filipino Cuisine (formerly Goldilocks Filipino Cuisine) in the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Her team also opened the first independently owned Panda Express in SFO. As a mother of two children, an Army ROTC bootcamp grad, ex-Deloitte CPA, and triathlete, Iva has a unique perspective on discipline, creativity, and balancing business and life. Listen in!
Timestamps:
01:08 Meet Iva
03:43 Family Business
09:22 Experiential Marketing
11:23 Panda Express at SFO
20:18 Integrity in Business
23:03 Financial Experience in Entrepreneurship
28:48 Navigating Airport Business Complexities
30:50 Expanding
31:22 Introducing Filipino Cuisine to Airports
35:40 Balancing Family and Business
37:10 Health and Fitness
41:40 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
44:50 Looking Forward
46:39 Joining EO
Links:
Iva’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivachen/
Iva’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrs.ivachen
IOC Design & Consulting: https://iocdesignconsulting.com/
Mama Go’s: https://mamagos.com/