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377 - Unveiling Community Stories with Juan Diego Ramirez15 Sep 202401:09:40

Join us this October 13 in San Diego and let’s celebrate 8 years of Cafe con Pam 


Today’s guest is the talented Juan Diego Ramirez, a multimedia bilingual journalist with an inspiring story. We discuss his impressive journey that includes contributions to award-winning podcasts like "Idolo, The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez" and "The Some of Us". Grab your coffee and enjoy Juan Diego’s incredible story. Don’t forget to practice your Spanish with us and connect on social media!


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If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

376 - Strength in Authenticity with Elaine Lin Hering08 Sep 202401:07:58

Join us this October 13 in San Diego and let’s celebrate 8 years of Cafe con Pam 


Today we’re chatting with Elaine Lin Hering—a skilled facilitator, writer, and speaker known for her work in communication and conflict management.

Elaine shares her journey, exploring the complexities of her Asian American identity and the power of unlearning silence. We dive into her best-selling book, "Unlearning Silence," and discuss her shift from law to a fulfilling career as a solopreneur.

Join us as we talk about authenticity, belonging, and justice.

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Thank you to Hady Mendez from Boldly Speaking for supporting this episode!

If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

367 - Turning Struggles into Success with Dr. Peter Rios07 Jul 202401:04:06

In today's episode, we sit down with Dr. Peter Rios, a renowned bilingual speaker, organizational consultant, and leadership coach. Dr. Rios shares his journey of resilience and overcoming trauma. From practical tips on setting boundaries to insights on the drum major instinct, diversity in leadership, and the challenges of Latino men stepping into leadership roles, our conversation with Dr. Rios is an insightful and empowering exploration of self-discovery, self-improvement, and amplifying the voices of underrepresented communities. 

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277 - Curly, Curvy, and Passionate with Jennifer and Andrea Cifuentes16 Oct 202200:59:28

Join us this October 13 in San Diego and let’s celebrate 8 years of Cafe con Pam 


Listeners, we're back this week with Jennifer and Andrea Cifuentes.

CurlyCurvyPassion is the sister duo of Jennifer and Andrea. Their willingness to be different has stood out among a sea of similar bloggers and content creators. At a time when it is trendy to give into the peer pressure of creating content based on trends or popular belief, they make a name for themselves by being unapologetically unique.Jennifer and Andrea are a 40 -something dynamic duo of Colombian Americans who, like their brand, are Curly, Curvy and Passionate about many things. Whether creating content, blogging or speaking about healthy curls, self love, empowerment, culture or community, CurlyCurvyPassion creates genuine connections with followers, readers, audiences and brands alike through their content. The sisters firmly believe in empowerment achieved through vulnerable real talk. After all, why be the same as everyone else when you can be confidently you?

During this episode we talked about:

  • 05:08 - Getting re-acquainted as adults and their different experiences growing up
  • 07:42 - Raised by two different sets of parents
  • 11:15 - Identifying more specifically
  • 15:03 - Having an immigrant girl dad
  • 21:39 - Jennifer moving to Florida in 2019
  • 22:56 - Needing a physical change
  • 23:41 - The blog and representation
  • 25:53 - Stereotypical curvy
  • 28:46 - Glorified proximity to whiteness
  • 29:29 - Curly hair
  • 31:27 - ‘It’s just hair but it is not'
  • 32:46 - Colorism and assimilation
  • 45:29 - ‘Do your hair and go live your life’
  • 46:16 - What’s next for them and how they’re approaching life
  • 48:51 - Permission to rest

 

This episode is brought to you by First Republic Bank.

 

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Thank you to Hady Mendez from Boldly Speaking for supporting this episode!

If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

276 - Building Brazi Bites with Junea Rocha09 Oct 202200:56:36

Join us this October 13 in San Diego and let’s celebrate 8 years of Cafe con Pam 


Listeners, we're back this week with Junea Rocha. 

Junea Rocha is the Co-Founder and CMO of better-for-you, Latin-inspired food brand, Brazi Bites. After graduating from college in Civil Engineering, Junea took a job in construction management in Portland, Oregon, rising through the ranks quickly and hitting a career-high. However, when Junea imagined her future, she knew she would rather take a risk on a career she was passionate about over working in something that was simply just easy for her. With a huge love for her Brazilian homeland and entrepeneruial spirit, Junea set her eyes on achieving something bigger that would take more heart and resilience than any job she ever had. 

In 2010, along with her husband and Co-Founder, Cameron MacMullin, Junea decided to bring a cherished household staple that was native to her Brazilian roots, “Pão de Queijo,” AKA cheese bread, to the U.S. market without any experience in the food industry. With better-for-you foods in mind, Brazi Bites was founded on the authentic family recipe from Junea’s mother using simple, wholesome, hand-picked ingredients like tapioca flour. In a few short years after taking a giant leap and perfecting the family recipe, Brazi Bites grew into a nationally distributed brand with a cult-like following after appearing on ABC’s Shark Tank and being included twice on the Inc. 5000 list of “America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies.” Junea has been heavily involved in all areas of the business with a leading role in Sales & Marketing, growing Brazi Bites’ annual revenue from zero to millions and over 15,000 stores. She is also a skilled fundraiser having gone through multiple types of funding over the last decade, from bootstrapping to loans, angel investors, and more. In 2018, the founding duo brought on a private equity investor to help fuel the rapid growth and surge in demand for new innovation, transforming Brazi Bites as a leader in the frozen better-for-you, Latin-inspired food category. 

Today, Junea remains just as passionate and more excited than ever to continue Brazi Bites’ growth, making its products a household staple in North America. Junea hopes to continue creating joyful moments for families everywhere by producing delicious, easy-to-make, naturally gluten-free foods that also guarantee to spread smiles.

 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 04:00 - Arriving to the US
  • 07:09 - "You can do anything as long as you’re an engineer, a doctor or a lawyer"
  • 07:35 - Starting her career in the construction industry
  • 13:15 - Leaving the construction company and starting Brazi Bites
  • 13:32 - You need to crawl before you can walk
  • 14:02 - Knowing that it wasn’t her calling
  • 16:51 - From the idea to the company
  • 18:05 - Crunching numbers
  • 19:09 - Difficulties of the food industry
  • 21:52 - "Americans don’t say cheese bread they say Brazi Bites"
  • 23:12 - The company’s first three steps in the food industry
  • 24:23 - ‘A layer not available to you until you get to a more polished level’
  • 28:46 - The five years journey of the brand
  • 31:36 - Revenue first five years
  • 32:08 - Shark tank
  • 35:07 - Not being prepared for that exposure
  • 36:40 - Fundraise
  • 37:30 - The accelerator program
  • 42:54 - ‘I did the best that I could with the information that I had’


This episode is brought to you by First Republic Bank

 

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Thank you to Hady Mendez from Boldly Speaking for supporting this episode!

If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

275 - Bad Mexicans with Kelly Lytle Hernández02 Oct 202200:52:38

Join us this October 13 in San Diego and let’s celebrate 8 years of Cafe con Pam 


Listeners, we're back this week with Kelly Lytle Hernández.

Kelly Lytle Hernández is a professor of History, African American Studies, and Urban Planning at UCLA where she holds The Thomas E. Lifka Endowed Chair in History and directs the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. One of the nation’s leading experts on race, immigration, and mass incarceration, she is the author of Migra! A History of the U.S. Border Patrol (University of California Press, 2010), City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles (University of North Carolina Press, 2017), and Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands (Norton, 2022). Bad Mexicans was recently longlisted for the National Book Award. She also leads Million Dollar Hoods, a big data research initiative documenting the fiscal and human cost of mass incarceration in Los Angeles. For her historical and contemporary work, Professor Lytle Hernández was named a 2019 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow. She is also an elected member of the Society of American Historians, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Pulitzer Prize Board.

During this episode we talked about:

  • 04:15 - Being from a border town and how it informed her work
  • 05:34 - Growing up pre- operation gatekeeping
  • 09:36 - Conversation with her father
  • 15:57 - Deciding to be a historian and her champions
  • 16:38 - Importance of writing
  • 20:58 - Advice to young students
  • 25:34 - Grad school
  • 27:46 - Going into the archives
  • 30:13 - Her book Bad Mexicans
  • 33:36 - ‘I need this story’
  • 36:19 - Juana Belén Gutierrez de Mendoza
  • 40:13 - History informing the present
  • 41:15 - Standing on the shoulders of incredible women

 

This episode is brought to you by Gold Peak and First Republic Bank

 

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Thanks to our monthly supporters
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Thank you to Hady Mendez from Boldly Speaking for supporting this episode!

If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

274 - Pressures, Power, and Afrolatinidad with Analilia Mejia25 Sep 202200:56:34

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Listeners, we're back this week with Analilia Mejia.

Analilia Mejia is one of the foremost national political leaders in the progressive movement and is the Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy, the nation’s largest multiracial organizing network on the left. Prior, she served as the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Deputy Director. Previously, Mejia built on her experience of running victorious issue advocacy campaigns to serve as Political Director on Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign, which built a massive rank-and-file union support program and galvanized Latino groups across the country. Analilia is a proud Afro-Latina, Jersey girl, and mom of two.

 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 04:40 - Growing up working class
  • 05:27 - Thrive and not just survive
  • 08:46 - A union job changed everything
  • 14:56 - Privileges
  • 17:28 - Types of organizations and being a power-building org
  • 18:15 - All actions are worthy
  • 21:45 - Being afrolatina
  • 31:08 - Education
  • 36:27 - Her work journey
  • 38:04 - Pressures and power
  • 41:28 - History of violence
  • Y tu abuela dónde está? Poem
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This episode is brought to you by Cox.com, Gold Peak and First Republic Bank.

 

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Thanks to our monthly supporters
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  • Aida Jarrett
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Thank you to Hady Mendez from Boldly Speaking for supporting this episode!

If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

273 - Shifting Careers and Dating After Divorce with Jersey García18 Sep 202200:48:27

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Listeners, we're back this week with Jersey García.

Jersey is a licensed psychotherapist and relationship coach that supports divorced mujxres and couples who experienced divorce in their past relationship, to heal emotional wounds and co-create the love they want to experience. Originally from THE Washington Heights, New York City, she now lives in west central Florida. She is a single mom of two wonderful teenagers; has a serious obsession with astrology; and absolutely loves having conversations around energy healing (I am trained on EFT/tapping), relationships, and spirituality.

 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 02:08 - Her family’s story and growing up back and forth
  • 20:28 - Navigating those two worlds
  • 23:04 - Code switching with friends
  • 27:40 - Deciding to go to school
  • 31:11 - Honduras
  • 35:05 - Shifting careers
  • 36:34 - Dating after divorse
  • 36:37 - ‘Is this the one?’
  • 37:54 - Choosing every day


This episode is brought to you by Cox.com and Gold Peak. 


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Thanks to our monthly supporters
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  • Aida Jarrett
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Thank you to Hady Mendez from Boldly Speaking for supporting this episode!

If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

272 - Choosing Yourself with Aurora Archer11 Sep 202200:58:20

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Listeners, we're back this week with Aurora Archer. 

An Afro-Latina, Aurora draws on over 25 years of experience leading success in four distinct industries: retail, technology, health & wellness, content publishing & media. She’s built a reputation as a catalyst leader and strategic thinker. Her mission is mighty in execution but simple in philosophy: create a new normal where everyone, of all identities, thrives to their fullest potential and our world includes narratives and solutions that serve all of us. It’s this tenacity — fueled by a love for technology, marketing strategy, and DEI — that led to her company, The Opt-In™.

During this episode we talked about:

  • 02:51 - Growing up in San Antonio with a multicultural upbringing
  • 04:38 -Lucky to live in between worlds
  • 05:54 - There was an incredible love
  • 11:48 - Extremely sensitive to hierarchy
  • 13:51 - Pivotal moments that changed her life
  • 14:01 - Growing up across borders
  • 16:16 - Creating a radical different life
  • 27:00 - The product of domestics
  • 28:59 - Convert in superpower
  • 35:11 - Earn the right to be chosen
  • 38:00 - Where she gets the strength
  • 41:47 - Her entrepreneurship journey

 

This episode is brought to you by Cox.com and Gold Peak

 

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Thanks to our monthly supporters
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Thank you to Hady Mendez from Boldly Speaking for supporting this episode!

If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

271 - Estate Planning with Carmen Rosas04 Sep 202200:58:44

Join us this October 13 in San Diego and let’s celebrate 8 years of Cafe con Pam 


Listeners, we're back this week with Carmen Rosas.

Hoop-wearing, award-winning and stereotype-defying attorney Carmen Rosas is on a mission to help women chase and secure the bag. Drawing on more than 10 years of experience in estate planning, Rosas equips women to protect themselves and their families by protecting their assets. And she’s doing it all in style.

A proud mix of Mexican, French, and Italian, Carmen grew up in the Bay Area, fascinated by her grandmother's stories of living in Mexico, arriving in America, and settling in California. Her curiosity of other cultures and the development of languages and communal systems led her to study Anthropology at Santa Clara University. During her sophomore year, she even interned at the Public Defender’s Office-Juvenile Division in Washington D.C.

Carmen’s comparison studies of the U.S. legal system and tribal systems in New Zealand, as well as her interest in policy change, led her to law school. Following this inspiration, she grew her legal skills and worked with three prominent Bay Area law firms while also volunteering with the Pro Bono Project of Silicon Valley.

Today she is the founder and lead counsel of Carmen Rosas Law where she empowers women to take back control of their money, desires and life. Carmen’s unique approach to estate planning blends personalized, intuitive coaching with trusted legal advice to finally give women, especially Latina women, the chance to be seen and heard by an attorney who looks like them and gets it.

Carmen has been featured inThe Huffington Post, Forbes, Be Latina, Create and Cultivate, The Balance, and Modern Latina where she shares her guidance and legal advice with women around the country. When she’s not plotting a new way to help women win, she’s either hiking, gardening, traveling, shopping at local farmer's markets or experiencing new cultures. More than anything, she loves spending her free time with her beautiful daughter.

 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 04:14 - Growing up multicultural
  • 10:26 - Being the first
  • 13:40 - Going to law school
  • 31:57 - Getting to where she is now
  • 36:21 - What is estate planning
  • And more...

 

This episode is brought to you by Cox.com, Gold Peak, and Chispa App.

 

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And don't ever forget to Stay Shining!

Thanks to our monthly supporters
  • David Haberstock
  • Martha Alonzo-Johnsen
  • Aida Jarrett
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Thank you to Hady Mendez from Boldly Speaking for supporting this episode!

If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

270 - Starting Over with Luisa Alberto28 Aug 202201:08:23

Join us this October 13 in San Diego and let’s celebrate 8 years of Cafe con Pam 


Listeners, we're back this week with Luisa Alberto.

Luisa Alberto is the CEO of People First Finance, a Virtual CFO agency that provides high touch accounting and financial advisory services to women business owners. She has 18 years of Finance and Operations experience working alongside visionary leaders of successful Bay Area startups, such as Blue Bottle Coffee and Good Eggs. Her mission is to ease the financial burden and overwhelm that holds too many extraordinary self employed women back from reaching their fullest potential, and making a wildly successful living as the brilliant creators they were born to be.

 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 06:26 - Growing up as an only child
  • 08:03 - Leaving New York and choosing her major
  • 09:49 - Understanding Social Justice
  • 22:30 - There’s not a right and wrong way
  • 24:34 - ‘What are you?’ & identity
  • 33:30 - Getting into finance
  • 35:30 - Getting her financial world thriving
  • 37:54 - Filing for bankruptcy
  • 39:49 - People First Finance & talking numbers

 

This episode is brought to you by Cox.com , Chispa App, and Gold Peak

 

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Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge

Join our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going!

If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Collective Mastermind

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Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone you love!

And don't ever forget to Stay Shining!

 

Thanks to our monthly supporters
  • David Haberstock
  • Martha Alonzo-Johnsen
  • Aida Jarrett
  • Maribel Lara

Thank you to Hady Mendez from Boldly Speaking for supporting this episode!

If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

269 - Changes and Focusing on the Vision with Anna DeShawn21 Aug 202201:14:03

Join us this October 13 in San Diego and let’s celebrate 8 years of Cafe con Pam 


Listeners, we're back this week with Anna DeShawn.

Anna, pronouns anything respectful, is a Chicago-born social entrepreneur who builds streaming platforms which center & celebrate BIPOC & QTPOC creatives. Media has always been her passion and in 2009 she turned that passion into a reality when she founded E3 Radio, an online radio station playing Queer music & reporting on Queer news with an intersectional lens. Most recently, she co-founded The Qube, a curated app where you discover the best music & podcasts by BIPOC & QTPOC creatives. Anna is determined to ride media into its next era by utilizing digital media streams to tell the stories and play the music that deserves to be heard.Learn more about her work here.In no particular order I’m also a daughter, wife, sister, and friend who loves cooking and running.Favorite Quote: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” –GandhiDid you know? Anna has been in love with Robin Roberts all her life. Interviewing her will be the ultimate experience.

During this episode we talked about:

  • 02:52 - Being Black American and from the Southside of Chicago
  • 09:42 - Ignorance and racism
  • 11:48 - Media representation
  • 18:22 - Her professional road
  • 24:10 - Progress
  • 25:13 - Creating change
  • 34:01 - The business
  • 37:36 - The pandemic and taking the big leap
  • 38:43 - Live without regrets
  • 44:17 - Releasing control of the when and the how
  • 44:44 - Her exit plan
  • 49:22 - Self-sabotage
  • 50:31 - The Qube
  • 52:58 - We deserve visibility

 

This episode is brought to you by Cox.com, Gold Peak, and Chispa App.

 

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And don't ever forget to Stay Shining!

Thanks to our monthly supporters
  • David Haberstock
  • Martha Alonzo-Johnsen
  • Aida Jarrett
  • Maribel Lara

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268 - Engineering and Working at NASA with Katheryn Vasquez14 Aug 202200:57:20

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Listeners, we're back this week with Katheryn Vasquez.

In just 4 short weeks, (August 29th) NASA will be launching the test rocket that will soon take humans back to the Moon and then on to Mars: Artemis 1. One of the key engineers on the project is Katheryn Vasquez. Katheryn helps manage the project office that will ensure a steady supply of cargo, experiments, and other station supplies to the lunar station that will orbit the Moon once the rocket proves successful. Born in Miami, Florida, Katheryn is bilingual and uses her position as an engineer at NASA to inspire the next generation of Latinx engineers, scientists and astronauts.

During this episode we talked about:

03:40 - Going back to USA in middle school

07:21 - Deciding to go to college

07:46 - Driving force

12:20 - Struggle through college

15:12 - Her interest in space

18:12 - Navigating engineering as a woman

19:18 - Being underrepresented in college

20:12 - Being vocal

22:46 - How she got into Judo

30:05 - How she started working at NASA

32:11 - Don’t shy away from opportunities

32:52 - It’s ok to struggle

34:00 - Artemis Project

 

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366 - Breaking Barriers in Eye Health with Dra. Maria Montero30 Jun 202400:55:39

In today's episode, we have a powerful conversation with the remarkable Dra Maria Montero, an ophthalmologist and surgeon for Orbis Flying Eye Hospital. We explore the gender issue of blindness and learn about her incredible work providing free cataract surgeries in underserved communities around the world. Join us as we dive into her personal journey, the impactful work of Orbis, and the life-changing impact of eye surgery on both children and adults. 

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267 - Building Hija De Tu Madre with Patty Delgado07 Aug 202201:07:17

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Listeners, we're back this week with Patty Delgado.

Patty Delgado is the 30 year old founder, CEO and designer of Hija De Tu Madre, a Latina lifestyle brand. Hija de tu Madre designs apparel, accessories, and stationary for women that take their culture everywhere.The daughter of two Mexican immigrants, Delgado always had a hunger for culture, belonging and representation. So in 2016, with $500 and a mission to make fashion more inclusive of the modern Latina experience, Delgado launched Hija de tu Madre.The self-taught designer, is committed to incorporating her multicultural identity in every product she creates. Today, the self-funded company has sold to over 30 countries, and continues to prove to the world that Latinx is the new mainstream.

During this episode we talked about:

04:06 - Growing up ‘rockera’

07:27 - Being the oldest child

08:56 - Choosing her college major

15:29 - Wanting to connect with her heritage

15:40 - Graphic design wasn’t fun anymore

19:41 - Freelancing

23:09 - Visiting that younger Patty

26:45 - Being a 'no sabo' kid

29:04 - On Hija De Tu Madre

29:14 - Her first product

33:30 - Still persevering

36:04 - Burnout

39:49 - ‘Keeping our finger on the pulse’

44:10 - Building a lifestyle brand

48:08 - Her parents support

 

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266 - Leveraging Your Brand with Astrology with Leslie Tagorda31 Jul 202201:13:54

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Listeners, we're back this week with Leslie Tagorda.

Leslie is a podcast host, author, astrologer, and designer. She is a Hawaii-born, Filipino Jewish, third career astrologer coming from classical music (institutionalized oppression), branding and design and now astrology focused on the intersection of identiy, how we present and lead in Work. This journey is rooted from exploring her own identity and worthiness as all she had ever heard growing up, that she wasn't enough. She wasn’t Hawaiian enough White enough, Asian enough, thin enough, smart enough, good enough. She has woven in all her experiences and saw how the language of astrology and harmony applies in how we present ourselves in the world and what we need to reframe to dismantle and unlearn societal’s rules of how we see our individual success, Work and leadership. Today her mission is to be a spiritual and strategic teacher helping entrepreneurs and changemakers turn their wounds into wisdom to become the luminary leaders they are born to be. And her purpose is to innovate astrology as a MOVEMENT in leveraging brand and leadership development combining a unique skillset of branding, business and astrology, in what she calls the AstroBrand™ Method.

During this episode we talked about:

  • 03:35 - Heritage and colonial mentality
  • 07:12 - Being enough
  • 08:04 - Becoming a ‘third career astrologer’
  • 14:40 - There are no mistakes made
  • 19:11 - Pam’s natal chart
  • 23:25 - What’s the sun, moon and rising signs in her framework
  • 31:09 - Shadow expressions
  • 35:23 - Astrology languages
  • 45:06 - Using your chart on your business
  • 48:03 - New moon and full moon rituals

 

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265 - Create your Vision25 Jul 202200:24:44

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Listeners, this week we're back with a solo episode. Pam shows up today with a thoughtful episode where she shares why it is important to have a vision and a why. 

Enjoy this episode introduced by Producer Nancy while Pam is away taking care of her family and her mental health.

 

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264 - Identity and Being a Jefa with Ashley K. Stoyanov Ojeda17 Jul 202200:58:05

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Listeners, we're back this week with Ashley K. Stoyanov Ojeda.

Ashley is an author, community-builder, business development strategist, coach, and socialpreneur. Originally from Queens, NYC and born to a Mexican mom and French-American father, Ashley's career started in the music industry in 2012, working at major record labels, publishers, and venues. After relocating to Portland, OR post-college, she created her own network for local womxn songwriters, now a national organization that has been featured in The Recording Academy, called #WomxnCrush Music.

Since the rapid growth of her organization, she has dedicated her career to creating opportunities and developing businesses and communities of underrepresented entrepreneurs through her coaching and consulting, and has become known as the Business Hada Madrina (Business Fairygodmother).Ashley joined The Mujerista team in 2020 to help create and grow The Mujerista Network, a digital network dedicated to empowering and celebrating the next generation of Latinas making an impact en la cultura. In Feb 2022, she’ll be releasing her debut book through Mango Publishing called Jefa in Training. Ashley currently resides in Portland, Oregon.

 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 05:40 - Heritage and being a half this half that
  • 08:43 - “La gringuita”
  • 21:25 - Privilege
  • 30:10 - Getting into music
  • 32:51 - "You are a business"
  • 35:58 - Coaching and writing
  • 40:45 - Rejection

 

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263 - Honoring Your Indigenous Heritage with Lauren Jimerson10 Jul 202201:02:39

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Listeners, we're back this week with Lauren Jimerson. 

Lauren is a fine artist, former therapist and Indigenous life coach who advocates for radical self-love, self-care, self-acceptance and rest.

 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 4:39 - Her heritage and growing up in the reservation
  • 9:41 - Being off the reservation I was not normal
  • 15:57 - Deciding to become a therapist and how she left the field
  • 23:04 - Taking a break from social media
  • 24:30 - It’s ok to take breaks
  • 25:49 - Residential schools and self-oppression
  • 40:54 - Bringing indigenous knowledge to coaching
  • 46:55 - Knowledge isn’t monetary

 

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262 - On Rewriting Your Story with Jessica Yañez03 Jul 202201:14:22

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Listeners, we're back this week with Jessica Yañez. 

Latina. Fierce. Fighter. A San Diego native with a laugh as big as her hair. These are just a few things we would use to describe our Founder and Host of The Wine & Chisme Podcast, Jessica Yañez. But that’s just the beginning. Jessica grew up in the suburbs of San Diego and has always had a curiosity for other people and their stories. As far back as she can remember, she would be the first to approach a new student at school, introduce herself, and want to know all about them. Not much has changed as her curiosity has lent itself well to learning more about the world around her. She specifically created The Wine & Chisme Podcast to amplify voices across communities of color and share their stories on career, love, life and more. All while sipping on a glass of wine. She launched the VERY FIRST directory of Latiné owned wine brands based in the United States and has since expanded into hosting virtual wine tastings that specifically focus on these vintner. She believes that people need to know that our community not only works the land, but owns the brands.

During this episode we talked about:

  • 11:17 - Her 2nd gen experience
  • 13:46 - Pride & self-imposed shame
  • 20:17 - The gatekeeping of our community
  • 25:30 - Her work
  • 31:55 - Moving to a different state as a teen and living in different places
  • 39:33 - Listening to her heart
  • 43:42 - Launching the podcast
  • 46:03 - Finding passion in her forties
  • 55:53 - Healthy Boundaries

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261 - On Following Your Path with Laura Tejeda26 Jun 202201:04:17

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Listeners, we're back this week with Laura Tejeda.

Laura Tejeda is a lifelong East LA resident. She has a Masters Degree in Higher Education and works with college students, particularly in Equity & Social Justice based education. Laura is also a freelance writer for L.A. TACO and she is the founder of Instagram-based page @hungryineastlos which began in 2016 in efforts to challenge gentrification in East LA and raise awareness and support to family-owned & people of color owned businesses. Laura is host of LA TACO LIVE where she explores LA Culture, news, politics, lifestyle, and FOOD, with dynamic guests!

 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 5:44 - Being 2nd gen on his dad’s side
  • 17:38 - Her education journey
  • 19:14 - Going to college not knowing what’s gonna come from it
  • 22:56 - Ivy League - do I belong here?
  • 24:30 - Representation
  • 32:49 - Her mentor and going grad school
  • 37:03 - Creativity
  • 39:45 - Welcoming things in life 
  • 45:21 - On Inspiration
  • 52:02 - Mental Health

 

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260 - Sarah Lowe & Adrian Escarate19 Jun 202201:04:54

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Listeners, we're back this week with Sarah Lowe and Adrián Escárate.

Sarah E. Lowe is the Director of Research + Impact at Define American and a Ph.D. candidate in Health Promotion and Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Both a health equities communications researcher and practitioner, she has over twenty years of experience crafting cross-platform media campaigns for The Walt Disney Company, Nintendo, Cigna, PBS, and Discovery Channel. She has also been at the forefront of launching large-scale netroots movements in conjunction with arts-based nonprofits including American Promise, Question Bridge: Black Males, and Land of Opportunity. Sarah holds a bachelor’s in English from Wittenberg University, a master’s in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California, and is currently finishing her dissertation research, a mixed methods study called, “American Dreaming,” exploring resilience and post-traumatic growth in undocumented storytellers who use their personal narratives for immigration advocacy. 

Adrián Escárate is the deputy chief of staff at Define American. He has been an immigrant rights advocate for over a decade, initially getting involved in the undocumented youth movement push for the federal DREAM Act in 2010. As a DACA recipient and storyteller, he has vast experience sharing his story with media at the local and national level, including television, newspapers, and podcasts, in support of immigrant rights and immigration reform. Adrián holds an M.A. in Communications specializing in Electronic Media and B.A. in Communications Arts from St. Thomas University. He is also a certified professional tennis coach with more than a decade of experience coaching high performance junior and college tennis players.

During this episode we talked about:

  • 07:58 - How Sarah came into this work
  • 10:28 - Growing up in a bubble
  • 13:41 - Parasocial contact theory
  • 14:37 - Adrián's immigration story
  • 14:51 - Finding out he was undocumented
  • 18:57 - Change the culture to change the policy
  • 28:12 - The Roadmap to Resilience for Undocumented Storytellers report
  • 31:33 - Changing structures
  • 34:34 - Learnings and recommendations
  • 40:30 - Everyone should be paying
  • 43:38 - The future of the research

 

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259 - Healing Generational Wounds with Claudia Parada12 Jun 202201:02:06

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Listeners, we're back this week with Claudia Parada.

Claudia is a Nicaraguense, First Gen Latinx Mama living on occupied Ramaytush Ohlone Lands known as San Francisco, CA. She's unapologetically pro-Latinx femme, centering these folks in her healing work - therapy, energy work, and antiracism trainings.

She created Claudia Parada Energy to finally give space and power to first-generation Latinas through a range of therapeutic practices. Rooted in shared cultural experiences and built on years of exploring traditional and ancestral healing, she offers guidance from a grounded place of knowing how bright you can become.

That means helping you break generational patterns that only hold you back, showing you how to create balance in order to embrace your true Self, and helping you reignite passion and motivation in everything you do — yes, it’s possible!

To guide you on this journey, she brings a wealth of knowledge in psychotherapy, Latin American studies, and a continued practice in energy healing, Mesoamerican Medicina and Gestalt awareness training.

 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 07:34 - Mother-daughter relationship and being the youngest
  • 11:19 - Looking outside
  • 13:32 - Being a good enough caretaker
  • 15:35 - Experimental learners
  • 17:06 - Parenting and anxiety
  • 25:14 - Going to a predominantly white school
  • 31:05 - Disentangling from her mom
  • 34:21 - Staying true to herself
  • 43:13 - Becoming a therapist
  • 45:32 - Mental health and physical body
  • 48:28 - Psychology and curanderismo


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258 - Leaving a Legacy with Michelle Morton05 Jun 202200:51:05

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Listeners, we're back this week with Michelle Morton. 

For Michelle Morton, the concepts of generational wealth and leaving a legacy for generations to come were instilled in her from an early age. As the owner of Luxury + Legacy and DMV Luxury Homes, her mission is to guide her clients and team, as they secure their own legacies through real estate and entrepreneurship.

Michelle spent her lifetime making things beautiful, crafting poignant messages and powerful presentations. Not until her early twenties did she realize she could REALLY make this a career!Over the past 20 years, Michelle leveraged her passion for growing brands, revenue and teams, remotely, domestic and international, including but not limited to Motorola, Kodak International, Royal Caribbean, Lamaze International, and the Department of Defense.

Michelle's background as a PMP certified Digital Marketing Strategist and Project Manager, coupled with her ability to cultivate lasting relationships have helped her grow a thriving real estate business that serves the DC, Maryland, and Virginia metro area.

She is a product of Howard University, where she made the lifelong commitment to the illustrious ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.Michelle is the wife, and business partner, to Dwight Morton, and the mother of three beautiful girls, Trinity, Eden, and Grace. As a Christian family, blessed + driven by faith and stewardship, Michelle believes it is our duty to create opportunities for our children, our community, our legacy.

During this episode we talked about:

  • 08:41 - Frowing up with her grandparents
  • 14:45 - Going to Howard
  • 17:19 - Tech & creativity
  • 17:44 - Building businesses
  • 22:37 - Getting into real estate
  • 26:37 - Going slow and steady
  • 27:09 - Why real estate is important for her
  • 28:06 - The real estate market
  • 34:00 - The virtual world & web 3

 

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365 - Tuning into Pleasure and Abundance for Your Summer Review with Pam23 Jun 202400:17:00

Welcome to a special mid-year review episode of Cafe Con Pam! In this episode, Pam takes us on a journey to explore the energy of summer and the significance of the summer solstice. Tune in as she shares her own archetype for the season and guides us through a mid-year review exercise, inviting us to reflect on where we are in life and envision where we want to go. Let’s dive into this off-script episode and make the most of this mid-year review!

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257 - Taking Over a Family Business with Sarah Perez Jarett and Hilda Perez29 May 202201:06:14

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Listeners, we're back this week with Sarah Perez Jarrett & Hilda Perez.

Sarah Pérez-Jarrett is an entrepreneur and small business owner with over ten years of experience in operations, business management, natural medicine, and health advocacy. 


Hilda Perez is an entrepreneur. She earned her Master’s Degree in Social Entrepreneurship - making her one of the 4 percent of graduate degree holders in the US, who is Latina. She’s Dominican-American and honors her family and Latin community through her role as Chief Operating Officer at SALUD. In 2014, Hilda co-founded Savvy - Marketing for Good, to grow social ventures, boosting their positive impact by creating, implementing, and measuring marketing activities.


During our conversation, we talked about:

  • 06:38 - On being Dominican and Dominican-American
  • 11:06 - Their father’s career
  • 14:35 - Getting into the business
  • 23:31 - Taking over after the recession
  • 24:41 - How challenging it can be when you care
  • 27:10 - Emotional intelligence and creating culture
  • 38:55 - How do you present yourself as a professional woman
  • 34:21 - Growing pains
  • 41:39 - Prepping for an upcoming recession
  • And more...

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256 - The Fund for the Crypto Curious with Luisa Alberto, Michelle Morton & Marianna Di Regolo22 May 202201:09:03

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Listeners, we're back this week with a candid conversation with my NFT Besties Luisa Alberto, Michelle Morton and Marianna Di Regolo.

Luisa Alberto is the CEO of People First Finance, a Virtual CFO agency that provides high touch accounting and financial advisory services to women business owners. She has 18 years of Finance and Operations experience working alongside visionary leaders of successful Bay Area startups, such as Blue Bottle Coffee and Good Eggs. Her mission is to ease the financial burden and overwhelm that holds too many extraordinary self employed women back from reaching their fullest potential, and making a wildly successful living as the brilliant creators they were born to be.

Marianna is the Founder of The Fringe, an online resource and community for women and non-binary entrepreneurs. She is on a mission to support business owners from underrepresented communities, helping them grow online through creative and innovative marketing experiences. When she’s not working, you can find Marianna with her wife and baby making green smoothies, pulling weeds from their garden, or going on walks with their pups.

For Michelle Morton, the concepts of generational wealth and leaving a legacy for generations to come were instilled in her from an early age. As the owner of Luxury + Legacy and DMV Luxury Homes, her mission is to guide her clients and team, as they secure their own legacies through real estate and entrepreneurship.

 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 10:10 - How we got into NFTs
  • 19:41 - Doing it in community
  • 20:03 - What are NFTs
  • 29:25 - Accessibility
  • 33:43 - There's opportunity to be an early adopter
  • 38:26 - What is the fund
  • 48:36 - The current landscape
  • 52:09 - Listening and taking action
  • 53:23 - Our upcoming event

 

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255 - For Women's Reproductive Rights with Dr. Sophia Yen15 May 202201:04:42

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Listeners, we're back this week with Dr. Sophia Yen.

Sophia Yen, M.D. MPH CEO & Co-Founder of Pandia Health, birth control delivery. Pandia Health is the ONLY #DoctorFounded/Led, #WomenFounded/Led birth control delivery company.

Graduated from MIT, UCSF Medical School, and UC Berkeley’s MPH program. 20+ years in medicine, Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford Medical School, her passion is Women’s Reproductive Health and she co-founded 3 non-profit projects to improve the lives of women: The Silver Ribbon Campaign to Trust Women, SheHeroes.org, and fffl.co

Mother of 2 daughters, wife to feminist husband.

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • 06:04 - Her parents story
  • 09:06 - Choosing to be a doctor
  • 09:40 - Don’t be a nurse
  • 15:10 - Deciding her specialty
  • 17:34 - It takes two to make a baby
  • 24:23 - Start learning abut sex
  • 27:12 - Sex ed doesn’t lead to sex
  • 31:09 - Periods
  • 40:56 - Starting her company
  • 44:36 - Menopause

 

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254 - Turning Your Passion Into Your Career and Frida with Vicente Fusco08 May 202200:43:42

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Listeners, we're back this week with Vicente Fusco.

Fusco began his career in Monterrey, Mexico, promoting tour productions across Mexico for Cirque du Soleil, Cavalia and Slava’s Snowshow. In 2013, Fusco joined Canadian-based Starvox Entertainment, where he oversaw touring productions across Mexico and North America as well as international engagements. Today, Fusco manages global business development for both Starvox Entertainment and Lighthouse Immersive, expanding beyond their existing North American markets with successful productions in Dubai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Koriyama, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, among others. Fusco is a Producer for The Art of Banksy exhibit in North America, with current/upcoming runs in Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, Boston, Washington, and Toronto, as well as an Associate Producer for IMMERSIVE FRIDA KAHLO, arriving in seven North American cities this spring.

During this episode we talked about:

  • 05:58 - How he ended up in the US
  • 07:04 - Getting into entertainment
  • 11:37 - Learn by doing it
  • 18:31 - Opening the exhibits department
  • 20:49 - About Immersive experiences
  • 26:37 - The Frida experience
  • 31:54 - Choosing the artists


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253 - Do it with Purpose with Danny Sanchez01 May 202201:03:37

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Listeners, we're back this week with Danny Sanchez.

Danny Sanchez, author of Post Traumatic Quest is a highly recognized social entrepreneur and leader in youth violence prevention and redirection. He has been featured in notable media outlets such as Forbes Magazine and The Huffington Post.

Danny is a sought-after speaker in his fields. His insights around youth violence and trauma have been presented at billion-dollar companies such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google.His service to the community received numerous awards including “Champion of Change” by President Barak Obama. His social justice efforts led him to work with government agencies such as the US Department of Justice and the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology of Jalisco Mexico.

Pastor Danny is a San Jose, California native with deep roots in the local community. He created the volunteer crisis response chaplaincy program in Silicon Valley, and is the Founder of The City Peace Project non-profit organization and the owner of Post Traumatic Quest LLC, all where he works as a passionate advocate for students and schools through his coaching, mentoring, and conflict resolution.

He and his wife, Abigail, are blessed with a blended family, which includes three adult children and two little ones. Danny enjoys skateboarding in his free time and has fun as an amateur recording artist and singer-songwriter.

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • 05:24 - Identifying as Chicano
  • 11:34 - Feeling robbed
  • 15:21 - New generations
  • 19:51 - About the haves and the have nots
  • 20:43 - Having options
  • 25:40 - Being raided and his youth
  • 28:19 - Layers of trauma
  • 31:43 - Forgiveness
  • 38:19 - Kids connecting with his book
  • 41:14 - This is possible for you
  • 42:01 - His life changed at 29 years old
  • 45:43 - Embracing who you are
  • 46:49 - Being careful with purpose

 

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252 - Do It For A Cause with Veronica Gutierrez24 Apr 202200:56:58

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Listeners, we're back this week with Veronica Gutierrez.

Veronica Gutiérrez is the author of Bella Books’ upcoming As You Look, a mystery novel. She is a former community organizer, civil rights attorney, and corporate executive. She draws from years of experience in those worlds for her fiction. Veronica was born and raised in Boyle Heights, the Los Angeles neighborhood that her protagonist, Yolanda Avila, calls home. Veronica and her wife Laura split their time between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Both are home bar enthusiasts and avid travelers. They host cocktail-lesson-themed fundraisers—called Mixology on a Mission—to help Los Angeles non-profits grow their donor base. Veronica published My Little Black Cocktail Book, a journal to organize her research and help others do the same. 

During this episode we talked about:

  • 06:26 - Growing up in a big family
  • 08:41 - Challenging authority
  • 10:56 - LA Riots
  • 13:55 - Her journey to become a lawyer
  • 18:09 - Working in a city council campaign
  • 23:56 - Religion
  • 23:59 - "Chinga quedito'
  • 31:26 - Deciding what kind of law to practice
  • 34:09 - Deciding to write a book

 

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251 - Creating for Future You with Ana Flores17 Apr 202201:07:58

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Listeners, we're back this week with Ana Flores.

A community builder and soul-centered entrepreneur, Ana Flores is the founder and CEO of #WeAllGrow Latina, the first network of Latina influencers founded in 2010 with a mission to elevate the voices and stories of Latinas through the power of community. #WeAllGrow has evolved into the go-to community for Latinas driving social and economic impact. The company’s annual #WeAllGrow Summit was named by Forbes.com as one of “19 Conferences Every Creative Should Attend.”

A sought-out speaker and thought leader in the areas of representation, Latinx identity, community building and gender equality, Ana has been recognized by the United Nations Women’s L.A. chapter as a Champion of Change and by People en Español as one of “Las 25 Mujeres Más Poderosas”, amongst numerous other accolades. In 2016 she was invited to speak on two occasions at the White House, including the United States of Women Summit on gender diversity and women empowerment issues. Ana also sits on NALIP’s Diverse Women in Media Initiative Advisory Committee and the HACE (Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement) Advisory Council.

Born in Houston, Texas, raised in El Salvador and a graduate of the University of Florida, Ana is now settled in Los Angeles, where she lives with her daughter.

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • 06:27 - Growing up in El Salvador 
  • 07:53 - Being odd 
  • 12:01 - El Salvador’s civil war 
  • 18:39 - Her relationship with Mexico 
  • 20:23 - Getting to work at Univision 
  • 27:15 - Impostor syndrome 
  • 33:32 - Mexico is duality 
  • 38:12 - The beginning of Latina Bloggers Connect 
  • 42:12 - Intuition 
  • 47:12 - Bringing partners


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250 - Latinas Rising Up in HR with Priscilla Guasso10 Apr 202201:01:27

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Listeners, we're back this week with Priscilla Guasso.

Based in Miami and Chicago, Priscilla Guasso thrives in leading human resources teams focused on all areas of the employee life cycle: talent acquisition, mobility, talent development, succession planning, performance management, employee relations, global diversity, equity and inclusion, and overall company culture. Her sixteen years of global experience expands to HR in the US, Latin America, Caribbean, UK and Canada within the hospitality, healthcare and as a current leader of Talent Management in the technology industry.

She thoroughly enjoys coaching leaders to invest in themselves to effectively grow their leadership skills in corporate, startups, nonprofit and government. As a Amazon Best Selling Author and founder of Latinas Rising Up In HR™ she is laser focused on one purpose: creating a community of Latinas in HR (and allies) sharing their keys of knowledge and success to O-P-E-N doors of unlimited possibilities!

Priscilla holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign, Illinois. In 2021 she was a contributing author to volume 9 of Today’s Inspired Latina™, was a speaker for the 2021 LATINATalks Global Tour and serves as a proud board member of the Fig Factor Foundation. During the 2020 pandemic Negocios Now recognized her as one of Latinos 40 Under 40, she is an annual inspiration agent for Young Latina Day (April 11th) and proud member of: HRHotseat, Hispanic Star Miami, Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), The Latinista, Women Who Roar and previous board member of: National Hispanic Corporate Council (NHCC), Mujeres de HACE Chicago and Latino/Latina Alumni Association for University of Illinois. She enjoys traveling to new cities with her husband, Jorge, spending time with close family and soaking up the sun in warmer climates.

 

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Relevant Timestamps:

09:02 - Growing up in a predominantly white town

12:12 - Being raised by her mom

12:36 - Working in hospitality

17:53 - Going into HR

18:42 - Impostor syndrome

24:12 - Burned out

25:51 - Deciding to leave her job

30:28 - Miscarriage

32:08 - Taking care of herself

33:00 - Starting her business

 

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249 - Stepping Into Your Wealthy Voice with Natalie Bullen03 Apr 202201:16:15

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Listeners, we're back this week with Natalie Bullen.

Natalie Bullen is a wealth and money mindset coach from Mobile, AL. As the CEO and Founder of Unapologetic Wealth, she teaches money mindset and sales training for ambitious WOC service-based entrepreneurs so they can step into the wealth they deserve and desire. An anti-hustle and pro-abundance coach, she shuns traditional personal finance values rooted in shame, guilt and fear and encourages followers to dream bigger, increase their prices and magnify their gifts.

 

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • Growing up in the south
  • Living in Alabama, the second poorest state in the United States
  • Segregation
  • Wealth building
  • How wealthy people think
  • And more...

 

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Relevant timestamps:

07:49 - Her college journey

10:56 - Degree requirements

11:55 - Every experience

13:09 - Meeting wealthy people

15:35 - Underrepresentation

16:42 - Subconsciously adapting

17:50 - Personal connections in the workplace

24:17 - Money mindset

35:47 - Give back to your community

44:10 - Mental health boundaries

45:46 - Transition from corporate

50:03 - Wealth dysmorphia

 

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248 - Your Intersections Are Your Superpower with Mark Travis Rivera27 Mar 202201:10:16

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Listeners, we're back this week with Mark Travis Rivera. 

Mark Travis Rivera is an award-winning professional storyteller––telling stories is at the core of Mark’s purpose in life. A graduate of William Paterson University of New Jersey, Rivera earned a bachelor’s in women’s & gender studies with a minor in public relations. In 2013, Rivera received the Student Government Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his commitment to the William Paterson community. In the same year, he was honored with the Campus Pride Voice & Action Award for his work with the LGBTQ community. More recently, he won the Audre Lorde Award for Social Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. Rivera is the youngest person to found an integrated dance company in the United States, marked dance project, a contemporary company for dancers with and without disabilities, established in March 2009, made its debut at Rutgers University. The company has also performed at the Silk City Summer Arts Festival, the Painted Bride Art Center, the Mandell Theater, the Actor’s Fund Arts Center in Brooklyn, NY and New York University. Through MDP, Rivera has worked with choreographers such as Caitlin Trainor, Stacey Tookey, Todrick Hall, Tyce Diorio, and Marinda Davis. After ten years of remarkable dancing, Rivera decided to dissolve the marked dance project and continue working as an independent disabled choreographer. Rivera’s writing has also been published in The Bergen Record, Herald News, The Star Ledger, Fox News Latino, and The Huffington Post. His debut collection, Drafts: An Imperfect Collection of Writing was published in August of 2017 through Amazon. In 2020, Rivera launched his wellness podcast, Marking The Path, which is available on Apple Podcast and Spotify.

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • Exploring his identity
  • Being a dancer with a disability
  • Allyship
  • Owning your story
  • Boundaries
  • And more...

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Relevant Timestamps:

7:47 - Thinking about his identity

9:27 - Racial identity

13:42 - Miami & Jersey

15:27 - His mother & his pursuit of ‘home’

25:35 - Living in NYC

29:45 - The label ‘ally’

41:23 - Being a ‘professional storyteller’

45:26 - Authenticity

 

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364 - From Corporate Burnout to Entrepreneurial Success with Steph Wharton16 Jun 202401:09:57

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In this episode, we delve into the complex layers of identity, the resilience of immigrants, and the empowering journey of following your passion. Our guest, Steph Wharton, a leadership and visibility coach, shares her candid experience of leaving the corporate world, finding inspiration, and embracing her true calling. Join us as we explore the nuances of identity, the pursuit of joy amidst busy schedules, and the liberating choice to rewrite life's expectations.

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247 - Inclusion Revolution with Daisy Auger-Dominguez20 Mar 202200:59:33

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Listeners, we're back this week with Daisy Auger-Dominguez.

Daisy Auger-Domínguez has made it her mission to make workplaces more equitable and inclusive. As the Chief People Officer at VICE Media Group, Daisy leads a global team responsible for people operations, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and social impact practices. Her TEDx talk Inclusion Revolution and upcoming book with Seal Press by the same title calls on everyone to take on the work of dismantling inequity in the workplace. Daisy has designed, led and scaled organizational transformations at Moody's Investors Service, The Walt Disney Company, Google, and Viacom, and founded Auger-Domínguez Ventures, a workplace culture consultancy. A dynamic speaker, writer and advisor, Daisy serves on the boards of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and St. Ann’s Warehouse.

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During our conversation, we talked about:

  • Growing up outside of the United States and being born here
  • Being the only woman/Latina/Woman of Color in the room
  • Changing roles
  • The importance of inclusivity
  • The importance of advocaty
  • And more...

 

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Relevant timestamps:

4:39 - Her migratory pattern

7:30 - Growing up in an atypical household

18:09 - Going to NY as a teenager

18:22 - Our experience as women of color

22:23 - Her college experience

33:45 - Entering the corporate world

36:55 - Advocacy

38:17 - How she became head of diversity and inclusion

40:28 - Roadmap to revolution

42:58 - Companies look for shortcuts

 

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246 - Decolonize Spirituality and Visibility with Dr. Rocio Rosales Meza13 Mar 202201:16:18

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Listeners, we're back this week with Dr. Rocio Rosales Meza.

Dra. Rocío Rosales Meza, is a Xicana/Mexicana Indigenous women in diaspora. She is a Seer, initiated medicine woman in the Q’ero Inca lineage, & is a Counseling Psychology Ph.D. She is also an unschooling mama to a 5 year old child who holds supernatural gifts.

Dra. Rocio walks and works in between the earthly and spiritual realms as a claircognizant, clairvoyant, clairsentient, and clairaudient. She comes from a long line of healers on both her maternal and paternal lineages and was born with psychic, channeling, and mediumship gifts. Dra. Rocio is able to see beyond this ordinary reality to bring forth the highest timelines and visions into our earthly reality. She is grateful to her teachers, Pampamesayoq Don Alejandro Apaza & Mesa Carrier and Medicine Woman Marilu Shinn for helping her remember.

Dra. Rocio’s work is at the intersections of decolonizing, spirituality, and wellness. While she has 21 years of experience conducting cultural, social, and psychological research, 18 years of experience as a healer, and 16 years of experience teaching courses in anti-oppressive work and helping skills, she believes that it is her spiritual gifts and ability to cultivate compassion and alchemize as her greatest gifts. She is able to hold potent healing space for others as this is a skill in her blood lineage, with her abuelita and her mother as her greatest teachers.

Her work is deeply rooted in Indigenous wisdom, medicine, and worldview and her work has had a global impact to evolve the collective consciousness in understanding the need to decolonize our minds, to reclaim our spiritual sovereignty, and to restore balance to our world. She views decolonization not as a destination, but as a pathway to the New Earth and to remembering our sacred ways. While she does decolonial work, that is only part of her work, she serves as a spiritual guide for all people to recover their whole selves, their spiritual gifts, and to remember that we are all peoples of the Earth.

Dra. Rocio’s work weaves decolonial teachings, Indigenous Earth medicine, somatic work, energy work, and shadow work. She offers group guidance, self-paced teachings, weekend intensives and facilitates healing to all peoples that believe a New Earth is possible and feel called to take up their sacred responsibility to co-create it.

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • How her business has changed since we last spoke
  • Decolonizing spirituality
  • Visibility
  • and more...

 

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🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.

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245 - On Start Ups and Entrepreneurship with Nico Estrella06 Mar 202201:11:14

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Listeners, we're back this week with Nico Estrella. 

Entrepreneur. Former professional soccer player in Ecuador. Co-founder & CMO of Waku, a beverage brand that’s creating economic impact in the communities of farmers in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. Waku was considered one of the top 6 most impactful and promising startups of Boston at HUBWeek 2018, and was a finalist in MassChallenge 2019, because of the potential of growth and the social impact is creating in Ecuador. Motivated, optimistic and determined leader with great problem-solving skills developed through a background on business and marketing education, and on the multiple startups founded in the past. Passionate about the power of entrepreneurship and how it can create immense impact in the world.

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • His professional soccer career
  • Knowing when to leave soccer.
  • Starting a business and the process.
  • Making business decisions during the pandemic.
  • Persevering despite the odds.
  • And more...

 

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🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.

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Relevant Timestamps:

06:25 - His soccer career

12:40 - His business path

17:24 - How the idea of Waku was born

20:42 - Sprint Methodology

28:16 - Ideas are a dime a dozen

32:58 - Getting funds

37:34 - Strategy changes

46:17 - Working with retail and the pandemic

 

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244 - For The Love of Writing with Rudy Ruiz27 Feb 202201:03:24

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Listeners, we're back this week with Rudy Ruiz.

Rudy Ruiz is a native of the Texas-Mexico border, born in Brownsville, Texas and raised along both sides of the Rio Grande. From an early age he dreamt of attending Harvard, a wild assertion in the eyes of his classmates and teachers, but his parents always taught him to believe in himself and his potential. He indeed earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Harvard, graduating with Honors. There he first studied Romance Languages and Literature and fell in love with magical realism as a style. His books of literary fiction and short stories have won numerous awards, including six International Latino Book Awards and the Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction. 

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • Growing up by the border
  • Going to Harvard
  • His love for writing
  • His dad as an inspiration
  • And much more...

This episode is brought to you by 

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🧠 Lighter On Caffeine: Unlike regular energy drinks, minimal caffeine, all of which comes from matcha tea.

🧠 Drink Less Coffee: Quitting coffee is hard. MagicMind increases productivity while reducing coffee cravings and preventing the caffeine crash.

🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.

🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.

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Relevant Timestamps:

07:23 - Growing up on the border

09:12 - Bi-national existence

12:01 - Going to Harvard

18:43 - Assimilation

23:45 - Changing plans

27:58 - Chose one path

35:04 - Being a writer

35:07 - I write because I have to

42:06 - Hispanics don’t read

45:39 - His inspiration for the book

53:23 - His dad’s typewriter & his collection

 

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If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

243 - Movement Is Medicine with Michelle Morales21 Feb 202201:02:28

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Listeners, we're back this week with Michelle Morales.

Michelle Morales, M.S., is an award winning professional salsa dancer, school psychologist, speaker, activist, and consultant. She guides people to embody their freedom through movement. Michelle has dedicated her life to advocating for Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) and folks with marginalized identities within the school system. She incorporates dance in her social-emotional curriculum to help students build self-confidence and learn effective problem-solving skills. She is passionate about helping parents, professionals, and educators lead with compassion and integrity when working with students with disabilities or social-emotional needs.

 

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • Growing up and being different
  • Belonging
  • Dancing and the healing powers of movement
  • Choosing herself first
  • Friendships
  • Systemic Racism
  • And more... 

 

This episode is brought to you by MagicMind is the world's first productivity drink.

🧠 All-natural Ingredients: Adaptogens - help decrease stress Nootropics - boost blood flow & cognition Matcha - keeps you focused.

🧠 Lighter On Caffeine: Unlike regular energy drinks, minimal caffeine, all of which comes from matcha tea.

🧠 Drink Less Coffee: Quitting coffee is hard. MagicMind increases productivity while reducing coffee cravings and preventing the caffeine crash.

🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.

🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.

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Relevant Timestamps:

06:28 - Growing up as a Guatemalan-Jamaican

15:48 - Impact of systemic racism

18:46 - Being passionate

25:40 - The nuances of her identity and feeling like she didn’t belong

31:46 - Psychological impact

33:28 - Mindset

34:34 - Dance

41:11 - Dancing with our ancestors

44:30 - Leaving the district

45:34 - Working hard

 

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242 - Do It For Your Community with Lizbeth Ramirez13 Feb 202201:08:14

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Listeners, we're back this week with Lizbeth Ramirez.

Lizbeth Ramirez has an extensive work history including having worked 11 sessions of the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capital and approximately three years in City Council of Chicago. Lizbeth served as a staff member for Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan for seven years overseeing chamber operations, committees and House Floor Liaison. Lizbeth currently serves as the Executive Director for the Democrats for the Illinois House under Speaker of the House Emanuel Chris Welch.

In addition to her direct experience in government, Lizbeth has served as in-house lobbyist for Commonwealth Edison in Springfield, Cook County and the City of Chicago. Among numerous accomplishments an in-house Lobbyist, Lizbeth, worked to ensure the passage of the Future Energy Jobs (FEJA) legislation in 2016. Lizbeth oversaw ComEd’s Chicago North Redevelopment project from beginning to end, engaging local elected officials, community advocates and worked closely with the local aldermen to address community concerns. Lizbeth also provided the company with support as the community liaison for the north side Chicago, overseeing 19 wards from community issues, sponsorships, community engagement and promoting the Company’s brand with initiatives to promote STEAM education, social responsibility and grants for renewable energy.

Most recently, Lizbeth has volunteered her time as the Hispanic Star Chicago Hub Leader under the We Are All Human Foundation, where she organized volunteers in over 10 communities in Chicago to provide food and essential items to those in need, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this work, Lizbeth received the Making the Difference Award presented by Telemundo Chicago and highlighted as Chicago’s Very Own by WGN-TV. Among other public recognitions, Lizbeth was named “Best In-House Lobbyist” by Capital Fax as a first-year lobbyist, along with being named to Negocios Now’s “Latino 40 under 40” in Chicago.

 

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • Her immigration story
  • Her interest in politics
  • Studying in Mexico
  • Being the only Latina in rooms
  • Her new foundation
  • And much more...

 

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08:01 - Her immigration story

12:56 - Educación como herencia

17:05 - Her interest in politics

26:42 - Spending a semester in Mexico

36:28 - Being career-focused to show her father she was capable

37:51 - Her career

43:48 - Prime age to shape someone

46:20 - Being the only Latina in her field

53:19 - Her new foundation

 

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241 - Your Vision and Offers30 Jan 202200:26:14

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Listeners we're back this week with a solo episode with Pam.

Pam shows up with a bonus episode sampled from her private podcast feed where she shares her philosophy on business. 

During this episode, Pam shares her perspective on having a strong vision and aligning your offers with it. This is a shorty but goodie. To learn more about her private podcast feed you can sign up here.

 

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240 - On Choosing Joy Over Career with Maria Brito23 Jan 202201:13:39

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Listeners, we're back this week with Maria Brito.

Maria Brito is an award-winning New York-based contemporary art advisor, author, and curator. A Harvard graduate, originally from Venezuela. Brito has been selected by Complex Magazine as one of the 20 Power Players in the Art World she was named by ARTNEWS as one of the visionaries who gets to shape the art world.

She has written for publications such as Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Elle, Forbes, Artnet, Cultured Magazine, Departures, and the Gulf Coast Journal of Literature and Fine Arts from the University of Houston, Texas. For several years, Maria has taught her creativity course in companies and, in 2019, she launched “Jumpstart”, an online program on creativity for entrepreneurs based on years of research and observation in both the areas of business and art. 

In 2019 she created and hosted "The "C" Files with Maria Brito", a TV and streaming series for PBS's new station "ALL ARTS".

Maria and her projects have been featured extensively in national and international publications including The New York Times Style Section, T: The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, W Magazine, ELLE Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Time Magazine, New York Magazine, The New York Observer, The Daily Beast, The Economist, Interview Magazine, VOGUE and more.

She’s the author of “How Creativity Rules The World” (HarperCollins March 15, 2022).

 

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • Leaving Venezuela to go to Harvard
  • Navigating change
  • Making a decision to switch careers
  • Her upcoming book
  • And more...

 

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Relevant Timestamps:

08:18 - Growing up

10:37 - ‘Giving up her dreams’

13:04 - Mourn that talent & don’t have regrets

17:31 - Leaving her country

20:52 - Culture shock

23:31 - Moving to NY

27:16 - Her ‘dark ages’

35:03 - Show me what are my talents

39:22 - Pregnancy as a catalist

43:04 - The art business

45:59 - Gaining momentum

52:29 - Pricing

54:19 - When you run your own business

59:02 - Taking a chance on yourself

 

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239 - Fighting Words with Aida Rodriguez18 Jan 202201:02:31

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Listeners, we're back this week with Aida Rodriguez. 

Aida Rodriguez is a Comedian, Writer, Actor, and Mother. Lauded by Esquire Magazine as “raucously funny,” she has become a favorite with fans and critics alike. With her first hour standup special set to premiere, her own TV series in development, both at HBO Max, and a deal for an animated series with ITV, Aida is bound for the comedy stratosphere.

In 2020, Aida headlined the HBO LatinX standup special Entrenos while also appearing in Showtime’s Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam, one of only four women to have performed on the series in its 15 seasons. Prior to that, she had her own half hour special on Netflix’s hit comedy series They Ready, Executive Produced by Tiffany Haddish and Wanda Sykes. In reviews Decider gushed that the special “will have you laughing, crying and begging for more” and Esquire Magazine declared *“*This is Rodriguez's genius—using comedy to turn pain into progress, to give voice to the voiceless, and to laugh instead of cry.”

 

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • How she started her career
  • How she now honors her height
  • Everything that she's learned has supported her now
  • Her HBO special Fighting Words

 

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🧠 Drink Less Coffee: Quitting coffee is hard. MagicMind increases productivity while reducing coffee cravings and preventing the caffeine crash.

🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.

🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.

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Relevant Timestamps:

08:48 - Humor in her household

09:51 - Her 1st play

11:32 - Her sister’s birth

13:05 - Being scouted to model

14:52 - Modeling world

17:17 - Why she left modeling

24:00 - Female role models

27:12 - Negotiation rules

28:54 - Your worth

35:05 - Preparing for her special

39:55 - Meeting her father

41:33 - Love letter to Latinx

46:39 - ‘Arrived’

 

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238 - Creativity As The Catalyst For Business with Mike Alfaro03 Jan 202201:10:06

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Listeners, we're back this week with Mike Alfaro.

Mike Alfaro is the creator of "Millennial Lotería" a modern update to the classic Latinx card game that became a #1 Best Seller and sold out at every Target store in America. With over 10 years of agency experience as an award-winning Creative Director, Mike also brings a wealth of industry knowledge and Latinx insights to all his collaborations, including his skills as a video creator, copywriter, and graphic designer. Past collaborations include work for Honda, Walt Disney Pictures, DC Comics, HBO, Target, Maker's Mark Whiskey, and even a special commission by President Joe Biden.

 

Relevant Timestamps:

6:30 - His early work experiences

8:07 - Wasn’t really expecting to become a business owner...

9:02 - First investment

10:35 - Representations of Latinidad

12:25 - How Millenial Lotería came about

22:25 - Making it a business

24:22 - The biggest lesson with the first set

36:56 - The power of Latinos...

37:54 - Celebrating the growth

40:39 - Relationship with Target

 

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363 - Embracing the Outsider Advantage with Ciera Rogers09 Jun 202400:59:01

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Today, we have the powerhouse CEO of a multimillion-dollar brand for curvy women, Ciera Rogers, joining us for our cafecito. Ciera shares her journey of resilience, turning trauma into success, and navigating the challenges of entrepreneurship. Join us as we delve into her book, "The Outsider Advantage," and explore her insights on building a thriving business from the ground up. 

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237 - You Are Enough To Be In Those Rooms with N. Chloé Nwangwu26 Dec 202101:04:14

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Listeners, we're back this week with N. Chloé Nwangwu.

N. Chloé Nwangwu is a Brand Scientist, Digital Diplomacy (like actual diplomacy!) advisor and the founder of NobWorks, an evidence based brand advisory for historically underestimated public figures, leaders and their organizations. She believes brands not built with power dynamics and biases in mind need to be quarantined. Again.

It's her personal mission to help historically underestimated leaders reclaim and command the influence they and their work deserve and need in order to have the kind of societal impact they want.Before starting her evidence based brand advisory, Chloé spent four years advising Israeli civil society groups and the local municipality in Tel Aviv, where she also contributed to track two final status peace negotiations. She has consulted on and developed programming around anti-bias and anti-discrimination as an Assistant Director at the Anti-Defamation League and mediated crisis level bias incidents in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential elections. She has an MA in International Conflict Resolution and Mediation from Tel Aviv University where she continued her undergraduate honors research in the modalities of sensory perception, religious experience and intractable conflict. Her other research includes intragroup conflict dynamics and the use of social media in the Arab Spring, which she pursued after living in Cairo in the months leading up to the protests in Tahrir square.

Most recently, she advised the first refugee delegation to the UN and the High Ambition Coalition--a coalition of the world's most climate ambitious nations.

 

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • Her work as a Brand Scientist
  • Her Nigerian roots and how that influences her work now
  • So much more

Please note, the first part of the episode got unexpectedly cut off, so you'll hear the beginning and then an abrupt jump to the second part of the show. Sorry about that!

 

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236 - When We Make It with Elisabet Velasquez12 Dec 202101:07:59

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Listeners, we're back this week with Elisabet Velasquez.

Elisabet Velasquez is a Boricua writer born in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Her work has been featured in Muzzle Magazine, Winter Tangerine, Latina Magazine, We Are Mitú, Tidal, and more. Her debut novel, WHEN WE MAKE IT, has been selected as an Indie Next selection and The New York Times named it as a new and upcoming book to watch for. You can find it wherever books are sold.

 

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • Growing up poor
  • Discovering writing
  • Poetry
  • Elisabet's lineage and healing when going to Puerto Rico
  • Writing as a career
  • And so much more!

 

This episode is brought to you by Aligned Collective Mastermind

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Relevant Timetamps:

5:48 - Her grandparent's immigration story

11:51 - Her parents

15:07 - Going to Puerto Rico

16:31 - 'In Puerto Rico I was Americana'

17:47 - Visiting her grandmother

21:02 - Writing

24:22 - Our stories were important

35:06 - Education and writing 'contra la corriente'

36:57 - Being a statistic

38:51 - Nuyorican Poets Cafe

43:51 - Poetry

44:54 - 'Poetry to me is...'

46:53 - Professional Spanish

 

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If you are looking for a transformative talk for your entire company or tailored coaching for your ERG, Hady brings experience, empowerment, and a powerful message for thriving leaders. Mention Café con Pam when you book any of Hady’s services by October 5th and receive an exclusive $500 discount. Elevate your professional journey at boldlyspeakingllc.com and connect with Hady Mendez on LinkedIn.

235 - Never Alone with Diana Mendoza05 Dec 202101:30:19

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Listeners, we're back this week with Diana Mendoza.

Diana Mendoza, a mom to two daughters ages 9 and 21, wife to her husband of ten years, President of Media Latino, Inc for the past 15 years and her most recent endeavor and life purpose, owner and creator of Never Alone Candles. Being a two-time breast cancer survivor her goal is to inspire those around her that no matter how dark the darkness is, the light of a candle conquers all. As a proud Latina she is determined to leave a mark of her Ecuadorian roots with her two daughters. Diana loves to cook Ecuadorian food and her speciality is lechon, humitas and ron pope. In her free time, Diana loves to read, do pilates and travel.

During our conversation, we talked about:

  • Growing up Latina
  • Learning professional Spanish
  • Her cancer diagnosis
  • Raising her daughter
  • Starting Never Alone
  • And more


This episode is brought to you by Aligned Collective Mastermind

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