Tradition Breakers

Join host, Mary Vallarta, as she interviews AAPI individuals who bravely broke free of cultural expectations to follow their creative, artistic, or entrepreneurial passions. Our hope is to inspire more AAPI youth to break free from tradition and expectations to follow their unique path to greatness. Mary comes from a Pilipino immigrant family and grew up in LA's Historic Filipinotown. She is the founder of Tasty Directives, an agency based in Venice, CA that specializes in marketing and business development for growing brands. Her expansive career includes working as a buyer for major retailers like Macy's and BCBG, launching and scaling multiple fashion and hospitality concepts in high profile markets like LA, NY, SF, and Boston, as well as leading Marketing & Creative for a national restaurant concept. But the most valuable experience Mary continues to relish is parenting her 8-year old daughter, Rumi, with her partner, Enrico.