Cycle Breakers & Money Makers

In this episode, I’m sharing the real story behind adopting—and ultimately rehoming—a puppy I thought would "complete my family" as a single mom. It’s a story I almost didn’t share. But what started as a deeply personal decision became a mirror for the kind of choices so many of us make in business. Because this wasn’t just about a puppy. It was about trying to soothe a feeling I hadn’t fully ackn...

You’re already making money. You’ve got a proven offer, clients, and the receipts to show for it. But even now, you’re looking around at what everyone else is doing—and wondering if you're missing something. Should I be doing reels like her? Should I start a funnel? Should I be on LinkedIn more? If you’ve ever felt that spiral of “do I need to do that too?”—this episode is for you. In this solo, I...

Sometimes you’re not not trying… you’re just not solving the right problem. In this solo episode, I talk about what to do when you feel like you’ve been doing “all the things” in your business but it’s still not working. You’ll hear me share a voice-note-born analogy (yes, this one’s about plants 🌿) that helped one of my private clients finally see why her sales had slowed—even though it looked l...

Let’s be real: we’re under Trump again. We’re over a year into witnessing a genocide in Palestine. And between layoffs, ICE raids, and DEI being gutted—so many of us are navigating business while grieving, angry, and uncertain about what’s next. If you’re asking yourself: “What’s actually worth my time, energy, and money?” This episode is for you. I recorded this on day 3 of a sick kid at home whi...

How I Landed a Forbes Feature (Without PR Connections) & How You Can Too Getting featured in Forbes, or any major media platform, isn’t just for multimillionaires or people with PR teams. You already have everything you need to be seen as a thought leader—right now. You don’t need media features to be credible. But let’s be real—representation matters. When our communities see us sharing our e...

A six-figure launch doesn’t just drop out of the sky. It takes hard work, smart decision-making, and the willingness to actually solve for the problems you’ve faced before—rather than repeat them. I spent six months preparing for this launch, taking everything I learned from my hardest year in business and fixing each piece without ego. I busted my ass, but I was also precise and intentional about...

In this episode, Mariela De La Mora shares invaluable insights on building a business that aligns with your personal values and strengths, particularly for women of color navigating entrepreneurship . She dives deep into thought leadership, marketing misconceptions, and the role of visibility in creating a sustainable business—without burnout. Through powerful personal anecdotes and client success...

"With Trump already reinstating mass deportation, defunding DEI, and fueling anti-immigrant rhetoric, how do we advocate for our communities, serve our people AND fight for change—without burning ourselves out in the process? In this powerful episode, I sit down with my Reclamation Mastermind client, Carmen Aceves Iñiguez—a licensed psychotherapist, certified leadership coach, and systems change s...

The fastest way to growth actually requires you to remove what’s weighing you down and doing LESS before you do MORE. In my client Carmen's case, she came into Reclamation thinking she wanted to scale her group program because that's the primary example of success she saw. But in the program, she realized there were much easier, more profitable opportunities knocking at her door. In fact, Carmen w...

This is the most personal and unfiltered episode I’ve ever recorded. No notes. No outline. Just me, sharing the truth about the last six months of my life and business. I had my biggest launch ever—$176K. My mastermind filled with 19 incredible clients. On paper, I had “arrived.” So why did I feel like I was drowning? This episode is about: ✔️ The ADHD burnout I didn’t see coming and how it hit me...

When my client Kierra joined Reclamation, she was exhausted from trying to fit into traditional coaching spaces that didn’t understand her business model as a marketing agency owner. Despite her years of marketing experience, she found herself questioning everything — frustrated by declining sales, messaging that wasn’t landing, and an offer that wasn’t converting. But she turned it all around ins...

If you’ve ever joined a coaching program hoping to borrow your coach’s strategy—only to feel frustrated when it didn’t work for you—this episode is for you.  I’m joined by my Reclamation client Kierra Conover, who breaks down the biggest misconceptions about marketing strategy, why cookie-cutter approaches fail, and how true strategy should be a byproduct of your own business data—not someone...

Private coaching is now open, with expanded options from 3-6 months: Apply here to schedule your call . In this episode, I'm joined by my private client Natalia López-Thismón. Trigger warning for those of you who have experienced emotional abuse either in a relationship or have experienced religious trauma. Natalia is a life coach, women's circle, and rites of passage facilitator dedicated to help...

This year has been hard for a lot of businesses. Whether it's financially, emotionally, business model wise, etc., hitting a rough patch in business feels high stakes - because it is. So how do you problem solve when your nervous system is going into fight, flight, or freeze? Sometimes, our emotions make us believe we don’t already have the answers to our problem. But that's not actually true...

Have you ever felt like you're trying to convince people that your offers are "worth it"? Well, the problem is probably not your offers, it's your messaging. You know the power of the transformation you provide for clients! So together, let's lock down marketing that helps you skip right past price objections and unaligned clients. In today's episode, I want to give you the tools you need to attra...

If you're going to land speaking opportunities (using the tips from my episode #50), you're going to have to get comfortable being visible. And here's the thing: Women of Color don't have an ability problem, they have a visibility problem. Think about it, who do you usually see portraying the CEOs of companies on screen? Usually, a white man. Sometimes a white woman. Visibility is often needed to...

Today's topic is inspired by the celebration of two major things: Hispanic Heritage Month and reaching episode 50 of Cycle Breakers and Money Makers! I know that Hispanic Heritage Month brings a lot of opportunity for speaking engagements, if you know how to play your cards right. So in today's episode, I'm breaking down how to be approached to speak in the next 30 days without having to individua...

I made my first half a million without formulaic strategies that we're constantly told we "need" to make money. My posts didn't have call to actions and my website didn't feature my offers. So how did I do it? That's what we're digging into today. I literally had friends asking me "Mariela, how are you selling out? I feel like I never see you selling." Here's the thing: when we get so caught up in...

Ready for a free coaching session? In this episode, take notes while I take you through the visual I use with clients to help them do things that scare them. Sometimes, we get caught in fight, flight, fawn or freeze responses. Especially as entrepreneurs, we're constantly coming up against circumstances that are just...not normal. So, let's pretend you've just been invited to do a TedTalk style sp...

Don't bypass your natural gifts. As daughters of immigrants, it can feel more natural to recognize and focus on our flaws. For me, it's so easy to recognize these core strengths in my friends. But when it comes to me, sometimes I need a reminder. So I wanted to take some time to remind you of your strengths. Even if I don't know you, I know the experience of daughters of immigrants. I actually rec...

When you're building a legacy, you will inevitably come up against push back from loved ones, especially if you’re First Gen. Today's guest, Maya Elious, is taking us behind the scenes on her journey of building a 7 figure business as a daughter of immigrants. A major takeaway? Sometimes entrepreneurship as a daughter of immigrants means that you have to get really comfortable making decisions tha...

This episode is the heart and soul of what I do and why my business exists, which is to solve a huge gap in the mentorship and coaching space, for daughters of immigrants specifically. I was able to see this gap because I experienced it firsthand. I achieved it all in school, college and corporate. But when I started my business back in 2019, entrepreneurship required me to unlearn a lot my belief...

This episode is for you if you’re a parent with a business and feel like NO ONE understands your situation. It's also for you if you're thinking of becoming a parent and wondering how you can do both. Folks often tell me “I don’t know how you do it” and that they could never be a single parent. But when the outcome has already decided, you start moving making decisions accordingly. The same can go...

Self-trust changed my life and has defined my career and business strategies. Today, I'm sharing 3 ways to double your demand using self-trust. You'll walk away with an action plan to operate from your own center instead of outsourcing your self trust to other people. Sometimes it's the simplest things that are the most profound. The thing that feels unbelievably easy to you is the thing you can c...

Today's guest hit her biggest quarter in three years while embracing the art of celebration again in Reclamation. Betty Chan is an authenticity coach who guides code switchers to confidently embrace who they are by shedding their armor.   At the core of her approach is the concept of Kintsugi. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with urush...