BUT FIRST, SHE FAILED - Career Growth, Women Entrepreneurs, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Growth Mindset, Confidence

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with social entrepreneur and Media Startup Founder, Liz Rebecca Alarcón . Liz is the Founder & Executive Director of Pulso, a non-profit media startup that brings culturally relevant Latino news, history and culture to over 1 million people in the United States. Since launching in 2018, Pulso has gained some very notable fans including Rashida Jones and JL...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Podcast Producer and Manager Eugenia Woo. A pioneer in the podcasting space having had one of the very first Spanish language Podcasts. She is a fellow Podcaster and Host of the Fairly Bold Podcast , where she inspires women to create massive change in their lives one small - and Bold - step at a time.  Eugenia Woo is Podcast Manager and Producer who...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with In-demand Money Coach, Delyanne Barros a.k.a. The money slayer who has been featured on CNN, TIME, Business Insider and more highlighting her work around Financial Literacy. Delyanne is a content creator too, putting daily content around this topic of investments to her social media networks for her close to 200K followers on TikTOK and 100K followers...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with well regarded Time Management Coach, Anna Dearmon Kornick. Anna helps busy professionals master time management so they can stop feeling overwhelmed and start spending time on what matters most. Anna knows a thing or two about managing time— with a long career trajectory in high level roles where time management is crucial from being a former schedule...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with multi-hyphen powerhouse creative Samantha Jo Alonso. From being Co-Founder of the legendary retail Boutique Fruition that has had famous clientele such as Jeremy Scott and Kanye West among others to being a stylist and working with big brands such as Nike on various projects to being a brand consultant, motivational speaker and philanthropist creating...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Career and Leadership Coach Katie O'Malley.  A sought after-career coach, Katie is The Senior Associate Director of Leadership and Development at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where she helps MBA students in this area. On nights and weekends Katie has her own private career coaching practice where she specializes in career and lea...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Keli Pitts a.k.a. The Femininity Doctor. Keli is a Speaker and Author of a very successful self-published book called  "Doctor's Orders: A Guide for Helping Modern Women Regain Their Femininity For Good''. Keli who has amassed a following of close 80k on social media has also been featured on various Podcasts including Michelle Williams from Destiny's...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks to the creator and woman behind LATINA MONEY, Janet Cruz Padrón.  Some of you may already be part of the close 120k people following Latina Money her social media accounts.  It is safe to say that Janet is creating a movement, by fusing education, media, technology, and storytelling, Latina Money is empowering modern women to lift the taboo and harness the...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks to award-winning social Media Strategist Roohi Amber. Roohi has worked with Global brands for over a decade helping them with their social content and campaigns and recently transitioned into the tech world with her new role as a Senior Strategist for Adobe. Roohi is also a mother, military wife and owner of the new Satin Baby Sheet company, Seaside Avenue...

In this episode, Host Paola speaks with Well-Known Functional Practitioner and founder of Omni Wellness, Victoria Franca. Victoria helps career-driven individuals that are feeling the burden of stress, focus on their well-being by addressing the root cause of their symptoms through balancing their minerals, hormones, and gut health. This is a topic that many of us don't think about because we are...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares shares 5 steps to successfully check in with yourself and your 2021 goals to finish the year strong and crush your goals. July 2nd, is the official halfway point of the year, it will be the 183rd of the year! You know what that means, we have the next half of the year to either continue to work towards our goals and dreams and that can be either very exciting or...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Sabrina Horn the author of the newly released book, MAKE IT, DON'T FAKE IT: Leading with Authenticity for Real Business Success. Sabrina, an Award-winning CEO, C-suite Advisor, Entrepreneur And Communications Expert is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to succeeding not only was she the CEO of her own highly successful Tech Public Relations Firm b...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with former cosmetic dentist turned best-selling author, international speaker, serial entrepreneur, sought-after leadership coach, and trainer, Dr. Neeta Bhushan . Neeta who is also the Founder of the Global GRIT institute, co-founder of the Dharma Coaching Institute and 3x time author of the best-selling books Emotional GRIT: 8 Steps to Master Your Emoti...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with trailblazing, Million Dollar Listing Real Estate Agent Bethany Martinez. Bethany a highly successful and influential Real Estate Agent in the beautiful city of Miami is also a known industry leader that has acquired a large following on Social media for her helpful content. Bethany is passionate about helping other women in business so much so that sh...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with the best -selling Children's book Author, Sharifa Anozie. Author of It's In You--A Book For Big Dreamers & Sibling Love.  Sharifa has also created the Author Hive, a space to help other authors, publishers, illustrators and more navigate the at-times tumultuous book industry. Before entering into the book space she was a successful entertainment repor...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks to the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the new and innovative non-profit organization, The Firehouse Dream, and Owner of Authentic Adventure Co. Jasmine Lopez. Her unique non-profit model helps  young adult creatives from communities that have experienced disinvestment by creating opportunities to discover creative skill sets like photography, cinemat...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks to Life Stylist, Interior Designer and Content Creator, Geri Del Vento. Geri who owns a successful full service residential and personal styling firm is a highly talented stylist that is passionate about interior design, styling and a sought after consultant with all things creative. She's worked with a variety of brands and big names when it comes to desi...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks to celebrity ghostwriter and journalist, Pauleanna Reid.  Reid owns a highly successful full service ghostwriting agency where she and her team help high profile leaders and celebrities turn their stories into powerful brand assets.  She is also a senior contributor at Forbes and Business Insider where she reports on female leaders that are shaping the fut...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks to Trailblazing Designer Dionna Dorsey. Dionna who has experience designing for the likes of Oscar De La Renta,  has been featured in Forbes, Bustle and People among others. Her lifestyle brand "District of Clothing" exploded last year. You may have seen some of her designs such as "Don't Touch the Artwork" and "Trust Black Women" all over social media. In...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks to p owerhouse interior designer, Ann Ueno. Before launching her highly successful full-service interior design firm, she spent many years as a leader in the corporate world, as a marketing executive for Starwood Hotels among others. In this interview she shares how being transparent in the corporate space about her dream passion projects led to her being...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with the Founder and CEO of Horacio Printing, the incredible Polly Payne. Her company is best known for their wildly popular dream planners that have helped thousands redesign their lives to live more purpose filled lives. In this interview she gets real and transparent about moments where she felt like she failed and many of the challenges she had to over...

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks to 5X "The Knot's Best Wedding" award winner, wedding photographer and educator Erika Diaz about her moments of "Failure". Diaz gets real and vulnerable about moments of feeling stuck and the actions she took to get unstuck and eventually on track to living the life of her dreams. She shares how therapy was a game-changer in  overcoming limiting beliefs an...

In this first episode of the But First, She Failed Podcast, Host Paola Soares takes you behind the scenes and gets vulnerable sharing details about her story of "failure". She shares how it propelled her to where she is today and why she is so passionate about helping others redefine "failure". She goes deep and shares about having a thriving career that was on the rise in national news and how a...