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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...

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 a...

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,...

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...

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. Sh...

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...

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 .   This episode...

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...

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 stratosp...

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, i...

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 per...

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...

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...

Listeners, we're back this week with Brenda Jones. Brenda Jones is an award-winning political communicator, speechwriter and author who worked in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC for nearly 16 years. There she served as communications director, primary speechwriter and national media relations manager for an American icon, Rep. John Lewis. In 2015, she was named “One of the 20 M...

Listeners, we're back this week with Luisa Mendoza. Luisa Mendoza is referred to as an innovative thought leader and disruptor, who has 20+ years of experience in global business development and marketing, with a focus on tourism and sports. Luisa graduated with a BS in Travel and Tourism Management from Florida International University. Because of her innovation and successful track record, Luisa...

Listeners, we're back this week with Juleyka Lantigua. Juleyka Lantigua is the Founder and CEO of LWC Studios, an award-winning digital media studio whose original work reaches rising audiences with programming that has a social-justice vein. She created and executive produces 70 Million, the first open-source solutions journalism podcast chronicling how locals are tackling jail reform around the...

Listeners, we're back this week with Kayla Nedza. Kayla Nedza is the author of Things I Could Never Thank You For and soon-to-be Glass Walls. A speaker, thought leader, and podcast host of the Wellness Glow Up Podcast, she is also the founder of Wellness Glow Up Media, an all-women-led media company whose mission is to create content centered around celebrating our wholeness as women of color. She...

Listeners, we're back this week with Charo Henríquez. Charo Henríquez is a digital media executive based in New York City. She has extensive experience working at the intersection of journalism and technology, as well as coaching and mentoring journalists. She is an advocate for women, BIPOC, the intersection of the two and other underrepresented communities in media leadership. She currently work...

Listeners, we're back this week with Ruben Flores-Martinez. At age 13, Ruben and his family immigrated to the states from Guadalajara, Mexico. Unable to fulfill his dream of going to college for Computer Science due to his immigration status, Ruben began watching YouTube videos on coding and taught himself how to build websites and mobile apps. A few years later, his determination led him to devel...

October 21, 2021 is the day a Latina would make $1 compared to an average non-Hispanic white man who'd make $1 on January 1. Latinas are still the most underpaid demographic in the United States. Jessica from The Wine and Chisme Podcast and I joined forces to create an experience in San Diego on October 22, and you are invited. Learn how we decided to make this event happen and why it is important...

Listeners, we're back this week with Angel Aviles. In the early 90s, Angel Aviles boldly decided to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. The Bronx native moved from New York City to Hollywood, and landed roles on projects with up-and-coming directors like Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Michael Patrick King, and many others. In 1993, she nabbed a starring role in the cult classic “Mi Vida...

Listeners, we're back this week with Norma Newton. Norma is a former attorney, New York Times published writer and Latinx-book publisher. She is also a first gen, avid reader and artivist. Her heart is in L.A. with her family and multiple plants. When she isn’t reading, Norma can be found in a museum or practicing yoga.   During our conversation, we talked about: Growing up in a small town in Cali...

Listeners, we're back this week with Eduardo Vilaro. Eduardo Vilaro is the Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico (BH). He was named BH's Artistic Director in 2009, becoming only the second person to head the company since its founding in 1970, and in 2015 was also named Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Vilaro has infused Ballet Hispánico’s legacy with a bold brand of contemporary dance that...

Listeners, we are back this week with Esperanza Teasdale. Esperanza Teasdale is currently the VP/GM Hispanic Business Unit for PBNA responsible for the overall Hispanic strategy, engagement and sales for our +$2 Billion Hispanic business in North America. Esperanza has an extensive history at Pepsi Beverages Company and began her career as a Brand Manager. Over the past 18 years she has demonstrat...

Listeners, we're back this week with Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez. Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez was born in Managua, Nicaragua but calls Nashville, Tennessee home. She got her Masters of Divinity from Vanderbilt University in the Spring of 2015. The bulk of her work is around making accessible, through storytelling and curating content, the theories and heavy material that is oftentimes only t...