Elevating La Cultura Podcast

Hi hi!  I’m happy to introduce my next guest: Jessica Strang is a jewelry designer for coco + peach jewelry, an online only brand she launched in 2019. She designs pieces meant to be worn from day to night and donates $1 of each sale to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Her jewelry has been featured in Vogue Japan, Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam, Marie Claire Argentina, LA Fashion Week 2022 and Times...

Hey hey!  I’m excited about today’s episode because From the moment my next guest and I connected, I knew I wanted to share her story on the podcast.  Salena is a Clinical Behavior Scientist with a Master's in Applied Behavior Analysis and Counseling. She also holds a graduate-level behavior analysis (BCBA) certification and is finishing the Project Management certification program. Salena ha...

Today I’m chatting with Adriana Galvan. We met last year through our monthly networking events, and I’m so happy we did because she is just an inspiration! Adriana is a Latina Business owner with her own financial literacy education and money coaching business. She is the owner and founder of Adriana Talks Dinero, LLC. She wants to inspire and empower the minority and disadvantaged with the skills...

Hola & welcome to a NEW SEASON!  This is Season 7, featuring Latina’s who are using their expertise to shift the norm, and truly elevate their culture in their businesses.  I get so excited to talk to, and then support amazing women who are passionate and willing to pass on their education to others so they can have the same understanding and success in their own life.  It's going to be a...

Heeeeeeey! We’re wrapping up another amazing season of the Elevating la Cultura podcast. And we have made it past 3300 downloads! Thank you so much for all my listeners and for your continued support through each season. I’m especially grateful to each guest that takes time out of their day to share their story and offer education to our listeners. What an incredibly amazing season. As I talked wi...

Hola! Today we are in for something special. I have two guests today, from a company I’ve admired since I learned about them. I’m chatting with co-founder and COO of Big Mich, a beverage company that specializes in fresh michelada mix. We have an amazing conversation so please enjoy. Website: bigmich.com Instagram: @officialbigmich TikTok: @officialbigmich YouTube: @bigmich_micheladas Facebook: @O...

Hola! Today I’m talking with Dalina, a registered dietitian and positive health advocate. She works with people to help them reclaim the joy and pleasure of diet free living. She talks about how Most of us have spent our lives being fed stories that our bodies, our culture, our way of being is wrong. So she helps people remember how fun and free life can be when they drop the weight...of body sham...

Hola, today I’m chatting with Valeria a life and heath coach. She helps women of color ditch diet culture and eat more plants so they can fuel their life. And She is talking with us today all about what it means to have a vegan lifestyle. So please enjoy! Website: msha.ke/vegivale Instagram: @vegivale Facebook: Vegi Vale TikTok: @vegivale Sign up for her newsletter OMG I learned SO much, and I app...

Today on the podcast is Norma from Normitas Conchas. She is a baker who brought her passion to life after graduating, and launched her business in 2020 and is now thriving….which means everyone who purchases her pan dulce is thriving too. Enjoy our conversation. CashDrop: Normitas Conchas Instagram: @normitasconchas Facebook: Normitas Conchas Etsy Headband: Magical Bowtique Co. Give her a follow i...

I had a great time talking with Jessica from Soul Boricua, a company with a mission of bringing quality food and service that uplifts the community. Not only do they offer amazing food, but they provide classes, as well as products like adobo, sazón, and sofrito that can be found in local grocery stores and online. Enjoy our conversation. Website: Soul Boricua Instagram: @soulboricua Facebook: Sou...

Today I’m so excited to talk to Vanessa. She took over a taqueria in the Belmont Cragin area, and is continuing her family’s traditions and legacy so please enjoy our conversation. Website: Su Taqueria Thalys Instagram: @sutaqueriathalys Facebook: Su Taqueria Thalys TikTok: @sutaqueriathalys Locations: 3156 N. Austin Ave, Chicago, IL 60634 Talking with Vanessa brought up so many memories and feeli...

Today I'm chatting with Rachel from Borinken Cakes, and I have been wanting to meet her for a long time. She offers Puerto Rican cupcakes made from scratch soaked in sweet Caribbean flavors, topped with a sweet crunchy icing..…and let me tell you, if you haven’t had one of her desserts but the end of our episode you’re going to want one. I’m so inspired by her story so I hope you are too and...

Hola, today I’m chatting with Brenda all about aguas frescas! She is building her business with her family, love, and lots of fruta. I hope you’re inspired by our conversation. Instagram: @aguaslaguneras Facebook: Aguas Laguneras Email: aguaslaguneras@gmail.com Phone Number: 773-791-2572 Special Shoutouts to Sandra from Beautea Queens & Casa Calderon ( Lisset from Season 3 ) She is doing amazi...

Hola,  I’m so happy I was able to talk with Argelia Vida Mia Cocktails for the podcast. Born and raised in Chicago, Argelia Martinez is dedicated to creating positive spaces for Latine culture to thrive. By day, she is Managing Director at Hauswirth/Co, a strategic marketing firm. By night, she is the Frida Kahlo of mixology — Argelia founded Vida Mia Cocktails in 2018 to celebrate the diverse cul...

Hola!  My first guest for this season brought an amazing conversation about food. Mary Beth from Heart of Celebration is an educator and private chef, and overall speaks with such passion and heart about foods, especially cultural foods. Enjoy our conversation! Website: heartofcelebration.com Instagram: @heartofcelebration Mentions: Michael Twitty , Gap Community Center Our chat inspired me to ret...

Hola! Y bienbenidas to a new season!  I’m Karina host of Elevating la Cultura podcast. I wrapped up season 5 in August, where I got into it with my own story. I’ll be honest, it wasn’t easy writing and recording those episodes because I had to dig a little into my past experiences to make the connection to how I interact with the world today, and specifically why I’m passionate about sharing stori...

Welcome to another week of Season 5 where I’m doing a deep dive into sharing my story and what has brought me here. Last week I shared why therapy is so important to me. This week I’m closing out the season with an episode on cultivating this community. I'm so excited to dive deeper into my story and share more about what has brought me to creating this space.  Website: karinamora.com Instagr...

Welcome to another week of Season 5 where I’m doing a deep dive into sharing my story and what has brought me here. Last week I shared all about my journey as a parent. Today I’m going deeper on my story with therapy. Therapy is so important to me that I gave it a whole episode.    I’m a huge advocate for therapy. I’m pretty sure I mention it every episode. Therapy never even crossed my mind as a...

Welcome to another week of Season 5 where I’m doing a deep dive into sharing my story and what has brought me here. Last week I shared all about my dating life and how that impacted how I valued myself during that time. Today I’m talking through my journey as a parent.  This is a raw and complex part of my story to talk about because as I am the bridge between two completely different generations,...

Welcome to another week of Season 5 where I’m doing a deep dive into sharing my story and what has brought me here. Last week I shared about how my identity as a Mexican-American has shifted throughout my life, and today I’m talking all about my marriage and the nuances I face married to a white man. Un Guero! In the past 4 years my husband has been a great support for our family as we navigate a...

Welcome to another week of Season 5 where I’m doing a deep dive into sharing my story. Last week I shared about my life as an entrepreneur, and today I’m going to be going a little deeper into my how my identity as a Mexican-American has shifted throughout my life.  Both entrepreneurship & my Latinidad are the foundation to my identity and will give you some insight into why I desire to build...

Bienvenidas to a new season!  This season is going to be a little different. It's going to be a mini season with only 6 episodes, and they will all be a solocast where I dive a little deeper into sharing my own story.  After doing a lot of healing work in my own life, I’m excited to introduce season 5 where I’ll share my story with my listeners. I’m diving deeper on different areas of my life...

Another season wrapped!  At the end of last season I mentioned we had a little over 1300 downloads, and now we are at over 2100 downloads. I’m always so thankful for all the support, and feedback that keeps me going and sharing our stories.  So much wisdom and encouragement shared this season., but most of all I love how many of the people I talked with this season also said that as creatives we n...

Today I have my last guest of season 4! And as soon as we recorded our interview, I knew that I wanted to have her episode the one to close us out. Today I’m talking with Mari from LatinxMktg. I was a super fan from the time I came across her page on IG, and since then she’s become a friend, and I’ve gotten to know how amazing Mari is in real life.  Please enjoy our conversation! Website: latinxmk...

Today’s guest is truly inspirational with her many talents and gifts. Esperanza of Brewja Co, shares her passion behind showcasing her creativity, and how she blends coffee, music, art and community all into an amazing brand and business.  Hope you enjoy our chat. Website: brewja.co Instagram: @brewjaco Facebook: @brewjaco Twitter: @brewjaco YouTube: @brewjaco Linked In: @brewjaco Kickstarter brew...