Paid Vocation with Lupe Prado

Episode #107. This week on podcast I am thrilled to be joined by Elizabeth Passarella. Elizabeth is the author of It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway and Good Apple, which was named one of the best books of 2021 by Real Simple magazine.  Her articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Parents, Martha Stewart Weddings, Real Simple, and Southern Living.  Elizabet...

Episode #106. This week on the podcast I am excited to be joined by Nancy McGruder. As the CEO of NMc Coaching & Consulting and an expert in her field, Nancy uses powerful strategies rooted in research, practical application, and emotional intelligence to meet clients at the point of their needs. As an adjunct professor for DBU's Cook School of Leadership, Nancy teaches a Doctoral course on Profes...

Episode #105. This week on the podcast I am thrilled to be joined by Fran Hauser. Fran is an author, keynote speaker, and startup investor who is passionate about leveling the playing field for women.  Fran has invested in over 30 female-founded companies across consumer packaged goods, media & publishing, and wellness.  She is the best-selling author of The Myth of the Nice Girl (Audible's Best B...

Episode #104. I am thrilled to be joined by Raquel Lovern Harris. Growing up in her mother's garden, Raquel has always had a love affair with flowers. She dreamt of being a floral designer but decided to study botany and biology at the University of Texas. Raquel started designing her friend's wedding flowers while in college and shortly after R. Love Floral was born. While teaching elementary sci...

Episode #103. This week on the podcast, I am thrilled to be joined by James Ijames.  James is a Pulitzer Prize winning and Tony Award nominated playwright, director and educator. James is the recipient of many awards, most recently the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Drama and a 2023 Tony nominee for Best Play.  He received a B.A. in Drama from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA and a M.F.A. in Acting from T...

Episode #102. This week on the podcast I am thrilled to be joined by Kate Myers. Kate studied archaeology at Penn and recently published her first novel, Excavations. She's lived in New York, LA, and DC and worked for CBS in TV development, CollegeHumor and BuzzFeed. She's currently at work on her second novel and lives in Annapolis, Maryland with her husband and daughter. In today's conversation,...

Episode #101. Rafael Barlowe joins me on the podcast this week. After working in basketball operations for the Texas Legends (the Dallas Mavericks' G League affiliate), Rafael launched Barlowe Basketball, a coaching and player-development operation that led him to becoming a skills trainer for players with the NBA, EuroLeague, EuroCup, Champions League, G League, and the NCAA Division I. As a vide...

Episode #100. I can't believe its been 100 episodes! You'll notice that this is the second episode that we are publishing this week and the reason for that is that my team and I launched the very first episode three years ago today. We thought it would be a special way to commemorate the podcast's anniversary. For today's episode, I thought it would be fun to switch things up a little and have my...

Episode #99. This week on the podcast, I am delighted to be joined by Kimberly Lucht Kimberly is a business coach and energy healer who helps entrepreneurs make money and magic doing what they love. She's been featured as an expert in Money, Business Insider, Well + Good, Create & Cultivate, Greatist and currently lives near New York City. This conversation was so much fun. I learned a lot about e...

Episode #98. This week on the podcast I am excited to introduce you to Paula Holland. Paula is a women's mental fitness mentor & coach,  speaker, award-winning author & artist and a 20+ year cancer survivor. She has inspired thousands of women living on the edge of burnout to triple their ability to take back control, take care of themselves, and joyfully live their true purpose. Her heart-first a...

Episode #97. Marissa Valdez is a Latina children's book author and illustrator who loves to create funny, ridiculous, and spunky characters for meaningful stories. She originally received her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Animation, but life swept her away from animation and into the world of children's illustration in the midst of 2020 and the pandemic. She's now worked on books with the major publis...

Episode #96. Lydia Fenet is the founder and CEO of the Lydia Fenet Agency, a boutique agency representing best-in-class charity auctioneers. Over her two-decade-long career, Lydia served as the Global Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships for Christie's and reshaped the fundraising landscape as the world's leading charity auctioneer. She has raised over one billion dollars for more than 800...

Episode #95. Travis C. Patterson is an award-winning Amazon Best-Selling author and tech entrepreneur. He is the founder of HireAE, a website that provides sales professionals with career tips, workshops, and job opportunities in the tech industry. With over a decade in human resources, two decades in sales, and a passion for helping others succeed in their careers, Travis is dedicated to sharing...

Episode #94. In today's episode, I share some short conversations that I had during the Aspen Ideas Festival. David Leonhardt is a senior writer for The New York Times. He writes The Morning, The Times' flagship daily newsletter, and also writes for the Sunday Review. Kate Bowler is a New York Times bestselling author, podcast host, and professor at Duke University. Tammy Stedman is the producer o...

Episode #93. Megan Tady is the author of the new book Super Bloom. She is a writer and editor who runs the company Word-Lift. When she's not scrutinizing copy, she can be found stocking her free neighborhood library, challenging anyone to a dance-off, or stewing over how Portlandia stole all of her jokes. She is the author of the new book Super Bloom and She's hard at work on her next novel, Champ...

Episode #92. This week on the podcast I am thrilled to be joined by Laura Belgray. Laura is the founder of Talking Shrimp and co-creator of The Copy Cure with Marie Forleo. She has been featured in Fast Company, Money Magazine, Forbes, Vox, and Business Insider, and has written for Bravo, Fandango, FX, NBC, HBO, USA, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, TV Land, VH1, and more. She is the author of the new b...

Episode #91. This week on the podcast, I am thrilled to be joined by Anne Garcia. Anne is a virtual assistant turned agency owner and team lead for Dklutr. Dklutr is a team of creatives that aim to help clients declutter their workflow. Our agency provides key services so clients can achieve a seamless system and workflow, be visible online and on social media, and have time to do the things that...

Episode #90. This week on the podcast, I am thrilled to be joined by Katherine Morgan Schafler. Katherine is a New York City-based psychotherapist, author, and speaker, formerly an on-site therapist at Google. Katherine earned her Bachelor's degree in psychology at UC Berkeley before obtaining two Master's from Columbia University, one focused on clinical assessment and the other on psychological...

Episode #89. This week on the podcast, I am excited to be joined by Lauren Palmieri. Lauren co-founded MEL Sleepwear, a small batch brand she created with her mother, Elaine, and sister Mia, during the pandemic. Lauren grew up in Upstate, NY, and after graduating with her bachelor's degree in Psychology, moved to NYC, where she earned her Master's degree from Fordham University in Human Resources...

Episode #88. This week on the podcast I am thrilled to be joined by Natalie Franke. Natalie is an author, community builder, neuroscience nerd, and mama bear for small business.  As one of the founders of the Rising Tide, the Chief Evangelist at HoneyBook, and author of Built to Belong, she leads tens of thousands of independent business owners while fostering a spirit of community over competitio...

Episode #87. This week on the podcast, I am thrilled to be joined by Charlotte Cowles. Charlotte is a journalist and columnist for The Cut. She also contributes regularly to the New York Times. In our conversation today, we talk about the power of writing and how we can improve it. I loved learning Charlotte's perspective on writing. Connect with Charlotte : Website Connect with Lupe: Website Inst...

Episode #86. This week on the podcast I am joined by Lori Mulady Burdick. Lori brings over 30 years of experience in the counseling profession, wellness and spirituality. Lori has been drawn to soul-healing work from a very young age. Miraval Wellness Resort has provided a beautiful platform to integrate her wealth of knowledge, education, experience and spiritual wisdom to create space and to com...

Episode #85. This week on the podcast, I am joined by Meg Rentschler. Meg is an executive and leadership Coach dedicated to assisting management teams in maximizing the potential of individuals within their organizations, through customized team-building and/or coaching programs designed to meet business objectives.  As a psychotherapist and a business owner in private practice for more than two d...

Episode #84. This week on the podcast I am delighted to have Steven Ross. Steven is a spiritual coach, ordained minister, meditation teacher and intuitive medium.  His journey to his work today started about twenty years ago, when he moved to Houston, Texas. After living in the US for only a week, Steven had what some would call an epiphany.  An intuitive thought that there was more to life than m...

Episode #83. This week on the podcast, I am thrilled to have Dr. Carol Kauffman.  Carol is known globally as one of the top leaders in the field of coaching. She has been named the #1 Leadership coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith group. Thinkers 50 shortlisted her as one of the top 8 coaches for her contribution as a thought leader and coach.  She is on the faculty at Harvard where she i...