The First Gen Coach: Career Development for Latinas and First Gen Professionals

In this episode, I am interviewed by Andrea Ramos, a money coach on a mission to help first-gen WOC feel confident and empowered with their money. She asked such great questions about topics I don’t usually get to talk about on my podcast, such as my experience buying my home at the height of quarantine and the wild housing market. I also talk about transferable skills, switching industries, and w...

In this episode, I describe the three types of coffee chats you need to have that will help you increase your income. Each type of coffee chat is taking place during a different stage of the job hopping cycle, a framework I developed to help you job hop to six figures faster. Listen to learn what to say when you’re building new relationships, how to learn about new roles, and who to talk to even i...

Our careers are deeply personal. Not only do we spend about 40 hours per week in our chosen career, there is usually significant preparation and planning that goes into choosing that career. It’s also normal to envision the type of life you’ll have as you progress in that career.  But careers, like most things in life, rarely go as planned, particularly when you’re a first gen professional who is...

In this first episode of Season 4, I interview Wealth Para Todos Founder Rita-Soledad Fernández Paulino. Soledad is a former math-teacher turned money and self-care coach who is on a mission to make sure marginalized communities have a financial plan to retire early. I love her “self-care your way to early retirement” process and the way she makes financial literacy so approachable. We talked abou...

My clients have collectively increased their salaries by $353k! I am still in awe of their accomplishments and so humbled by and grateful for allowing me to be part of their career journey! In this episode, I talk about how they did it! I also spend some time reflecting on all their wins. Beyond the money, they have also achieved huge milestones and non-tangible wins, including traveling more, adv...

In this episode, I describe what to do before an interview so you can actually show up feeling calm, prepared, and confident. This is the exact process I use to prepare for when I am interviewing. I share how I help my clients adapt this process to best fit their needs, and how you can adapt it to your unique situation. I cover everything from getting into the right state of mind to knowing what q...

In this episode I interview my dear friend and first gen tech baddie Janzel Manalansan. Janzel is an early 30’s Filipino-American eldest daughter of immigrants who has leveraged her network and transferable skills to job hop every 15 months. One of the things I love about Janzel and why I invited her to the show is that she is so genuine in her approach to building relationships with people and so...

This episode is all about investing in yourself, and how to know if you're getting a good ROI (return on investment). I talk about all the ways I have invested in my own growth over the last few years, the doubts that creep up when deciding to make a big investment in yourself, and how you can have your own back even when the results are different from what you had imagined they would be. I talk a...

THANK YOU! Spotify Wrapped came out last week and I am so grateful and humbled by the love y'all have shown my podcast! Spotify says 84% of listeners found the show in 2023, so I am re-releasing the very first episode of the year. In this episode, I talk about how to get your resume to the top of the pile in 2023. Because yes, people are still looking at resumes this year and making hiring decisio...

In this episode, I am interviewed by health and life coach Samantha Lee. Coach Sam is a Hmong-American, the eldest daughter of refugee/immigrant parents, a speaker, and a health coach that helps people of color (POC) lose weight and break out of following racist diet culture rules. I share insights on how to manage work stress, say no to your boss, set strong boundaries, and make BANK at the same...

You can leave a job any time you want, for any reason that you want. But if you feel like you need a reason, this episode can help. I walk you through 5 signs it’s time to make a move in your career, and they range from very subtle and easy to miss, to  to huge red flashing neon warnings that it's time to make a change NOW. Plus, why JOY is one of the most important yet overlooked factors in caree...

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Today's guest is Cat Oliva, a former client turned dear friend who increased her salary by $30k in 16 months. And she did this while working a government job!!! In this episode, Cat shares her journey. Y’all. I cannot tell you how honored I am to be part of Cat’s journey and how incredible it is to see her owning her strengths. During the time we worked together, Cat turned down not just one but T...

This episode is going to help you get a new job faster! In 2022, I doubled the salary I had been making just 10 months prior. I did this by job hopping twice in one year. First from higher ed to healthcare, then from healthcare to tech. I reduced the time it took me to get each job offer from over four months to 90 days on the dot. This episode is all about the strategies I used to get each of tho...

Dealing with a horrible boss is something that almost everyone will experience in their career. In this episode, I talk about two types of horrible bosses, and what to do when you are dealing with each. I also talk about how you can leverage this situation to catapult you to bigger and better things, and explain why managing your manager isn't for your manager's benefit, but rather for your benefi...

This conversation is all about the third step in this process: picking ONE job title and sticking with it. A very common mistake that keeps people stuck in jobs they have outgrown is that they are not clear on what job they want to get next, so they waste so much time, energy, and mental effort applying to all different types of results. THAT IS A RECIPE FOR BURNOUT!!! By choosing one job title an...

This episode follows Getting a Job When You Don't Know Where to Start: Part 1! If you haven't listened to it, definitely check it out. You'll learn how to figure out what you're good at and what jobs pay you to do it. Part 2 is all about narrowing down your list of potential jobs to the one specific job title you're going to start applying to. This will require you to talk to people who are curren...

Getting a new job in this job market can be daunting, especially when you don't know where to start. This episode is part of a three-part series dedicated to helping you get a job when you don't know where to start. You'll learn where to get started, which can be summarized into two steps: Step 1: Figure out what you're good at that you like doing Step 2: Find out which type of jobs will pay you t...

Motivation is simply not enough to help you get a new job. What you need is consistency and a plan to follow even when you're not motivated. In this episode, I go over the three-step plan you can implement when you're not feeling motivated to apply to jobs. Ready to work on an individualized plan so you can job hop to six figures? Book a free discovery call today⁠⁠⁠ !  Related Episodes:  34. Lower...

This episode is all about the societal forces that socialize women of color into low-paying careers in the nonprofit, education, and social services sector. I also share why it is urgent for WOC to leave these jobs, which are not only paying near poverty wages, but also have unrealistic workload expectations that harm our physical and mental health. All in the name of "giving back to our community...

This episode is all about building community! I talk about how to find your people by putting yourself in places where you yourself want to be, how NOT to be exploitative or annoying, and why I don't think that everyone needs to go to "networking" events. I share how I prepare, because yes, even this super chatty extrovert needs to prepare. Whether that's the overachieving Virgo in me or simply th...

In this episode I interview my mastermind sibling Camila Cardozo, who is a brand strategist and content producer for conscious entrepreneurs and brands. Camila has such deep and beautiful insight about the power of authenticity. Because that’s what’s at the core of a personal brand: authenticity, your voice, your experience, and your power.  We also talked about the ways in which assimilation has...

This episode is about five steps you can take to prepare for a job interview and builds on last week's episode 57: What to Say in a Job Interview. Because yes, you do need to prepare. No matter how good you are at your job or at the job you're interviewing for, interviewing is a whole different skill set. Trust me when I say that everyone on the hiring committee can tell the difference between a c...

In this episode, I walk you through helpful guidelines on what you can say during job interviews as your answer to many common questions. If you get tongue-tied at job interviews or feel like you can't express yourself clearly, this episode is for you. I recorded it based on the answers I got from my IG stories poll where over 60% of responders said this was their main concern during the job inter...

Getting a new job offer does not have to be complicated. In this episode, I share the 4 steps you need to follow to get a new job offer! Because yes, getting a new job DOES require a strategy, but that doesn’t mean it has to be complicated.  Listen for the four steps to get your next job offer in 2023. I dive deep into each step and make it as simple and clear as possible so you can tune out all t...