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Cafe con Pam

607 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 262 ratings

Cafe con Pam is the weekly podcast featuring fearless Latine/x and People of The Global Majority that break barriers, change lives and make the world a better place while living in the US. Cafe con Pam is the platform where Latine/x are able to share their stories and inspire one another through conversations about mindful productivity, business, and liberation. Of course, while enjoying a fabulous cup of coffee.

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Rewriting Your Story with Norma Newton

October 03, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB

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 California Leaving town to go to college Challenging limiting beliefs Her New York T...

225 - Making change one student at a time with Eduardo Vilaro

September 26, 2021 18:40 - 57 minutes - 46.7 MB

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 reflects America’s changing cultural landscape. Mr. Vilaro’s philosophy of dance stems from a basi...

Making change one student at a time with Eduardo Vilaro

September 26, 2021 18:40 - 57 minutes - 46.1 MB

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 reflects America’s changing cultural landscape.   During our conversation, we talked abo...

224 - Juntos Crecemos with Esperanza Teasdale

September 19, 2021 16:39 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MB

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 demonstrated excellence in a range of roles driving business results across brands including Pepsi, Pro...

Juntos Crecemos with Esperanza Teasdale

September 19, 2021 16:39 - 28 minutes - 22.6 MB

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 demonstrated excellence in a range of roles driving business results across brands including Pe...

223 - For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts with Prisca Mojica Rodríguez

September 12, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

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 taught in the racist/classist institutions known as academia. To date she has published over 200...

For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts with Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez

September 12, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 63 MB

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 taught in the racist/classist institutions known as academia. To date she has published...

For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts with Prisca Mojica Rodríguez

September 12, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

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 taught in the racist/classist institutions known as academia. To date she has published over 200...

222 - On Making Music, Investing, and The World with Sonia Erika

September 04, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 53.7 MB

Listeners, we are back this week with Sonia Espinoza. Sonia Erika is a serial entrepreneur focused on solidarity economics who is currently making music for the revolution. She currently spends her time traveling during the pandemic, recording music with “Death is a Business,” collaborating with local communities, and coaching female executives to create cooperative business structures.As an undocumented entrepreneur, worker, and musician, her work has been all about creating systems that w...

222 - On Making Music, Investing, and The World with Sonia ErikaI

September 04, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 53.7 MB

Listeners, we are back this week with Sonia Espinoza. Sonia Erika is a serial entrepreneur focused on solidarity economics who is currently making music for the revolution. She currently spends her time traveling during the pandemic, recording music with “Death is a Business,” collaborating with local communities, and coaching female executives to create cooperative business structures.As an undocumented entrepreneur, worker, and musician, her work has been all about creating systems that w...

On Making Music, Investing, and The World with Sonia Erika

September 04, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MB

Listeners, we are back this week with Sonia Espinoza. Sonia Erika is a serial entrepreneur focused on solidarity economics who is currently making music for the revolution. She currently spends her time traveling during the pandemic, recording music with “Death is a Business,” collaborating with local communities, and coaching female executives to create cooperative business structures.As an undocumented entrepreneur, worker, and musician, her work has been all about creating syste...

221 - On Writing with Sandra Cisneros

August 30, 2021 02:09 - 22 minutes - 18.8 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Sandra Cisneros. Sandra is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist whose work explores the lives of the working-class. Her numerous awards include NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction, a MacArthur Fellowship, several honorary doctorates, and national and international book awards, including Chicago's Fifth Star Award, the PEN America Literary Award, and the National Medal of Arts. Most recently, she received the Ford F...

On Writing with Sandra Cisneros

August 30, 2021 02:09 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Sandra Cisneros. Sandra is a poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist whose work explores the lives of the working-class. Her numerous awards include NEA fellowships in both poetry and fiction, a MacArthur Fellowship, several honorary doctorates, and national and international book awards, including Chicago's Fifth Star Award, the PEN America Literary Award, and the National Medal of Arts. Most recently, she received t...

220 - What Is Your Purpose

August 24, 2021 13:52 - 10 minutes - 9.01 MB

Listeners, this week we're back with a solo episode. Pam shares her perspective on what finding your purpose means. This is more of an exploration and invitation for you to think about what your purpose is, rather than a lecture on how to find yours.   Follow Cafe con Pam on all things social and share your thoughts with us. Instagram Facebook http://cafeconpam.com/ Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge   If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Mastermind Join PowerSisters!...

What Is Your Purpose

August 24, 2021 13:52 - 10 minutes - 8.46 MB

Listeners, this week we're back with a solo episode. Pam shares her perspective on what finding your purpose means. This is more of an exploration and invitation for you to think about what your purpose is, rather than a lecture on how to find yours.   Follow Cafe con Pam on all things social and share your thoughts with us. Instagram Facebook http://cafeconpam.com/ Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge   If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Mastermind Join Powe...

219 - Do it on purpose, Nopalera with Sandra Velasquez

August 15, 2021 18:48 - 1 hour - 52.9 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Sandra Velasquez. Founder of Nopalera, a Mexican Botanical bath & body line. Sandra’s main ingredient, the nopal (cactus) is more than an ingredient; it is an ancient symbol of Mexican culture: strong, resilient, beautiful, and has always been here. Just like us. She founded Nopalera to elevate and celebrate Latin@ culture and remove cultural stigmas in body care. Her core mission is to fight racial injustice by showing up in the face of racism and anti-...

Do it on purpose, Nopalera with Sandra Velasquez

August 15, 2021 18:48 - 1 hour - 52.3 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Sandra Velasquez. Founder of Nopalera, a Mexican Botanical bath & body line. Sandra’s main ingredient, the nopal (cactus) is more than an ingredient; it is an ancient symbol of Mexican culture: strong, resilient, beautiful, and has always been here. Just like us. She founded Nopalera to elevate and celebrate Latin@ culture and remove cultural stigmas in body care. Her core mission is to fight racial injustice by showing up in the face of racism ...

218 - Surrendering To Your Inner Voice with Charisse M. Williams

August 08, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Charisse M. Williams. Charisse M. Williams is a certified leadership coach, speaker and mindfulness teacher who has dedicated her career to advancing social justice and well-being for all.In launching her coaching practice she truly found her dream job by aligning her passions, strengths and values. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University School of Law. As a certified yoga instru...

Surrendering To Your Inner Voice with Charisse M. Williams

August 08, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Charisse M. Williams. Charisse M. Williams is a certified leadership coach, speaker and mindfulness teacher who has dedicated her career to advancing social justice and well-being for all.In launching her coaching practice she truly found her dream job by aligning her passions, strengths and values. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University School of Law. As a certified y...

A Mother's Resilience with Lisbeth Garces

August 01, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 43.5 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Lisbeth Garces. Since 2007, Lisbeth Garces has sought to provide dance therapy exercise for people with disabilities in memory of her late son, Juan Carlos Garces, who suffered from Muscular Dystrophy. Lisbeth was born in Venezuela, the youngest in a family of seven siblings. At the age of twenty she gave birth to her son Juan Carlos. After five years she received the devastating diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy. At this point Lisbeth decided to ...

217 - A Mother's Resilience with Lisbeth Garces

August 01, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 44 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Lisbeth Garces. Since 2007, Lisbeth Garces has sought to provide dance therapy exercise for people with disabilities in memory of her late son, Juan Carlos Garces, who suffered from Muscular Dystrophy. Lisbeth was born in Venezuela, the youngest in a family of seven siblings. At the age of twenty she gave birth to her son Juan Carlos. After five years she received the devastating diagnosis of Muscular Dystrophy. At this point Lisbeth decided to devote al...

On Men, HIV, and Wellness with Guillermo Chacón

July 25, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutes - 47.1 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Guillermo Chacón. Guillermo is the President of the Latino Commission on AIDS and founder of the Hispanic Health Network. Since 2010, Guillermo Chacón has served as President of the Latino Commission on AIDS, where he is a vocal advocate on the impact of HIV, viral hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections in Hispanic/Latinx communities. Under his leadership, the Commission has invested in national community mobilization programs to...

216 - On Men, HIV, and Wellness with Guillermo Chacón

July 25, 2021 07:00 - 58 minutes - 47.6 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Guillermo Chacón. Guillermo is the President of the Latino Commission on AIDS and founder of the Hispanic Health Network. Since 2010, Guillermo Chacón has served as President of the Latino Commission on AIDS, where he is a vocal advocate on the impact of HIV, viral hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections in Hispanic/Latinx communities. Under his leadership, the Commission has invested in national community mobilization programs to promote ...

215 - Empathy Is Your Super Power with Ber-Henda Williams

July 12, 2021 01:21 - 49 minutes - 40.2 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Ber-Henda. Ber-Henda is a Visionary+Empath Coach. She supports empathic creative visionary empaths to find their voice, embrace feminine power, and create mission-based businesses in service of social transformation, justice and equity. When she is not doing that, she runs a girl’s leadership program, The Power of Girlhood for girls 8-18. Además, ella es una poeta bilingüe. She is a bilingual poet. She believes feminine empaths are here to disrupt the pa...

Empathy Is Your Super Power with Ber-Henda Williams

July 12, 2021 01:21 - 49 minutes - 39.6 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Ber-Henda. Ber-Henda is a Visionary+Empath Coach. She supports empathic creative visionary empaths to find their voice, embrace feminine power, and create mission-based businesses in service of social transformation, justice and equity. When she is not doing that, she runs a girl’s leadership program, The Power of Girlhood for girls 8-18. Además, ella es una poeta bilingüe. She is a bilingual poet. She believes feminine empaths are here to disru...

214 - Dutidú with Marie Claire Vasquez Durán & Maria Victoria Abreu

July 05, 2021 00:42 - 59 minutes - 48.3 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with  Marie Claire Vasquez Durán and Maria Victoria Abreu. ~ Este es un episodio en español ~ Marie Claire Vasquez and Maria Victoria Abreu, both born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, studied Economics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), and as adults emigrated to the United States, each pursuing their own personal and professionals goals. Marie Claire went to California, earning a master's degree in In...

Dutidú with Marie Claire Vasquez Durán & Maria Victoria Abreu

July 05, 2021 00:42 - 59 minutes - 47.7 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Marie Claire Vasquez Durán and Maria Victoria Abreu. ~ Este es un episodio en español ~ Marie Claire Vasquez and Maria Victoria Abreu, both born and raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, studied Economics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), and as adults emigrated to the United States, each pursuing their own personal and professionals goals. Marie Claire went to California, earning a master's degr...

Thoughts May Vary with Gabriela Ulloa

June 27, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Gabriela Ulloa. Gabriela Ulloa is a Cuban-American journalist and mental health advocate. After working at Architectural Digest as the Assistant to the Editor in Chief, Gabriela went off to pursue her passion of sharing stories, focusing primarily on stigmatized topics. She’s been published in publications such as The New York Times, Byrdie, Architectural Digest and more. Gabriela is also the co-host of Thoughts May Vary, a podcast that illumin...

213 - Thoughts May Vary with Gabriela Ulloa

June 27, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Gabriela Ulloa. Gabriela Ulloa is a Cuban-American journalist and mental health advocate. After working at Architectural Digest as the Assistant to the Editor in Chief, Gabriela went off to pursue her passion of sharing stories, focusing primarily on stigmatized topics. She’s been published in publications such as The New York Times, Byrdie, Architectural Digest and more. Gabriela is also the co-host of Thoughts May Vary, a podcast that illuminates stor...

212 - Breaking Through Your Own Glass Ceiling with Linda Gonzalez

June 23, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 44.6 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Linda González. Linda González recently published Breaking Through Your Own Glass Ceiling, based on both hers and her coaching clients’ efforts to live a full-hearted life despite daily inequities. Her award-winning memoir The Cost of Our Lives is a family story of unearthing secrets in search of family and redemption. She has published many essays, served as a judge for the Latino Books awards, and is a contributing editor for aaduna, an onli...

Breaking Through Your Own Glass Ceiling with Linda Gonzalez

June 23, 2021 07:00 - 54 minutes - 44.1 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Linda González. Linda González recently published Breaking Through Your Own Glass Ceiling, based on both hers and her coaching clients’ efforts to live a full-hearted life despite daily inequities. Her award-winning memoir The Cost of Our Lives is a family story of unearthing secrets in search of family and redemption. She has published many essays, served as a judge for the Latino Books awards, and is a contributing editor for aaduna...

211 - What happens when you invest in yourself?

June 21, 2021 17:12 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MB

Listeners this week we have a solo episode with Pam. We talk about the power of investing of yourself and the questions you can ask yourself before making a decision.  Learn more about Align Workshop, head over to alignyourgoals.com Follow Cafe con Pam on all things social Instagram Facebook http://cafeconpam.com/ Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge Join FREE online Recovering Procrastinator Manis Community!  stayshining.club Join PowerSisters!  Findmypowersister.com Subscribe, r...

What happens when you invest in yourself?

June 21, 2021 17:12 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB

Listeners this week we have a solo episode with Pam. We talk about the power of investing of yourself and the questions you can ask yourself before making a decision.  Learn more about Align Workshop, head over to alignyourgoals.com Follow Cafe con Pam on all things social Instagram Facebook http://cafeconpam.com/ Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge Join FREE online Recovering Procrastinator Manis Community!  stayshining.club Join PowerSisters! Findmypowersister.com Subs...

210 - Healing Your Inner Child Is Necessary with Luis Aguilar

June 13, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Luis Aguilar. Luis Aguilar is the co-founder of Molcajete Dominguero, a monthly pop-up event for Latinx vendors to showcase and sell unique items. Originally from Mexico City, Luis came to the United States when he was 3 years old. During a trip to Seattle, he attended a pop-up event and realized that Latinx vendors did not have a dedicated space to promote their products in Los Angeles, where he lived. As a result, he founded Molcajete Doming...

Healing Your Inner Child Is Necessary with Luis Aguilar

June 13, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Luis Aguilar. Luis Aguilar is the co-founder of Molcajete Dominguero, a monthly pop-up event for Latinx vendors to showcase and sell unique items. Originally from Mexico City, Luis came to the United States when he was 3 years old. During a trip to Seattle, he attended a pop-up event and realized that Latinx vendors did not have a dedicated space to promote their products in Los Angeles, where he lived. As a result, he founded Molcaje...

209 - Flamin' Hot with Richard Montañez

June 09, 2021 18:19 - 56 minutes - 45.7 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Richard Montañez. Richard Montañez is an inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist and business executive whose inspirational journey has taken him from the barrio to the boardroom. A sought-after motivational speaker, he may be best known as the creator of Flamin' Hot Cheetos--the billion-dollar brand and worldwide phenomenon. Hailed as the Godfather of Hispanic Marketing, Montañez began his tenure as a janitor at Frito-Lay/PepsiCo before rising...

Flamin' Hot with Richard Montañez

June 09, 2021 18:19 - 56 minutes - 45.2 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Richard Montañez. Richard Montañez is an inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist and business executive whose inspirational journey has taken him from the barrio to the boardroom. A sought-after motivational speaker, he may be best known as the creator of Flamin' Hot Cheetos--the billion-dollar brand and worldwide phenomenon. Hailed as the Godfather of Hispanic Marketing, Montañez began his tenure as a janitor at Frito-Lay/PepsiCo befo...

Being an Artist and Listening to Your Inner Voice with Juliet Menéndez

June 06, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Juliet Menéndez. Juliet Menéndez is a Guatemalan American author and illustrator living between Guatemala City, Paris, and New York. While working as a bilingual teacher in New York City’s public schools, Juliet noted the need for more books that depicted children like the ones in her classrooms. She studied design and illustration in Paris and now spends her days with her watercolors and notebook. Latinitas is her first children's book. During...

208 - Being an Artist and Listening to Your Inner Voice with Juliet Menéndez

June 06, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 56.9 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Juliet Menéndez. Juliet Menéndez is a Guatemalan American author and illustrator living between Guatemala City, Paris, and New York. While working as a bilingual teacher in New York City’s public schools, Juliet noted the need for more books that depicted children like the ones in her classrooms. She studied design and illustration in Paris and now spends her days with her watercolors and notebook. Latinitas is her first children's book. During our conv...

207 - Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico with Kathy Sosa and Dr. Jennifer Speed

June 02, 2021 18:05 - 55 minutes - 45.4 MB

Listeners this week we're back with Kathy Sosa and Jennifer Speed. Kathy Sosa explores the artistic expression of mestizaje, the blending of peoples, races, ethnicities, languages, ideas, habits and cultures that characterizes the Texas-Mexico border region that has been her home since childhood. Dr. Jennifer Speed is a native Texan and a historian with a special interest in biography and storytelling. Her work ranges in space and time from medieval Spain to early twentieth century Mexico ...

Revolutionary Women of Texas and Mexico with Kathy Sosa and Dr. Jennifer Speed

June 02, 2021 18:05 - 55 minutes - 44.9 MB

Listeners this week we're back with Kathy Sosa and Jennifer Speed. Kathy Sosa explores the artistic expression of mestizaje, the blending of peoples, races, ethnicities, languages, ideas, habits and cultures that characterizes the Texas-Mexico border region that has been her home since childhood. Dr. Jennifer Speed is a native Texan and a historian with a special interest in biography and storytelling. Her work ranges in space and time from medieval Spain to early twentieth centur...

206 - We Need More Fertility Education with Lilliana Vazquez

May 31, 2021 05:29 - 59 minutes - 48.3 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Lilliana Vazquez. Emmy-winning host and TV personality Lilliana Vazquez is a trailblazing interviewer, style expert, and author. Capturing the audience’s attention behind the microphone, she earned kudos from Bustle with its headline “NBC's Golden Globes Red Carpet Host Is One to Watch.” The enterprising star has curated a career that began from a small blog to being seen by millions daily on numerous platforms including America’s #1 Morning S...

We Need More Fertility Education with Lilliana Vazquez

May 31, 2021 05:29 - 59 minutes - 47.8 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Lilliana Vazquez. Emmy-winning host and TV personality Lilliana Vazquez is a trailblazing interviewer, style expert, and author. Capturing the audience’s attention behind the microphone, she earned kudos from Bustle with its headline “NBC's Golden Globes Red Carpet Host Is One to Watch.” The enterprising star has curated a career that began from a small blog to being seen by millions daily on numerous platforms including America’s #1 ...

Being A "Coconut" with Manny Padilla

May 26, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 48.1 MB

Listeners this week we're back with Manny Padilla. Manny wrote his first short story when he was 8-years-old and has been writing ever since. Despite his parents' protests ("You'll starve to death!"), Manny earned a journalism degree, and has since worked consistently in the media and publishing fields with over 36 years of award-winning writing experience, working as a newspaper reporter and editor; marketing, public relations and advertising professional; and public speaker. Man...

205 - Being A "Coconut" with Manny Padilla

May 26, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 48.6 MB

Listeners this week we're back with Manny Padilla. Manny wrote his first short story when he was 8-years-old and has been writing ever since. Despite his parents' protests ("You'll starve to death!"), Manny earned a journalism degree, and has since worked consistently in the media and publishing fields with over 36 years of award-winning writing experience, working as a newspaper reporter and editor; marketing, public relations and advertising professional; and public speaker. Manny "retir...

204 - Rewriting The Latinx Narrative with Thatiana Diaz

May 23, 2021 18:02 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Thatiana Diaz. Thatiana Diaz leads editorial strategy, ideation, and execution for Refinery29's first Latinx cross-platform channel, Somos. In addition to serving as the senior editor of Somos, Thatiana is a beauty contributor, producing deeply reported beauty pieces and exclusive celebrity features. She has covered beauty through a wide lens, including product reviews, debunking beauty myths, and igniting conversations on inclusivity and dive...

Rewriting The Latinx Narrative with Thatiana Diaz

May 23, 2021 18:02 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Thatiana Diaz. Thatiana Diaz leads editorial strategy, ideation, and execution for Refinery29's first Latinx cross-platform channel, Somos. In addition to serving as the senior editor of Somos, Thatiana is a beauty contributor, producing deeply reported beauty pieces and exclusive celebrity features. She has covered beauty through a wide lens, including product reviews, debunking beauty myths, and igniting conversations on inclusivity...

203 - For the Love of Books with Lincy Ayala

May 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 48.9 MB

Listeners this week we're back with Lincy Ayala. Lincy Ayala is Co-Founder and CEO of BookSloth. Lincy began her career as a biologist, whose love for animals had her working at a Nonprofit Wildlife preserve. Soon after, she re-discovered her passion for design when preparing graphics for the wildlife enclosures. From there she became a freelance UX/UI Designer for Web and Mobile. Lincy has collaborated with projects that inspire other women to pursue tech careers while also advocating for ...

For the Love of Books with Lincy Ayala

May 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 48.4 MB

Listeners this week we're back with Lincy Ayala. Lincy Ayala is Co-Founder and CEO of BookSloth. Lincy began her career as a biologist, whose love for animals had her working at a Nonprofit Wildlife preserve. Soon after, she re-discovered her passion for design when preparing graphics for the wildlife enclosures. From there she became a freelance UX/UI Designer for Web and Mobile. Lincy has collaborated with projects that inspire other women to pursue tech careers while also advoca...

202 - The Answer is Always No Until You Ask with Kim Cordova

May 10, 2021 03:19 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Listeners, we're back this week with Kim Cordova.  Kim Cordova was elected President of the UFCW Local 7 in 2009 and is currently serving her fourth term. She is the first woman, in its 150-year history, to ever lead Local 7 and serves as Vice President of UFCW International. Cordova believes when there is a strong labor movement, there is a strong middle class – the key to rebuilding the economies of Colorado and Wyoming. Cordova, a Local 7 union member for 35 years and counting, has dedi...

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