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 stratosphere. In 2020, Aida headlined the HBO LatinX standup special Entrenos while also appearing in Showtim...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 239
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, including his skills as a video creator, copywriter, and graphic designer. Past collaborations includ...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 238
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 personal mission to help historically underestimated leaders reclaim and command the influence they and...
Dec 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 237
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 it wherever books are sold. During our conversation, we talked about: Growing up poor Discovering w...
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 236
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, the light of a candle conquers all. As a proud Latina she is determined to leave a mark of her Ecu...
Dec 05, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 235
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 Most Powerful Women Staffers on Capitol Hill” by National Journal magazine. In 2012, she won an NAACP...
Nov 21, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 234
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 was nominated as an Industry Impactor Honoree of the Microsoft Legacy Project – naming her as one o...
Nov 14, 2021•57 min•Ep. 233
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 country. In 2020, LWC Studios received a Peabody Award nomination, earned silver in the audio docume...
Nov 07, 2021•58 min•Ep. 232
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 lives in New Jersey with her soon-to-be dog. During our conversation, we talked about: We catch up ...
Oct 31, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 231
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 works at The New York Times as Editor of Newsroom Development and Support and is a fellow in 2021's clas...
Oct 24, 2021•56 min•Ep. 230
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 develop CASHDROP, a mobile-first contactless commerce platform targeted at small business owners. Ruben r...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 229
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 for us to start spending our dollars on us. Register to Latina Equal Payday Experience Here Follow ...
Oct 18, 2021•5 min•Ep. 228
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 Loca,” directed and written by award-winning filmmaker Allison Anders. Her big break in the role of...
Oct 10, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 227
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 Times essay about color...
Oct 03, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 226
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 about: Coming fro...
Sep 26, 2021•57 min•Ep. 225
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, Propel, Aq...
Sep 19, 2021•28 min•Ep. 224
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 arti...
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 223
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 work t...
Sep 04, 2021•54 min•Ep. 222
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 Founda...
Aug 30, 2021•23 min•Ep. 221
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! Findmypowersister...
Aug 24, 2021•10 min•Ep. 220
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-i...
Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 219
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 instructor,...
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 218
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 all her...
Aug 01, 2021•54 min•Ep. 217
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 HIV te...
Jul 25, 2021•59 min•Ep. 216
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 patriar...
Jul 12, 2021•49 min•Ep. 215
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 Internatio...
Jul 05, 2021•59 min•Ep. 214
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 stories an...
Jun 27, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 213
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 online li...
Jun 23, 2021•55 min•Ep. 212
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, rate, review, and s...
Jun 21, 2021•13 min•Ep. 211
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 Dominguero ...
Jun 13, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 210
