Getting real, raw and vulnerable discussing our fears and doubts around having another child after losing our baby boy. The impact that that trauma made in our lives and some of the thoughts that plagued us. We talk about the identity crisis that happened when going from parents to a living child to parents of an angel child. We also discuss the one KEY thing that needed to happen in order for us to be ready. Thank you for being a part of our journey β₯οΈ ---- π Follow us, the IT TAKES GUTS PODCA...
Nov 09, 2022β’23 min
Think bigger. Execute faster. Share your story. Impact over income. INVEST IN YOURSELF. Back in July, Oscar and I made the decision to join a Mastermind that was a $40k investment. In this episode we share some of our key takeaways as well as dive deeper into our personal development journeys. The best decision we continue to make is to invest in ourselves, in our personal growth, mindsets, health and businesses. If you're looking to improve in any area of your life, this episode is for you. Tha...
Oct 19, 2022β’28 min
Taking it back to March 2018. The month Ollie was born. Also the month Oscar decides to leave his corporate job and start his own Digital Marketing Business. This kickstarted us trying and failing in our careers and ultimately finding success through our failures. "With every seed of failure comes an equivalent seed of success". A thought occurred to us after our son passed away. Maybe all the failure we had endured and all of the adversity we faced actually prepared us to be better handle his p...
Oct 12, 2022β’27 min
In the 6 years Oscar and I have been together, we've gone through some real adversity as a couple. We got pregnant 9 months after dating. We left our corporate jobs and became entrepreneurs while navigating life with a newborn. We lost all of our clients in our business and went "broke" for a period of time. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and had poor quality of life until I healed. But, there was nothing that would shake our relationship more than losing our world, our 2 year old ba...
Oct 03, 2022β’31 min
Welcome back to the It Takes Guts Podcast! In today's episode you'll hear from Oscar and I as we share our trauma of losing our two year old son back in March 2020. Our story has made us who we are today. Losing our son meant finding purpose, hope, faith, eternal love, and becoming stronger, more resilient versions of ourselves both individually and as a couple. Listen in as we talk more about the accident that led to the loss of our baby. This episode will set the stage for subsequent episodes ...
Sep 28, 2022β’18 min
It starts in Cartagena Colombia. A woman, operating in a notebook factory in La Matuna, wanting to get closer to her dreams, set course for New York. A daughter, operating in a factory of dreams, pencil and paper lover, found in the land of her roots a lack in style and design of the notebooks. This story is cyclical, beginning with a Colombian immigrant in New York starting her journey toward her dream in a notebook factory in Cartagena and now her daughter, has returned to Colombia, to sell he...
Dec 11, 2019β’32 minβ’Season 2Ep. 11
Have you thought about starting your own supplement company, but have no resources, experience and are on a limited budget? Neither did the two co-founders of Ladybug Potions π: Laura Khoudari-Rico and Cilia Fishman, but that didn't stop them! These ladies are on a mission to provide natural and non-toxic health and beauty products for women to help them improve their health and use it as a catalyst to promote self-love and confidence. Their vision is to build a trusted brand and community that...
Nov 05, 2019β’39 minβ’Season 1Ep. 10
Haven't you heard? Retail sales of CBD in the United States are expected to surpass $1 billion in 2019 β a 133% increase over 2018 sales, according to projections from the 2019 Hemp & CBD Industry Factbook.π₯ Who better to gain insights about the industry from, than the Co-Founder and CEO of the the fastest growing broad spectrum CBD company in the US?! On today's episode of the "It Takes Guts" Podcast I had the esteem pleasure of interviewing Joy Smith of Joy Organics. Joy is an inspiring w...
Oct 25, 2019β’42 minβ’Season 1Ep. 9
Want to learn how a plant-based diet π± has reversed multiple autoimmune diseases? π₯ On today's episode of the It Takes Guts Podcast I have the pleasure of interviewing Health & Wellness Coach Marta, the creator of Livvib Coaching. Marta helps women with autoimmune disease learn to eat, move, think, and ππͺπ·π¦ π·πͺπ£π³π’π―π΅ππΊ through a holistic approach that teaches them how to hear what their body is telling them and the tools they need to do the things their body is asking for in ord...
Oct 18, 2019β’41 minβ’Season 1Ep. 8
On today's episode of the It Takes Guts Podcast join me as I have a conversation with my partner Oscar Guerrero about embracing and rebounding from failure. As part of our society we've been conditioned to see failure as something negative, so much so that too many people are paralyzed from taking action and going after what they really want because they have a strong "fear of failure". I know I spent the majority of my life never doing anything that wasn't "safe" because I was terrified at tryi...
Oct 04, 2019β’20 minβ’Season 1Ep. 7
In today's episode of the It Takes Guts Podcast I touch on the second meaning behind the name "It Takes Guts". You see, along with about roughly 3 million Americans I've been diagnosed with the invisible, hidden disease: IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease). For those who've never heard about IBD here's a little info for ya: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term for two conditions (Crohnβs disease and ulcerative colitis) that are characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal (GI...
Sep 29, 2019β’31 minβ’Season 1Ep. 6
Learn how to get good at saying NO. In today's episode I talk about the power of saying NO. Saying no to people, places, jobs, things, etc. that don't serve you and don't allow you to reach the fulfillment in life you're striving for. The best part of saying no to what's unimportant is that you're allowing yourself to say yes to what IS important, what will take you to that next level, the opportunities that will come out of it will amaze you. ---- π Follow me, the IT TAKES GUTS PODCAST host on...
Sep 23, 2019β’18 minβ’Season 1Ep. 5
Today on the It Takes Gut Podcast I had the opportunity to interview online career strategist and coach, Amber Alexis (aka Action Queen)! Amber helps health and wellness queens create impact and spread their mission while hitting their first 4-figures a month. Her passion for social media marketing, mindset & success habits has led her to create her 1:1 signature programs, gratitude journal, and begin her coaching career. Amberβs dream is to empower & create women leaders to change the w...
Sep 19, 2019β’39 minβ’Season 1Ep. 4
Want to learn key habits to keep negative thoughts from taking over your life? Negative thoughts. Negative feelings. Negative emotions. We all have them, but itβs how we deal with them that separates us from the 99%. In this episode Iβm joined by my partner Oscar Guerrero as we dive into how to recognize that weβre having negative thoughts, finding the βwhyβ behind them, what could happen if we ignore them and finally little habits to implement to quickly change that negative state of mind and o...
Sep 12, 2019β’35 minβ’Season 1Ep. 3
Ever find yourself surrounded by people that just drain your energy? That make you feel tired, annoyed, put you in a bad mood and just have this negative halo around them that seems to be contagious? They are what I like to call energy vampires, a term I coined from one of my mentors. In this episode I talk about how to recognize when you have a negative person in your life and two methods for how to distance yourself from them. ' ---- π Follow me, the IT TAKES GUTS PODCAST host on IG: @rebecca...
Sep 06, 2019β’32 minβ’Season 1Ep. 2
Has travel been an itch that you've wanted to scratch, but you're too afraid to make the move because of how it'll affect your family, kids, babies? In today's episode of the "It Takes Guts" Podcast I'm joined by my partner Oscar Guerrero, digital entrepreneur, having visited over 30 countries, lived in China, Spain, and Romania and now Medellin, Colombia. We dive into what it was like for us to pick up, leave home and family and move to Colombia (yes the country). The reasons for the decision, ...
Sep 03, 2019β’25 minβ’Season 1Ep. 1
