BUT FIRST, SHE FAILED - Career Growth, Women Entrepreneurs, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Growth Mindset, Confidence

In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with social entrepreneur and Media Startup Founder, Liz Rebecca Alarcón. Liz is the Founder & Executive Director of Pulso, a non-profit media startup that brings culturally relevant Latino news, history and culture to over 1 million people in the United States. Since launching in 2018, Pulso has gained some very notable fans including Rashida Jones and JLO to name a few.

Liz is also a sought-after Political Analyst with her writing and commentary on Latin America and Latinos in the US being featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Time Magazine, Newsweek & The Miami Herald among others.

In this interview she discusses why it's important to go to market with a project before having it all figured out, the challenges that come with leadership and how sometimes our biggest public victories can feel like personal failures... this and so much more…

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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Podcast Producer and Manager Eugenia Woo. A pioneer in the podcasting space having had one of the very first Spanish language Podcasts.She is a fellow Podcaster and Host of the Fairly Bold Podcast, where she inspires women to create massive change in their lives one small - and Bold - step at a time.

Eugenia Woo is Podcast Manager and Producer who combines the strategic side of podcasting with the secret technical sauce that makes podcasts a success. As the creator of a five-star, top 120 podcast, she has combined years in the Marketing industry, and her MBA degree, with her own podcasting experience to create a unique system designed to make business podcasts a success. She is very strategically minded and is now combining her acumen for business with her passion for podcasting and helping business owners create podcasts to help them grow their businesses.

In this interview she shares why podcasting may be your best career move, why conforming can be painful and the benefits of podcasting that every business owner should know about. This is so much more.

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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with In-demand Money Coach, Delyanne Barros a.k.a. The money slayer who has been featured on CNN, TIME, Business Insider and more highlighting her work around Financial Literacy. Delyanne is a content creator too, putting daily content around this topic of investments to her social media networks for her close to 200K followers on TikTOK and 100K followers on Instagram.

A former employment attorney that focused on representing employees on cases around discrimination, wage and hour cases and more she saw firsthand the disparity that exists around the wage gap when it comes to women and minorities. Now she is a Money Mentor dedicated to helping women, especially women of color, move from focusing on budgeting to investing. She's on a mission to get minorities to start investing to bridge the gap and be able to be financially free and become "work optional".

In this interview she discusses how to retire early, how investing can be a form of protest, and a secret that millionaires and billionaires use when it comes to investing…this and more.

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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with well regarded Time Management Coach, Anna Dearmon Kornick. Anna helps busy professionals master time management so they can stop feeling overwhelmed and start spending time on what matters most.

Anna knows a thing or two about managing time— with a long career trajectory in high level roles where time management is crucial from being a former scheduler for a U.S. Congressman to a former Chief Spokesperson for a LT. Governor to working in the high stakes world of Crisis Communications, Public Relations.

Anna is also the host of It's About Time - A Podcast about Work, Life and Balance, where Anna shares time management tips, productivity strategies and real-life advice to help her listeners make the most of their time.

In this interview she shares what steps to take if you are feeling overwhelmed with managing your time, the power of the "In between" season, and why our calendars have to reflect our values... this and so much more...

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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with multi-hyphen powerhouse creative Samantha Jo Alonso. From being Co-Founder of the legendary retail Boutique Fruition that has had famous clientele such as Jeremy Scott and Kanye West among others to being a stylist and working with big brands such as Nike on various projects to being a brand consultant, motivational speaker and philanthropist creating numerous outreach opportunities. Samantha also created a wellness movement with founding MISSION I'M POSSIBLE creating a space for people to come together and run together while finding community.

And as if that wasn't inspiring enough Her latest projects Socks Sammy Jo has been widely successful as well.

Samantha's multi-disciplinary force defines the modern day renaissance woman. Moving effortlessly among fashion, fitness and philanthropy, it's no surprise that Samantha's vision and worldview for life has prepared her to inspire others to follow their dreams.

In this interview she shares why it's important to be rooted in a life of service, the importance of relationship building and how failures can become moments of revelation when it comes to character building. This and so much more….

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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Career and Leadership Coach Katie O'Malley. A sought after-career coach, Katie is The Senior Associate Director of Leadership and Development at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where she helps MBA students in this area. On nights and weekends Katie has her own private career coaching practice where she specializes in career and leadership development for underrepresented populations in the C-suite taking on clients from all over the world.

In this interview we discuss how to know when it's time to make a change in your career, What steps to take to find a career that is a perfect fit for you, and we discuss a new topic that is emerging called "work place induced trauma" what is means and how it can affect us. This and so much more...

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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks with Keli Pitts a.k.a. The Femininity Doctor.

Keli is a Speaker and Author of a very successful self-published book called "Doctor's Orders: A Guide for Helping Modern Women Regain Their Femininity For Good''. Keli who has amassed a following of close 80k on social media has also been featured on various Podcasts including Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child's Podcast to talk about this topic.

Her mission of helping women —who are suffering from fear, rejection and trauma -- relax into their femininity so that they can become happy, healed and wildly successful feminine women is so important to her that she's created on-line courses around this very topic.

In this interview she talks about what is feminine energy and why it's something to pay attention to, how femininity affects us when it comes to our careers and businesses and how forgiveness can play a role in what you attract.

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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks to the creator and woman behind LATINA MONEY, Janet Cruz Padrón.

Some of you may already be part of the close 120k people following Latina Money her social media accounts. It is safe to say that Janet is creating a movement, by fusing education, media, technology, and storytelling, Latina Money is empowering modern women to lift the taboo and harness the tremendous power that money has to rewrite cultural narratives.

Janet believes in the massive power that "talking" can have in positively transforming and elevating cultures and communities. As a Millennial Latina influencer, podcaster, and financial educator, Jane't passion for keeping these critical conversations going has led her to create the Latina Money Institute, a nonprofit research institute whose mission is to advance awareness of the Latina wealth gap and its impact.

In this interview Janet shares how everything in life boils down to relationships, even our money, how our childhood shapes our relationship with finances and what she learned from some of the most powerful and wealthy individuals when it comes to talking money.

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In this episode, Host Paola Soares speaks to award-winning social Media Strategist Roohi Amber. Roohi has worked with Global brands for over a decade helping them with their social content and campaigns and recently transitioned into the tech world with her new role as a Senior Strategist for Adobe.

Roohi is also a mother, military wife and owner of the new Satin Baby Sheet company, Seaside Avenue that recently had a very successful launch.

A third culture kid, Roohi is a second generation British Indian, born and raised in London, now living and raising a "fourth culture kid" in the states. Her passion for storytelling, advocacy and documenting finds an outlet through her Instagram page, where she microblogs about her lived experience.

In this interview she shares why now is the time for minority women to share their stories, how failing at a career can be a great thing, how hiring mothers can be a huge asset to companies and more.

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In this episode, Host Paola speaks with Well-Known Functional Practitioner and founder of Omni Wellness, Victoria Franca. Victoria helps career-driven individuals that are feeling the burden of stress, focus on their well-being by addressing the root cause of their symptoms through balancing their minerals, hormones, and gut health.

This is a topic that many of us don't think about because we are so busy taking care of everyone else that we forget to take care of ourselves which ends up leading to symptoms and ultimately limiting us from showing up as our best selves.

In this interview Victoria shares how to listen to our bodies when it's trying to tell us something is off, how the American dream can affect our health and why curiosity is one of the most important things.

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