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  • On Start Ups and Entrepreneurship with Nico Estrella
    Listeners, we're back this week with Nico Estrella. 

    Entrepreneur. Former professional soccer player in Ecuador. Co-founder & CMO of Waku, a beverage brand that’s creating economic impact in the communities of farmers in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. Waku was considered one of the top 6 most impactful and promising startups of Boston at HUBWeek 2018, and was a finalist in MassChallenge 2019, because of the potential of growth and the social impact is creating in Ecuador. Motivated, optimistic and determined leader with great problem-solving skills developed through a background on business and marketing education, and on the multiple startups founded in the past. Passionate about the power of entrepreneurship and how it can create immense impact in the world.

    During our conversation, we talked about:
    • His professional soccer career
    • Knowing when to leave soccer.
    • Starting a business and the process.
    • Making business decisions during the pandemic.
    • Persevering despite the odds.
    • And more...
     
    This episode is brought to you by MagicMind is the world's first productivity drink.
    🧠 All-natural Ingredients: Adaptogens - help decrease stress Nootropics - boost blood flow & cognition Matcha - keeps you focused.
    🧠 Lighter On Caffeine: Unlike regular energy drinks, minimal caffeine, all of which comes from matcha tea.
    🧠 Drink Less Coffee: Quitting coffee is hard. MagicMind increases productivity while reducing coffee cravings and preventing the caffeine crash.
    🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.
    🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.
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    Relevant Timestamps:
    06:25 - His soccer career
    12:40 - His business path
    17:24 - How the idea of Waku was born
    20:42 - Sprint Methodology
    28:16 - Ideas are a dime a dozen
    32:58 - Getting funds
    37:34 - Strategy changes
    46:17 - Working with retail and the pandemic
     
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    1 hr 9 min
  • For The Love of Writing with Rudy Ruiz
    Listeners, we're back this week with Rudy Ruiz.

    Rudy Ruiz is a native of the Texas-Mexico border, born in Brownsville, Texas and raised along both sides of the Rio Grande. From an early age he dreamt of attending Harvard, a wild assertion in the eyes of his classmates and teachers, but his parents always taught him to believe in himself and his potential. He indeed earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Harvard, graduating with Honors. There he first studied Romance Languages and Literature and fell in love with magical realism as a style. His books of literary fiction and short stories have won numerous awards, including six International Latino Book Awards and the Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction. 

    During our conversation, we talked about:
    • Growing up by the border
    • Going to Harvard
    • His love for writing
    • His dad as an inspiration
    • And much more...
    This episode is brought to you by 
    MagicMind is the world's first productivity drink.
    🧠 All-natural Ingredients: Adaptogens - help decrease stress Nootropics - boost blood flow & cognition Matcha - keeps you focused.
    🧠 Lighter On Caffeine: Unlike regular energy drinks, minimal caffeine, all of which comes from matcha tea.
    🧠 Drink Less Coffee: Quitting coffee is hard. MagicMind increases productivity while reducing coffee cravings and preventing the caffeine crash.
    🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.
    🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.
    TRY IT OUT, USE MY CODE PAM AND GET 20% OFF
     
    Relevant Timestamps:
    07:23 - Growing up on the border
    09:12 - Bi-national existence
    12:01 - Going to Harvard
    18:43 - Assimilation
    23:45 - Changing plans
    27:58 - Chose one path
    35:04 - Being a writer
    35:07 - I write because I have to
    42:06 - Hispanics don’t read
    45:39 - His inspiration for the book
    53:23 - His dad’s typewriter & his collection
     
    Follow Rudy on all things social:
    Twitter
    Website
     
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    Facebook
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    Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge
    Join our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going!
     
    If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Collective Mastermind
     
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    1 hr 1 min
  • Movement Is Medicine with Michelle Morales
    Listeners, we're back this week with Michelle Morales.

    Michelle Morales, M.S., is an award winning professional salsa dancer, school psychologist, speaker, activist, and consultant. She guides people to embody their freedom through movement. Michelle has dedicated her life to advocating for Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) and folks with marginalized identities within the school system. She incorporates dance in her social-emotional curriculum to help students build self-confidence and learn effective problem-solving skills. She is passionate about helping parents, professionals, and educators lead with compassion and integrity when working with students with disabilities or social-emotional needs.
     
    During our conversation, we talked about:
    • Growing up and being different
    • Belonging
    • Dancing and the healing powers of movement
    • Choosing herself first
    • Friendships
    • Systemic Racism
    • And more... 
     
    This episode is brought to you by MagicMind is the world's first productivity drink.
    🧠 All-natural Ingredients: Adaptogens - help decrease stress Nootropics - boost blood flow & cognition Matcha - keeps you focused.
    🧠 Lighter On Caffeine: Unlike regular energy drinks, minimal caffeine, all of which comes from matcha tea.
    🧠 Drink Less Coffee: Quitting coffee is hard. MagicMind increases productivity while reducing coffee cravings and preventing the caffeine crash.
    🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.
    🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.
    TRY IT OUT, USE MY CODE PAM AND GET 20% OFF
     
    Relevant Timestamps:
    06:28 - Growing up as a Guatemalan-Jamaican
    15:48 - Impact of systemic racism
    18:46 - Being passionate
    25:40 - The nuances of her identity and feeling like she didn’t belong
    31:46 - Psychological impact
    33:28 - Mindset
    34:34 - Dance
    41:11 - Dancing with our ancestors
    44:30 - Leaving the district
    45:34 - Working hard
     
    Follow Michelle on all things social:
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    Instagram
     
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    Facebook
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    Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge
    Join our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going!
     
    If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Collective Mastermind
     
    Learn about PowerSisters
     
    Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone you love!
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    1 hr
  • Do It For Your Community with Lizbeth Ramirez
    Listeners, we're back this week with Lizbeth Ramirez.

    Lizbeth Ramirez has an extensive work history including having worked 11 sessions of the General Assembly at the Illinois State Capital and approximately three years in City Council of Chicago. Lizbeth served as a staff member for Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan for seven years overseeing chamber operations, committees and House Floor Liaison. Lizbeth currently serves as the Executive Director for the Democrats for the Illinois House under Speaker of the House Emanuel Chris Welch.

    In addition to her direct experience in government, Lizbeth has served as in-house lobbyist for Commonwealth Edison in Springfield, Cook County and the City of Chicago. Among numerous accomplishments an in-house Lobbyist, Lizbeth, worked to ensure the passage of the Future Energy Jobs (FEJA) legislation in 2016. Lizbeth oversaw ComEd’s Chicago North Redevelopment project from beginning to end, engaging local elected officials, community advocates and worked closely with the local aldermen to address community concerns. Lizbeth also provided the company with support as the community liaison for the north side Chicago, overseeing 19 wards from community issues, sponsorships, community engagement and promoting the Company’s brand with initiatives to promote STEAM education, social responsibility and grants for renewable energy.

    Most recently, Lizbeth has volunteered her time as the Hispanic Star Chicago Hub Leader under the We Are All Human Foundation, where she organized volunteers in over 10 communities in Chicago to provide food and essential items to those in need, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this work, Lizbeth received the Making the Difference Award presented by Telemundo Chicago and highlighted as Chicago’s Very Own by WGN-TV. Among other public recognitions, Lizbeth was named “Best In-House Lobbyist” by Capital Fax as a first-year lobbyist, along with being named to Negocios Now’s “Latino 40 under 40” in Chicago.
     
    During our conversation, we talked about:
    • Her immigration story
    • Her interest in politics
    • Studying in Mexico
    • Being the only Latina in rooms
    • Her new foundation
    • And much more...
     
    This episode is brought to you by 
    MagicMind is the world's first productivity drink.
    🧠 All-natural Ingredients: Adaptogens - help decrease stress Nootropics - boost blood flow & cognition Matcha - keeps you focused.
    🧠 Lighter On Caffeine: Unlike regular energy drinks, minimal caffeine, all of which comes from matcha tea.
    🧠 Drink Less Coffee: Quitting coffee is hard. MagicMind increases productivity while reducing coffee cravings and preventing the caffeine crash.
    🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.
    🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.
    TRY IT OUT, USE MY CODE PAM AND GET 20% OFF
     
    Relevant Timestamps:
    08:01 - Her immigration story
    12:56 - Educación como herencia
    17:05 - Her interest in politics
    26:42 - Spending a semester in Mexico
    36:28 - Being career-focused to show her father she was capable
    37:51 - Her career
    43:48 - Prime age to shape someone
    46:20 - Being the only Latina in her field
    53:19 - Her new foundation
     
    Follow Lizbeth on all things social:
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    Twitter
    Facebook
    Power Seeds Foundation Instagram
     
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    Facebook
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    Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge
    Join our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going!
     
    If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Collective Mastermind
     
    Learn about PowerSisters
     
    Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone you love!
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    1 hr 6 min
  • Your Vision and Offers
    Listeners we're back this week with a solo episode with Pam.

    Pam shows up with a bonus episode sampled from her private podcast feed where she shares her philosophy on business. 

    During this episode, Pam shares her perspective on having a strong vision and aligning your offers with it. This is a shorty but goodie. To learn more about her private podcast feed you can sign up here.
     
    This episode is brought to you by MagicMind is the world's first productivity drink.
    🧠 All-natural Ingredients: Adaptogens - help decrease stress Nootropics - boost blood flow & cognition Matcha - keeps you focused.
    🧠 Lighter On Caffeine: Unlike regular energy drinks, minimal caffeine, all of which comes from matcha tea.
    🧠 Drink Less Coffee: Quitting coffee is hard. MagicMind increases productivity while reducing coffee cravings and preventing the caffeine crash.
    🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.
    🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.
    TRY IT OUT, USE MY CODE PAM AND GET 20% OFF
     
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    Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge
    Join our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going!
     
    If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Collective Mastermind
     
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    24 min
  • On Choosing Joy Over Career with Maria Brito
    Listeners, we're back this week with Maria Brito.

    Maria Brito is an award-winning New York-based contemporary art advisor, author, and curator. A Harvard graduate, originally from Venezuela. Brito has been selected by Complex Magazine as one of the 20 Power Players in the Art World she was named by ARTNEWS as one of the visionaries who gets to shape the art world.

    She has written for publications such as Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Elle, Forbes, Artnet, Cultured Magazine, Departures, and the Gulf Coast Journal of Literature and Fine Arts from the University of Houston, Texas. For several years, Maria has taught her creativity course in companies and, in 2019, she launched “Jumpstart”, an online program on creativity for entrepreneurs based on years of research and observation in both the areas of business and art. 
    In 2019 she created and hosted "The "C" Files with Maria Brito", a TV and streaming series for PBS's new station "ALL ARTS".

    Maria and her projects have been featured extensively in national and international publications including The New York Times Style Section, T: The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, W Magazine, ELLE Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Time Magazine, New York Magazine, The New York Observer, The Daily Beast, The Economist, Interview Magazine, VOGUE and more.

    She’s the author of “How Creativity Rules The World” (HarperCollins March 15, 2022).
     
    During our conversation, we talked about:
    • Leaving Venezuela to go to Harvard
    • Navigating change
    • Making a decision to switch careers
    • Her upcoming book
    • And more...
     
    This episode is brought to you by MagicMind is the world's first productivity drink.
    🧠 All-natural Ingredients: Adaptogens - help decrease stress Nootropics - boost blood flow & cognition Matcha - keeps you focused.
    🧠 Lighter On Caffeine: Unlike regular energy drinks, minimal caffeine, all of which comes from matcha tea.
    🧠 Drink Less Coffee: Quitting coffee is hard. MagicMind increases productivity while reducing coffee cravings and preventing the caffeine crash.
    🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.
    🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.
    TRY IT OUT, USE MY CODE PAM AND GET 20% OFF
     
    Relevant Timestamps:
    08:18 - Growing up
    10:37 - ‘Giving up her dreams’
    13:04 - Mourn that talent & don’t have regrets
    17:31 - Leaving her country
    20:52 - Culture shock
    23:31 - Moving to NY
    27:16 - Her ‘dark ages’
    35:03 - Show me what are my talents
    39:22 - Pregnancy as a catalist
    43:04 - The art business
    45:59 - Gaining momentum
    52:29 - Pricing
    54:19 - When you run your own business
    59:02 - Taking a chance on yourself
     
    Follow Maria on all things social:
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    Instagram
    LinkedIn
    Facebook
    Twitter
     
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    Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge
    Join our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going!
     
    If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Collective Mastermind
     
    Learn about PowerSisters
     
    Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone you love!
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    1 hr 12 min
  • Fighting Words with Aida Rodriguez
    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 Showtime’s Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam, one of only four women to have performed on the series in its 15 seasons. Prior to that, she had her own half hour special on Netflix’s hit comedy series They Ready, Executive Produced by Tiffany Haddish and Wanda Sykes. In reviews Decider gushed that the special “will have you laughing, crying and begging for more” and Esquire Magazine declared *“*This is Rodriguez's genius—using comedy to turn pain into progress, to give voice to the voiceless, and to laugh instead of cry.”
     
    During our conversation, we talked about:
    • How she started her career
    • How she now honors her height
    • Everything that she's learned has supported her now
    • Her HBO special Fighting Words
     
    This episode is brought to you by 
    MagicMind is the world's first productivity drink.
    🧠 All-natural Ingredients: Adaptogens - help decrease stress Nootropics - boost blood flow & cognition Matcha - keeps you focused.
    🧠 Lighter On Caffeine: Unlike regular energy drinks, minimal caffeine, all of which comes from matcha tea.
    🧠 Drink Less Coffee: Quitting coffee is hard. MagicMind increases productivity while reducing coffee cravings and preventing the caffeine crash.
    🧠 Crush Your To-do List:The extra productivity and focus allow you to be more successful, conquer to-do lists faster, and give you more time to spend with loved ones.
    🧠 Helps Fight Off:Procrastination, Brain Fog, fatigue, and some ADD symptoms. After 3 to 7 days of continuous use, it’s easier to get into a flow state, be more productive, and drink less coffee.
    TRY IT OUT, USE MY CODE PAM AND GET 20% OFF
     
    Relevant Timestamps:
    08:48 - Humor in her household
    09:51 - Her 1st play
    11:32 - Her sister’s birth
    13:05 - Being scouted to model
    14:52 - Modeling world
    17:17 - Why she left modeling
    24:00 - Female role models
    27:12 - Negotiation rules
    28:54 - Your worth
    35:05 - Preparing for her special
    39:55 - Meeting her father
    41:33 - Love letter to Latinx
    46:39 - ‘Arrived’
     
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    1 hr
  • Creativity As The Catalyst For Business with Mike Alfaro
    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 include work for Honda, Walt Disney Pictures, DC Comics, HBO, Target, Maker's Mark Whiskey, and even a special commission by President Joe Biden.
     
    Relevant Timestamps:
    6:30 - His early work experiences
    8:07 - Wasn’t really expecting to become a business owner...
    9:02 - First investment
    10:35 - Representations of Latinidad
    12:25 - How Millenial Lotería came about
    22:25 - Making it a business
    24:22 - The biggest lesson with the first set
    36:56 - The power of Latinos...
    37:54 - Celebrating the growth
    40:39 - Relationship with Target
     
    This episode is brought to you by Aligned Collective Mastermind
    Let's embark on a journey of dismantling outdated business practices and oppressive marketing tactics. Let's decolonize and create liberated businesses together. Inside Aligned, we'll lean on principles of Mother Earth and practical studies rooted in feminism and liberation. Sliding scale available. Learn more and submit your intake form at alignedcollective.club
     
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    Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge
    Join our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going!
     
    If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Collective Mastermind
     
    Learn about PowerSisters
     
    Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone you love!
    And don't ever forget to Stay Shining!

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    1 hr 8 min
  • You Are Enough To Be In Those Rooms with N. Chloé Nwangwu
    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 their work deserve and need in order to have the kind of societal impact they want.Before starting her evidence based brand advisory, Chloé spent four years advising Israeli civil society groups and the local municipality in Tel Aviv, where she also contributed to track two final status peace negotiations. She has consulted on and developed programming around anti-bias and anti-discrimination as an Assistant Director at the Anti-Defamation League and mediated crisis level bias incidents in the aftermath of the 2016 presidential elections. She has an MA in International Conflict Resolution and Mediation from Tel Aviv University where she continued her undergraduate honors research in the modalities of sensory perception, religious experience and intractable conflict. Her other research includes intragroup conflict dynamics and the use of social media in the Arab Spring, which she pursued after living in Cairo in the months leading up to the protests in Tahrir square.

    Most recently, she advised the first refugee delegation to the UN and the High Ambition Coalition--a coalition of the world's most climate ambitious nations.
     
    During our conversation, we talked about:
    • Her work as a Brand Scientist
    • Her Nigerian roots and how that influences her work now
    • So much more
    Please note, the first part of the episode got unexpectedly cut off, so you'll hear the beginning and then an abrupt jump to the second part of the show. Sorry about that!
     
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    Personal LinkedIn
     
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    1 hr 2 min
  • When We Make It with Elisabet Velasquez
    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 writing
    • Poetry
    • Elisabet's lineage and healing when going to Puerto Rico
    • Writing as a career
    • And so much more!
     
    This episode is brought to you by Aligned Collective Mastermind
    Let's embark on a journey of dismantling outdated business practices and oppressive marketing tactics. Let's decolonize and create liberated businesses together. Learn more and submit your application at alignedcollective.club
     
    Relevant Timetamps:
    5:48 - Her grandparent's immigration story
    11:51 - Her parents
    15:07 - Going to Puerto Rico
    16:31 - 'In Puerto Rico I was Americana'
    17:47 - Visiting her grandmother
    21:02 - Writing
    24:22 - Our stories were important
    35:06 - Education and writing 'contra la corriente'
    36:57 - Being a statistic
    38:51 - Nuyorican Poets Cafe
    43:51 - Poetry
    44:54 - 'Poetry to me is...'
    46:53 - Professional Spanish
     
    Follow Elisabet on all things social:
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    Instagram
     
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    Join the FREE Cafe con Pam Challenge
    Join our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going!
     
    If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Collective Mastermind
     
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    Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone you love!
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    1 hr 6 min

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