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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 "retired" from his position as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Los Angeles Police Federal Credit Union in 2019. There, he was responsible for extending the not-for-profit financial institution’s work within the Los Angeles Police and Sheriff’s departments, as well as law enforcement communities.

Prior to that, Manny held roles as First Vice President of Marketing, Metrocities Mortgage; Marketing Communications Manager, The California Endowment; Vice President of Marketing, City National Bank; and Writer/Editor/ Supervisor, Los Angeles Daily News Special Sections.
In 2021, Manny added the title of "author" to his resume, with the creation of his debut novel, "Coconut."

During this episode we talked about:

• Growing up third generation Mexican American
• How he decided to make writing his career.
• The changes that have happened to the Latinx experience
• Mental health and the dichotomy of the Latinx experience in the 70s
• Profiling
• Bad bosses
• Supporting each other

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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 diversity within the industry. Thatiana joined Refinery29 from People en Español, where she launched Chica, Meredith's first brand targeting Latina millennials, with video and social media extensions. She is also the former Miss New York USA 2015 and finalist at Miss Dominican Republic Universe.

During our conversation, we talked about:

• We talk about her panic attack when she decided to switch majors in college
• Being first gen in the US and to graduate from college
• Switching majors and choosing a different career
• Internships and how she found a way to make things happen for her
• Fitting into the fashion world

 
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Important Timestamps:

09:18 Learning from her mother
11:08 Her parents wanting her to get a college degree
12:29 Navigating college applications and college life as a first gen
14:27 Having a panic attack and realizing she didn't wanted to be a lawyer
19:57 The importance of good advisors
23:44 Her parents reaction to the change in majors
27:22 Having a latino boss at seventeen magazine
33:48 Impostor syndrome as a Latina in the fashion world
35:14 POC navigating workspaces
40:54 White people moving faster than her in the industry
45:45 Whitewashing
49:00 Taking our narratives into our own hands
 
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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 more inclusive work environments.

If she’s not working, you’ll find her cuddled up reading Young Adult Fantasy or Sci-fi books.

This year is the 10th anniversary of Apple’s student scholarship program at the Worldwide Developers Conference taking place June 7-11. Lincy has worked closely with Apple on various occasions, including their immersive Entrepreneur Camp which focuses on optimizing the apps of women and People of Color.

During this episode we talked about:

• Life in Puerto Rico
• Bilingual life-brain
• Doing business in English
• Watching movies with subtitles, it's actually great for ADHD
• Lincy's love for animals
• Changing careers
• How Lincy reads one book a week

 
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Important timestamps:
6:18 america's pop culture in PR
14:03 how working with the animals started her design work
14:55 choosing majors
19:10 telling her mom she didn't want to be a biologist anymore
23:55 she can't leave a book unfinished
39:33 hurricane Maria & turning to books
43:33 the perks of running a startup
45:36 understanding the need of investors
46:50 the world of funding
47:54 diversity
 
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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 dedicated her career to fighting for the health, safety, and wellbeing of working people. In 1985, while still in high school, she began her career as a grocery bagger for Safeway. While working at the store she was held at gunpoint, an experience that sparked her passion for workplace safety. After eight years at Safeway, in several positions including stocker, checker, and baker, she was hired in 1993 as a Local 7 union organizer and later union representative. She served in that position until May 2009 when she returned to work at a Safeway.

Later in 2009 as a rank-and-file member, Cordova ran for President of UFCW Local 7 on a reform platform to implement ethical practices and other financial controls to restore credibility to Colorado’s largest private-sector labor union. Following a stunning upset victory of a longtime incumbent, Cordova assumed office in 2010.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, she has been a vocal advocate calling for enforceable safety measures for her members, America’s essential workers. Under her leadership during the pandemic, the union has called for increased onsite COVID-19 testing, improved workplace safety measures, paid sick leave, and maintaining hazard pay until the danger has subsided for her members—many of whom are considered essential workers.

As one of the few Latinas elected to union leadership in the United States, Cordova is helping pave the way for a new generation of women of color in organized labor. UFCW Local 7 represents more than 25,000 grocery, meatpacking, food processing, health care, cosmetology and barbershop workers in Colorado and Wyoming.

Cordova resides in Denver with her family and two dogs. The family enjoys tennis, riding bikes, and driving in the mountains. She’s often cheering on her home state teams including the Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and the Colorado Rockies.

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During our conversation, we talked about:

• Her life in Colorado
• Her relationship with her mother
• How she started her career and got introduced to the union
• The importance of labor workers

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Listeners, we are back this week with a conversation with Sonia Erika.

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 to eliminate violent systems. Sonia's life work has focused on building and creating systems that pay people equitably for their time and labor. Before graduating from Harvard, Sonia, co-founded 3 weed organizations, the Cannabis Cultural Association, the Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council, and EatMe.Land. She is ready to build this world with you!

This was a super fun conversation filled with lots of nuggets.

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During our conversation, we talked about:

• Coming to the US and moving to Colorado
• Living in a predominantly white neighborhood
• How she got into Harvard
• Navigating privilege
• How she was introduced to weed and how it changed her life
• Lobbying
• The need to share power in our communities
• And so much more.

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Listeners we are back this week with episode 200! 

What a milestone! Instead of a celebration, Pam comes in to share a part of her story that catapulted her passion for listening to other's stories. It only took 200 episodes for her to feel safe enough to share this story, and by synchronicity, episode 200 landed during April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month. 
 
TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual Assault.
 
This episode is brought to you by The Washington Office on Latin America
Social leaders often face-off with a Colombian government that refuses to admit its failures, and they stand up to armed groups terrorizing their communities. Hundreds of Afro-descendent and Indigenous social leaders have been killed in Colombia for their work advocating for their communities, yet they persist. In a new documentary podcast series, you will hear why directly from four of them. REBUILDING PEACE IN COLOMBIA, created by the Washington Office on Latin America and in partnership with Peabody-nominated Lantigua Williams & Co as part of the digital advocacy campaign CON LÍDERES HAY PAZ. The four-part, bilingual podcast series follows the stories of social leaders in Colombia who, every day, under threat to their lives, search for truth and work toward reconciliation, fight for justice for victims of the Colombian conflict, and ensure the government lives up to the guarantees it made to ethnic and rural communities in the historic 2016 peace accord. Subscribe now to REBUILDING PEACE IN COLOMBIA wherever you get your podcasts. With social leaders, peace in Colombia is possible. They are asking us to support their work and protect their lives. Sign up for related updates, advocacy actions, and the action group guide at conlidereshaypaz.org.
 
Please understand this episode was shared to empower others to share their stories as long as they feel safe. It is our role as citizens of the world to create safe spaces for survivors and thrivers. The goal of this episode is to create awareness of sexual assault and provide resources like those listed below: 
 
Resources:
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https://www.nsvrc.org/
https://www.rainn.org/
 
Data from NSVRC.org

• One in five women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives (a)
• In the U.S., one in three women and one in six men experienced some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime (o)
• 51.1% of female victims of rape reported being raped by an intimate partner and 40.8% by an acquaintance (a)
• 52.4% of male victims report being raped by an acquaintance and 15.1% by a stranger (a)
• 91% of victims of rape and sexual assault are female, and nine percent are male (m)
• In 8 out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the perpetrator (j)

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Listeners, we're back this week with Dania Rivas!

As the founder of Inclusively Outdoors, LLC, Dania Rivas specializes in working with organizational leaders who want to cultivate a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture that fosters a sense of belonging among historically underrepresented voices in the environmental and outdoor industries.She focuses on preparing individuals and institutions for rapid demographic change and firmly believes that diverse representation is vital to our environment and communities' health.Acting on her commitment to community, culture, and connection to nature, she is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School, holds a Master of Education degree in Environmental Studies, and is a Certified Professional Diversity Coach (CPDC) as well as a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC).Dania is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and holds a position as the first and only Latina Board Member while serving as the Pro Bono Coaching Initiative Client Director for the ICF Oregon Chapter. Dania happily resides in Portland, OR, with her dog, Bella, her cat Willow, her tortoise "Pedo," and her two rabbits, Bruja y Brujo!

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During our conversation, Dania and I talked about:

• Her first exposure to nature
• Safety as a woman of color
• The power of making decisions
• Listening to her inner voice
• The outdoor industry
• Her work in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
• Healing and self-responsibility

Also, the documentary Pam mentions is "Lorena, la de pies ligeros"
 
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Listeners, we're back this week with Kiana Estevez.

Kiana is an Afro-Latina founder, who's determined to create inclusive and empathetic solutions through food experiences. She created Aisle Mine, a social food movement, empowering people to step outside of their comfort zones and equalizing cultural differences through community experience.

She went to Boston University receiving her Bachelor’s in hospitality administration as a first-generation student. Kiana worked at Fenway Park where she managed 40 union employees and became the first minority department head handling an account bringing in over $1 million in annual recurring revenue. Then went on the restaurant tech sales, where she facilitated workshops for Sales Associates, which focused on lead generation, co-lead a six-person committee designed to enhance the workplace experience within the larger Sales Associate team.

Kiana dedicates much of her time to a multitude of initiatives ranging from strengthening the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement in the corporate tech world to finding innovative solutions supporting sales teams through revenue-generating events with clients and internal workplace experiences.

She finds purpose in being a resource for her audience and educating them on the cultural differences by spotlighting global cuisines as a means to change the ratio by experiencing food and community like never before.

During our conversation, Kiana and I talked about a lot of things!

• Her experience with 9/11
• Forgetting English when she lived with her grandmother in Dominican Republic
• What it means to her to be Afrolatina
• Claiming your identity
• And more...

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Listeners, we're back this week with Rachel and Frank Gonzales.

Frank and Rachel Gonzales live in Dallas, Texas with their three children and two great Pyrenees. They have been fiercely advocating for the transgender community since their daughter, Libby, transitioned 5 years ago. Their efforts have been amplified significantly over the last years as the Texas legislature attempts to attack and discriminate against trans youth with several discriminatory bills. They have testified several times at the Texas Capitol, spoken at rallies and protests, and held a media presence in the fight for equality for transgender Texans.As the parents of a transgender child, equality for LGBTQ youth is their passion. They are members of DFW Trans Kids & Families, Rainbow Roundup, and serve on the Human Rights Campaign Parents for Transgender Equality Council.

Listeners, this is a much-needed conversation we need to have in our community and I'm grateful Rachel and Frank were so gracious to come and share their experience with us.

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During our conversation we talked about a lot of things:

• Being comfortable with being uncomfortable
• Boundaries
• Affirming your child
• Raising a child
• Facing judgment
• Acknowledging privilege
• And more... 

Rachel and Frank shared resources for us to continue to learn:
Texas Anti LGBTQI Legislation
Parents of Transgender Youth Have Important Advice for New Parents Starting their Journey
Conservative War on Transgender Rights Has Reached a New Low
Texas "bathroom bill" galvanizes advocates for transgender people
Welcoming Schools
Gonzales Family Facebook
Be an Ally and Support Trans Equality
 
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Listeners we're back this week with Sarah Farzam.

Sarah is the Founder and CEO of Bilingual Birdies Sarah is half Mexican and half Iranian and grew up speaking Spanish, Farsi, and English. She’s from L.A. and graduated from UCLA with a BA in English. From there Sarah moved to Mexico City and later NYC where she taught high school and waited tables for a year before getting the idea to start her own educational company when she was only 24 years old. 

A lover of music, language, and culture, her intention was to create a space to celebrate diversity with children. In 2006, with zero business experience, Sarah launched Bilingual Birdies, a foreign language and live music program for children up to age six in NYC after months of passing out fliers in public playgrounds which yielded a total of three enrolled students (two of which were her twin nieces). 

She bootstrapped every step of the way and even invested her own saved-up tip money to start. Soon after she became the recipient of the Lenovo Heart of Business Entrepreneurship Award ($25K prize) as well as the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition ($20K prize). After completing Goldman Sach’s 10,000 Small Businesses Program, Sarah began to set the framework to build an online platform that would help her expand nationally. 

Today Bilingual Birdies teaches Spanish, French, Mandarin, and English to thousands of children per week across 21 cities in the US, Canada, and Australia through their online training program which certifies and licenses bilingual and educators to launch their own Bilingual Birdies businesses in their own city. Enrolled families benefit from original Bilingual Birdies products such as bilingual ebooks, music albums, and the most adorable bird puppets you have ever seen in your entire life. 
Under the leadership of Sarah, Bilingual Birdies educators have traveled to Guanajuato, Mexico to volunteer and perform in the children’s section of La Calaca Festival. They have also journeyed to Paris, France to train early educators on how to implement their methodology to teach English to children in a fun and musical way. 

Most recently they traveled to Nairobi, Kenya to volunteer at Little Ray of Hope, an informal preschool in Kawangware, the country’s second-largest slum. Nearly 13 years after Sarah started Bilingual Birdies she is more motivated than ever to identify bilingual educators with an entrepreneurial spirit who are looking to share their language and culture with children, make money doing what they love, and transform their communities to encourage future generations of global thinking, open-minded humans.

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During our conversation, Sarah and I talked about:

• Identity
• Not speaking Spanish as a kid
• Using language as a bridge
• Business school vs hustle
• Leaving her other jobs to "go for it"
• Investing in the internal dialogue
• Kids and mindfulness
• The art of the pivot
• Treating money as a friend
• Mentors
• And more...

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