Cafe con Pam

Hello listeners! This week I bring you a different type of episode. I had the opportunity to attend the March for Black Women in San Diego last week and I am bringing you the amazing pre-march program that took place in San Diego March 10, 2018.

The event was organized by March for Black Women San Diego and Black Lives Matter San Diego. The event was described as follows and there's a link to support them also:
We are strong, beautiful, and demand respect.

Black Women's Blueprint, Trans Sistas of Color Project, Black Youth Project 100, and allied state anti-violence coalitions organized the March for Black Women (#M4BW) which took place September 30, 2017. In solidarity, Black women came together in San Diego for two Black Women's Town Hall to build power and community.

Now we are ready to march for black women. We are strong, beautiful, and demand respect.
Kids/Allies/Co-conspirators/Abolitionists/Non-black POCs/Men are welcome!

If you would like to donate to this cause, please use this link paypal.me/M4BWSD

PLEASE NOTE: While we welcome you into our space in the planning process as volunteers, please remember that this march is being led and organized by Black Women for ALL Black Women. We ask that you please respect this space. Thank you for supporting us!!!

Thank you for listening and Stay Shining!

@cafeconpampodcast
SpreadIdeasMovePeople.com

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Hello listeners!

We're back this week with a live episode recorded at #WeAllGrow Summit! We had a lot of fun hanging out with listeners, our fellow podcasters and everyone that stopped by PodcaSterio lounge.

We had the amazing opportunity to record a live episode with Tanya Reyes. Thank you Latinos Who Lunch for letting us use their equipment during this recording.

No coffee break this time.

Follow Tanya on all things social:
@glamrocknails

Please share this episode with someone you love and Stay Shining!
@cafeconpampodcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Hello listeners! This week we have a conversation with Janeli Saucedo.

Janeli describes herself as: A mujer, but not much of a “dama.” A wife…but not much of an “esposa”. A working mommy & stepmommy trying to find that elusive work/vida balance. Janeli is full time publicist and amateur blogger. She has recently chosen to disclose that she’s been living with HIV for 7 seven years in hopes to add to the conversation against stigma and help eradicate this disease once and for all. She currently works for the San Antonio AIDS Foundation as the Director of Development, raising funds for the area’s oldest AIDS Services Organizaiton. She’s preparing for their largest fundraiser WEBB Party on April 20, 2018 at The Aztec Theatre.

Find Janeli on all things social: @janelialejandra

Stay Shining!

@cafeconpampodcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Hello listeners! This week we had a conversation with Danellia Arechiga.

Danellia, is a single mother, full spectrum doula, childbirth educator, lactivist, placenta encapsulation specialist, and advocate for conscious, intentional, and peaceful parenting. She has spent the better part of her adult life trying to understand her cultural identity and in doing so, she has uncovered how cycles of emotional and physical abuse within our family lines can have a significant impact on how future generations can continue the cycle or break it. She is currently trying to raise awareness within the Latinx community about a more conscious way of parenting that starts as early as the birth. This parenting style encourages mutual respect between the parent and child and empowers children to speak their minds and share their ideas in hopes that they will break these cycles of abuse and trauma for future generations.

For all things social find Dani @mamiamorbirth

Stay Shining!

@cafeconpampodcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Hello listeners!

Happy to be back and this week we had a conversation with Ruben Torres!

Ruben is a San Diego native deeply rooted in the Southern California's culture and lifestyle. Ruben started off his career as a musical performer and songwriter.

Ruben emerged into the business side of the music industry by sphere-heading the independent record label RESCUE RECORDS for rock band P.O.D., where he learned all aspects of the record industry.

In 2010 “Connected with Ruben Torres” was launched, which started the hype of directing, producing and shooting music videos and hosting an online cultural and lifestyle YOUTUBE TV show in which he has interviews with the Likes of Cheech Marin and clips with Musicians like P.O.D. and Snoop Dogg.

Realizing the attention and responsibility with branding a name within the community Ruben used his influence to help launch community charity events as well as his international Christmas-time toy drive “Love Thy Neighbor” for kids and families in Tijuana Mexico. These events sparked the idea to turn the LOVE THY NEIGHBOR MOVEMENT into a non-profit organization and since 2010 has been working on humanitarian efforts on both sides of the border.

Ruben has become a positive figure within San Diego / Tijuana and because of all of his efforts to help, Ruben has gained a foothold, within the Latino community as a cultural architect to empower and capture the minds & hearts of the community through visions of hope by inspiring and motivating others to pursue and fulfill their dreams.

Find Ruben on all things social: connectedwithrubentorres.com

Stay shining!
@cafeconpampodcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Hello listeners! We are back with a new episode and this time we talked to Jo Luehmann!

Jo is a piece of the Luehmann Circus, Jo, is one of the members of the Luehmann Circus. They are a family of improving Christians. What that means is that they love God a lot, but they also have a lot of issues with Him and His church, and they are ok with that.

After Jo and her husband worked hard for years to build up a church, they did “whatever it took” and learned whatever they needed to learn to make this church “successful” they started to feel fake; they started to feel what they were doing was simply not consistent one with what they believed.

After a while, they gave into the feelings of “rebellion”, and they thought that if “submission” and maintaining the status quo made them feel like clowns playing a game of pretend, then they were going to be rebels. They needed to leave and walk towards God knows where, to figure out God knows what. They needed to become wanderers with more uncertainty than certainty, backpackers of faith who had no idea where they would lay their head for the season to come. They left in search of God and freedom and identity and destiny and a new life. They left knowing very little and with more questions than answers.

After they left the church they helped plant, the Luehmann's had to stand alone with no community and no actual direction, they discovered that they had permission to question everything. They were allowed now to be uncertain about all the things they had held as final truths because they realized nothing really was.

And this is how Jo welcomes you to their Circus. You won’t get a lot of absolutes, but you’ll have permission to be you.

Listeners, I had the opportunity to meet Jo years ago and reconnect with her when I photographed her family and I had to bring her words and wisdom to you. Her perspective of Christianity is completely different to what we are used to and I think you are going to enjoy her story.

Find Jo on all things social: @luehmannrants and Luehmanncircus.com

Dont' forget to subscribe, rate and review!
Stay Shining!
@cafeconpampodcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Hola listeners! We're back another week with a new guest! This time we talked to Alma Tilghman.
Alma can best be described by her Twitter profile: Matchmaker for corporate brands, non-profits and media outlets; advocate for #diversity #arts #film #TV. With life and career experience on both coasts; the bilingual and bicultural #superconnector is well-versed in the languages of Corporate America and the Arts.

Leading up to her role as Principal for Paper Planes Collective, Alma honed her unique set of skills through 15 years’ experience in sales, advertising and event marketing, beginning with her B.A. in International-Intercultural Studies from Fordham University. She laid the foundation for her career during the iconic 90s hip-hop era in New York City, working with leading entertainment publications, The Source and Vibe Magazine. Learning first-hand from visionaries like Jay-Z, Damon Dash and Steve Rifkind how to take small independent brands and turn them into household names, Alma helped jumpstart the groundbreaking early runs of music labels Roc-A-Fella Records and Loud Records, home of the Wu-Tang Clan.

As she kept pulse with the media landscape, Alma relocated to Los Angeles where she utilized her bilingual/bicultural/bi-coastal lifestyle to manage television advertising for clients like JP Morgan Chase, Ford, and Lexus in both the general and Hispanic markets, now regarded as the new multicultural mainstream. She also collaborated with Apple to create Campus MovieFest Mexico, Mexico’s first—and largest—student film festival.

Recently, Alma partnered with The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) to secure strategic sponsorships for their annual Media Summit, and she was instrumental in producing the nationally televised ALMA Awards, the annual excellence awards of The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights organization.

The Los Angeles native serves on the advisory board for Latino Reel, a non-profit promoting Latino film at the Sundance Film Festival. She also volunteers time for United Friends of the Children, an at risk-youth program in South L.A.

Our conversation was awesome, Alma shared her experience growing up as a first-generation Mexican-American and how she always made sure to follow her dreams and her love of Hip-Hop. As an entrepreneur, Alma shares some of the lessons she's learned as well as some tips to stay organized.

If you find this episode of value to you, please share it with a friend and head over to your podcast platform and give us a rating.

Thank you so much for being here and stay shining!

@cafeconpampodcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Hello listeners! This week we're back with an espresso episode because the first week of 2018 went by too quick and I didn't want to start the second week without checking in.

How are you doing with your intention setting for 2018? I have been focusing on what is going to happen this year and as I got a bit inpatient, the Universe put this quote in front of me and I felt compelled to share it with you this week.

It is a Christian quote and even if you're not religious (I am not at all, but I believe that lessons can come in many forms)I think you can still look at the message behind the stories and trust the process.
Week 2 of 2018 we'll be back with an awesome episode and more announcements for you.

Stay shining!

Instagram: @cafeconpampodcast
Twitter: @cobiux
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Hello listeners!

Last episode of 2017 and I wanted to bring you an episode to help you end the end right: a goal setting episode! As a recovering procrastinator, I have researched many ways of goal setting and I have found a formula that works for me.

First, we start with a 2017 review. We must acknowledge the year and be prepared to let it go.
If you were to name 2017. What would that name be?

2017 Review:
What did you accomplish?
What can you celebrate?
What lessons did you learn? If you can categorize them, that’s great
What meaningful connections did you make that helped you reach your goals?
What habits did you create or cultivate that help you spark your mind and body?
What are you excited to carry over from 2017 to 2018?

Then we set our intentions for each of the categories of our life wheel:

• Relationships
• Family
• Personal Passions
• Spiritual
• Health
• Business / Career

Now we're ready to set our 2018 goals. We're going to use the S.M.A.R.T. method:
S - SPECIFIC OR SIGNIFICANT
As many details as possible. What is it that you really want and why? For example, some people say go to the gym. Okay, a specific goal would be go to the gym 3x per week before work for 1 hour each time for the rest of the year.

M - MEASURABLE OR MEANINGFUL
This is the how. How will I know I completed the goal? How much change do I need to create in my life to make this happen? In the example we’re using, we can measure our small accomplishments each week, each month and ultimately by the year. We can establish parameters also, life happens. Using the gym example, you can say that you’re allowed to miss 2 workouts per month.

A - ATTAINABLE OR ACTIONABLE
Is this possible? Is it a reasonable stretch? Am I setting myself up for success?

R - RELEVANT OR REWARDING
Is this goal meaningful to me? Is this complimenting a slice of my life wheel? Is succeeding at this goal make me feel whole? Is this going to prevent me from achieving a more important goal? Am I ready to commit to these goals?

T - TIME-BOUND OR TRACKABLE
When will this goal be considered complete/accomplished?
When do I start taking action?

What immediate deadlines do I have to do today to get this goal started?
After we have our S.M.A.R.T. goals set, then we determine our rewards and feelings when the goal is achieved and we begin our milestone plan.

Lastly, we're going to write a contract where we commit to finish these goals!
Don't forget to sign up to the Cafe con Pam Accountability group where we go over goal setting and we have a community of people that are willing to complete their goals too! Head over to spreadideasmovepeople.com/accountability and sign up today.

Stay Shining!
@cafeconpampodcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Hello listeners, here we are at the last episode of 2017! This year flew by and I'm glad soon we will be able to say adios to this year.

This week, we have a conversation with Martha Rañon.

Martha, is the Director of Education & Programs for Southern Caregiver Resource Center. Martha first became a caregiver to her great aunt who was 93 and had Dementia. With little knowledge on how to be a Caregiver, Martha reached out to Southern Caregiver Resource Center and became a client they taught her the importance of self-care and knowing what the resources are. Martha now teaches classes and puts together workshops and conferences throughout San Diego County with the hopes of empowering caregivers everywhere to let them know that they don’t have to do this alone. That there is a network of care that is out there for you and you can access it and learn from others who are in the same situation.

This episode is relevant to this Holiday season because a lot of us are caregivers without realizing it. Like Martha said, just breathe. There are a lot of resources available and remember that self-care is so important.

Also, at the end of this episode, I give you a special announcement. So make sure you stay until the very end. I'm excited to launch the Cafe con Pam Accountability Group! Head over to spreadideasmovepeople.com/accountability to sign up and get updates.

Listeners, thank you for hanging out with me these last 12 months! See you again in 2018!

Stay shining!
@cafeconpampodcast

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.