Cafe con Pam

Hi listeners!

This week you sit down with me, listen to me make a cup of coffee (literally) and I tell you a story about the beginning of Cafe con Pam. I tell you about the time nobody wanted to hear from me and the irony that now I'm part of a team that is developing a platform to help other's voices be heard.
This one is raw and personal. I almost didn't post it.

Let me know what you think, share this episode with someone you love. Remember the butter and stay shining!

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Hello listeners,

We're back another week and this time we had a conversation with Susanna Peredo Swap.
Susanna has over twenty years of experience as an arts administrator, actor, jazz vocalist, arts advocate, and public relations specialist. While working for the San Diego International Airport Art Program she curated over eighty exhibitions with some of San Diego’s best museums, artists and galleries; as well as a fantastic roster of talent for its performing arts series. She currently serves on the board of the San Diego Art Institute and has previously served as VP of the Alliance Française de San Diego, VP of the San Diego REPertory Theatre, President of the National City Public Art Committee and Vice Chair on the Port of San Diego’s Public Art Committee. Susanna is a magna cum laude graduate of San Diego State University where she majored in Humanities, and minored in French. She holds a Professional Certificate in The Cycle: Management of Successful Arts and Cultural Organizations from the Devos Institute of Arts Management, University of Maryland; a Professional Certificate in Business for Arts and Nonprofit Arts Organizations from University of San Diego; a Certificate in Photography: Images and Techniques from University of California, San Diego; studied Art History at the Université Paris Sorbonne (Paris IV); and History of Video Art at the École du Louvre in Paris, France. Her passion for the visual, performing, and culinary arts has taken her to over fifteen countries and inspired her to create an organization that aims to bring people together across different backgrounds, interests and creative professions.

We talked about Susanna's childhood between Mexico and San Diego. What it was like to live in a border town, how she travelled abroad since she was young and how discovering other cultures lead her to ultimately do what she does now. We also talked about the importance of creative collaborations and how bringing people together creates a stronger community with a richer culture.

Find out about Vanguar Culture on all things social: @vanguardculture

Let me know your thoughts! And listeners, Stay Shining!
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Hello listeners, here we are with another episode and this time we had a conversation with Fernando Lopez!

Fernando, is a restaurateur and entrepreneur. Alongside his three siblings, he owns LA’s iconic Guelaguetza restaurant and in 2014 branded and launched the delicious michelada mix, I Love Micheladas. The mix is available online and in over 150 retailers throughout the US and has been covered nationally by Vice, Los Angeles Magazine, GQ, Urban Daddy, and the LA Times.

Fernando was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, and migrated to the US with his family in 1994. His family opened Guelaguetza restaurant and by the age of 12, Fernando was doing produce purchasing every week, and eventually worked most of the positions within the restaurant. Fernando graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a focus in Business Management, Economics, and Marketing in 2009.

In 2014 Fernando was chosen as one of Zagat's 30 under 30 in Los Angeles. Fernando also sits on the Regional Leadership Board for KPCC, the NPR station with the most growth in the Latino market nationwide, where he’s been serving for 2 years now and helping guide and shape the future of the station and the region. He was asked to sit on the board because of his commitment to, and vision of, Los Angeles and his community.

Listeners, this episode has been waiting to be released for over 3 months! The original interview got accidentally deleted, and this time we recorded for 4 hours! Finally, here is our conversation with Fernando. We talked about how his family migrated from Oaxaca, how the Lopez kids took over the restaurant and improved the operations to make it what it is today, and how the I Love Micheladas brand began.

Also, this is a different format because I had to essentially break the 4-hour interview into less than half of the time. Let me know what you think!

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Find Fernando on all things social @ILoveMicheladas

Stay Shining!
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Hello listeners! We're back this week with another episode of Cafe con Pam and this time we had a conversation with Sylvia Banderas Coffinet.

Sylvia is the Publisher and VP of Integrated Sales and Marketing at HOLA! USA, the latest magazine launch from HELLO & ¡HOLA! Media Inc., which publishes more than 31 international editions of HELLO and ¡HOLA! each week and reaches an audience of more than 25 million in print, 20 million online, and 14 million via its broadcast channel, ¡HOLA! TV.

Sylvia leads the sales and marketing teams that develop and execute strategic advertiser partnerships for all of HOLA! USA’s properties. In her first year, Sylvia landed more than 50 major advertising partnerships, including Ford, L’Oreal USA, and Carolina Herrera. Under her leadership, the magazine surpassed its circulation goals by more than 20 percent in the first year.

Prior to joining the U.S.-based HOLA! launch team, Sylvia served as National Advertising Director at Time Inc.’s People en Español. In 2013 and 2014, she was named their Number One Sales Person in overall paging and revenue. In 2014 and 2015, she was a finalist for MIN’s Director-Level Sales Person of the Year. Sylvia has also held director posts at Town & Country, Latina and Glamour.

A native of Mexico, Sylvia is passionate about being a role model in the Latina community. In 2016, she was interviewed on the Univision show Entretenimiento about her family’s journey from Guadalajara to Los Angeles when she was six years old. In 2014, she received recognition from Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez of the 38th District of California for work as a mentor to underprivileged Latina youth through the L.A.-based nonprofit ELLAS.

Sylvia received her undergraduate degree in Latino Studies and Spanish Literature from Columbia University and completed the Publishing School for Professionals program at Stanford University. She speaks English, Spanish, and French and lives in New York City with her husband, daughter, and two adorable dogs.

Listeners, I had so much fun talking to Sylvia and I hope you enjoy it too!

Also, I want to thank you all for participating in the recent Podcasterio Fest. It was amazing meeting all of you and also hanging out with other incredible podcasts. Big shout out to Luis from Nos Vemos en el Swapmeet, Favy and Babelito from Latinos Who Lunch, and Luz from Let There Be Luz for making this happen. What started as a meet and greet table has now evolved to Podcasterio Network, a place to elevate our voices as a community of podcasters. We created magic together and will continue to write our history. So grateful for all your support.

For those of you interested in the Cafe con Pam Podcast, I will be sharing more information for the next one soon.

Please share this episode with somoene you love and listeners, stay shining!

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Hello listeners! We made it! Cafe con Pam turned 1 last week and this is the episode I released live.
This episode is raw and real, I get emotional about the transitions and growth I've had in the last 12 months and I also release the #cafeconpamchallenge

Also, we are happy to announce that La Carmencita Restaurant in LA has sponsored Podcasterio and because of that, we are going to have an after party! Tickets are $25 only! The party ticket gets you access to the party, two drinks and an awesome time to hang out with your favorite podcasters! Get yours today at http://bit.ly/17PodFest

Thank you to all my guests for trusting me, for Priscila -The Humbled Therapist- for being our monthly guest and talking about mental health, and thank you so much to you, my listeners for gifting me with your ear time every week. I appreciate you so much.

Remember, stay shining!

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Hello listeners, we are back another week and this time we had a conversation with Ashley Nell Tipton.

You may have heard of Ashley when she made history after becoming the first designer to win Project Runway with a final collection designed for plus-size women.

Ashley was born and raised in San Diego, California. The youngest of four children she had an early passion for fashion. Ashley learned to sew on her grandmother’s sewing machine when she was just seven years old.

One of her goals is to help full figured women feel good in what they wear and she hopes to be “THE” Full Fashion Designer. She understands what plus women want and would like to give curvy girls a chance to show their style with chic edginess.

Ashley says: “I pictured my muse roaming the streets of Paris unabashed and feeling confident in their stride while wearing designs that are not seen in full figure fashions today. The finished line is filled with bold colors and finesse… just like me!”

This one is a lengthy one, Ashley truly dives deep into her story and shares the criticism she's had to face from her family to people in social media, while creating her brand and also having so many women look up to her for being the first contestant to ever create a plus size women collection in Project Runway.

Find Ashley on all things social: @ashleynelltipton
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Hello listeners, during this episode we have a conversation with Fernando Laposse.

Fernando is a London based Mexican designer with a BA in product design from Central Saint Martins. He was born in Paris, France and his work is deeply rooted in material experimentation and craft with a great emphasis on self-production and the DIY culture. Fernando strives to transform materials which are cheap, readily available, and often waste or perishable matter, enabling him to make crossovers between product design and gastronomy. His projects aim to raise questions regarding whole system thinking, ephemerality, patterns of consumption and the politics of food production through the creation of design objects, performances, and videos.

Totomoxtle is a project inspired by the relationship of Mexico with its maize by creating a surfacing material from naturally coloured, native corn husks. The process is simple, the husks are flattened and glued onto veneer or MDF which can be sawed and laser-cut to create tiles or marquetry for interiors and furniture.

Apart from creating a sustainable material, the project also aims to raise awareness about the uncertain future of heirloom maize and the people that harvest it using traditional methods in an increasingly globalized world.

Check out Fernando's work at fernandolaposse.com and all things social: @fernandolaposse

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Hello listeners! This week we have a conversation with Blanca Diaz.

Blanca is the creatrix of Mama Maiz, and serves the community as a sacred element protector, activist, hierberx, and traditional birthworker located in Long Beach, CA.

Blanca was called to this work after healing her body of trauma and abuse. On her personal path of healing, she felt the call to hold circles and classes that encourage all people to return to the sacred ways, to decolonize our medicine. Blanca holds space and share space with the QTPOC community, they come together to ground down into the depths of the earth and honor the stars.

Blanca also holds a deep love for teaching the little ones. Tney go out on nature walks and learn from the plants, give offerings and connect to the spirits or fairies in nature.

Blanca is inspired by the stars, mycelium, the winged and the unseen.

Amazing episode with an incredible remedio that I can't wait to practice. Let me know what you think and please share this with someone you love.

Find Blanca in all things social: @mama_maiz
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Hello listeners! Episode 48 is out and this time we talked to nada mas y nada menos que con Danny Hastings.

Danny is a Photographer, Movie Maker, Content Creator, Music Video Director, Producer, Actor, Visual Artist, Husband, Father, Family Man, Business Man.

Through his lens, Danny documented one of the most iconic eras in hip-hop music: the 1990’s. The 90’s was an era of transformation that created an incredible variety of styles and sounds and images, giving birth to some of the greatest rap albums of all time.

Although we didn't talk much about his photographs, I encourage you to look him up and see the art he created back then. I'm sure a lot of you listened to those artists and owned those albums.

First of all, I did not stop asking until Danny gave me an interview and the only time available he had left was on his way to the airport. So, I took him to the airport and the episode was recorded in my car!

He gives me feedback on choosing art as a career, we talk about mental health, masculinity, feminism and his recent event The Official Latino Short Film Festival. Let him know you heard about the news he shares at Cafe con Pam.

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Find Danny on all things social: @DannyHastings
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Hello listeners! This week we had a conversation with Gloria Lucas, also known as Nalgona Positivity Pride.

Gloria is a Xicana womxn and the person behind Nalgona Positivity Pride. Straight from the Inland Empire, the DIY punk community in Riverside taught her to organize and since the age of 18 she has helped form Ladyfest IE, IE Riot Grrrls, and Women of Color for Decolonization. In 2014, she founded Nalgona Positivity Pride from years of dealing with the violent lack of women of color representation in the eating disorder awareness community. Like the chingona womxn of color that came before, she creates spaces for marginalized folks to support each other and heal from the trauma of colonialism, eurocentric beauty ideals and disordered eating in communities of color. She has lectured across the nation in different universities and community organizations. Gloria’s work has been featured at the Huffington Post, MiTú , Bitch Magazine, and The Body is not an Apology. Her most recent project is Sage & Spoon an online support group for indigenous people and people of color with eating problems. She lives in Los Angeles with her partner and their cats, Pepita and Mister Orange.

We talked about Body positivity, body shaming, eating disorders, HSP (highly sensitive people) and the events that Gloria is currently hosting.

Gloria hangs out mostly on Instagram: @nalgonapositivitypride

We are proud to announce that Cafe con Pam will be participating in the first ever PodcaSterio Fest 2017: A Latinx Digital Media Experience. PodcaSterio Fest was created to amplify the Latinx voices of the podcast world and as a space for the community to discuss the visibility and invisibility of Latinx digital content creators.

PodcaSterio Fest 2017 will take to the stage on Sunday, November 19th at Plaza de la Cultura in Downtown LA, and the event is presented by Molcajete Dominguero.

For more information on PodcaSterio Fest and Molcajete Dominguero please follow us on Instagram @PodcasterioFest and @MolcajeteDominguero

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