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Erick Galindo is a five-time Telly Award-winning writer, director, and showrunner originally from Southeast Los Angeles. He is the co-creator, writer and executive producer of “The Mexican Beverly Hills, a sitcom currently in development at CBS. His co-written screenplay "“A Christmas to Remember” was recently optioned by Broken English and Grandave Studios. Erick is also the creator, head writer, executive producer and host of multiple international hit podcasts including: The Ballad of Chalino Sanchez, WILD, Out of The Shadows. He has written essays on life and culture for the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, and is currently the showrunner on “Snooze” for NPR station KPCC/LAist Studios.Erick and I chat about growing up trying to see ourselves on TV, the great California/ TX debate, and latino RomComs!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Linda Garcia is the founder and CEO of In Luz We Trust, an initiative to help communities of color and children of immigrants understand their relationship to money and leverage their resources to invest. Linda has used her platform to build a stocks course for Latina/os and BIPOC folks of color to introduce them to the stockmarket.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Krystal Camargo, on top of being a Texas Latina Plus Size Influencer, is a caretaker. Krystal has, for years, taken care of her grandfather and now her father full time. Just like myself, who takes turns with my mother taking care of my grandfather and great uncle. Care taking  is hands down one of the hardest jobs, and biggest acts of love you can experience. Her and I discuss our challenges and victories through this journey.

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Nadia Ramon decided to take the plunge from the corporate world to entrepreneurship with her jewelry line Dezynr. We chit chat about the challenges she faced on her journey and how she is helping other women to do the same! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Criss Madrigal is a highly motivated woman, wife, and mother of three. She has a deep passion to help working moms break the self-imposed barriers that create mom guilt, overwhelm, and burnout to achieve a daily state of clarity, balance, and confidence to put themselves first as women to find their purpose and achieve their desired goals in life!IG - @crissmadrigalFB Group - The WoMom Society: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewomomsocietyhttps://linktr.ee/crissmadrigalLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest, Jasmine Hunt, was looking for a way to help her community when she found CASA. Court Appointed Special Advocates, which is a national association in the United States that supports and promotes court-appointed advocates for abused or neglected children. In San Antonio, Texas alone there are THOUSANDS of children in this system who could use someone on their side.  Jasmine and I speak about the importance of helping the kids in our community and how you too can become an advocate.

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Did you know Life Insurance is for more than a death? It assists with financial security, medical expenses, loss of income, debt payoff and living expenses. Yet why is it that so many minorities do not feel the need to invest? My Guests, Patrick and Daniel, will fill us in on how they are trying to help spread the word and help people take one step closer to financial freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This El Paso Native is taking Nashville by the horns. Latina Country Singer, Valerie Ponzio, is taking her Bordertown roots to Country. We chat about her time on the Voice (Team Blake), trying to find her place in music, and her goals for 2023! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the popularity of Tenoch Huerta in Wakanda Forever, and Jenna Ortega in Wednesday on the rise, the gente feels seen! Latina Content Creator, Lorena La Mera Mera Mom, and I sit down and talk about the latest Latino representation in media, and reminisce about the first time we felt seen on television.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With over 3 released albums and a recent tour under his belt, Bob Ram is an established independent musician on the rise in the Tejano world.Hailing from south San Antonio, Texas, Bob has performed with numerous big-name musical influences in his community such as Los City Boys and Group Fama while working on his own projects.Bob Ram is currently performing with Tejano Superstar Stefani Montiel and is the official photographer for the Tejano Mundial Awards.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices