We had the amazing opportunity to chat with one of the co-founders of Vive Cosmetics, Leslie Valdivia. 

We talked about the importance of creating spaces/business/brands that represent us latinos in all spectrums, specially in the beauty industry. I don't know about you, but all I saw and hear growing up was  that "beautiful"  looked one way, like the telenovelas' actresses. This is a narrative that we grew up with making us doubt and question our own beauty. 

To listen more about this topic, listen to our chat with Leslie! 

Vive Cosmetics is a Latina-owned and operated beauty brand created to celebrate our love for all things beauty and cultura in one place. Vive Cosmetics' story has become less and less about lipsticks and more about celebrating the diversity and power of the Latina and Latinx community.

Please follow Vive Cosmetics on: 

IG: @vivecosmetics 

website: www.vivecosmetics.com 

On Chisme#43, I had an amazing chisme with Carla Santamaria and we talked about life transitions. 

We are in a time where most of us are either thinking about making changes in our lives or going through them, and it can be scary AF. On this episode Carla shares so many gems about how to prepare ourselves for these changes. 

Carla is a mindset and career success coach who specializes in helping first-gen women tap into their strengths and navigate the many transitions that come with being the first in the family in a white collar or academic setting. She is a first-generation immigrant, first-generation college graduate, and the first in her family with an advanced degree. She is the founder of Coached By Carla and the host of Activate Your Potential Podcast.

Follow Carla on IG for more gems:

@coachedbycarla 

On Chisme#42, I had an awesome chat with Kevin Munoz, podcast host of Latinoamericaneo, The Latin American Educational Opportunities Podcast. We talked about his experience as a DACA recipient and how he has been able to navigate the financial and educational system as such. 

We also discussed part of our upbringing and immigrant story and how it inspired us to create our podcasts. 

Kevin Muñoz is a 25-year-old proud DACA recipient born in Guatemala. The numerous roadblocks and challenges he faced while navigating the financial system and business world in the U.S. as an immigrant inspired him to share these struggles and educate others through his podcast The Latin American Educational Opportunities Podcast a podcast in English and Spanish addressing finances, business, tech, and taboo subjects with the Latin American Community and those willing to listen. Kevin hopes to better educate a community unable to access financial advice and educational resources, both of which are common roadblocks in the Latin American community to purchasing and preserving assets as well as building wealth.

To follow Kevin's journey, please follow him on: 

IG: @latinoamericaneo

website: www.latinamericaneo.org

Hola, Hello! 

On this chisme, we had the amazing opportunity to speak with Sandra Hinojosa Ludwig, who is a certified Life Coach and author of the book "Chica Why Not?'' , and we talked about the process of living intentionally. everyone talks about it but how can one make it happen? How and where to start? and How to mantain it?  

Sandra Hinojosa Ludwig is a certified life coach from the Transformational Arts College in Toronto, Canada and the best selling author of “Chica, Why Not? How to live with intention and manifest a life that loves you back” published by Hay House. Through her Facebook and Instagram communities, as well as her non-profit coaching program, her 1:1 coaching and her Chica Catalyst, she helps Latinas intentionally manifest a life that loves them back. 

After leaving her childhood home of Monterrey, Mexico, Sandra poured herself into a successful corporate career that took her to live in Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, and ultimately to Canada, where she now resides. Tired from trying to unsuccessfully chase happiness, she turned to therapy and spirituality for help, eventually becoming a certified life coach, Reiki practitioner, and a certified angel card reader.

Hola, Hello!

We had an awesome chisme with Kerwin, Jeff and Kenneth, also known as the Donis Brothers, and we talked about how they started their multifamily investment journey as such a young age (20 & 22 years old respectively) and how they are planning to retire their mother.  These brothers'story is such an inspiration because it show that not matter our age and upbringing, we can create and build a life that will bring us purpose and happiness. 

Jeffrey, Kenneth, And Kerwin Donis are three young brothers, who built a portfolio of cash-flowing rentals and a six figure business as single family real estate investors. They are managing partners of the Donis Investment Group, in which they purchase and operate apartments. The Donis Brothers are passionate about helping others reach their financial goals through real estate investing. 

You can follow their journey on: 

www.donisinvestmentgroup.com

@donisbrothers

 I had so much fun chismeando with Cindy Luquin, certified sex educator and founder of @howlatthewomb. We talked about the stigmas about body and sex health education specially amongst Latinx families.

 We also touched on the importance of educating ourselves about our own bodies. It sounds crazy because we think we know our bodies because school taught some cute reproductive class, but the reality is that our bodies are constantly changing so we need to get on our game to get to know it at every new chapter. 

This will not only help us become more aware of our needs but also help with boundaries with partners.

 Cindy Luquin (she/ella) is a Certified Sex Educator and Creator of Howl at the Womb. She dedicates her time to sexually empower folks through culturally responsive sex education courses, workshops and conferences. 

You need to follow @howlatthewomb , Cindy is always putting some fun and educational stuff out there.

Hola, Hello! 

We are back with some good chismes! 

On chisme#36, we had an awesome conversation with Vanessa M.W from Wander Onwards and we talked about how she started her journey abroad, travel to 50 countries and build her business and life around what she calls it a "bad habit" and she gives some tips on how you can too!  

Vanessa M.W is a travel tech professional and the creator of the wealth & wanderlust platform, Wander Onwards. Vanessa is originally from Los Angeles, California, she is a proud Chicana, and she has been living abroad for the last 7 years. Today, she helps people build better lives inside the US and abroad through her ‘Move Abroad’ Master Class and financial literacy digital products. She currently lives in Europe with her German Husband and Italian cat, Xiao Huang.

Vanessa offers many free resources and coaching services on her site https://wanderonwards.co/. 

You can also follow her journey on IG and tiktok: @wanderonwards 

Hola, hello everyone! 

I am excited to be back! 

Don't worry, I am fine.. I just decided to celebrate the podcast's 1 year anniversary by having more chismes but on Instagram live!! 

It was a lot of fun but not I am back to our regular episodes :) 

On this chisme, I am just sharing my experience doing lives almost every day and how I feel about the podcast's first year. 

To watch the IG Lives, please go to our instagram @chismethatmatterspodcast