Dr. B Show

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A SURVIVOR?

In today’s episode, Dr. B welcomes Veronica Romero, Vice President for Business Strategy at Hidden City Corp, to share her ups and downs in her over 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry. Veronica, together with her husband, started their own restaurant and survived the recessions in the past and even the recent pandemic. Stay tuned as Veronica breaks down the strategies and actions they took to survive, only here in the latest episode of The Dr. B Show.

HIGHLIGHTS

VERONICA: TRUST YOUR GUT, FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT

“Trust your gut, as human beings, we have that knowledge within us, that we just know when we have a dream, and if you really focus into what you want to do and what you want it to become, you will become the creator of that.”

You can learn more about Veronica in the link/s below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-romero-11061616/
• Hidden City Cafe Corp: https://www.hiddencitynyc.com/about

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FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE SHOWROOM

Dr. B welcomes Chris Lora today, as he shares his story about going to college with a very diverse environment and ending up as an educator himself, but later on discovered his new passion and path to success, which is real estate. Chris is now a successful Real Estate Investor and he will be joining Dr. B to educate us about real estate, only here, in the latest episode of The Dr. B Show.

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DR. B: SOMETIMES GETTING CORNERED IS GOOD FOR YOU

“Sometimes it takes you you know your back against the wall and to realize you know, where you land and what you do.”

CHRIS: FAMILY GOALS

“I tell people that get into real estate, your investment strategy depends on your goals. Do what is best for your family.”

You can learn more about Chris in the link/s below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-works/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris.works/

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Dr. B is back and today he welcomes Harleny Vasquez. Harleny is a first-gen Latina born and raised in New York City. She is a licensed social worker with 10 years of experience working with children and families dealing with complex trauma in underserved communities. She is also the CEO and founder of her consulting business, Your Evolved Mind, which helps social workers find jobs using the LinkedIn platform. Find out more about Harleny in this latest episode of The Dr. B Show.

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HARLENY: GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY

“I've been active on the LinkedIn platform for the past three years, right around the time that I found Your Evolved Mind, and again, me being a connector of people and a network of resources, I always knew that again, I wanted to do more.”

HARLENY: REACHING OUT TO DIVERSE TALENT

“In my opinion, most recruiters don't take that effort to find talent or at least diverse talent. For me, I go out of my way, I'll reach out, I make it very, (with the social work of me) I make it very personal, and in all of the roles that I held, I truly believe in the mission.”

You can learn more about Harleny in the link/s below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harlenyvasquez/
• Headspace Health: https://www.headspacehealth.com/
• Your Evolved Mind: https://www.yourevolvedmind.com/

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Dr. B is back, and today he welcomes Aaron Mendoza, a Call of Duty Gamer and doc’s brother in the WWE fandom. Aaron is a Senior Relationship Manager at Bank of America and a volunteer for Kingsway Church. He will be sharing his experiences and learnings from his current role and his volunteer work, particularly on how it helps the community of small business owners, and how these help develop leadership skills. Find out more in this latest episode of The Dr. B Show.

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DR. B: VOLUNTEERING HELPS IN DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS

“Volunteering does help with networking but most importantly helps the cause but at the same time helps build your leadership quality and build the skills that normally you wouldn't build outside during your day to day.”

AARON: FINANCIAL LITERACY TO EDUCATE BUSINESS OWNERS

“I think financial literacy, that word gets thrown out maybe too loosely now, and I think specifically, what that means is it's educating business owners so that they can make sound financial decisions to increase their likelihood of getting borrowing or capital for their business.”

You can learn more about Aaron in the link/s below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-mendoza-07514278/
• Bank of America: https://www.bankofamerica.com/

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Dr. B is back with another episode, and today he welcomes Sara Pena, the Director Of External Affairs for PSEG. As the Founder and President of the Boys to Leaders Foundation, Sara stresses the importance of education for people of color, and how it can help them develop their career paths. Sara also talks about how she works to support her community, and how volunteering and giving back is important to her. Find out more about Sara’s empowering movement in this latest episode of The Dr. B Show.

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SARA: THE DRIVE TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY

“I think what drives me and has always driven me has been my passion for my community and helping others that are just like me, I think that drives everything that I that I've done and that I've continued to do. It's always aligned with my values and with things that I strongly believe in which is community and empowering our community.”

SARA: EMPOWER EVERYONE BY WORKING TOGETHER

“There never has to be one person, NO, why are we giving that power to someone? NO. Let's work together so that we can accomplish the goal, which is to get more Latinos on corporate boards, whether paid or unpaid, and building relationships and helping one another.”

You can learn more about Sara in the link/s below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarapenanj/
• PSEG: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pseg/
• Website: https://landing.pseg.com/

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Kenneth Johnson is the president of East Coast Executives and the founder of the app blkbox. East Coast executives is a diversity recruitment firm that focuses on black and brown talent. Kenneth is here to share his experiences and how he came up with his mission of securing career opportunities for people of color. Find out more in this latest episode of The Dr. B Show.

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KENNETH: FINDING HIS MISSION

“Saw a story about a gentleman named Kenneth Chenault, who had been named CEO and American Express, and then the article, it had mentioned that he was something like the only the third African American male to be named CEO of a Fortune 500 company, and the light bulb went off, you know what, that's your mission, recruit diversity into companies that some of the higher levels, so or at least I have some impact there.”

You can learn more about Kenneth in the link/s below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kljohnsoninfo/
• East Coast Executives: https://www.linkedin.com/company/east-coast-executives/
• Website: https://www.eastcoastexecutives.com/
• blkbox: https://www.eastcoastexecutives.com/blkbox

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WHO KNEW BAILING OUT OF YOUR COURSE LEADS YOU TO YOUR PASSION?

April Hernandez-Castillo is an actor, speaker, and author who was born and raised in the Bronx. She discussed how walking out of her Chemistry class led her to find her love of acting, and how she has used her platform to inspire others. She also spoke about her goals as a Latina woman in the entertainment industry, and how the pandemic has affected her work. Find out more about April in hits latest episode of the Dr. B Show.

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APRIL: EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO PURSUE

“Had it not been going to college and having those options, I don't know if I would have become an actor. So once I discovered that I didn't want to do science, I didn't want to do nutrition anymore. Having that option and choice, which is when I'm working with young folks, young adults, I tell them ‘ ‘Is college for everyone? No, but everyone should go to see if this is for you. Or maybe a trade school, either way, getting educated is absolutely important.”

You can learn more about April in the link/s below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-hernandez-castillo-7ab7a944/

If you’re listening to the Dr. B Show Podcast, please subscribe, share, and we’re listening for your feedback. You can also learn more about Dr. Jairo Borja at http://borjaconsultinggroup.com/.

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Entrepreneurship can be a very lonely road, and that path is often rocky. But to succeed, you must believe in your own vision first. This episode of the Dr. B Podcast features restaurateur Lizeth Morales, president and CEO of El Gordo Restaurants in Jersey City. Lizeth talks about her own journey to entrepreneurship, her 5-year vision for her business, and why as an entrepreneur, you need to be your own biggest cheerleader. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Family history and origin of the El Gordo Restaurants 
• Feedback is key in management success 
• Community is everything 
• Entrepreneurs need to learn how to delegate 
• Lizeth's 5-year vision for El Gordo
• Be your own biggest cheerleader

QUOTES

Lizeth: "I am very one on one with my team. I always like to share with them the attributes that I see that they're great at, the things that they need to work on and as well I like to give them a space where they can also give me feedback on how I can improve and what tools I can give them so that they can effective in their jobs." 

Lizeth: "I think most entrepreneurs come in, they're wearing so many different hats and the most important hat is the CEO hat and to do that you have to create freedom in your business. To create freedom, you have to delegate." 

Lizeth: "Understand your brand really well. Understand who you're marketing to, understand what the vision of your brand is because it will always come back to that. As your brand grows, you're gonna have people that are gonna question it. You're gonna have some that may not believe in it as much so you always have to be your biggest cheerleader, your number one fan."

You can learn more about Lizeth in the links below.

• Website (Business): https://elgordoeatery.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizeth-morales-917b535a/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missrestaurateur/

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We are gifted with the circumstances of our birth. Moving forward, it will be up to us to decide how we will build our lives. This episode of the Dr. B Show features Celeste Leon born in Peru, who demonstrated her determination by working her way through college and is now Americas Sales Enablement Lead for KPMG US. 

Celeste also talks about I AIM, a community she founded that empowers women through eight-week sessions filled with education, mindset discussions, and sisterhood.

HIGHLIGHTS

• It all starts with asking the right questions
• Job interviews are actually sales meetings
• It takes a village to heal from trauma
• Why a positive mindset is everything

QUOTES

Celeste: "When I speak to universities and to students, I tell them that my biggest advice during college is obviously build your resume right. Do internships. But also the importance of building your interpersonal skills and your confidence is incredibly important. Because when you're gonna go and interview, you're selling yourself." 

Celeste: "We really encourage the growth, the personal development, and the authenticity from all of our members. And we encourage women to also share things such as their fears, their insecurities, sexual assault, different traumas, we walk about it all." 

Celeste: "Having a positive mindset is so important because the truth is that life is not necessarily fair and life is not necessarily filled with roses. Struggles are coming all the time. There's always gonna be things that go wrong, and there's things that are gonna go amazing." 

You can learn more about Celeste in the links below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celesteleon/

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This episode of the Dr. B Show features Jaliyla Fraser, CEO and Founder of Fraser’s Mathematics Solutions. Jaliyla talks about her life as a former Supervisor of Mathematics in the East Orange School District in New Jersey, where she wrote the curriculum and ensured that teachers had the necessary resources to perform their duties. However, out of love for working directly with children, Jaliyla decided to establish her current company to, in her words, “create pipelines of students that aren't afraid of math.” 

Jaliyla details the different strategies that they are using to make math fun for kids, and why it’s crucial to also be working with parents at home. She also goes into how they navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and why going back to the pre-pandemic setup is yet another challenge that she is eager to resolve. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• It all started with wanting to work with kids
• Pivoting from the challenges of COVID-19
• From Common Core to NJSLS
• How to make math fun for students
• It all starts at home with the parents

QUOTES

Jaliyla: "Because of my mathematical abilities, I see problems as something to get through. And so for COVID,  it was, alright, how do we become nimble? What do we do to ensure that the company still lasts?"

Jaliyla: "We literally try our best to make things hands-on, but bringing the math in the forefront so that they can see the benefit and why it's important. Because we always want to answer the question why it's important. We always want to answer the question with students like 'why do I need this anyway?' that's what they always ask." 

Jaliyla: "It starts at home with parents and making sure that their child knows that they're in this together, that they can be very successful in math if they continue to persevere." 

You can learn more about Jaliyla in the links below.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaliyla-fraser-m-ed-a37a0779/
• Instagram: https://twitter.com/f_m_solutions/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frasersfractions/
• Website: https://fmsolutions.site/

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