Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

By Marisol IbarraEducationSelf-Improvement
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Here Comes the Sun episodes

  • Season 3: Episode 4: Taking Control of Your Schedule

    In this episode I covered:

    3 Skills in order for you to take control of your schedule

    Strategies and Questions to build a schedule that works for you

    How to find your Peak Performance Time 

    Creating a Mindful Routine 


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    35 min
  • Interview and Salary Negotiation Process with Arielle Julie

    Arielle is a Lead Recruiter for Pinterest, focusing on Product Design. With 15+ years of experience, Arielle has worked in the entertainment and tech industry finding highly sought after Talent; while helping organizations build and scale teams. She's hired over 400 people in her career, and coached more than 750 through the interview and salary negotiation process--which she enjoys the most. Arielle has previously worked in the Detroit, San Francisco, LA and New York markets for companies like Pandora Radio, Uber, Slack, and HBO Max.

    Outside of work she's involved with the She Shares Mentoring program, the Sisters of Nia Enrichment Program for young girls, and the Creative Mornings Sacramento chapter. Twice yearly, she leads a career coaching session at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor where she graduated in 2005. And she recently started consulting 1:1 with clients on interview preparation and salary negotiation.

    She's currently trying to balance being a former busy-body with her new found love of "staying in" as the world opens up again.

    In this episode we covered: 

    • How to start with the interview and salary negotiation process 
    • Do Your Homework 
    • How to Research, Data, Network, and How to start these conversations 
    • How to create an excel sheet with all the numbers 
    • Salary Ranges 
    • The difference between Opportunity and Offer 
    • STAR Method 
    • Focus Areas 
    • 30-60-90 Day action plan  
    • Performance Reviews 
    • Elevator Pitch 
    • Do's and Dont's 
    • And Much more. 
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      Learn more about Arielle 

      Website: https://www.ariellejulieconsulting.com/

      Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariellejulie/

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      59 min
    • Season 3: Episode 2: Creating a Gratitude Practice

      In this Episode I covered: 

      Do you ever feel discontent even with accomplishing so many great things in your life? 

      • Creating a gratitude practice 
      • Sharing my journey with my own spiritual journey 
      • How to ask for guidance through prayer 

      • Serenity Prayer 

        God grant me the serenity

        to accept the things I cannot change; 
        courage to change the things I can; 
        and wisdom to know the difference.


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        16 min
      • Season 3: Episode 1: Going Back to the Drawing Board

        In this episode I covered:

        • Intro to Season 3 
        • The importance of Reflecting  
        • Going Back to the Drawing Board 
        • Steps on How to start project/goal
        • Reflection Questions to go after your Dreams
        • Fears:
          1. Where is this fear coming from?
          2. Why do I have this fear? Past experience, expectations from others, scared of the outcome.
            • Maybe you don't where to start.
            • Learning to love the process and not the end result
            • Setting Goals: Through the lens of love and compassion
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              30 min
            • Season 3: Trailer

              Are you a first-gen professional trying to find a balance between your professional and personal life or maybe designing the life you want on your own terms? Well, you are in the right place... because we will figure this out together!!!


              This season I cover many topics, from designing the life we want, homeownership, how to have tough conversations with our immigrant parents, and most important defining success on our own terms. I don't know everything so I will bring guests that share the importance of building a personal brand., to negotiating your salary, and much more. 

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              3 min
            • Adulthood: Making Decisions Requires Creativity and Grief

              Adulthood is full of big decisions. Most of which aren’t easy. Take a deep breath. If countless generations before you have done it, you can do it too.


              In this episode I covered: 

              • Making decisions requires creativity and grief 
              • Letting go of things that no longer serve us 
              • Learning about the different callings in our life 
              • How to be grateful about new opportunities and griefing our past life 
              • How to integrate your family into your success without feeling guilty as a first-gen graduate and professional 
              • And much more. 


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                29 min
              • Learning How To Pivot in Life with Dra. Yvette Martinez-Vu, Producer and the Host of the Grad School Femtoring Podcast

                Dr. Yvette Martínez-Vu is a Chicana Mother-Scholar who works as an academic coach and consultant. Dr. Yvette has a Ph.D. in Theater and Performance Studies and BA in English Literature from UCLA. She is the producer and host of the Grad School Femtoring podcast as well as the founder of Grad School Femtoring, LLC, a platform that aims to empower first-generation students of color as they navigate higher education. She is also a proud mom of an eight-year-old and one-year-old. Dr. Yvette recently transitioned out of academia after working in higher ed for over ten years and since then she has relocated her family to Portugal.


                In this episode we covered: 

                • Upbringings 
                • Pivoting during hard moments 
                • Letting go of Expectations 
                • Perfectionism 
                • Defining Success in Your Own Terms 
                • Grad School 
                • When is the right time to go Grad School 
                • Moving Abroad 
                • What it takes to move aboard 
                • The importance of knowing yourself
                • Tips of Self Care 
                • And much more 


                • Learn More about Dr. Yvette and Grad School Femtoring 

                  • Podcast: Grad School Femtoring -provides first-generation students of color with knowledge about academia to help them prepare for graduate school.
                  • Website: https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/
                  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gradschoolfemtoring/
                  • Get my free 15-page Grad School Femtoring Resource Kit here: https://gradschoolfemtoring.com/kit/

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                    50 min
                  • How To Prepare For the Home Buying Process with Wendy Estrada, Community Loan Officer and Vice President of the National Latina Business Women Association- LA Chapter

                    Wendy Estrada is both an excellent leader and philanthropist, who is frequently called upon for her knowledge in banking, marketing, student development, business development, and community outreach.

                    Currently, as Community Lending Officer at MUFG, Union Bank, one of the world’s leading financial groups with approximately 360 years of history, Wendy is responsible for generating home loans and specializes in programs that help first-time homebuyers build wealth.

                    Wendy has over 16 years of financial industry experience, holds a BA in Business with a certificate in Marketing, serves as the Vice President of the National Latina Business Women Association- LA Chapter, and is a mother of two great kids.

                    In the episode we covered: 

                    • Skills that are important in the banking industry 
                    • The importance of mentors and how to seek them
                    • How to land an interview in the banking industry 
                    • Transferable Skills 
                    • Budgeting 101 
                    • Home Buying Process 
                    • The Importance of having a strong credit 
                    • The difference between Pre-Approved and Pre-Qualified 
                    • Time Management 
                    • Self Care 

                    • More About Wendy Estrada 

                      Learn More: https://www.unionbank.com/personal/home-mortgages/loan-officer/wendy-estrada

                      Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-estrada-%F0%9F%8F%A1-15794916/

                      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamloanbywendy/



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                      45 min
                    • How Our Upbringing Shape Our Adult Life, with Ilona, Podcast Host of Money Memories.

                      Ilona has worked in finance on Wall Street and Silicon Valley. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Born in Havana, Cuba, she immigrated with her parents to the United States at the age of 5, and grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. In her free time, she hosts "Money Memories," a podcast that’s on a mission to make money conversations less taboo, one memory at a time.

                      In this episode we covered: 

                      • Upbringings 
                      • Working in the Finance Industry 
                      • How to use Imposter Syndrome as a strength 
                      • Tips on Navigating a new job 
                      • Setting Goals 
                      • How to Network so that it doesn't feel like you are selling something... 
                      • How to Grocery Shop 
                      • Self Care Tips 
                      • And much more... 

                        More from Ilona and Money Memories Podcast 

                        Website: www.moneymemoriespodcast.com.

                        IG: https://www.instagram.com/ilonaonthemoney/ 

                        IG for the Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/money_memories/


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                        53 min
                      • The Importance of Rest and Relaxation as First-Gen Professionals

                        Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are... Chinese Proverb


                        In this episode I covered: 


                        • The difference between Rest and Relaxation 
                        • How to incorporate relaxation into our everyday activities 
                        • 5 Doorways into Relaxation 


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                          18 min

                        About Here Comes the Sun

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                        Looking for a podcast that speaks directly to the experiences and challenges faced by first-generation professionals? Look no further than 'Here Comes The Sun,' the podcast hosted by Marisol, a young…