Hood Girls Travel Too The Podcast

My guest today is Rosalie Ennes: Rosalie is the founder of Portecua Consulting, where she works with entrepreneurs & small business owners to take control of their risks so they can build beautiful businesses that are protected, optimized and well-positioned for growth. She envisions a world where we are all empowered with a risk mindset, whether that is in our business, in our day-to-day lives, or even while traveling the world. She has had the amazing fortune to travel to 41 countries and counting, experiencing all types of food, cultures and languages and picking up a few stories along the way. Family trips, vacations, study abroad programs, or work travel, she loves it all. She is a Bay Area native and a proud Portuguese-Ecuadorian-American, who currently resides in New York City, and enjoys experiencing life through travel, food and tennis and with her rescue dog Kira by her side. She was recently featured by the Fierce by Mitu & HipLatina community publications to highlight just how fantastic she is! I can’t wait for you to meet her.

On next week’s episode I’m showing you all my love with a Special Valentine’s day episode where I’ll be sharing some super exciting and humbling news about the podcast!

Connect with Rosalie

https://www.instagram.com/portecuaconsulting/

 https://www.linkedin.com/in/portecua/

https://www.youtube.com/@portecuaconsulting

Rosalie’s Recommendations

Japanese Friendship Garden

Swaad Indian Cuisine

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Doctora Violeta Garcia, CEO of Ecosistema Design LLC. Dra. Violeta founded Ecosistema after seeing, and experiencing so many Latinas and women of color entering leadership positions only to find that these spaces were not designed to embrace our cultura, identity or potential to create. She coaches mujeres on how to stand in their power, how not to give away their power, and how to create the lives they want to live. She is the community manager for El Pueblito Poder, an online community where Latinas and women of color gather to connect, grow, and support one another. She uses nature as her teacher and incorporates science ideas into life design. Today Dr. Violeta is going to share with us a window into how she sees science everywhere and how she uses it to test ideas for her life and how she teaches other mujeres to do the same. 

Links to connect with her online  

https://www.ecosistemadesign.com

Find Dra. Violeta on Linkedin

Connect with Dra. Violeta on Instagram

Dra. Violeta’s Colorado Recommendations 

Casa Bonita (from South Park)  

My guest Next week is Roslie Ennes, Rosalie the founder of Portecua Consulting, where she works with entrepreneurs & small business owners to take control of their risks so they can build beautiful businesses that are protected, optimized and well-positioned for growth. She envisions a world where we are all empowered with a risk mindset, whether that is in our business, in our day-to-day lives, or even while traveling the world. She has had the amazing fortune to travel to 41 countries and counting, experiencing all types of food, cultures and languages and picking up a few stories along the way. Family trips, vacations, study abroad programs, or work travel, she loves it all. She is a Bay Area native and a proud Portuguese-Ecuadorian-American, who currently resides in New York City, and enjoys experiencing life through travel, food and tennis and with her rescue dog Kira by her side. She was recently featured by the Fierce by Mitu & HipLatina community publications. I can’t wait for you to meet her!

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Sandy’s co-owner of Two Peacocks Travel a travel company focused on curating educational trips for young people and designing travel experiences for women who want to enjoy travel at a slower more intentional pace, Sandy is from the Boyle heights neighborhood in Los Angeles, California and apart from sharing her story of how and why she & her partner Ana Gaona from episode 7 decided to launch their Travel company, she gives a really great mini history lesson of the Boyle Heights neighborhood that gets to the heart of why it's special to her and how it has changed so much over the years mostly due to the impacts of gentrification.

Where to connect with Sandy and work with TwoPeacocks Travel:

www.twopeacockstravel.com
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Sandy’s Local Recommendations:

El Tepeyec Cafe
Mariachi Plaza
El Mercadito

Article Recommendation to learn more about gentrification in the Boyle Heights community in Los Angeles, California.

Gentrification divides Boyle Heights by Alex Medina - Boyle Heights Beat/Pulso de Boyle Heights

My guest later this week on Thursday is Doctora Violeta Garcia, CEO of Ecosistema Design LLC. She coaches mujeres on how to stand in their power, how not to give away their power, and how to create the lives they want to live. She is also the community manager for El Pueblito Poder, an online community where Latinas and women of color gather to connect, grow, and support one another. Dra. Violeta is going to share with us a window into how she sees science everywhere and how she uses it to test ideas for her life and how she teaches other mujeres to do the same. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to be notified when her episode drops.

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Meet Ana Gaona: One half of the duo behind Two Peacocks Travel, she’s from Pacoima, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the San Fernando valley in California. In this week’s episode she shares why she pivoted from a decades long career in healthcare to co-founding a travel business that curates cultural immersion programs for students as well as adventures for women interested in a slower approach to exploration. I’m so excited for you to meet her!

Next week you’ll meet the second half of Two Peacocks Travel, Sandy Correa, she’s from the Boyle heights neighborhood in Los Angeles, California and apart from sharing her story of how and why she & Ana decided to launch their Travel company, she gives a really great mini history lesson of the Boyle Heights neighborhood that gets to the heart of why its special to her and how it has changed so much over the years mostly due to the impacts of gentrification.

Here are the links to Ana's must see and must eat recommendations in Pacoima.
Mural Mile
Lenchita's Restaurant

Find Two Peacocks Travel online
www.twopeacockstravel.com

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YouTube

Two Peacocks Travel Podcas

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Hey Ya'll meet:

Manuela Contreras the owner of Con Fuerza Experiences she was born in Colombia and immigrated to New Jersey. Through Con Fuerza Experiences she provides holistic solutions to individuals and organizations that want to make a meaningful impact.

Below you'll find links to connect with Manuela and her business online as well as links to the restaurants she recommends in the hoods she calls home! Happy eating y'all!

@ManuelaContreras on Instagram
@Confuerza.art on Instagram

Andres Carne de Res - Restaurant
Hoagie Haven - Restaurant

Next week you'll meet Ana Gaona, one half of the duo behind Two Peacocks Travel, she’s from Pacoima, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the San Fernando valley in California. Be sure to  subscribe to the podcast so you’ll be notified when her episode drops, to hear her share why she pivoted from a decades long career in healthcare to co-founding a travel business that curates cultural immersion programs for students as well as adventures for women interested in a slower approach to exploration. I’m so excited for you to meet her!

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This week on the podcast, I share how a journey in self care led me to do a boudoir photo shoot and how it changed the way I walk through life 🫢

Find the Photographer, Veronica online
Instagram @GoldenMeanBoudoir 
Website Golden Mean Boudoir

Find the Makeup Artist, Laura online
Instagram @Laura.Elizabeth.Beauty
Website Laura Elizabeth Beauty

Sophia Loren
Sporty Spice aka Mel C
Video on Maslow's Hierarchy of needs pyramid  

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Meet Sandra Torres:

Sandra grew up on the Southside of Chicago near Midway Airport.
She works at the intersection of tech, science and healthcare at the executive level. She's a trained microbiologist, Co-Chair of the Sponsorship Committee at Women in Bio-Chicago, and CEO/Founder of LaterAcademia, where she provides 1:1 career coaching to PhDs and postdocs that want to pivot out of academia into the private sector.

Connect with Sandra on Linkedin
Learn more about the coaching services Sandra offers at Later Academia

Mentioned in today's episode:

Grinell College in Grinell, Iowa
What is a tanda or lending circle? How does it work?
Girl in the Park - Restaurant
Taqueria El Milagro
Masters Pancake House
Orland Grassland Trail
Soul Vibez - Vegan Restaurant

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If I was having so much fun in Prague and enjoyed it so much, why did I leave?
As promised in episode 2, you'll get the rest of the story in today's episode.

Edit: Within the episode I incorrectly stated the exchange rate of a fine I was charged with in Prague. The correct exchange was 20,000czk which is approximately $9,000 USD.

Here are some the links to some of the references made throughout the episode.

Where, how and when to apply for a Schengen Visa

Reform Alliance

Mental Health Resources

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In this week’s episode you’ll meet Samantha, the CEO and Founder of Hood Girls Travel Too and host of this podcast by the same name. 

You can connect with Samantha and other members of the HGTT community online @HoodGirlsTravelToo on Instagram and Facebook.

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The Hood Girls Travel Too community is going from Social media to the podcast world and we're excited to bring you along for that journey as we discuss all things travel from representation, combating stereotypes and changing the narrative of what it is to be a hood girl on through sharing travel stories, overcoming imposter syndrome and how to incorporate travel into your life in a way that complements the lifestyle you want to create for yourself.

Find us on Instagram and Facebook 
@HoodGirlsTravelToo

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