Latina Leadership Podcast

Hola Amigas! Joining us today is Yai Vargas, the leader of learning and development at the non profit organization, the Hispanic Association of Corporate Responsibility, or HACR for short. Yai connects with Latinx professionals in corporations that are looking to one day elevate to a non-profit or paid corporate board. After immigrating from the Dominican Republic at just 3 years old, Yai has been dedicated to helping the Hispanic community use their Latinidad to their advantage and live up to their full potential. Tune in to hear more about Yai as she talks about intersectionality, indentity, cultural intelligence and more!

Hola Amigas! On today's episode, Anjelica sits down with Indigenous, Mayan, and Guatemalan immigrant Gabriela Hydle, a Waldorf early childhood teacher who has quite the passion for pedaling! Gabriela opens up about her experience as a Guatemalan cyclist, and how she had struggled to find representation within the cycling community. Anjelica and Gabriela share their similar experiences of yearning for a community of people like them, and how empowering it can be once you've found the community you've been searching for. Tune in to hear more about Gabriela and her experience immigrating from Guatemala, her career as a Waldorf teacher, and how she tackled raising a newborn within the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On today's episode, Anjelica is joined by first-gen Mexican-American Dr. Jessica Gomez, a clinical psychologist, and the current executive director of the non-profit organization, "Momentous Institute". The Momentous Institute is a 104 year old organization that aims to champion children's mental health. Inspired by the inequities she witnessed being raised in Southside Chicago, Dr. Gomez has worked as a bilingual psychologist in order to help erase the stigma surrounding the topic of mental health within the Latino community. Tune in to listen to a raw and real episode where Anjelica and Dr. Gomez share all things mental health.

Hola amigas! On today's episode, our co-host Susie Barrera sits down with Grammy nominated Tejano singer Destiny Navaira, niece of late Grammy winner and Tejano music legend, Emilio Navaira. Being born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Tejano music has always been prevelent in Destiny's life. Her father Raulito Navaira, is also a Tejano singer and songwriter, exposing Destiny to the world of Tex-Mex music from a very early age. Destiny was bound to follow in her family's footsteps of becoming a Tejano singer herself. Some might say it was her Destiny, if you will. Destiny and Susie sit down to discuss Destiny's career as a singer, and her journey through hardship in order to get where she is today. Tune in to learn more about Destiny and her career, as well as other topics such as mental health, culture, and project Destiny, Destiny's mentorship program.

Hola amigas! Joining Anjelica today is Lillian Morales-Laster, Executive Director for the non-profit organization "Empowering Latinas Leadership Academy" a.k.a, "ELLA". ELLA is a safe space for Latina women living in Central Ohio, fostering a community of empowerment and encouragement. ELLA's main goal is to show Latinas that women of color are more than capable of being in high power positions, "If you can see her you can be her". With a lower Latino population in Ohio, ELLA recognizes the importance of representation, and aims to uplift other women of color to trust that these positions are well within their grasp. Aside from her Executive Director position at ELLA, Lillian also works as an HR Director, entrepreneur, mother of 5, and organizes monthly meet-ups for craft lovers like herself. That is one empowered woman! Tune in to learn more about Lillian and the Empowering Latinas Leadership Academy!

Hola amigas! On today's episode, Anjelica sits down with Giovanna Gonzalez, a former investment professional turned Tik-Toker, public speaker, and author of the best-selling book, Cultura and Cash. Giovanna, also known as the first gen mentor, talks about her journey in the financial and corporate world, and how she has used her 10 years of experience to become the creative entrepreneur that she is today. Giovanna now focuses on educating other first gen Latinas about the world of finance, with hopes to de-stigmatize financial conversations within the Latino community. Tune in to hear more about Giovanna as she and Anjelica discuss topics such as, investing, compound interest, the stock market, and more. You may just walk away learning something new!

Hola Amigas! Today, our co-host Olga Rodriquez sits down with Kathy Cano Murillo, a Latina artist, author, entrepreneur, creator and if you believe it, the list goes on! Kathy is. creative jack of all trades, most known for her work as @craftychica on Instagram. Kathy enlightens us today with motivation to chase our dreams. How can we make money off of our passions? How can we triple our paychecks? Kathy reveals all this and more on today's episode. You won't want to miss it! 

Hola Amigas! On today's episode, Anjelica sits down with the CEO of Fenton Communications, Valarie De La Garza. Fenton is a communications firm that focuses soley and entirely on social change and social impact, something we value a lot here at the LLP. Valarie details Fenton's mission for inclusion and diversity, and how she aims to show social impact through the use of communication. Tune in to hear Valerie speak more about her background and her upbringing in southeast LA, and how she uses this to motivate the work she does today. Valarie shares her passion for leading social impact, and gives advice to young Latinas looking to be leaders themselves. You won't want to miss this conversation! Or, to be more on theme, this communication!

Hola Amigas! On today's episode, the LLP traveled to Nashville, Tennessse to attend the Mom 2.0 Summit. Mom 2.0 is gathering influnders and leaders who make content online about a number of topics, creating a very educational and diverse gathering of women! Anjelica got the chance to sit down with 10 amazing women at the Mom 2.0 Summit each of them spealizing in different fields such as affiliate marketing, fertility, marriage and family therapy, and a whole lot more. Tune in to hear these women share their different experiences and perspectives on motherhood, life, culture career and more!