Latinas with Masters Podcast ~ A Digital Sanctuary Podcast

On this week's episode of Latinas with Masters Podcast, Christina interviews Helena Diaz, a Colombian-American born and raised in Hamilton Heights, New York and a Future Latina with Masters attaining her Master's in Education with a concentration in Spanish. Helena shares her personal and academic experiences as a first gen Latina in predominately (non-Hispanic) population and discovering how college is not just a place to learn but a place to find community filled with new people and new experiences. She also shares with us her shift from working several years in the Hospitality industry to starting fresh and discovering her love for Education, specifically teaching in the Spanish language. 

Check out and follow her Helena Diaz on her Instagram page @great_idiaz

On this week's episode of Latinas with Masters Podcast, Christina interviews Cristal Flores, a Oaxaqueña and a Latina with Masters Sociology major from California State University, Dominguez Hills. Cristal shares her personal and academic experiences as a first gen Latina navigating spaces where she felt like she didn't belong in and keeps is 100% real through the eyes of a true Sociologist. Cristal is on the pursuit of always becoming...becoming the educator in her community by making higher education material accessible to the everyday person who may not have access to a higher education. The pursuit of always becoming the expert in Sociology, the sociological challenges and the deep structures of how race and ethnicity spills over into equity, opportunity and academic attainment for individuals. Most importantly, she is in pursuit of always becoming una hija, hermana y amiga you can count and rely on! 

Check out and follow her Instagram page @LatinaSociologist 

On this week's episode of Latinas with Masters Podcast, Christina interviews una Latina muy maravilla,  Paulina Lainez. A first generation Latina to graduate in her family with a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Cal State Los Angeles. Paulina's family originates from Gaunajuato, Mexico and grew up in South Los Angeles. She shares with us her academic journey attending community college as a dance major, transferring to Cal State LA with a communications major and her personal experience in her Master's program. She is now a college professor and a research associate with the Intimate Communication Lab, a Transgenerational Latina/Latinx research study about trigenerational family communication about sexual and reproductive health in Latina/Latinx families.  Paulina is also an entrepreneur at heart as her parents started their own business to support their family when they migrated to the United States. She currently owns two businesses: a digital marketing agency that helps small businesses thrive and Eres Una Maravilla, a tiendita that celebrates Latinx cultura. Check out and follow her Instagram pages @Eres.Una.Maravilla, @IntimateCommLab and @ZenDigitalLA

On this week's episode of Latinas with Masters Podcast, Christina interviews Irene Kelly, a Latinx graduate with a double major in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Utah. Originally from Mexico City, Irene shares with us her academic journey in attaining an education in the United States and the importance of financial literacy within our Latinx community. Irene is very passionate about empowering women to take control of their finances and shares with us how to change our mindset and become the pilot of our finances to invest in ourselves to build generational wealth. She currently manages the Financial Education Program at Women Economics Ventures (WEV), a non-profit working towards a just society through the economic empowerment of women. She is also an entrepreneur and certified yoga teacher, committed to helping others improve their health and quality of life. 

Follow us on Instagram at @LatinaswithMasters and @IreneKellyR 

On this week's episode of Latinas with Masters Podcast, Christina interviews Arlette Molina-Reader, a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist who has deep roots in San Francisco and is a Bay Area girl at heart! With passion, patience and persistence, Arlette completed her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from San Francisco State University and a Master's in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage, Family Therapy from the University of San Francisco. With the amazing support of her husband of 25 years, she shares her experience of motherhood and raising a family as a college undergrad and graduate student. She has served as co-chairs for many local organizations where she aimed to close the disparity gap and increase mental health access for the Latinx community. She is now serving her alma mater high school as the Director of Personal Counseling and has opened up her private counseling practice providing psychotherapy. 

Follow us on Instagram at @LatinaswithMasters and @Arlette.Molina.LMFT 

On this week's episode of Latinas with Masters Podcast, Christina Rodriguez interviews #FutureLatinawithMasters Gabriela Arvely, before she embarks on her journey from the Bay to Germany on her pursuit of a Masters degree in Brand Management. She shares with us her experience attending San Francisco State University as a first generation Latina and her opportunity to study abroad in Germany as an undergrad that ultimately lead her back to Germany for graduate school. Not only will Gabriela be a graduate student studying abroad, she will also be managing her jewelry business Arvely Jewelry @arvelyjewelry and hosting her new podcast, Too Unfiltered @toounfiltered with her BFF Emily! This will not be the last time her hear of Gabriela as she is an ambition business woman, podcaster and a #FutureLatinawithMasters determined to rise! 

Join Christina in this week's power episode with The Real Kelli Diane! This episode is jam packed with entrepreneurship spirit, education advocacy and black women empowerment. The Real Kelli Diane does not hold back as Christina asks her the real questions about being raised in Pasadena, California, what motivated her to attain her master's degree in Marriage, Family Therapy and what made her drop it like it's hot to be a double major in Human Resources Management and Management. The Real Kelli Diane's journey does not stop there and it only gets better! She talks to us about starting her own fashion design label called Kelli Diane Designs, advocating for black high school students who's high school administration has failed them in providing equitable pathways to college and creating a powerful voice to be part of the largest women's empowerment network for soulful CEO's. She's an entrepreneur, a fashion designer, an education advocate, an author, a marketer and a real gem. The Real Kelli Diane will melt your heart with her sweetness but will rise up and stand tall when her community is being underserved with equitable opportunities. 

You can follow The Real Kelli Diane @TheRealKelliDiane and @KelliDianeDesigns on Instagram