The Women's Empowerment Expo is a one-day event for women to get empowered, motivated, inspired, pampered, and get connected with women in their community to drive change in their own lives and in the world. Listen to this episode and learn about how Christina Brophy connects hundreds of women entrepreneurs and helps them build their businesses and more.

Alejandra and Diego share their story of how they started the Eastside Diabetes Initiative in the east side of Santa Barbara, CA. With this program Alejandra and Diego plan on addressing the risks of childhood obesity, diabetes, and kidney disease by using outreach efforts to provide educational opportunities to students and their families in the neighborhoods of east side Santa Barbara to learn about medical professions and preventative care.

Stephanie Castellanos is a social entrepreneur, education consultant and community activist from Inglewood, California. Her passion extends from her experiences as the first in her family to attend college and as a daughter of Mexican immigrants.

Erick Padilla is a Gates Millennium Scholar from Modesto, Ca. He is a few weeks from graduating from UC Santa Barbara with a BS in Pharmacology. In this episode, I ask Erick about his upbringing, his once in a lifetime scholarship, his rapping hobby, as well as what the future holds for him!

AJ Valenzuela is a community leader and activist in the city of Oxnard in southern California. Learn about his journey into politics and about what happened in Oxnard recently in a recall election and districting of the city council.