Women owned business have been on the rise the past 10 years, and women of color have been strong drivers of this growth. I spoke with Jennifer Lopez, Founder of Camila Creative. A business named after her grandfather who was a leader and founder in his own right. We talked a lot about stepping into the legacy of our families and tapping into their strength to meet challenges. If we need heroes and people to look up to, all we need to do is look at our own family history! Jenn also talks to us about she leveraged her natural people skills to find success doing public relations, managing “influencers” and working with brands to put together some of the coolest events you see on social media. She also tells us how she deals with the negative side of social media and shares great insights on how to build positive relationships in any industry and why sometimes we have to be unhappy before we can dare to take leaps into the unknown. In this episode you will learn: -How to start a business -About the world of media influencers -How to navigate personal challenges -How I dug into my family legacy this week through my writing Of course, you can follow Jennifer @camilacreative too see behind the scenes of her and her cool clients or on her personal Instagram where she is always sharing upbeat tidbits @jennnlopez. Thank you so much for listening! Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review. You can also follow me @betsyaimeec and check out our site betsyaimee.com

In this special edition of The Currently Podcast, we dive into how to exist during times of political upheaval. My guest Samuel Chu, is a man who has made a career out of exploring the role of faith in social change and who has personal experience living through history as a witness to the Tiananmen Square Protests. We explore what civic life should look like for us, and how we can channel our feelings of grief and sadness into action. We explore what history teaches us about moments of political awakening, and we somehow even talk about what the Dodgers have to do with all this. Finally, he talks to us about the opportunity we now have to expand what we believe is possible. We talk about the consequences of action and inaction. While there are no easy answers we hope this episode encourages you to explore this topic with us and with everyone in your life.

This week on the podcast how growing up in LA in the 90's shaped our world. In conversation with community leader, Laura Herrera. What defined the 90’s for you? The Lewinsky Scandal? The OJ Trial? Selena? For Laura and me it was actually television shows like Saved by the Bell and 90210. But as kids who grew up in a part of LA you rarely see on television, we talk about what these shows taught us about the world we live in. In Laura’s case understanding her community and how it differed from other parts of LA was pivotal to how she shaped her life and career. Laura is one of the hundreds of young women who ran for office in the wake of Donald Trump’s election. We talk about that experience and the personal growth and lessons it left her with. She gives us her take on how our generation can move beyond #hashtag activism and get our hands dirty to make sure that issues that plague our generation like student debt, and housing get the attention they deserve. Finally, she tells us about the life-changing magic of getting a therapist and having an “adult mindset” that has nothing to do with where we live or how much avocado toast we consume. Follow our guest: @laura_m_herrera Follow Betsy: @betsyaimeec and subscribe to The Currently Newsletter at betsyaimee.com This episode was brought to you by @borninjunecreative helping movers and shakers tell their stories.

Welcome to the debut episode! I am excited to share with you a profound conversation with artist, designer and illustrator Joshua Sandoval. He takes us back to his childhood and teen years to the incidents that made him feel as if he didn’t belong, and created resistance that he battled with for years. We dive into what our 20’s are for and how his “failures” led him down a path of self-discovery, creativity and fulfillment that transformed his life. We explore addiction, machismo, empathy, the role of art in this political climate and what he believes brought us to this critical moment of our history. In this episode you will learn: -Why seeing people like us in positions of authority matters -Strategies to build community and meet people in the field you want to join Follow him @nativedecay and @borninjunecreative Follow me @betsyaimeec Music: @Enstrumentals and Anthony Cab Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!

At this historic time for our generation, The Currently Podcast is part of a larger movement that asks: Who are we? What do we want to be? How do we become those people? How can we be happy and successful while we figure this all out? No topic is off topic in this show created to make us think a little deeper as we dive into current events, culture shifts, personal development, and social good. Join host Betsy Aimee in conversation with interesting people from all walks of life. Let’s make sense of the now- together! The podcast is coming soon! But in the meantime sign up for updates at betsyaimee.com or follow me @betsyaimeec