Today's episode is short, but we're expanding! While this episode is basically an update episode, I've learned so many things about myself and changed as both a person and entrepreneur that I hope you can learn and take note from in your own business or your own team!

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Happy Latinx Heritage Month! Today we're covering an extremely personal topic on the podcast: spirituality.

We're talking to Yvette, The Bratty Brujita, about how she fell into becoming a spiritual practitioner & being paid for it, how it has helped her heal from previous traumas, and why we ALL need to be more in tune with spirituality. It was a radically honest conversation that would, at the very least, give you a lot to think about and consider in regards to your own personal life and journey.

Mentioned on this week's episode:

• Yvette on HipLatina
• Brief background on Santería
• Emilia Ortiz
• Build with Joy (when she was on the podcast)
• Yvette on PopSugar
• The Bratty Brujita website
• Book a limpia
• Book a reading

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We are BACK and coming back strong! Today we have our first-ever venture capital-funded entrepreneur! Surbhi is a co-founder of Symbl AI and is an immigrant. Today she shares her story getting into tech, becoming a startup founder, and even a little bit about being an entrepreneur on a visa and what that process has been like. 

Mentioned on this week's episode:

• Sage Quiamno, who we featured last year on EIC 030
• Symbl AI website, Facebook page, Instagram, Linkedin, Twitter, Youtube Channel
• Gong.io - revenue intelligence software
• American visas: O-1 (Individuals with Extraordinary Ability or Achievement), EB-1 (Employment-based, first preference)
• Techstars 
• Surbhi's personal Linkedin, Twitter 

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I've spent the last few months at a career crossroads, torn between what my head says to logically do and what my heart wants me to do to be fulfilled. 

Today's episode will detail all of that and the break Empowered in Color will be going on until September. I'll talk about what I've been dealing with, what I've learned about myself in the process, and what that means for you/EIC in the future!

Mentioned on this week's episode:

• Subscribe to our newsletter
• EIC 041: 2020 Reflections and Looking Forward
• Kriselle's Personal Instagram, Twitter
• Lunchclub AI (referral link, not sponsored)
• Empowered in Color Website (stay tuned for updates!)
• Crowdfunding Starter Kit
• If you're interested in sponsoring the podcast and/or newsletter, email us [email protected]
• EIC's Instagram
• Support our work, Buy us a Chai Latte!

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We want to close out Pride Month talking about something that impacts how we approach everything we do at Empowered in Color: Intersectionality.

If you've been following us for a while you're likely familiar with the term already, but we think it's always good to have a refresher and relate it back to Pride because even many people of color still aren't fully on board with supporting the LGBTQ+ community, many of whom are poc and in our communities themselves.

Mentioned on this week's episode:

• Intersectionality definition and Kimberlé Crenshaw
• Love, Victor tv show
• Euphoria tv show
• Support our work, Buy us a Chai Latte!

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One year after the murder of George Floyd, support for the Black Lives Matter movement and police reform has gone down especially from white folks, and many companies haven't done much change internally to make significant strides towards true Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI). 

Today's episode was taken from our first-ever workshop/webinar back in April where we had HR professional Patricia Figueroa talk about how people can navigate discussions and concerns over DEI in the workplace, as well as offer some insight from a human resources perspective.

Mentioned on this week's episode:

• Keep up with Patricia of Your Human Resource: Instagram, Linkedin
• Subscribe to the EIC Newsletter
• NPR Codeswitch Podcast episode: The Racial Reckoning that Wasn't
• Pew Research Study BLM Support
• Leaderology

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While the month of May is meant to celebrate both the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, Pacific Islander (also known as Pasifika) folks are often tokenized or completely left out of the conversation and celebration.

Today I'm sitting down with Lilian Dirrebes, a Palauan American from Portland, Oregon to talk about her identity as a Pasifika person, how she's managed to stay true to her identity in a place so white like PDX, and how people need to be more intentional and considerate of the Pasifika community when we have these conversations around the "AAPI" umbrella. 

Mentioned on this week's episode:

• Empowered in Color Instagram - Follow us to see when we share "who to follow" lists during heritage/history months
• Kriselle's Twitter, Lilian's Twitter
• Lilian's Instagram
• Lilian's Art Website, IG
• The "Pasifika Connection" Twitter List
• 33 Pasifika Creatives to Follow on IG:

  • @guma_gela

  • @byclayjosh

  • @hafaroldy

  • @rockin_roquin

  • @gilli.art

  • @diechee

  • @jerryfish103

  • @shaycolorway

  • @despicerorak

  • @kathyjkijiner

  • @infinitedakota

  • @ngaiire

  • @kaiit_isshe

  • @melanesianmarks

  • @teptok

  • @sunameke

  • @lumailabel

  • @_sketchydreamer_

  • @the_art_serge

  • @ropate_kama

  • @jeffry_feeger_art

  • @jahra.wasa

  • @ahuacollective

  • @fafswag

  • @patityrell

  • @tuloucollective

  • @sloaneleong

  • @_lehuauakea_

  • @vkukua

  • @GystForKickz

  • @reina_the_poet

  • @numanaturesgentleman

  • @jamie_berry_artist

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After a monthlong break, we are back to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM) as well as Mental Health Awareness Month!

Today's episode is a short reminder of how we all need to be better in celebrating this month for the AAPI community by being intentional about inclusion and not just tokenizing us. It's also quite fitting that Mental Health Awareness Month is during the month of May as well. 

Mentioned on this week's episode:

• EIC 046: Anti-Asian Violence and How Podcasting Has Shaped My Voice

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This episode was originally going to be a reflection of the last 3 years of Empowered in Color, but with the recent Anti-Asian events, I decided to focus on that with a little bit of reflection on how podcasting with EIC has helped me be able to speak the way I am speaking about these events today.

Mentioned on this week's episode:

• Instagram Live Videos about Anti-Asian Violence

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March is Women's History Month, and earlier this week we celebrated International Women's Day! In honor of that, I'm sharing with you my story on how I have become more confident in myself and who I am as a woman and woman of color. I'll even share some practical, actionable tips for you whether you are a woman working on yourself or a man listening but want to support the women in your life.

Tips for Women to be more Unapologetic about who They Are:

1. Practice with the little things, like saying no if you don't want to do something or don't have the bandwidth to do it. 
2. Surround yourself with encouragers. I'm not saying yes-people who will never tell you if you've messed up, but encouragers will be there to remind you of your worth and capabilities when imposter syndrome takes over.
3. Shift your mindset to "just do it." This is something that will happen over time as you begin to do the first 2 tips, but they will also need to be paired with you continuously reminding yourself to shoot your shot. Think of it as constantly giving yourself mini pep talks. Even if something doesn't work out, reframe it to a lesson learned for next time rather than a failure.

For Men to Support the Women in Your Life:

1. When a woman asks you for something or tells you a story about something that's happened to them, pause before you respond. Don't be reactive. If you find yourself getting defensive when they ask for something like a raise or you don't immediately believe an incident of harm to them, ask yourself why you are reacting like that. I can almost guarantee you that there is a deeper, possibly subconscious reason as to why. After the conversation, I encourage you to think about that and examine it.
2. Learn about women's history. It sounds obvious but you'd be surprised how much men don't know about the things women have done for society or how laws have treated them in the past. Read books by women, listen to women, use Google to jump start your research. Google is free.

Mentioned on this week's episode:

• EIC 030: Creating a Future for Us with Sage Quiamno
• Amend Series on Netflix

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