By Carla Santamaria
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When I was growing up, I thought my only career options were: doctor, lawyer, teacher. In today’s episode, I talk to an actual lawyer and ask her ALL the questions I wish I had had answers to growing up. This week’s guest is Kimberly Lopez, host of the Latina Legal Minds Podcast. Kimberly is a badass Latina who is not only thriving in Big Law, but also paving the way for other Latinas in the legal field.
Kimberly shares insight into the legal professional and what you need to know before you consider this career. She also speaks candidly about her own journey as a first gen Latina navigating law school and corporate environments. Tune in to hear all her gems as well as the wildly insensitive advice she got from a college advisor.
About Today’s Guest
Kimberly Lopez is a powerhouse commercial litigator renowned for her unwavering advocacy. With an impressive track record, she fearlessly represents clients in courts across Florida and nationwide. A first-gen in many ways, Kimberly has worked her way up from summer intern to partner at one of America's largest law firms. An award-winning, DEIB advocate, Kimberly is on a mission to change the narrative regarding Latinas in the profession. She is the creator and host of theLatina Legal Minds Podcast, building community among Latinas in the profession and sharing knowledge on the climb.
Stay in touch with Kimberly on Instagram @latinalegalminds and on LinkedIn!
Resources and Links
How to Land a High-Paying Job: thefirstgencoach.com/freetraining
Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call
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In this episode,I speak to the founder and CEO of Bonita Fierce Candles, Melissa Gallardo. Melissa shares her journey of launching a candle brand that celebrates Latine Culture and Heritage. She talks about how she turned her hobby into a full-time business, the lessons she’s learned along the way, and the support she’s had and the investments she’s made that helped her get here. Melissa talks about how some of the oppressive structures in corporate, such as not having health insurance as a contracted employee, led to this pivot and to creating the life she wants to live for herself.
Resources and Links
How to Land a High-Paying Job: thefirstgencoach.com/freetraining
Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call
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Follow @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach on Instagram
Money anxiety is a beast. In this episode, I talk through 5 steps you can implement to manage money anxiety while in your job search. I share my experience growing up low-income and continuing to earn a low salary even after I got my master’s degree, and how that led to making an “investment” decision out of desperation and lack of financial literacy. I talk about the lows that come with trying to make ends meet, and why being graceful with yourself if the absolute most important thing you can do while job searching.
Referenced Episodes:
76. Why Your Wellness is Essential to the Collective with Wealth Para Todos Founder Rita-Soledad Fernandez Paulino
43. From a Financial Mess to a Financial Educator with Mayra Alejandra Garcia of @DebtFreeLatina
92. Redefining Financial Freedom with Lizbet of @LizbetTalksMoney
79. Increasing Your 9-5 Salary with Your Transferable Skills
Resources and Links
How to Land a High-Paying Job: thefirstgencoach.com/freetraining
Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call
Download your FREE Resume Guide and Template
Follow @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach on Instagram
There is a wrong way to apply to jobs that takes forever and gets very little results, and there is a right way to apply to jobs that is much because it focuses your time on activities that will actually move the needle in your job search. This episode explains that 5-step process you can use to apply to jobs faster, without editing four resume for the ATS every single time.
Referenced Episodes:
62. What to do When You're Not Motivated in Your Job Search
Networking & Community Building Playlist
Resources and Links
How to Land a High-Paying Job: thefirstgencoach.com/freetraining
Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call
Download your FREE Resume Guide and Template
Follow @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach on Instagram
In this episode I share the two crucial steps you need to take in order to get a six figure job. I debunk some myths about six-figure jobs, talk about money mindset, and share exactly what you need to do to get a six-figure job with the skills you already have. No additional schooling or tech bootcamp needed!
Resources and Links
How to Land a High-Paying Job: thefirstgencoach.com/freetraining
Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call
Download your FREE Resume Guide and Template
Follow @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach on Instagram
In this episode, I talk about how I more than doubled my salary in 10 months by job hopping from higher ed to healthcare to tech, and how I have balanced my career along with growing a coaching business. I talk about some extremely low moments in the past couple of years, including being disrespected and laughed at when I brought up a salary increase, and the time when a job offer for $135,000/year was RESCINDED.
I get deep into the parts of myself I’ve had to heal in order to not just grow in my career, but embody the person who can grow a coaching business and have a thriving career.
Resources and Links
Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call
Download your FREE Resume Guide and Template
Follow @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach on Instagram
This episode is as raw and transparent as it gets. I share how I went from making less than $20k a year for the first ten years of my career, to being on track to making $200k a year by early next year.
I walk you through everything from my first minimum wage job at the mall as an undocumented worker, to my most emotionally draining job as a tutor for students in the foster system, to the moment I realized that I should become a career coach, and to the quantum leap that completely changed my life in July 2021.
This episode includes so much more than career events, because careers are just a small part of our lives. My journey includes my first exposure to the personal development world, dealing with the grief from losing my grandmother, and learning to advocate for myself both inside the workplace and outside of it. So excited to share all of this with you!
Resources and Links
Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call
Download your FREE Resume Guide and Template
Follow @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach on Instagram
This episode is an open letter to every Black and Brown woman who has experienced career injustices. Being exploited and betrayed in the workplace can and should make us angry, and I am here to tell you it is not only safe to express that anger, but absolutely necessary. Because rage is part of the healing process.
Don’t miss out on:
WHY it’s okay and necessary to feel and express your anger and rage in response to career injustices.
WHAT you can do to express your anger through exercise, writing, or art.
HOW to reconnect with your body and start healing.
**FREE COACHING CALL GIVEAWAY!** If you’ve ever wanted to be coached by me, here is your opportunity! Rate/review The First Gen Coach Podcast on Apple or Spotify and send a screenshot via email to [email protected] with the subject line “Giveaway Entry.” That’s it! Submissions must be received by Friday, July 19th, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET to be eligible.
Resources and Links
Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call
Download your FREE Resume Guide and Template
Follow @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach on Instagram
This episode answers one of the most common questions I have gotten since I started a business: what’s it like having a podcast. In one word: HARD! But this is where today’s guest, Podcast Relaunch Strategist Kristin Quiroz Bayona, comes in.
Kristin shares her insight on why podcasting is such a powerful and intimate form of media, and talks about why we need more BIPOC + historically excluded voices in podcasting. She also gives tactical advice to those who might be considering starting their own podcast!
About today's guest:
Kristin Quiroz Bayona is a Podcast Rebrand & Relaunch Strategist who helps entrepreneurs, creatives and coaches uplevel their podcasts for their next stage of business.
Stay in touch with Kristin on Instagram @podcastandamplify and listen to her podcast, Podcast & Amplify! Learn more at https://www.podcastandamplify.com/.
Resources and Links
Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call
Download your FREE Resume Guide and Template
Follow @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach on Instagram
This episode is all about increasing your confidence during salary negotiations by advocating for yourself right now, regardless of how long you’ve been at your job. I share examples of how I have advocated for myself at different points in my career and how that gave me the self-advocacy muscles needed to negotiate my salary. I also share how my client was able to negotiate her salary to the very top of the range and secure an offer that is $29,500 higher than her previous job.
Listen for specific ways to advocate for yourself, including:
Requesting professional development opportunities
Discussing workload priorities with your manager
Setting boundaries around work hours
Plus, I share a story of a time I broke my own job interview rules and why it didn’t turn out well.
Resources and Links
Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call
Download your FREE Resume Guide and Template
Follow @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach on Instagram
The podcast currently has 107 episodes available.