The Head Honcha Podcast

Sophie Stich know’s a thing or two a bit risk. She was in her mid twenties when she worked her way up the corporate world. Even with the multiple promotions, pay raises and success all by her mid twenties— she couldn’t help but feel stifled by bureaucracy. She left her roles as a marketing guru for Sweetgreen and SoulCycle, and mixed together her expertise in hospitality and love of champagne to create Toastworthy— a vintage airstream that is a full service champagne pop-up. Toastworthy began as a side hustle for Sophie and came along with major challenges and set backs including being $30,000 in debt to bring her vision to life. In this episode we discuss how entrepreneurship is a game of risk and how important it is to seek guidance, find your tribe, and take chances on yourself.

You see, we are asked as kids what we want to be when we grow up. Yet there’s no actual way to predict what the job market will look like years from that point. A perfect example of this is today’s guest, Marisela.

Marisela is the founder of Iberus- a company that secures cross border investments between tech start ups in latin American countries and the Silicon Valley. She had no idea this would end up being her career path, rather it unveiled itself through time. In this episode, Marisela shares  her journey from college to first jobs, and even rejection based on her “lack of experience” in venture capitol that eventually leads her to launch a million dollar company.

First SOLO Episode Launching Season 2 of The Head Honcha Podcast!! Since launching The Head Honcha, I've been on a long journey of entrepreneurship myself. In this episode I come back to share with you some decisions I've made and lessons I've learned since quitting my full time job at 22 years old and diving into side hustles! 

This episode is everything On "Adulting". Growing up is confusing and sometimes it feels like a long dark road, but thankfully in this episode we get to hear from Katina Mountanos, who created a space for millennial women to figure out life together. Before Katina decided to help thousands of women navigate adulthood, she herself was a NYU business grad working in finance. This unfulfilling chapter of her life is what caused her question her purpose and passion in her early twenties. In this episode we dig deep into those early years of discovery and later we discuss important ways for millennial women like yourself to unlock your passion and live a life you love.

In today’s episode Aprill Phillips, talks about her journey to becoming a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse while dealing with a divorce all by age twenty two. This is her first time sharing her journey, and the power and strength that comes through is beyond inspiring. Many people know the path to becoming a nurse is no easy task. April wants her story to serve as an inspiration to young aspiring nurses that they too can overcome challenges and adversity on their journey.

Once upon a time, Jenny Paul was a stressed out corporate lawyer. She let her need for security and accomplishment choose her career, until she realized it wasn't at all what she wanted. Since deciding to leave law and instead live in alignment, Jenny scaled a six-figure recruitment company and today helps other female entreprenuers build a business and life they love. In this episode, we discuss redefining narratives, aligning your passions with your career, and leading an authentic life that allows you to live long and hustle!

Facing adversity and dealing with discrimination at a young age, Xochitl Morales channeled her culture and heritage into music and poetry. Xóchitl is an accomplished poet and mariachi musician that has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center in D.C. Her passion for social justice and equality through poetry has been even featured on Buzzfeed and today she is navigating her first year at Harvard University. In this episode Xochitl discusses embracing her culture and identity as a small town Harvard bound Latina-Americana.

In this Episode, 23 year old Kate Bell discusses what it’s like being a female in a male dominated industry. Like most Washington DC undergrads, Kate Bell was on a track to apply to Law School upon graduation until she decided to ditch that dream once offered an opportunity to work the NFL Players Association! Completely changing her career direction and breaking barriers in her field has presented unique challenges. In our conversation Kate discusses using her position as a platform to advocate for more women and find her voice in a male dominated industry, championing body positivity, and the power of being vulnerable and sharing your journey with others.

Kim Guerra is the Founder and CEO of the Brown Bad Ass Bonita where she uses art as a way of healing and celebrating her cultura. Her t-shirt designs went viral and just within a year, The Brown Bad Ass Bonita Community has reached a following 13k people. What most people don’t know is the story behind the brand. Born and raised in a predominately Latino community in the San Fernando Valley, Kim was all too familiar with abuse, poverty, fear of deportation, trauma and systemic oppression. These factors influenced her choice to study human development on a full ride to Cornell University. Since graduating the Ivy League, Kim moved to Seattle where she experienced serve culture shock and racisim. Today Kim wants to be an instrument of healing and empowerment for my Latinx communities in a way that respect, honors, and celebrates the Latinx culture rather than pathologizing it. In this instagram live episode Kim and I discuss her journey from dealing with culture shock, creating community, and building an empire of Brown Bad Ass Bonitas.

This episode features 23 year old college student and body builder, Isabel Welden. To anyone who stumbles across her instagram, you’ll find a fitness based profile showcasing her incredible figure and intense workouts. But there’s more to the story. In this episode, Isabel talks about her decision to drop out college and move to the city of angels where to her surprise, is everything BUT picture perfect lives. Isabel shares how her journey to find happiness and passion within the fitness industry came to a rude awakening and how these realizations paved the way for bigger goals including going back to school but this time with a different approach.