Wine: Josh Cabernet Sauvignon

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From Vista, California, Lizzy Rivas was born to teen parents (15 / 18 years old). During their divorce Lizzy found soccer which allowed her to take her mind off her home life and concentrate on her skills on the field. Lizzy likes to emphasize that "soccer saved my life." 

Throughout her career, she has coached soccer and worked on the business side. She currently works for the Men’s Soccer team in San Diego as the Team Admin and hopes to build a non profit to empower young kids through Sports.

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Wine: LIBERTÉ, Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles 2017

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Mozo Cruz is an Afro Dominicano, born and raised in Brooklyn NYC. He is a father, husband and person who wants to make the world a better place. He is on a mission to turn toxic masculinity into healing masculinity one conversation at a time.

Podcast: Watch Your Mouth with Mozo (Available on Apple Podcasts & Spotify)

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Wine: Seis Soles Red Blend

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As a young Latina woman, I have many times experienced first hand the daily difficulties that woman face and the struggles they go through when climbing the corporate ladder. My name is Diana, I am from Medellín Colombia and that used to be my reality, just like it probably is for many of you around the world. Only recently I understood the importance of inner strength, self-esteem, answering the call to help others and most importantly female empowerment. We can only nourish the world with our gifts when we have found them within us, and we can only find them when we believe that they exist. Now that I have discovered them I realized that my true vocation is to serve as the vehicle and channel to give that same confidence to as many women as possible.

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Wine: Seis Soles Rose 

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Yvonne Hernández is the Founder and Host of the Decide Balance Podcast, a 5 - minute bilingual meditation podcast. She is also a Reiki Level 2 Certified Practitioner who sought and implemented holistic healing after being diagnosed with vitiligo, a condition in which skin loses its pigmentation. 

Decide Balance was founded in her journey to provide tools to manage stress, anxiety and emotions for her kids' classrooms. She is able offer it, for at no cost, as a means for parents and children to find relief, peace and comfort in their busy lives without any disruption to their day because the goal is to relieve stress, not add to it! 

The name “Decide Balance” encompasses what it means to have a busy life and access to holistic techniques to balance your daily life for yourself, your family and those around you without interfering with your daily obligations. As a Reiki Level 2 Certified Practitioner she helps others push away pain, anxiety and negative emotions so they are able to heal themselves and connect to the universal energy. 

Yvonne stays busy as Chief Operations Officer of Casa Hernández consisting of her husband and three future world changers. She is also a Girl Scout Troop leader and student of the Chopra Meditation Teaching Certification Program. She is an avid dancer who encourages her kids to move to their own beat.

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Wine: El Potrillo Pinot Noir, 2017 by Honrama Cellars

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Joshua Santiago is a barber from North Philadelphia that provides free haircuts for the homeless. He grew up in a family that either sold drugs, did drugs, or both. He has been able to turn his life around after spending much of his youth in and out of incarceration. His grew up in a home where both of his parents were addicts and his mother has been homeless his life thus far due to drug addition. 

When he found the opportunity, he ran with it and founded Empowerment Cuts, a nonprofit which allows Josh to go into area of extreme homelessness and cut hair for free. Josh believes that being able to provide a free service to someone that couldn't afford it should mean more then actually receiving money for it. 

They are working on converting a 32 foot mobile home into a mobile barber with the help of GoFundMe and those who contributed to raise over $50,000.

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Wine: Herencia Del Valle 2014 Zinfandel - Napa Valley

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Latina. Fierce. Fighter. A San Diego native with a laugh as big as her hair. These are just a few things we would use to describe our Founder and Host of The Wine & Chisme Podcast, Jessica Yañez. But that’s just the beginning.

Jessica grew up in the suburbs of San Diego and has always had a curiosity for other people and their stories. As far back as she can remember, she would be the first to approach a new student at school, introduce herself, and want to know all about them. Not much has changed as her curiosity has lent itself well to learning more about the world around her. 

She specifically created the podcast to amplify the voices of those from the BIPOC community to share their stories on career, love, life and more. All while sipping on a glass of wine.

She has had the opportunity to live across the Southwestern United States and has worked for organizations as large as the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee to start up nonprofits. But ultimately there is no place like home for this San Diego girl and she has found her happy place where it all began.

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Wine: Coppola Claret 

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An advocate for social justice. A wannabe hacker. A weekend karaoke singer. A serial entrepreneur. A kitchen adventurer. 

One thing that can’t be said about Kimberly is that she’s one dimensional.

Kimberly is a self-taught private chef, on-air personality, and the founder of Might Be Vegan – a plant-based multimedia company and consultancy dedicated to helping people around the world eat more plants.

In the kitchen, she’s had the pleasure of serving busy executives, families, as well as celebrities and professional athletes. She’s also the creator behind the national #FromMeatsToBeets Challenge, the web series “Might Be Vegan presents The Trap Kitchen,” the award-winning national COVID-19 hunger relief program, Food Love by Might Be Vegan, and the world’s largest vegan-only tailgate, #VeganAtTheGame, which served more than 1500 people at no cost in the city of Atlanta during Super Bowl LIII.

For her tasty recipes and community activism, Kimberly has been featured on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Essence.com, VegNews.com, ABC Portland, Fox Washington, and KTLA. She’s also made several guest host appearances on QVC. 

Before launching Might Be Vegan, Kimberly served as CEO of ContentPark. This tech-driven content development agency specialized in the production of premium content for large brands and mid-sized businesses. The content created by her team provided its clients with content that was narratively compelling, culturally attuned, and SEO-smart. Some of their work has been seen on web assets managed by Fortune 500 companies, such as Macy’s, AT&T, and Southern Company.

Kimberly holds a bachelor’s of science in marketing from North Carolina A&T State University. 

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Wine: 2018 Llamas Family Carneros Chardonnay

100% Chardonnay from Napa Valley's Buhman Ranch in the Carneros AVA. Lime zest, white stone fruit and pineapple rind lead into subtle floral aromas. On the palate, the lively, medium-light body is wrapped in layers of white peach, under-ripe pear and apricot. The length shows hints of green grass and fresh herbs. This lean and bright wine is accessible now but has great aging potential for those who favor cellared whites like the great wines of Burgundy. 

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Aly is a recovering "lost girl" and perfectionist. Goodbye people pleasing, hello manifestation. The labels she happily identifies with are Wife, sister, daughter, child of God, model, blogger, and woman in tech. 

She has spent the last 5 years going from "I don't belong here" to "let me create what I want and need". Aly is an all around advocate, a twice a year wine drinker, and avid manifester. While her position is within software now, she will soon be transitioning to protect our brown and black brother's, sister's, and babies from America's corrupt legal system. 

Aly prides herself in maintaining a transparent social media presence. From her struggles growing up "other" to having a healthy relationship and life after abuse to bigoted family member's. She's not afraid to speak her piece with a smile.

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Wine: La Chica, Honrama Cellars 2011

La Chica-Made in honor of my sweet, angelic wife, Miriam. Harmonized into one, this wine and La Chica express similarities, everlasting sweetness, richness, and a perfect balance of sweet and crisp.

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For the past 16 years Veronica has worked with VisitDallas in several capacities. Her last role as the Director of Partner Experience included a strong focus on developing partnerships in the local Dallas community. Her experience at VisitDallas started with Diversity and Community relations which was led to Digital Social Media and Experience Marketing. Her role last role oversaw membership programs and customized corporate partnerships. The Director of Partner Experience role was created to serve Partner and Clients to exceed their expectations with service, ideas, and executed strategies. 

Veronica is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. 

She and her husband have also built a passion brand around health and wellness for the Dallas community. They co-own V12 Yoga studio and Workplace fit Co, a company who curates activations for big brands in Dallas with interest in self care and fitness on site for employees and brands. In 2018 Veronica created Hey Chica! Latina Leadership Movement. A lifestyle brand bringing Latina Professional Circles, Leadership Programming, Partnerships and Content to life. Hey Chica! bridges the gap between generational learning, cultural relevancies, and legacy building. The Movement organizes summits, monthly gatherings and collectives to grow, educate and mobilize Latina Women and young girls. Hey Chica! Movement also gathers brands to amplify culture and branding.

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Wine: Tisdale Pinot Grigio of California 

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Jesse Herrera is the Founder & Executive Director of CoAct and an expert in using design methodologies to develop multi-faceted approaches to solve complex problems. 

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, he spent his teenage years as a gang member. After a near death experience and a blessing of circumstances, he left the life behind and pursued his education, becoming the first in his family to graduate from college. As a former gang member, he witnessed the impact of social isolation and the value of understanding the intamacy of human challenges. 

Graduating with an architecture degree from the University of Texas at Arlington, Jesse spent a much of his professional career practicing design and project management in the development industry. With a depth of knowledge spanning the design-build frontier, Jesse realized the profession has a limited ability to directly foster social impact. Hindered by economics, design was relgated to the clients will, and not the communities need. This realization kicked off a series of global trips to discover the primacy of human solutions. These insights in addition to his life experience help form the foundation of his work. 

Jesse utilizes design as an instrumental force to better understand the underlining causes of today’s challenges and build better solutions. It is a tool to charter impact and build a more creative and inclusive future for all.

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