Wine & Chisme

Wine: 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Herencia Del Valle 

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Jorge Narvaez is a father of 3, fatherhood case manager and content creator. For the past couple of years he has been active on and offline to spread his message of Family, Community, Art, Music and most importantly Fatherhood!

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Wine: Jose Wine Caves 2015 Mourvedre 

Brandi is the Founder of the Operation Growth Institute, a Global Transformational Learning Center where people can accept, heal, grow, and transform into the next iteration of their personal and professional best. For over twenty years, Brandi has honed her skill as a strategist, wellness expert, and coach. She helps clients identify their own solutions and specializes in coaching clients through her signature 12 steps to realize transformational growth. She examines how the barriers of generational baggage, fatherlessness, sexual trauma, single mother/fatherhood, racial identity and bias, and failure keep her clients from living their best life and helps her clients determine the next step. 

Brandi is a natural coach who has mentored and guided young leaders, honing her skills by providing personal and professional strategic support while leading young professional teams. She is also a certified Holistic Health Counselor by the International Board of African Thinkers, Priest and Healers, a certified Fatherless Daughters Advocate, and a student of the MMS coaching method. 

Brandi has studied with the Aspen Institute, Kellogg Foundation, Zuckerberg Institute, Iyanla Vanzant and the God Squad, Queen Afua, and Dr. Llaila Afrika. She studied for the International Coaching Federation accreditation with Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott.

Website: https://brandirichardthompson.com/

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Wine: RG|NY Cabernet Franc

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Che Guerrero has spent 16 years tackling race, politics, and family through stand-up comedy. Che's style is rooted in his experiences growing up undocumented. A revolutionary voice on the modern comedy scene, His sense of humor and command of the stage is the result of obstacles often unseen by the average American.

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Wine: 2010 Llamas Family Wine Cabernet Sauvignon

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Brandi brings over 22 years of experience, awards and recognition in the beauty industry to the beauty industry. She has spent fifteen years proving herself in the highly competitive beauty industry serving Hollywood elites such as Lena Waithe, Cynthia Erivo, Sophia Nomvete and many more. In this image conscious society, Brandi continues to show she can handle any shade and any skin condition for any occasion with confidence, sensitivity and most of all have results. Being the only child of Latinx + Indigenous decent in an entire town as well as a first generation American, has been her driving force for entering the beauty industry to educate and inspire change anyway she can.

Website: https://www.lunavibe.co/

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Wine: Crémant de Loire, Sparkling Cabernet Franc

Thank you WetStone Wine Bar for hosting Jesse and I during this recording

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Jesse Leon is a social impact consultant to foundations and investors on ways to address issues of substance abuse/addiction, affordable housing, and mental health. He is a native English and Spanish speaker and fluent in Portuguese. He is an alum of UC Berkeley and Harvard and based in San Diego.

Born to indigenous working-class Mexican immigrants in San Diego in the 1970s, Jesse Leon’s childhood was violently ruptured. Overlooked by state-sanctioned institutions and systems intended to help victims of abuse, neglected like many other low-income Latinos, Jesse spiraled into cycles of suicide and substance abuse.

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Wine: Seis Soles, 2020 SolTierra Red Blend

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Michelle Barrionuevo-Mazzini is a 1st gen Latina, multi-passionate creative entrepreneur and jefa at CASITA MICHI and MB Creative Co. She is passionate about social good, BIPOC representation, and elevating Latina voices. She is no longer ok with just getting a seat at the table, she wants to create one. Last fall, Michelle became the first Latina-owned candle brand to debut at Macy's and at a large retailer for that matter. Her hope is that through her brand's story she can empower our community to be seen and feel seen.

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Wine: Encanto Vineyards, 2017 Sauvignon Blanc

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Valeria Hernández is a 1st-generation Mexican-American Latina who has a never ending passion for helping women & femmes thrive by stepping into their “Healthy Wealthy Jefy” persona.

Valeria is a Life & Health Coach for ambitious women & femmes of color. She specializes in plant-based nutrition, intuitive eating, and wealth building. Valeria loves helping her clients increase their energy with plant based foods and ditch diet culture so they can show up confidently in their life and fuel their dreams!

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Wine: Herencia del Valle 2013 Merlot

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Claudia Moncarz is a world traveler, mother, number lover, and great attorney. While admittedly she isn't that humble, She is proud to be a caring friend to her clients. Even though a love of numbers runs in her family (her grandparents were accountants), she always shied away from a career related in any way to finance.

That is until one summer when she landed an internship working for a criminal judge in Miami, Florida. He quickly realized that Claudia did not want to practice criminal law and sent her to different divisions to observe other judges.The week she spent in probate court changed her life. She finally learned what she wanted to do with the rest of her professional life: She was going to be a probate lawyer. That fall, she shared her new plan with one of her professors. He advised she take a tax course, a recommendation that she reluctantly followed. Studying tax law was like being in nirvana for Claudia. Her love affair with tax law began from that moment.

Website: moncarzlawfirm.com

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Wine: Justicia Wines, Themes Pinot Noir, 2020

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Helen Pelayo Masferrer

A mother of 3 that at 30 years old completely transformed her life by making a simple promise to sweat for 30 min every day. 2 years laters she lost 100lbs, landed a dream job at a brand new gym, and met her wife. They now own our own gym in Oregon where I get to have the space to empower the community through health and fitness everyday!

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Jazmin Montero

Jazmin Montero is a Costa Rican mama living in the mountains of the midwest. She wears a lot of hats and is a UX designer, illustrator and doula. As a doula she has found a great passion for the postpartum period & menstruation. She founded The Postpartum Revolution Conference in 2019, and now in 2022 she is gearing up to launch The Womb School Podcast. When she is not nerding out on womb health or creating beautiful designs for her community, she is out adventuring with her familia.

https://www.wombschoolpodcast.com/

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Wine: Armitage Wines Pinot Noir, 2018

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Laura Lara is a Community & Comadre Coach. She is the co-founder of ¡Oye, Comadre! A digital community rooted in comadrismo through radical mothering, conocimiento and Chisme. She is also the CEO of Comadre Coaching. A group coaching program that works with individuals looking to be intentional with the community they curate and serve.

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