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Wine: Scielo NY 2018 Tinto

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Eva Melgarejo is a Latina Loan Officer dedicated to helping others from the Latiné community achieve the American dream! Her passion is to educate families and help them build wealth for the generations to come. She's been able to help over 200 families in the last 4 years, 98% Latinos!

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Wine: Fathia Wines, 2019 Rosé

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Maria Alquicira was born and raised in Mexico where her curiosity for art started. She then studied Arts and Culture in Rome and is currently living in Dallas. Passionate about art and businesses she has developed professionally in the arts and culture sphere through her art practice and in business through her job at one of the biggest movie theater companies in the world. This project is all about a determination to set her life purpose to make art part of our daily lives.

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Wine: Lagunilla Optimus Rioja, Spain, 2016

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Bianca Alba is a proud first-generation Latina from Cochabamba, Bolivia. She currently resides in San Juan, Puerto Rico and works as a Public Health Analyst for HRSA (the Health Resources and Service Administration Branch). #TeamPublicHealth 

She is the voice and creator behind the podcast titled, “This Latina Travels!” A travel podcast through the eyes of a First Gen Latina sharing all her travel experiences first hand! As a little girl, living in a single family home, trips/vacations were just a dream so this podcast is more than Bianca just telling you about her experiences, but it’s dreams becoming a reality! Her goal with this podcast is to break barriers so more women who look like Bianca will travel the world too!

Wine: Jose Wine Caves 2015 Mourvedre 

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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: Fathia Wines 2019 Rose of Pinot Noir

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Pedro Rodriguez is the Owner and Winemaker of Fathia Wines. He was born and raised in Michoacan, Mexico and immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of six. 

His dad worked nearly 30 years in the vineyards of Napa Valley and he, along with his three older brothers continue to be part of the wine industry in both Napa and Sonoma. 

After starting in the wine industry while he attended college, he decided to pursue other interests from 2008-2014 but returned to the industry with curiosity and wanted to better appreciate the industry that had allowed his and his family to thrive. 

In 2019, Pedro became fascinated with the idea of crafting his own wine and producing under his own label. When the opportunity came to acquire Fathia Wines, Pedro along with his wife, Jenny jumped at the opportunity and continue to carry the torch for first-generation Mexican-American winemakers.

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Wine: RG|NY 2018 White Merlot

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Alejandra Rojas, is Finance professional, and Money Coach helping modern millenials to be confident with money and create a strong financial foundation with ease. 

After reaching bottom, when a money burnout re-activated an old sickness threatening her life again, Alejandra designed a method to manage personal finances from within that protects the person’s essence and helps them create wealth. 

She has since been dedicated to helping others see money in a whole different way, so it’s no longer a barrier to thrive and reach happiness through her coaching, podcast and various public speaking events.

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Wine: Seis Soles Sol Tierra 2019 Red Blend

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Jasmine Star is a photographer and business strategist from Newport Beach, California. She dropped out of law school and became an internationally recognized creative entrepreneur, later to become the founder of Social Curator, a social media marketing membership for business owners. Harnessing her chutzpah and hustle, Jasmine empowers entrepreneurs to build a brand, market it on social media, and create a life they love. Some days you'll find her featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and INC magazine, other days you'll find her going Live on Instagram, hosting Ask Me Anything sessions on Facebook, and empowering business owners to build a life they love on her podcast, The Jasmine Star Show.

Website: jasminestar.com

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Wine: Solorio Family Wines Cabernet Sauvignon, 2016

Wine: Javier San Pedro Rioja, Tempranillo 2019

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Francesca is a Mexican- American Fashion and lifestyle blogger born and raised in California. She’s been blogging for over ten years now and works full time sharing her styling and photography tips with her community. She also a huge lover of interior decor and recently started a home decor company with her husband called Casa Brixe which they started during the Pandemic.

She has always wanted to find a way to highlight Mexico and show a part of it that a lot of people may not be familiar with. They were able to get in contact with a female run collective in Oaxaca that makes handmade wool rugs and started importing them to sell in the US. She now works full time running both her blogging business and her rug company. Her dream is to eventually grow into a larger home decor company that not only sells rugs, but also showcases other pieces from artisans all over Mexico.

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