Chingon SA

Luis A Leal
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CHINGON SA is a bold, unapologetic podcast spotlighting the stories of San Antonio's hardest-working business owners and entrepreneurs. Rooted in culture and community, we share real conversations of Grit, Growth, and Legacy—from the barbershop to the boardroom. Hosted by Luis Leal - 8th generation San Antonian and 4th generation entrepreneur - we're giving a platform to those building businesses with heart, hustle, and heritage. Whether it's a first-gen entrepreneur, a family-run business, or just someone chasing your dream in the Alamo City, this podcast is for you.

  1. 3D AGO

    Building a Med Spa From Zero | Jay Delanty

    What's up everybody — Luis here with the Chingon SA podcast. Today I'm sitting down with Jay Delanty, co-owner of Lilypad Aesthetics here in San Antonio alongside his wife Sarah. Jay is a ten-year Air Force veteran who went from active duty officer to full-time entrepreneur, building a thriving med spa from a ten-by-ten room with zero clients and zero products — to their own 1,800 square foot space in just two years. We're talking military to business ownership, what it's really like to run a company with your spouse, the dangerous side of the med spa industry nobody talks about, and what it means to build something for the working class of San Antonio. Hope you enjoy! 💬 Drop a comment below — are you a San Antonio entrepreneur building something from the ground up? Let's hear it. Connect with Lilypad Aesthetics: 🌐 Website: lilypadaesthetics.com 📍 Location: 10924 Vance Jackson Rd, Suite 102, San Antonio 📞 Phone: (210) 554-0498 Book a free consultation directly on their website.—Chingon SA is a production of Leal Insurance Services — real stories, real businesses, real people doing it right here in San Antonio. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who's building something of their own. Stay building, stay hungry, and stay Chingon. We'll see you next week.

    32 min

  2. MAY 5

    $11 Million in Food. 9 Staff. How Daily Bread is fighting Poverty in SA

    On today's episode of Chingon S.A., I sit down with Marcus Walker — Executive Director of Daily Bread Ministries, a San Antonio nonprofit that has spent 15 years fighting poverty through connection, dignity, and community partnership. Before planting roots here, Marcus served as a missionary in Germany for eight years, leading outreach across Eastern Europe and Ethiopia. This conversation goes deep — into what poverty really looks like up close, why food is just the entry point, and how a parenting class changed a divorced man's relationship with his kids. Hope you enjoy! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Marcus's background — born in San Antonio, raised in the Valley 3:30 Eight years as a missionary in Germany 6:00 How Marcus and his Swiss wife Doris met through Youth With a Mission 9:00 Why they came back to San Antonio — and what brought them home 12:00 How Marcus stumbled into Daily Bread Ministries as a volunteer 15:00 Working every role in the organization before leading it 18:00 What Daily Bread Ministries actually does — beyond the food pantry 22:00 How they distributed $11 million worth of food with just 9 staff 26:00 Equipping churches to fight poverty — not just feeding people 29:00 The biggest misconceptions people have about those living in poverty 33:00 Why dignity starts with remembering someone's name 37:00 Relationships aren't efficient — but they change everything 41:00 The "Raising Highly Capable Kids" parenting class and breaking cycles 46:00 The graduation story that still gets Marcus every time 51:00 The legacy Marcus hopes Daily Bread leaves in San Antonio 54:00 How to get involved and volunteer with Daily Bread Ministries 56:00 Closing thoughts — Follow Marcus Walker & Daily Bread Ministries: 🌐 Website:Daily Bread Ministries  📧 Volunteer: volunteer@dbmsa.org — Thanks for watching! Follow Chingon S.A.: 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luislealsa/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luislealsa 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5GlJW3ObcC8JZnIDhUkNJ1?si=05d70ad998a642d1&nd=1&dlsi=2f65963bc38e4532 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chingon-sa/id1805692415 Want to be on the show? If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, or someone doing something chingon in San Antonio — email us at luis@lealinsurance.com — Chingon S.A. is hosted by Luis Leal — fourth generation entrepreneur, founder of Leal Insurance Services, and a proud San Antonio native. Every week, Luis sits down with entrepreneurs, builders, and community leaders who are shaping the future of the 210. From the culture, for the culture. 🔗 Protect what you've built. Leal Insurance Services offers personalized insurance solutions for families and businesses right here in San Antonio. 👉 https://lealinsurance.com/ Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode on Facebook and TikTok. We'll see you next week. 🤘

    34 min

  3. APR 28

    The Realtor Who Will Hold Your Baby Mid-Showing | Steve Perry

    On today's episode of Chingon S.A., I sit down with Steve Perry — five-time Platinum Top 50nominee, certified negotiation expert, and one of San Antonio's most trusted realtors. Theconversation dives into what actually separates great realtors from the other 14,000 licensed inSan Antonio, why this business lives or dies on relationships, and the biggest mistakes buyersand sellers are making right now in the SA market. We also get into solar panels, new builds,soil conditions, inspections, and what it really means to show up for your clients — even if that means holding a baby mid-showing. Hope you enjoy! —Follow Steve Perry: 📘 https://www.facebook.com/steve.perry.50 —Thanks for watching! Follow Chingon S.A.: 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luislealsa/ 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luislealsa️Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/5GlJW3ObcC8JZnIDhUkNJ1?si=05d70ad998a642d1&nd=1&dlsi=2f65963bc38e4532️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chingon-sa/id1805692415 Want to be on the show? If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, or someone doing something chingon in San Antonio — email us at luis@lealinsurance.com Chingon S.A. is hosted by Luis Leal — fourth generation entrepreneur, founder of Leal Insurance Services, and a proud San Antonio native. Every week, Luis sits down with entrepreneurs, builders, and community leaders who are shaping the future of the 210. From the culture, for the culture.🔗 Protect what you've built. Leal Insurance Services offers personalized insurance solutions for families and businesses right here in San Antonio. 👉 https://lealinsurance.com/ Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode on Facebook and TikTok. We'll see you next week. 🤘

    34 min

  4. APR 21

    Breaking Into a Male-Dominated Trade | Amanda Lupascano

    Welcome back to Chingon S.A.! This week, host Luis sits down with Amanda Davila Lupascano — San Antonio native and owner and CEO of One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning of San Antonio. Amanda didn't plan to end up in HVAC — it wasn't on her bingo card — but three bad service experiences and a glaring gap in trust pushed her to build the company she wished had shown up at her door. Alongside her husband Kirk, she's bringing a customer-first mindset to one of the least trusted trades in the country.In this episode, Amanda breaks down her "give the buffet" philosophy, what it's like being one of the few women leading an HVAC company, how San Antonio's skilled trades shortage is creating real opportunity, and what every homeowner should actually do before summer hits. She also reveals a CPS rebate program most people don't even know exists.You can reach the One Hour team 24/7 at 210-588-0555, book online at One Hour Heating and Air San Antonio, or find them on Facebook and Instagram. Contact info in the show notes below.If you're a business owner or entrepreneur doing something chingon in San Antonio and want to be on the show — email us at luis@lialinsurance.com.Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode on your Facebook and TikTok. We'll see you next week. 🤘#ChingonSA #SanAntonioBusiness #WomenInTrades #HVACSanAntonio #OneHourHeatingAndAir #AmandaLupascano #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneur #FromTheCultureForTheCulture

    44 min

  5. APR 14

    From Mexico to San Antonio: Chef Alex Pallares and the Soul of Tacopolis

    Welcome back to Season 2 of Chingon S.A.! This week, host Luis sits down with Alex Pallares — chef, self-proclaimed "glorified cook," and owner of Tacopolis, located just outside the Deco District on Fredericksburg Road. Alex has been in the kitchen for over 15 years, but his story starts long before that — watching travel shows in Morelia, Mexico as a teenager, replicating dishes with his cousin, and eventually making it onto the Travel Channel himself.Before Tacopolis, Alex traded business school and corporate meetings for the lowest rung of the restaurant ladder — washing dishes, serving tables, earning his place. He quit his job at Luke, told his girlfriend he'd be back in two weeks, and disappeared into Mexico for four months — eating with street cooks, learning from taqueros in Mexico City, and absorbing the philosophy of food as connection. That journey is the DNA of everything he does today, including the open kitchen concept that lets you watch every taco being made from your seat.In this episode, Alex and Luis get real about the challenges facing small restaurants right now — from DoorDash's 30% cut to post-Covid foot traffic struggles — and why Alex's answer is always the same: come to the restaurant. They also dig into legacy, what Alex learned from his time at Carnitas Lonja, and his advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: think small, be consistent, master one thing, and don't be afraid to grow when the time is right.You can find Tacopolis at 1604 Fredericksburg Road, right outside the Deco District. Follow them on Instagram for menu updates, specials, and all the tacos you didn't know you needed.If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, or someone doing something chingon in San Antonio and want to be on the show — email us at luisalv.insurance.com.Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode on your Facebook and TikTok. We'll see you next week. 🤘#ChingonSA #SanAntonioBusiness #Tacopolis #AlexPallares #SanAntonioFood #LocalBusiness #SanAntonioTacos #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneur #FromTheCultureForTheCulture

    40 min

  6. APR 7

    First CEO of Color in 148 Years | Louis Lopez

    In this episode of Chingon S.A., host Luis sits down with Luis Lopez, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater San Antonio, to talk about servant leadership, representation, and what it means to leave home, grow, and come back stronger. Luis shares his journey from growing up on the South Side of San Antonio to becoming the first CEO of color in the YMCA's 148-year history. He opens up about sacrificing comfort to take a COO role in Austin, losing his mother shortly after the move, navigating COVID during a rebuilding phase, and what it felt like to finally return home — not just as a success, but as someone who could open doors for young people who never saw themselves in a leadership role. This conversation dives into servant leadership, representation and equity, community health and wellness, nonprofit leadership, first-generation success, mentorship, San Antonio culture and values, and what it truly means to build people, not just programs. If you're interested in San Antonio leadership, community impact, and what it looks like to sacrifice, grow, and come home to serve at the highest level — this episode is for you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎉 YMCA OF GREATER SAN ANTONIO — 150TH ANNIVERSARY The Y is celebrating 150 years of serving the San Antonio community! Join the celebration this September 26th and be part of a legacy that has shaped generations across our city. 📍 Learn more & get involved: 👉 ymcasatx150.org ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ Chingon S.A. — Stories from San Antonio business owners and entrepreneurs of Grit, Growth & Legacy. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes 🌐 chingonsa.carrd.co ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #ChingonSA #SanAntonioLeader #YMCA

    41 min

  7. MAR 31

    Engines Not Anchors: Building Legacy in San Antonio | Richard Cavazos

    In this episode of Chingon S.A., host Luis sits down with Richard Cavazos, owner of Pride Floors, to talk about faith-based entrepreneurship, generational legacy, and what it really means to bet on yourself in San Antonio. Richard shares his journey from growing up in McAllen and entering the flooring industry at 19, to building a business for 19 years — and just last week, buying the building his company calls home. He opens up about leaving his uncle's partnership with a pregnant wife and no safety net, the spiritual awakening in his 40s that changed everything, learning to delegate, and why he doesn't do the tiptoe of faith — only the leap. This conversation dives into generational entrepreneurship, faith and business, mentorship, BNI networking, community giving, tithing, San Antonio small business growth, and what it takes to go from running someone else's floors to owning your own building. If you're interested in San Antonio entrepreneurship, building a legacy rooted in faith and relationships, and what real grit looks like over 19 years — this episode is for you. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ Chingon S.A. — Stories from San Antonio business owners and entrepreneurs of Grit, Growth & Legacy. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes 🌐 chingonsa.carrd.co ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #ChingonSA #SanAntonioEntrepreneur #SmallBusiness

    49 min

  8. MAR 24

    Breaking Generational Barriers Through Credit & Community | Klarissa Gamboa

    In this episode of Chingon S.A., host Luis sits down with Klarissa Gamboa, owner of Elite Credit Repair, to talk about entrepreneurship, family, faith, and financial empowerment. Klarissa shares her journey from growing up in San Antonio to building a successful credit repair business while raising a family and living in Puerto Rico. She opens up about being a young mom, navigating cultural shifts, building strong client relationships, and helping families break generational financial cycles. This conversation dives into credit education, homeownership, bilingual business, community impact, work-life balance, and what it really takes to build a legacy that lasts. If you’re interested in business, personal growth, financial literacy, and San Antonio entrepreneurship, this episode is for you.

    38 min
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CHINGON SA is a bold, unapologetic podcast spotlighting the stories of San Antonio's hardest-working business owners and entrepreneurs. Rooted in culture and community, we share real conversations of Grit, Growth, and Legacy—from the barbershop to the boardroom. Hosted by Luis Leal - 8th generation San Antonian and 4th generation entrepreneur - we're giving a platform to those building businesses with heart, hustle, and heritage. Whether it's a first-gen entrepreneur, a family-run business, or just someone chasing your dream in the Alamo City, this podcast is for you.

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  • Creator
    Luis A Leal
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Luis A Leal
  • Show Website
    Chingon SA