Creating Espacios: Interviews with Self-Made Latinas Who Are Innovating in Their Spaces A Podcast by Vivian Nunez
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The personal stories highlighted on Creating Espacios will serve as a resource for other aspiring entrepreneurial women and act as a first step in closing the gap in information and resources for diverse communities who want to become a part of the media or startup world.
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Lorena Garcia — Don't Let Superwoman Syndrome Stop You From Self-Caring
Lorena Garcia is a Latina entrepreneur, a mom, and a staunch advocate for self-care. The Arizona-based co-founder of Wela Creative, a creative studio, and Majka, a line of wellness products geared towards the new mom, uses this episode to share more about building up her hustles and how you should be viewing self-care.
Shownotes: https://www.creatingespacios.co/show-notes/2018/12/4/lorena-garcia-dont-let-superwoman-syndrome-stop-you-from-self-caring
Majka IG: https://www.instagram.com/lovemajka/
Wela Creative IG: https://www.instagram.com/welacreative/
Lorena IG: https://www.instagram.com/callmelore/
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Regina Merson — You Have The Right To Change Your Mind
Regina Merson went from lawyer to beauty brand founder and she wouldn't take any of her decisions back. Throughout the episode you'll learn more about how Regina navigated leaving a career that wasn't fulfilling her, how needle point helped open her mind to the possibility of doing something she loved, and why it's your right to change your mind.
Shownotes: https://www.creatingespacios.co/show-notes/2018/11/20/regina-merson-you-have-the-right-to-change-your-mind
Reina Rebelde: https://reinarebelde.com/
Reina Rebelde's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reinarebelde/
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Saskia Sorrosa — Following Your Passions Isn't Impossible, It's Just Hard Work
Saskia Sorrosa had her career made — she was a top executive in the NBA and was leading a department that allowed her to be entrepreneurial within the safety of a larger corporation, but over time her heart aligned elsewhere. So, she started Fresh Bellies, a baby food company. Throughout this episode we learn how the recipes grew from ones she made for her own to children to those that sit on grocery store shelves today.
In the episode Saskia says, "Yes, I gave up something, but I gained so much more just by moving in the direction of my passion." Here's a listen to all she gained.
Shownotes: https://www.creatingespacios.co/show-notes/2018/10/23/saskia-sorrosa-from-the-nba-to-baby-food-entrepreneur-why-this-latina-encourages-following-your-passions
Fresh Bellies: http://freshbellies.com/
Fresh Bellies' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freshbellies/
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Liz Flores: How People Feel About Your Decisions Is Not Your Responsibility
Liz Flores is an artist, a dog mom, and the best person to talk about the ever present “you vs the unit” conversation that’s born when you grow up in a Latinx family. Based out of Chicago, Liz shares how she’s navigated setting boundaries with her family, leaving her corporate job for a creative hustle, and learning to say yes to herself by saying no to others.
Follow Liz: instagram.com/lizitto
Follow Viv: instagram.com/vivnunez
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Dannie Lynn Fountain — To Pursue Your Passion, First Let Go Of How Others Define You
In this episode Dannie Lynn Fountain shares something that so many individuals know to be true — owning your identity is layered. No matter how you self-identify, the process of arriving at that elevator pitch for yourself took hard work that was (hopefully) followed by a sigh of relief. Through this episode Dannie shares how her identity has played a role in her career and made her a more effective entrepreneur, intrapreneur, friend, daughter, and partner.
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Denise Soler Cox — On Being Latina, Being American And Learning To Choose Yourself
Denise is the co-founder of Project ñ, a movement that is anchored in the many worlds first-generation Latinx-Americans live in. Throughout our conversation we dive into what it takes to put together a documentary for such a movement and how doing so helped Denise come out of her shell and really learn to tell her story. The episode does an amazing job of putting the cherry on top of a season that has unintentionally always focused on inspiring you to learn to put yourself first.
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Show notes: creatingespacios.co