Pinays Without A Pause

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Pinay’s Without A Pause, aka PWAP, features talented Pinays trailblazing their way into the creative field without allowing fear to paralyze their thoughts when choosing a career. They’re not putting a pause on their passion, purpose, or truth; they’re just going for it! PWAP is about a community of artists, activists, and entrepreneurs who help others feel seen through representation!

10/26/2024

12. PWAP in NYC: Eutalia de la Paz, Cassandra Balbas, and Kim Saira

Happy FAHM! We're throwing it back to our first LIVE podcast back in September. We chat with Eutalia, Cassandra, and Kim at The Vino Theater in Brooklyn about identity, their work, and where to find the best Filipino food in NYC. Eutalia’s ⁠Instagram⁠ Eutalia’s ⁠Shop⁠ Cassandra’s ⁠Instagram⁠ We are Sun Raised’s ⁠Instagram⁠ Kim’s ⁠Instagram⁠

52 min
08/03/2024

11. Paula Victoria Dai: Palmist, Interior Design, and Author

It's the July episode in August! July we prioritized rest while we talk with Paula Victoria about Palmistry, Interior Design, and how the two connect to our culture. About Paula Victoria Dai: Paula Victoria is an interior designer, professional palmist and soon-to-be author of In Your Hands: A Kids Guide to Palmistry. Paula learned palmistry at a young age from her grandmother and uses palmistry as a direct way to honor her ancestry. Her practice has grown through virtual readings, events, markets and residencies in the Los Angeles Area. With over 25 years of palmistry practice and experience connecting with people through art curation, professional organizing, and her interior design studio, Paula’s readings are deeply focused on helping others discover their own set of personal strengths and guide them through life transitions with ease, clarity, and confidence. As co-founder of LA-based interior design studio The House of Dai, Paula brings nearly 10 years of experience working with AD100 studios in New York and Los Angeles, to an intimate studio experience. She is able to connect with clients to empathically create interiors that resonates with them inside and out. Paula Victoria’s Palmistry Instagram The House of Dai's Instagram Preorder "In Your Hands: A Kid’s Guide to Palmistry" Book a Reading with Paula Victoria! Pinays Without a Pause is produced by Pinaysphere and Aubreyne Brizette. Our intro and outro music is "The Reason" by King Marie. Special thanks to Ventura County Arts Council. Thank you so much for listening to Pinays Without a Pause. Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe.

45 min
06/29/2024

10. King Marie: DJ, Artist, Community Cultivator

Happy Pride! This month we bring you a laidback (and video-less due to wifi issues) interview! We have King Marie talking about slowing down, faith, and career paths. About King Marie: King Marie is a multi-hyphenate creative. She is a Musical Artist, International DJ, Model, Creative Director and Community Builder. Her brand’s mission aims to create a platform that will encourage empowerment and open doors for womxn, children, and Filipinx culture. She began DJing in her hometown of Chicago in 2012 and has since held residencies in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Chicago, and Manila, Philippines. In 2019, she decided to take more ground as an artist and expand her musical reach releasing her EP projects “The Prelude” and “222”. Her recent work includes being the first woman in-game DJ for the WNBA Connecticut Sun, an Emmy nomination for scoring the ‘21-‘22 season Chicago Bulls entertainment video with original music “Ready”, opening for Lil Nas X, Major Lazer, Kehlani, Little Simz, Smino, Big Freedia, & The Cool Kids, playing Bacardi stage at Lollapalooza, headlining Red Bull Music Festival, and performing the main stage at ComplexCon. In addition, she was featured in Complex x Jordan global campaign, Serato’s “Women to the Front” global campaign, modeled for Nike x Serena Williams global campaign in 2023, Alpha Industries “ICON” Campaign 2023, was the covergirl for Hella Pinay’s first print magazine in 2021, featured by Foot Locker Women for All Star Weekend 2020, Jordan’s “UNITE” world campaign and billboards, Nike’s Air Max “On Air” promotion, and speaking on multiple panels with Apple, Adidas, Nike and VICE. Her music is available on all streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal. Look out for her new project due to release August 2024. King Marie's ⁠Instagram⁠ King Marie on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Music⁠, and ⁠Tidal Pinays Without a Pause is produced by Pinaysphere and Aubreyne Brizette. Our intro and outro music is "The Reason" by King Marie. Special thanks to Ventura County Arts Council.

50 min
05/25/2024

9. Natalie Badillo: Artist, Medical Student, and Activist

As we close out AAPI Month, we bring an extra long episode this time! In this episode, we're talking weaving identity through activism, art, medicine, and engineering with Natalie Badillo. About Natalie: A proud Filipina and lifelong New Yorker, Natalie embodies a unique blend of passion for STEM, arts, and community activism. With a background in biomedical engineering and on a path toward becoming a physician, she is a visionary who integrates her multifaceted interests to forge innovative, interdisciplinary opportunities. Her ongoing research leverages human centered design thinking to improve products and processes in healthcare. Outside of science, she makes and sells jewelry through her shop, ShopNiNatalie, which pulls from her cultural heritage and her scientific expertise as inspiration for one-of-a-kind handmade pieces. She has taken on influential leadership roles within the local and national Filipino community, currently an active executive committee member of the Association of Filipino Scientists in America (AFSA) and NE Regional Coordinator for the Council of Young Filipino Americans in Medicine (CYFAM). She is active in advocacy efforts for quality healthcare, Filipino rights, and accessible medical technology, and she is deeply passionate about consuming and creating art, cooking for others, and finding ways to make people’s lives a little bit easier. Natalie's Instagram Shop Ni Natalie (+ Instagram) Natalie's LinkedIn

1h 42m
04/27/2024

8. Jazmine Alcon: Mental Health Advocate, Founder, and Immigrant

April's almost over and we have a yap sesh for your ears today! We're talking post-grad life, Girlhood, and being perceived on the internet. Along the way we'll also chat about Megan thee Stallion, FB Marketplace, and our favorite cafe. About Jazmine: Jazmine brings over 7 years of experience in the mental health advocacy space and is dedicated to transforming the mental health narrative to be more culturally relevant, engaging, and accessible. Her work is rooted in empowering BIPOC communities, which she has executed through health equity, community, and marketing initiatives in the non-profit and corporate sectors. Jazmine is an Ilocana immigrant who believes that storytelling is fundamental in creating systemic and collective change in how we address social justice issues. She is also the co-founder of AAPI Mental Health, a digital platform dedicated to redefining the mental health conversation in the Asian and Pacific Islander community. In her free time, Jazmine likes to create art, hang out with her friends and cat, and be outdoors! Jazmine's Instagram API Mental Health

1h 9m
03/30/2024

7. Laura Fama: Author, Podcaster, and Global Business Mentor

Closing out Women's History Month with an exciting one! We're sitting down with Laura Fama to talk about mentoring, reconnecting with your roots, and moving across the globe. About Laura: Laura Fama, 37, is an American fashion pioneer of Filipino descent who, at the young age of 23, founded the trailblazing streetwear brand Dimepiece LA. With a B.A. in Product Development from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, her designs have been worn by influential celebrities like Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Kylie Jenner, and Hailey Baldwin name a few. Over a decade of operation, the brand sold online and wholesale in over six hundred renowned stores worldwide, making a global impact with its empowering brand voice and messaging. Laura’s partnerships with brands like Adidas, Beats By Dre, and Nike only cement her status as a sought-after figure in the fashion industry. Besides her flourishing fashion career, Laura also provides business growth services for BIPOC entrepreneurs through her brand “HER WHY” and inspires her community with her top-rated podcast, “The Conscious Kitchen,” as she strives to promote success and mindfulness for 2023.She and her spouse, now residing in Madrid, Spain, aim to support people in their global community by growing individual businesses by imparting knowledge, fostering creativity, and promoting a growth mindset.

43 min
02/25/2024

6. Nicole Casperson: Founder, Journalist, and Entrepreneur

Happy (Almost) Women's History Month! We're sitting down with Nicole Casperson to talk Fintech is Femme, power in community, and being the change you want to see in the world. About Nicole: Nicole Casperson is an award-winning journalist, and founder & CEO of Fintech Is Femme, her media company cultivating an inclusive and diverse fintech industry. Boasting 50,000+ subscribers to her podcast and newsletter, Nicole is a reliable source for news, insights, and analysis. Her expertise shines through as a former finance reporter specializing in B2B niches. In 2022, she received recognition as a Top Inspiring Female in Fintech by NYC Fintech Women, a Top Influencer in Financial Twitter by ETFtrends.com, and featured in LA Times and Nasdaq Trade Talks. Her work led to a finalist spot in the Fintech Nexus Industry Awards as a DEI Trailblazer. Nicole's sought-after speaking engagements and regular contributions to Forbes address gender equity, finance, and technology intersections. Her debut book, Fintech Feminists, will hit bookstores Fall 2024. Keep up with Nicole here: Nicole's Instagram and LinkedIn Fintech is Femme Instagram and Website⁠ Subscribe to Nicole's Newsletter Keep up with Pinays Without a Pause: ⁠Pinaysphere⁠ ⁠Aubreyne Brizette

46 min
01/28/2024

5. Jen V. Benitez: Founder, Artist, and Creative Entrepreneur

New year, new season! Bee sits down with Pinaysphere Founder Jen V. Benitez and they're talking healing, artist's journeys, and all things Pinaysphere. About Jen: Jen is a creative entrepreneur, founder of PINAYSPHERE Youth Arts Nonprofit, and founder of UMAKYAT Sacred Art & Wellness. Her medicine is making sure her children understand their worth before someone else tells them, serving her community through art & sacred practices, and embodying her ancestors’ stories through everything she does. Keep up with Jen here: Jen's Instagram Keep up with Pinays Without a Pause: Pinaysphere Aubreyne Brizette

38 min
10/28/2023

4: Dr. Leny Strobel: Co-Founder, Writer, and Former Professor

It's our season finale!! Rae and Bee chat with Dr. Leny Strobel on Babaylan Studies, community, and our ancestors. About Dr. Leny Strobel: Leny Mendoza Strobel is one of the founding mothers/signatories of the Center for Babaylan Studies (as a nonprofit). The Center has been engaged in visioning and organizing the International Babaylan Conferences, workshops, retreats, symposia, and other events that seeded and tended to a flowering of practices of decolonization and re-indigenization among Filipinos in the diaspora. Her publications - Coming Full Circle: The Process of Decolonization Among Post-1965 Filipino Americans; Babaylan: Filipinos and the Call of the Indigenous; Back from the Crocodile's Belly: Philippine Babaylan Studies and the Struggle for Indigenous Memory (with Lily S. Mendoza) -- continue to circulate along with podcasts, journal articles, essays on medium.com. Ate Leny is Professor Emeritus in American Multicultural Studies at Sonoma State University (SSU). SSU was the institutional home of the Center for Babaylan Studies until her retirement in 2018. Catch up with Ate Leny at: lenystrobel Books Mentioned by Dr Leny: Alicia Magos, The Enduring Ma-Aram Tradition Katrin de Guia, Kapwa: The Self in the Other Albert Alejo, Loob: Isang Landas ng Pagunawa; Also Generating Energies on Mt Apo Decolonizing the Diaspora Through the Center for Babaylan Studies Website: ⁠https://www.lenystrobel.com/

43 min
08/31/2023

3: Deja Foxx: Activist, Strategist, and Content Creator

Rae and Bee chat with Deja Foxx on work, rest, and starting later. About Deja Foxx: Deja Foxx is a 23 year old leading thought at the intersection of social justice and social media. She is the founder of GenZ Girl Gang, a Graduate of Columbia University, and a Digital Creator with Ford Models who got her start advocating for reproductive justice after experiencing homelessness in her teenage years. At just 19, she worked for Kamala Harris as the Influencer and Surrogate Strategist and became one of the youngest presidential campaign staffers in history. Listen in and hear her story and become inspired to aim high, crush your goals and redefine what it looks like in these conference rooms! Follow Deja: ⁠https://instagram.com/dejafoxx?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Follow GenZGirlGang: https://instagram.com/genzgirlgang?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Website: https://dejafoxx.com/about

45 min
05/31/2023

2: Mariah Durmiendo: SoCal native, creative, nail magician

Mariah Durmiendo shares with Rae and Bee how artistic expression has guided her to pursue a career as a professional nail artist. Mariah's also chats about how she started her entrepreneurial journey, how she designs her clients nails based on their personal style, horoscopes, and even their energy, and what the challenges she faces as a 1st gen, Pinay artist in the US. Hold hands with Mariah and book your next nail appointment with her! She is located in Camarillo, CA! Follow Mariah: https://instagram.com/egostrokenails?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Mariah’ s Link: https://linktr.ee/Egostrokenails?fbclid=PAAaagoz-J6WI56H68Sk34bARINGrGocTsZajayW6FoTEp8xdQEHpE3XAiYLY_aem_th_AXTRh-99mjZwem5El0J38dA0zed-s57g2Y3FWvosm51nAyAe4GCVSKaK83aJx45EqAA Website: PINAYSPHERE.org

21 min
03/22/2023

1: Solange Aguilar: Art Babe, Poet, and Zinemaker

Join our hosts Raechelle Torio and Aubreyne Brizette as they sit down with Solange Aguilar, (They/Ze) talks about their self-care and honoring their land through art! In the first episode of Pinays Without a Pause we talk about all things identity, art, and our younger selves. Solange Aguilar (They/Ze) is a queer, Indigenous & Filipinx (Mescalero Apache/Yoeme/Kalinga/Kapampangan) artist, photographer, and poet currently living in Syuxtun, Chumash Territory (Santa Barbara, CA.) Their work focuses on the revitalization/normalization of Indigenous cultures in mainstream society, uplifting and supporting communities of color, and bringing important issues to the forefront using a mix of mediums ranging from watercolor to digital collage to slam poetry. They are a first place winner in the Santa Barbara Poetry Slam and frequently work with organizations such as ImMEDIAte Justice, Survivor Love Letter, Punk Rock Marthas, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara. Follow Solange: https://instagram.com/shesanargonaut?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Solange’ s Link: https://linktr.ee/shesanargonaut?fbclid=PAAab49YqThpTcKINGLN5gz41OWK_sKci4e1kpXBU_P4_xhgqflIPjE14Iqw0 Website: PINAYSPHERE.org Resources: https://linktr.ee/PINAYSPHERE?fbclid=PAAaa7u5H7SB5he6yEfzVRRwbyiiAcmUOj-XrxnXbxT8WCvq91ON-MVrM6tpk

25 min

12 Episodes

Pinay’s Without A Pause, aka PWAP, features talented Pinays trailblazing their way into the creative field without allowing fear to paralyze their thoughts when choosing a career. They’re not putting a pause on their passion, purpose, or truth; they’re just going for it! PWAP is about a community of artists, activists, and entrepreneurs who help others feel seen through representation!

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