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Latina Leadership Podcast
by Anjelica Cazares
Established in 2020, the Latina Leadership Podcast is a weekly masterclass bridging the gap between aspiring leaders and powerful underrepresented women at every level. Co-hosted by Anjelica Cazares and Andrea Diaz, we center our conversations around providing actionable frameworks across four key pillars:* Entrepreneurship: Strategies for scaling startups and securing funding.* Education: Navigating academic spaces and first-generation higher education success.* Health & Wellness: Tools for overcoming generational trauma and burnout.* Pay Equity: Expert advice on salary negotiation and building generational wealth.Go beyond the studio with "Las Patronas," an exclusive lifestyle and community segment. Follow hosts Anjelica Cazares, Mary Ann Garcia, and Monica Vallejo as they explore cultural identity and community bonding, showcasing the strength of Latina friendship.Our mission is to remove barriers to access and democratize access to leadership mentorship, making these exper
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Rebuilding After Immigration: Yohara Caraballo's Story
The title stays behind. The network too. The family too. Amiga, if you have ever rebuilt a life in a country that did not recognize your work, this conversation is for you. Yohara Caraballo is a Dominican born attorney, author, and screenwriter. Before immigrating she spent close to 10 years in...
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Salary Negotiation for Latinas: The Salary Queen's Playbook
You have the degree. The results. The years of showing up early and staying late. And somehow, someone with less of all three just got the promotion you were counting on. Sound familiar? For a lot of us, the problem was never our work. It was that nobody Elizabeth Suarez spent two decades as the...
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Latina Disability Advocate Fighting for a Seat at the Table - With Rocio López
Episode 24: Latina Disability Advocate Fighting for a Seat at the Table with Rocío López, Disability Rights Advocate & Skagit County Community Organizer Building policy, voice, and community as a Latina in rural disability advocacy Rocío López spent four years helping pass a law just so disabled...
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Why National Latina Day Belongs at By the Wayside Houston
You had the idea. You know exactly what you want to build. And the gap between that idea and an actual physical space, with a lease and a staff and people walking through the door, feels impossible to close. Sam Navarre and her husband, Brayden, closed that gap. In April, they opened By the…
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Teatro Degollado: The Latina Preserving a Golden Stage
A 160-year-old opera house. Gold leaf on every wall. A World Cup FanFest roaring right outside the doors. Somewhere between the past and the present, one Latina keeps it all standing. Mariel Tinoco started as a violinist. Conservatory, years in orchestras, the whole path. But the real pull was...
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How A Museum Is Turning Fútbol Into Art with Viviana Kuri Haddad
They said it was a soccer exhibit. It isn't. Inside Guadalajara's Museo de Arte de Zapopan, cleats and paintbrushes are asking the same question: who actually gets a fair shot? Viviana Kuri Haddad runs that answer. She directs MAZ, one of Mexico's most important contemporary art museums, with two...
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The Latina Behind Houston's World Cup Poster
You're good at something. Everyone tells you so. And somehow you still can't see a career in it. That was Stephanie Leal for most of her life, even after teachers kept pointing her toward art. Stephanie Leal is the artist and graphic designer behind the official Houston FIFA World Cup poster, now...
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How a Latina Built the First Spanish Grip Sock Brand and Ended in Coachella
A steady paycheck. A $125,000 salary. The kind of job your familia brags about at every carne asada. Michelle Myra had it, and she walked away to make socks. Michelle is a Pilates instructor since 2018 who taught her way across Asia before coming home to California. Today she runs two businesses:...
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Inside Unedo, the Spanish App Built Around Culture with Founder Sonia Salvador
Your parents spoke it at home. Your abuela still calls to speak it with you. And somewhere between Duolingo streaks and half-remembered conjugation tables, the language still feels just out of reach. That gap between hearing Spanish your whole life and actually feeling fluent in it is one of the...
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Inside Sports City USA With Kelly Walker
You drive right past it. Every road trip, every time. A skyline going up north of Dallas, and you tell yourself you will stop next time. Sound familiar, amiga? Kelly Walker is the woman who wants you to pull in. As Communications Manager for Visit Frisco, she is the one who brings media…
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The Latina Taking Over Women's Soccer: Marisa González, FC Dallas
A Latina from Puebla now oversees 85 girls teams at one of the top youth soccer clubs in the country. Marisa González breaks down how to build a career in sports when you are not going pro, how to beat imposter syndrome, and why representation is what lets a girl dream at all. In this episode of...
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Mexican American History They Skipped in School
They told us the history books were complete. They were not. Most of us walked through twelve years of school and never heard the names of the people who fought, in courtrooms and city councils and newspaper columns, so that a Latina could vote, run for office, and be counted as a full citizen....
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How a Latina Built a Career in Healthcare Tech
You trained for years to become one thing. Then the path bent somewhere you never planned for. Sound familiar, amiga? Dr. Erika Cavazos started as a physician in Mexico. When she moved to Texas she landed in a public health department, and from there she kept following her curiosity into graduate...
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Choosing the Life You Want with Patty Kirby
Patty Kirby owns Madison Avenue Marketing Agency, one of the first female owned agencies in Laredo, a city she says won the geographic lottery on the border. She came up through the 2008 crash, opened her doors in 2019, and watched the business grow right through the years everyone told her it...
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How McAllen Funds Latina Business
They tell you the border is something to be afraid of. McAllen tells a completely different story. A festival city. A grant written in the area code. A chamber that opens the door for a hundred dollars. The narrative you have been handed about South Texas was never the whole picture, and one day…
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Why Everything is Political (And How to Protect Your Peace) with J.C. Frias
You're tired. Between running your business, showing up for your family, and constantly fighting against the systemic barriers placed in front of us, it feels like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. The news cycle is exhausting, and sometimes you just want to tune it all out. Today's...
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Bobby Pulido: From Tejano Star to Congressional Candidate
You called in. No insurance. Private pay. And the quote came back: $10,000. For one test. That number and the fact that it dropped to $1,500 the moment Bobby Pulido asked to pay cash is why a Tejano legend who spent 30 years selling out stages is now knocking on doors in 11 Texas counties asking...
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Harlingen Has Her Own Story: Health, Business & Ganas
Nobody is sending a camera crew to Harlingen, Texas to ask what the women there are building. Nobody is calling the vendor at Booth 14 of the Harlingen Bazaar to ask how she started. Nobody asked the 19-year-old with a perfume cart what she figured out before she turned 20. That's exactly why we...
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The Courage to Be Uncomfortable - With Linda Macias
We've all been there, sitting on the sidelines of our own communities, feeling like the systems around us weren't built for us, and honestly, wondering if our single voice even matters. It's easy to stay in the comfort of our living rooms, but that comfort often comes at the price of the change…
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Third Spaces, Real Talk, and Hitting the Road with Monica Vallejo
Third spaces are becoming a luxury and Latina communities are feeling it most. Monica Vallejo and Anjelica Cazares get into why gathering together is getting harder, what it costs us when it does, and what one road trip through Texas has to do with all of it. Our Monica, community leader and...
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Salary Negotiation for Latinas: How to Ask for More with Maria del Pilar Casal
Latinas don't negotiate because we lack confidence, that's the myth. María del Pilar Casal, who oversaw a $400M brand portfolio at Televisa Univision before leaving at 37 to start her own business, breaks down the one salary negotiation tactic that changes everything, and why building your own...
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How A First-Gen Latina Built the Community She Always Needed - With Lucia Mercado
Lucia Mercado knows that room. Born and raised in Riverside, California, she became one of the first — if not the only — person in her family to earn a college degree. She navigated financial aid alone, weathered a CPA internship that ended without warning, and eventually found her footing not in…
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Silencing Imposter Syndrome: How to Lead Authentically with Creativity with Cynthia Platero
You built the resume. You showed up. And still that voice follows you into every room: Who do you think you are? It tells you you're too much. Or not enough. Or that the real you the dancer, the writer, the one who wanted to major in something that actually lit you up doesn't belong here. That...
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Ian Córdova's Musical Journey: From Michoacán to Billboard Success
Ian Córdova grew up in a small pueblo in Michoacán with nine million streams on Spotify and a Billboard credit—and he's still more himself when he's making regional music. Hear how authenticity, family influence, and the courage to blend genres became his path. In this conversation, Ian shares…
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Winning a Grammy and Building Spaces for Latinas ft. Poe Leos - Las Patronas Ep 9
Episode 9: How a Mexican-American Grammy Winner Builds the Stage She Never Had Las Patronas: SXSW Edition — Sounds of Musica Mexicana Presented by Sony Music Latin Mexican pop, bilingual identity, self-belief, and building platforms for the next generation Las Patronas took their microphone to...
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La Nueva Ola Del Regional Mexicano ft. Oscar Ortiz - Las Patronas Ep.8
Have you ever felt like your toughest, saddest moments are just holding you back? We've all been right there, feeling stuck in our emotions, especially when navigating the heavy pressures of our careers and cultural expectations. Today, we are changing that narrative completely with Oscar Ortiz,...
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Healing Burnout From the Inside Out │With Desiree Vazquez
Healing burnout isn't about taking a week off it's about finally listening to what your body has been signaling for years. Desiree Vazquez left a decade in television after an autoimmune diagnosis, moved to Madrid, and built a mindfulness practice now reaching Levi's, Chipotle, public school...
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Un Canto A Las Mujeres ft: Mariangela - Las Patronas Ep 7
Someone slid into her TikTok comments to tell her they were tired of women writing songs about men. She read it. She kept writing anyway. Mariangela already knew the playbook. Jenni Rivera knew it. Alicia Villarreal knew it. Writing your own story out loud, as a woman, has always made someone...
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La Revolución Norteña ft Hermanos Espinoza - Las Patronas Ep.6
Two brothers. A father at the grill every Saturday. Grandparents who ran a restaurant for 28 years, lost it, and set up their equipment in the garage the next morning and kept making tacos. That is where "Prueba de Fuego" comes from. That is why 150 million people hit play. Joel and Leonel…
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Generational Healing: Break Free from Your Golden Cage with Josseline Carr, Salvadoran Entrepreneur, Real Estate Investor & Motivational Speaker
You've heard it from someone in your family. Probably more than once. "Te miras más bonita callada." Stay small. Play the role. Don't want too much. And a lot of us obeyed not because we believed it, but because we didn't yet know we had a choice. Josseline Carr immigrated from El Salvador at…
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Embracing Your Bicultural Identity and Writing Your Own Story with Sylvia Gallardo, Educator and Author
Growing up between two worlds often feels like you're divided, never fully belonging to either. For many of us, navigating the intersection of our family's heritage and our daily lives in the U.S. creates a unique sense of disconnect. Sylvia Gallardo spent 18 years as an educator and ESL…
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Las Patronas: The Patrona Behind The World Cup
Learn the secrets of high-stakes negotiation and servant leadership with Dallas Sports Commission's Monica Paul. As Latina professionals, we often find ourselves navigating spaces where we are the first, the only, or the one expected to carry the heaviest mental load. Whether you're trying to…
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The Power Of Our Collective Story
Ready to step into your power and unlearn the narratives holding you back? Dive into the most transformative moments of Season 12 and discover how real Latinas are redefining leadership, legacy, and community! 00:00 - Welcome to the Finale: The Quilt of Season 12 01:44 - Episode 1: Leading with...
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Healing Our Minds: Accessing Mental Health Care
Stop mistaking your exhaustion for "strength." Therapist Lucia Fernandez joins us to explain why your healing is the ultimate act of honoring your ancestors, and how to start without the guilt. Chapter Marks 00:00 - The Cost of the "Strong Latina" Narrative 01:57 - What Cycle-Breaking Looks Like…
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Money, Equity, and Latina Pay Gaps
Are you working twice as hard but getting paid half as much? Stop shrinking and start negotiating, learn the exact mindset shift that helps Latinas claim their worth and close the gap. Evie Prete is here to silence that voice. A mechanical engineer turned negotiation powerhouse, Evie went from...
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'Si Se Puede Mija': The Language Of Our Legacies
We often think of legacy as something left behind in a dusty will or a bank account after we're gone. But what if your legacy is actually a "compact package" of history and faith passed down through the very phrases your parents whispered in your ear? For many of us, navigating the "first-gen...
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The Passport You Already Have
Erasing the Map: How to Unlearn Your Deepest Fears with Listener Michelle. Reframing solo travel, generational fear, and the superpower of unlearning. We all walk around carrying maps we didn't draw. From the moment we are born, we absorb stories about what is safe, what is dangerous, what paths...
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Las Patronas: Real Women Look Like Us
Cultural Conditioning & Hustle Culture: Las Patronas on Breaking Generational Cycles and Self-Acceptance From a young age, Latina women are heavily conditioned by family expectations on how to look, what to eat, and how to behave, creating a heavy mental load that follows us into our professional...
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The Voices We Carry
The Voices We Carry: Rosanna, Maritere, and Paola on Reclaiming Leadership Hola, amiga. In this special episode, we move beyond standard self-improvement to witness stories of survival, reclamation, and the profound strength of the Latina experience . We feature three powerful video submissions...
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Las Patronas: In The Wild
In this special outdoor episode recorded at an Oklahoma state park, Anjelica and Monica of Las Patronas tackle essential questions about navigating life and leadership. They discuss finding your true north through intuition and community, the creative freedom in knowing there is no single path to...
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Our Permission Slip
Where does self-improvement meet self-compassion? Following our conversation on the external pressures of building "The Business of Us," this episode turns inward to the quiet pressures we put on ourselves. Host Andrea Diaz shares a listener's powerful story about "romanticizing" daily life and...
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The Business of Us
When you're the first in your family to build a business, the business plan is only half the story. In this episode, host Andrea Diaz shares listener Vanessa's journey from a corporate role to founding a pet photography studio and the community project "Girls Do the Work." Vanessa gets real about...
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Resilience in Real Time
What does resilience really look like when you're living it? In this episode, we go beyond the motivational posters for an honest look at the everyday grit it takes to move forward. Through intimate listener stories, from navigating corporate spaces to building a creative life, host Andrea Diaz...
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Las Patronas: Car Stickers and Making Friends
In this honest conversation, Anjelica and Monica of Las Patronas explore the real work of maintaining adult friendship, especially in the season of empty nesting. They discuss how time, intention, and clear communication become the pillars of sustaining close bonds, sharing a relatable story…
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Culture, Family, & the Hustle
This episode dives into the beautiful and complex dance between our cultural roots, family responsibilities, and personal ambitions. Through an extraordinary, real-life story from a listener spanning teenage motherhood, homeownership, higher education, and building an accidental business empire…
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Las Patronas: Peacocks, Purpose, and the Journey We're On
In this heartfelt episode of Las Patronas, Monica and Mary Ann share an intimate conversation reflecting on their lives with deep gratitude for their children and the fulfillment of their nonprofit work, while also honestly acknowledging the ongoing search for personal purpose as they navigate…
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Latinas and the Future of Work
In this powerful episode, we explore the evolving landscape of work for Latinas, moving beyond the anxiety around AI and automation to uncover a path of profound opportunity and agency. Weaving together an incredible listener story of heritage, resilience, and community building with insightful...
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Las Patronas: This Is Not An Episode
In their debut episode, Anjelica, Mary Ann, and Monica open the doors to their friendship in "This Is Not An Episode." This warm and lively conversation is all about connection, how three distinct lives intersected through chance encounters and shared spaces, and grew into a chosen sisterhood…
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Owning the Room: Confidence in the New Era
We're rewriting the confidence playbook together this week, exploring how confidence for Latinas isn't about being the loudest voice, it's rooted in the quiet strength we inherit, the resilience we've earned, and the community we build. Through three powerful listener stories from incredible...
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Leading with Purpose: The Power of Our Voices
Season 12 is here, amiga, and we're kicking things off with a powerful episode. Your co-host, Andrea Diaz, is taking the mic to dive into the heart of this season's theme: your story. You've already started sharing your incredible journeys with us, esas historias of resilience, growth, and…
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Established in 2020, the Latina Leadership Podcast is a weekly masterclass bridging the gap between aspiring leaders and powerful underrepresented women at every level. Co-hosted by Anjelica Cazares and Andrea Diaz, we center our conversations around providing actionable frameworks across four key pillars:* Entrepreneurship: Strategies for scaling startups and securing funding.* Education: Navigating academic spaces and first-generation higher education success.* Health & Wellness: Tools for overcoming generational trauma and burnout.* Pay Equity: Expert advice on salary negotiation and building generational wealth.Go beyond the studio with "Las Patronas," an exclusive lifestyle and community segment. Follow hosts Anjelica Cazares, Mary Ann Garcia, and Monica Vallejo as they explore cultural identity and community bonding, showcasing the strength of Latina friendship.Our mission is to remove barriers to access and democratize access to leadership mentorship, making these exper
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