PODCAST · education
Let's Chat!
by linnea jaeger
A podcast for intermediate level English learners.
Episodes
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Sthefanie, "Salt" - Pure Zen, Crystal Salts
Sthefanie has a strong academic background in business, marketing and trade as well as a rich work experience history. Now she is launching her own entrepreneurship featuring salt. Puebla was her inspiration because she admired the rich traditions and had the desire to share this with the world....
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Yareli, Avalon Executive Group
Yareli brings her language expertise in Mandarin Chinese, English and Spanish to her entrepreneurship Avalon Executive Group. Her business helps find and recruit local talent for companies seeking to expand to Mexican or US markets, helping companies to understand regulations and cultural…
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Aura, Profesionalizate con Aura, Career Coach
Aura has extensive background in the fields of Food Science and Biotechnology. During the pandemic she was stretched in a new direction when she enrolled in a course to create high impact CVs. She recognized that she was very skilled in this area of helping job seekers create impressive resumes....
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Malti of Malti Talent Acquisition
Malti chose to study Psychology because she likes to help people. She worked in the area of Human Resources for 18 years before venturing into her own entrepreneurship. In her business she continues wanting to serve people and Malti Talent Acquisition has been created for this purpose - to assist...
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Larisa, Lawyer and Event Planner
Larissa studied law at the prestigious Panamericana University in Mexico City. She found great fulfillment and success in her profession; working hard in the field for ten years. She was at the peak of her career. However, everything changed when her parents asked her if she would be willing to...
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Trebol - El Rebozo de Dolce - Pet Fashionista
Trebol studied computer system engineering and although she enjoyed the work, she yearned for something more creative. As she walked through a job fair, a man beckoned her and asked if she would like to be her own boss. She responded with a "Yes". Subsequently, she was enrolled in an entrepreneur...
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Dani, positive and delirious?!?
Dani has had to navigate around some large obstacles on her life path; however, she has learned to keep moving forward. In this episode Dani shares her challenges in hopes to encourage others. Also, she will describe her past experiences and how she is integrating her skills and education to…
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Teresa, Teressacademy, Entrepreneur and Educator
Teresa has been a life-long student. She had studied English; yet, had a desire to learn more so she went to England on an internship where she studied and worked in the hospitality field. When she returned to Mexico she wanted to pursue her interest in English and teaching and learned about the...
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Anna, working to protect and support artisanal communities
Anna has an extensive educational background and work history in international trade. During the pandemic she recognized that she had a passion she wanted to pursue: to promote and support artisans of Mexico. Her focus now, although it may grow in the future, is promoting the artisans who make…
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Ethel, Psychologist and Coach = Psycho-coach
Ethel has a strong passion for the field of Psychology and finds it holds valuable tools to help people grow. Also, she values the practice of Coaching, i.e., discerning reality from personal perception and the practice of targeting achievable goals. So, Ethel has innovated a unique practice in...
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Irasema, IRASEMA Multilingual Consulting
Irasema is a woman who has lived half her life in Mexico and the other half in the United States. Her studies and work history have all focused on a central theme of bridging communities. Now, she has consolidated her experiences and created a company to serve individuals and companies in their...
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Theresa Garcia, Mountaineering in Mexico
Theresa Garcia has been passionate about the outdoors since she was a teenager. Her educational background is Biology and Environmental Engineering while her greatest passion is exploring and hiking the mountains around her. Her enthusiasm to share this with others has led to the creation of her...
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Sara Robledo, Movement Specialist
Sara has spent a lifetime learning, practicing and teaching a wide variety of art forms - dancing, yoga, The Alexander Technique, singing and more! In her entrepreneurship she has created a holistic program called Deep Bodymind Transformation integrating elements from these techniques to create a...
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Karla, digitial marketer from Mexico City
Karla enjoys helping small business owners brand and market their businesses. She works as a freelance digital marketer and can assist you in helping you launch or grow your business idea or project. Digital card: https://mycrd.is/karlaguzman Website: https://mailchi.mp/5cad94d6c617/femfor Email:...
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Amauta, a Visual Artist from Mexico City
Amauta is a visual artist whose works have received international attention. Her work speaks to "gentrification". In many cities older apartments and homes are destroyed and subsequently luxurious apartments and homes are constructed in their places. This has rendered it unaffordable to the…
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Diana, A real estate agent aiming to assist Mexicans living in Southern California
Diana was born and raised in Tijuana and has lived there all her life. She has been in the real estate business for about 20 years and she also holds a degree in law. This combination of legal knowledge and understanding of the real estate market in Tijuana allows her to be of utmost benefit to…
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Miriam, Founder of CuidaMED
Miriam was the caregiver of her father who had Alzheimer's disease. One day when at a shopping mall, he got lost. While the situation turned out well, it was a frightening situation for Miriam. Not wanting to have this experience repeated, Miriam created an ID bracelet, which included contacts…
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Teresa, creator of the brand VITAGROEN
Teresa has a background in international marketing. During the Covid19 lockdown she was searching for something more interesting than housework. Something that she always appreciated greatly were the European soaps her sister sent her. She was used to having a stockpile; but, at this moment she…
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Nayeli - juggling three different jobs
Nayeli worked for corporations for 15 years. Then, after a life-changing event, she decided to quit the corporate world and pursue her own businesses. Currently she has 3 different businesses and she is here to talk about what she does and her motivation.
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Wemen Foundation of Mexico; Education is Transformation
Frissia Monsivais was initially denied the opportunity to continue her education when she was young due to finances and cultural norms. Fortunately, she was a recipient of a scholarship which allowed her to continue her studies. This changed her life and presented her with numerous opportunities....
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Monica, promoter and musician of jazz
At 11 years Monica was playing the drums and at 15 she had formed her own jazz band and was playing in clubs in Mexico City. Then, when she went to university, she pursued marketing/digital marketing and worked in this field. The pandemic caused Monica to re-evaluate her life and redefine her...
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Rita, financial manager turned florist
Rita studied and worked in the field of financial management for several years. One day she received a call that her mother had suffered a stroke. At this point she had to decide what to do. She quit her job and assisted her mom in her recuperation. In addition, she took over her mother's…
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Adela - striving, reaching and achieving goals!
Adela is a first-generation university graduate. She has broken many glass ceilings not only in her family but also in society. Today you will learn what she did and how she did it!
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Zury, an entrepreneur addressing the complete well-being of her clients
Zury has studied cosmetology, nutrition and is currently enrolled in a master's degree program in human development. Her developing business is to incorporate all of these aspects into the life of her clients. In her business she will offer her cosmetology services, nutritional expertise and the...
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Luly, a life-long learner, educator and entrepreneur
Luly has had a long career in the fields of both education and business. Already at the age of 18 Luly was an elementary school teacher in Mexico. After one year she was selected for a scholarship in Spain where she studied research and education. A year after her return to Mexico she began…
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Silvia - Businesswoman many times over
Silvia is an entrepreneur from Mexico City. She already has had 3 different businesses and, in this conversation, she will share about her professions and some of her reflections on being a successful businesswoman.
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Ana - creator, leader and innovator
Ana studied communications and after completing her degree was employed by a TV station. Her position at the station was project manager for the technology departments; therefore, she had to be continuously learning new Apple technology. She was fascinated by the Apple company's ability to…
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Jose Manuel: Advancing English language learning and instruction in Mexico
Jose Manuel works for one of 24 Regional English Language Offices (RELO) of the U.S. State Department. RELOs offer professional development opportunities for English teaching professionals and provide free downloadable materials; Jose Manuel manages the online programs and all that this entails....
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Jessica, a passionate, clinical psychologist
Jessica is very enthused about her career in psychology. She has had experiences working in hospitals and clinics and now works in her own private practice. She particularly enjoys working with children with aggressive behavior, ADHD and autism. She is driven to continue learning and help…
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Coral, An entrepreneur in Zacatlan
Coral grew up in Zacatlan and attended university in Puebla. After she finished her Master's degree in Physiology she returned to her hometown Zacatlan where she taught some science courses at the university. During this time she began to help run her family business, which was making marmalades...
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Elvia, an Economist working to address global issues
Elvia's interest in politics began when she was very young. She pursued degrees in Economics and Public Policy because she believed that understanding and working in these two areas could help solve some of the large problems in our world. Elvia's background has in fact led her to her current...
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Luz. The woman to call when relocating.
Luz has embraced many opportunities that were presented in her career and personal life. As a result, she has lived and worked in the United States, Panama and Mexico City. Her current entrepreneurship combines the skills she has learned as an employment lawyer and ex-pat. Her varied skills are...
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Claudia, Healing therapies in Mexico City.
Claudia was born and raised in Mexico City. She has had numerous jobs; but, she found her passion 12 years ago when she discovered Reiki. This powerful healing method transformed her life. Now she works to help others find peace and liberation through her healing business where she incorporates a...
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Ofelia - Owner and Instructor - Excellence Learning Center, an English language school
Ofelia has been dreaming and realizing her dreams for years. She studied English to meet new people. Then, she taught English to young children for years. Her yearning to grow resulted in her starting her own school. She has been operating Excellence Learning Center since 2018. Her school...
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Carolina - A Travel Agent aiming to please!
Carolina combined her interests in travel and marketing to open her own travel agency in January of 2021. Her goal is to offer a more personalized experience for customers. She seeks to understand their travel needs and help them build their trips accordingly. Here are links to her Facebook...
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Fany- Planning special events, remotely
Fany previously worked as an industrial engineer. She worked tirelessly for the goals of other companies. Finally, she realized she would prefer to be working for herself. She decided to quit her job, travel around Europe and find inspiration. The magical nature of Gaudi's Park Guell in Barcelona...
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Damiana - combining literature and fun!
Damiana was born in Merida, Yucatan. She was raised by a single mother who valued education and encouraged Damiana to reach high academically and to follow her passions and this is what she has done.
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Alma - Co-founder of Service World Media
Alma has an extensive background in theater, film, radio and television. She has had years of experience in all aspects of production from technical to talent to directing. While filming a documentary in Santa Barbara, CA, she and her team realized that the quality of the Spanish-speaking radio...
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Beatriz a biomedical engineer
Beatriz enjoys technology and wanted to work in a field that would benefit humanity. Her career choice was Biomedical Engineering. Listen today to hear about her path, experiences and advice to potential entrepreneurs.
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Gricelda - an accountant who is a passionate about traveling Mexico
Gricelda's educational and work background is in finance and accounting; however, today she wants to talk about her passion - traveling Mexico. Gricelda will offer some advice about planning your trip and describe some of the charming sites of Mexico City as well as remarkable sites around the...
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Alice - a hotel owner in Homun, Yucatan- Hotel Posada Homun - Hoteles en renta en Homún, Yucatán, México - Airbnb
Alice lived the majority of her life in Mexico City and worked as an accountant. Ten years ago she went to Homun, Yucatan on vacation. She was so enchanted with the area that she purchased a piece of land. When given the opportunity to work in Merida (one hour from Homun) she moved to her…
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Angelica - a Mexican entrepreneur in the U.S.
Angelica came to the U.S. and worked at a variety of jobs: orchards, restaurants and factories. She began to feel tired of working for others. One day, while working at a restaurant, a woman asked her if she would clean her house. This was the beginning of Angelica's entrepreneurship. Her stellar...
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Ana - Our counselor from Monterey
AnaG our counselor from Monterey will talk about positive psychology. She will tell us what it is and some of the techniques we can incorporate in our lives to increase our mental health.
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Iliana - feeding the engine (the workers) in Mexico
Iliana grew up in restaurant kitchens in Monterey. Her dad was a chef and she loved watching and helping in the kitchen. At the advice of her father, she studied business, public accounting. After working in the field of accounting for a few years she decided to pursue her passion and returned to...
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Monse - A entrepreneur interested in improving people's health
Monse began her University studies imagining that she would work in conservation, perhaps saving whales. Then, she took a course in molecular biology and realized she was even more interested in molecular biology. She began working selling medical devices and products such as botox and fillers to...
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Flora-a woman with many, varied interest
Flora surprised even herself when she raised 4 children, graduated from dental school, managed a meat packaging plant and baked some specialty cookies to sell and share with others. The key: love what you do.
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Citlali - a businesswoman on two fronts - a dancer and coffee seller
Citlali was familiar with many styles of dance (Hawaiian, Tahitian and Mexican) before she began her first ballet classes at 13 years of age. Her dancing has evolved from fun play to emotional release to demonstrating political stands. She participates in human rights advocacy - working towards...
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Eli - a Radio show producer focused on the environment
Eli married her two interests - communication and the environment - to create a radio station. Her station is www.habitatradio.com. Here she hosts many professionals and activists. She shares their stories, information and facts about the earth to raise awareness and consciousness of our home,...
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Chris -working to promote and preserve handicrafts and traditions in Zapotitlan Salinas Puebla Mexico
Chris appreciates and values the resources and traditions in her hometown of Zapotitlan Salinas Puebla Mexico. Her family has been very supportive of her and she values the help they provided in helping her finish her education and take care of her child. Her father immigrated when she was 12…
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Itzel - The Break A healthy snack restaurant where friends can meet and relax
Itzel has been intrigued by sales since she was a young child. Her interest has continued and grown throughout her life. She always knew she wanted to have her own business. At 24 she started her own restaurant, a snack bar called "The Break". She envisions The Break as a place where people…
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