Cafe Con Pam Podcast

For this solo episode your host Pam shares the first part of leaving your corporate job and how to begin the plan, stay tuned for part two so you can listen how to implement those steps.This episode is brought to you by First Republic Bank.Follow Cafe con Pam on all things socialInstagramFacebookhttp://cafeconpam.com/Join the FREE Cafe con Pam ChallengeJoin our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going! Learn about PowerSisters and become more accountable in life and business Subscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone you love!And don't ever forget to Stay Shining! Thanks to our monthly supporters David HaberstockMartha Alonzo-JohnsenAida JarrettMaribel LaraBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Listeners, we're back this week with Trudi Lebrón.Trudi Lebrón is the CEO of ScriptFlip! LLC and creator of the Institute for Equity Centered Coaching. By the time Trudi was 16, she had two children and had dropped out of high school—all the odds were against her. Today, Trudi runs a million-dollar coaching and consulting firm, helping entrepreneurs and coaches build antiracist businesses and become equity-centered coaches and leaders through ScriptFlip! certification programs, consulting packages, and executive coaching. Trudi holds a BA in Theatre, a Master of Science in Psychology, and is currently ABD in a PhD program in Social Psychology.During this episode we talked about:04:17 - Being from Connecticut and raised latina06:14 - The metric of success09:32 - Being mixed raced as not normal12:19 - Brown and white don’t equal white13:29 - Cultural context for different jobs and just commerce17:44 - Just commerce22:05 - "How are you participating in your own oppression?"22:16 - Getting real22:41 - Being a tee

Listeners, we're back this week with Maya Madsen.Founded in 2015 by Maya Madsen, Maya's Cookies is America's #1 Black-Owned Gourmet Vegan Cookie Company. As a vegan with a sweet tooth, she had not been able to find that perfectly delicious, soft-baked gourmet vegan cookie, so she spent years crafting her award-winning and crowd-pleasing recipes. From the classic to unique and forward-thinking flavors such as "Chocolate Chip S'mores" and "Marble Fudge", every flavor has a story grounded in Maya's travels, memories, and experiences. Alongside providing the highest quality product that appeals to everyone, Maya's Cookies is committed to superior customer service and community engagement, with a focus on youth and underserved communities. Maya's Cookies ships nationwide- simply order as a treat for yourself or as a gift.During this episode we talked about:04:22 - Her heritage and being adopted10:07 - Starting in health and fitness10:41 -The 80s outfits12:18 - Her first job and her creative brain14:39 - Her park h

Listeners, this week we talk about all things pricing. Something people always ask is "how much should I charge for it?" and the question I always come back with is how much do you want IT to make you? And while this question may not resonate with everyone, it is the beginning of exploring our desires. Why do you want to make the thing in the first place? Do people want it? And truly, what number feels safe for your body to ask for? Truth is the number we feel safe with isn't always the answer, however, it provides a gauge from what our nervous system can sustain as far as stress from asking people for money.After that, it's all math. Tag Cafe con Pam on socials and let us know how you feel about this episode! Don't forget to register to UnPlanning Workshop Timestamps:02:26 - Define your hourly rate07:10 - Define your thing07:34 - Define the transformation08:25 - We are not fixing people09:48 - Revenue10:59 - Production time and costs11:29 - COGS12:20 - Bring everything together13:52 - Break-even point and pr

Listeners, we're back this week with Jennifer and Andrea Cifuentes.CurlyCurvyPassion is the sister duo of Jennifer and Andrea. Their willingness to be different has stood out among a sea of similar bloggers and content creators. At a time when it is trendy to give into the peer pressure of creating content based on trends or popular belief, they make a name for themselves by being unapologetically unique.Jennifer and Andrea are a 40 -something dynamic duo of Colombian Americans who, like their brand, are Curly, Curvy and Passionate about many things. Whether creating content, blogging or speaking about healthy curls, self love, empowerment, culture or community, CurlyCurvyPassion creates genuine connections with followers, readers, audiences and brands alike through their content. The sisters firmly believe in empowerment achieved through vulnerable real talk. After all, why be the same as everyone else when you can be confidently you?During this episode we talked about:05:08 - Getting re-acquainted as adults

Listeners, we're back this week with Junea Rocha. Junea Rocha is the Co-Founder and CMO of better-for-you, Latin-inspired food brand, Brazi Bites. After graduating from college in Civil Engineering, Junea took a job in construction management in Portland, Oregon, rising through the ranks quickly and hitting a career-high. However, when Junea imagined her future, she knew she would rather take a risk on a career she was passionate about over working in something that was simply just easy for her. With a huge love for her Brazilian homeland and entrepeneruial spirit, Junea set her eyes on achieving something bigger that would take more heart and resilience than any job she ever had. In 2010, along with her husband and Co-Founder, Cameron MacMullin, Junea decided to bring a cherished household staple that was native to her Brazilian roots, “Pão de Queijo,” AKA cheese bread, to the U.S. market without any experience in the food industry. With better-for-you foods in mind, Brazi Bites was founded on the authentic

Listeners, we're back this week with Kelly Lytle Hernández.Kelly Lytle Hernández is a professor of History, African American Studies, and Urban Planning at UCLA where she holds The Thomas E. Lifka Endowed Chair in History and directs the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies. One of the nation’s leading experts on race, immigration, and mass incarceration, she is the author of Migra! A History of the U.S. Border Patrol (University of California Press, 2010), City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles (University of North Carolina Press, 2017), and Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands (Norton, 2022). Bad Mexicans was recently longlisted for the National Book Award. She also leads Million Dollar Hoods, a big data research initiative documenting the fiscal and human cost of mass incarceration in Los Angeles. For her historical and contemporary work, Professor Lytle Hernández was named a 2019 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow. She is also an el

Listeners, we're back this week with Analilia Mejia.Analilia Mejia is one of the foremost national political leaders in the progressive movement and is the Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy, the nation’s largest multiracial organizing network on the left. Prior, she served as the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Deputy Director. Previously, Mejia built on her experience of running victorious issue advocacy campaigns to serve as Political Director on Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign, which built a massive rank-and-file union support program and galvanized Latino groups across the country. Analilia is a proud Afro-Latina, Jersey girl, and mom of two. During this episode we talked about:04:40 - Growing up working class05:27 - Thrive and not just survive08:46 - A union job changed everything14:56 - Privileges17:28 - Types of organizations and being a power-building org18:15 - All actions are worthy21:45 - Being afrolatina31:08 - Education36:27 - Her work journey38:04 - Pressures and po

Listeners, we're back this week with Jersey García.Jersey is a licensed psychotherapist and relationship coach that supports divorced mujxres and couples who experienced divorce in their past relationship, to heal emotional wounds and co-create the love they want to experience. Originally from THE Washington Heights, New York City, she now lives in west central Florida. She is a single mom of two wonderful teenagers; has a serious obsession with astrology; and absolutely loves having conversations around energy healing (I am trained on EFT/tapping), relationships, and spirituality. During this episode we talked about:02:08 - Her family’s story and growing up back and forth20:28 - Navigating those two worlds23:04 - Code switching with friends27:40 - Deciding to go to school31:11 - Honduras35:05 - Shifting careers36:34 - Dating after divorse36:37 - ‘Is this the one?’37:54 - Choosing every dayThis episode is brought to you by Cox.com and Gold Peak. Follow Jersey on all things social:WebsiteInstagramFollow Cafe c

Listeners, we're back this week with Aurora Archer. An Afro-Latina, Aurora draws on over 25 years of experience leading success in four distinct industries: retail, technology, health & wellness, content publishing & media. She’s built a reputation as a catalyst leader and strategic thinker. Her mission is mighty in execution but simple in philosophy: create a new normal where everyone, of all identities, thrives to their fullest potential and our world includes narratives and solutions that serve all of us. It’s this tenacity — fueled by a love for technology, marketing strategy, and DEI — that led to her company, The Opt-In™.During this episode we talked about:02:51 - Growing up in San Antonio with a multicultural upbringing04:38 -Lucky to live in between worlds05:54 - There was an incredible love11:48 - Extremely sensitive to hierarchy13:51 - Pivotal moments that changed her life14:01 - Growing up across borders16:16 - Creating a radical different life27:00 - The product of domestics28:59 - Convert

Listeners, we're back this week with Carmen Rosas.Hoop-wearing, award-winning and stereotype-defying attorney Carmen Rosas is on a mission to help women chase and secure the bag. Drawing on more than 10 years of experience in estate planning, Rosas equips women to protect themselves and their families by protecting their assets. And she’s doing it all in style.A proud mix of Mexican, French, and Italian, Carmen grew up in the Bay Area, fascinated by her grandmother's stories of living in Mexico, arriving in America, and settling in California. Her curiosity of other cultures and the development of languages and communal systems led her to study Anthropology at Santa Clara University. During her sophomore year, she even interned at the Public Defender’s Office-Juvenile Division in Washington D.C.Carmen’s comparison studies of the U.S. legal system and tribal systems in New Zealand, as well as her interest in policy change, led her to law school. Following this inspiration, she grew her legal skills and worked

Listeners, we're back this week with Luisa Alberto.Luisa Alberto is the CEO of People First Finance, a Virtual CFO agency that provides high touch accounting and financial advisory services to women business owners. She has 18 years of Finance and Operations experience working alongside visionary leaders of successful Bay Area startups, such as Blue Bottle Coffee and Good Eggs. Her mission is to ease the financial burden and overwhelm that holds too many extraordinary self employed women back from reaching their fullest potential, and making a wildly successful living as the brilliant creators they were born to be. During this episode we talked about:06:26 - Growing up as an only child08:03 - Leaving New York and choosing her major09:49 - Understanding Social Justice22:30 - There’s not a right and wrong way24:34 - ‘What are you?’ & identity33:30 - Getting into finance35:30 - Getting her financial world thriving37:54 - Filing for bankruptcy39:49 - People First Finance & talking numbers This episode is

Listeners, we're back this week with Anna DeShawn.Anna, pronouns anything respectful, is a Chicago-born social entrepreneur who builds streaming platforms which center & celebrate BIPOC & QTPOC creatives. Media has always been her passion and in 2009 she turned that passion into a reality when she founded E3 Radio, an online radio station playing Queer music & reporting on Queer news with an intersectional lens. Most recently, she co-founded The Qube, a curated app where you discover the best music & podcasts by BIPOC & QTPOC creatives. Anna is determined to ride media into its next era by utilizing digital media streams to tell the stories and play the music that deserves to be heard.Learn more about her work here.In no particular order I’m also a daughter, wife, sister, and friend who loves cooking and running.Favorite Quote: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” –GandhiDid you know? Anna has been in love with Robin Roberts all her life. Inte

Listeners, we're back this week with Katheryn Vasquez.In just 4 short weeks, (August 29th) NASA will be launching the test rocket that will soon take humans back to the Moon and then on to Mars: Artemis 1. One of the key engineers on the project is Katheryn Vasquez. Katheryn helps manage the project office that will ensure a steady supply of cargo, experiments, and other station supplies to the lunar station that will orbit the Moon once the rocket proves successful. Born in Miami, Florida, Katheryn is bilingual and uses her position as an engineer at NASA to inspire the next generation of Latinx engineers, scientists and astronauts.During this episode we talked about:03:40 - Going back to USA in middle school07:21 - Deciding to go to college07:46 - Driving force12:20 - Struggle through college15:12 - Her interest in space18:12 - Navigating engineering as a woman19:18 - Being underrepresented in college20:12 - Being vocal22:46 - How she got into Judo30:05 - How she started working at NASA32:11 - Don’t shy awa

Listeners, we're back this week with Patty Delgado.Patty Delgado is the 30 year old founder, CEO and designer of Hija De Tu Madre, a Latina lifestyle brand. Hija de tu Madre designs apparel, accessories, and stationary for women that take their culture everywhere.The daughter of two Mexican immigrants, Delgado always had a hunger for culture, belonging and representation. So in 2016, with $500 and a mission to make fashion more inclusive of the modern Latina experience, Delgado launched Hija de tu Madre.The self-taught designer, is committed to incorporating her multicultural identity in every product she creates. Today, the self-funded company has sold to over 30 countries, and continues to prove to the world that Latinx is the new mainstream.During this episode we talked about:04:06 - Growing up ‘rockera’07:27 - Being the oldest child08:56 - Choosing her college major15:29 - Wanting to connect with her heritage15:40 - Graphic design wasn’t fun anymore19:41 - Freelancing23:09 - Visiting that younger Patty26:

Listeners, we're back this week with Leslie Tagorda.Leslie is a podcast host, author, astrologer, and designer. She is a Hawaii-born, Filipino Jewish, third career astrologer coming from classical music (institutionalized oppression), branding and design and now astrology focused on the intersection of identiy, how we present and lead in Work. This journey is rooted from exploring her own identity and worthiness as all she had ever heard growing up, that she wasn't enough. She wasn’t Hawaiian enough White enough, Asian enough, thin enough, smart enough, good enough. She has woven in all her experiences and saw how the language of astrology and harmony applies in how we present ourselves in the world and what we need to reframe to dismantle and unlearn societal’s rules of how we see our individual success, Work and leadership. Today her mission is to be a spiritual and strategic teacher helping entrepreneurs and changemakers turn their wounds into wisdom to become the luminary leaders they are born to be. And

Listeners, this week we're back with a solo episode. Pam shows up today with a thoughtful episode where she shares why it is important to have a vision and a why. Enjoy this episode introduced by Producer Nancy while Pam is away taking care of her family and her mental health. This episode is brought to you by Cox.com Follow Cafe con Pam on all things socialInstagramFacebookhttp://cafeconpam.com/Join the FREE Cafe con Pam ChallengeJoin our Discord space and let's keep the conversation going!If you are a business owner, join us for Aligned Collective MastermindLearn about PowerSistersSubscribe, rate, review, and share this episode with someone you love!And don't ever forget to Stay Shining! Thanks to our monthly supporters David HaberstockMartha Alonzo-JohnsenAida JarrettMaribel LaraBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cafe-con-pam--6348411/support.

Listeners, we're back this week with Ashley K. Stoyanov Ojeda.Ashley is an author, community-builder, business development strategist, coach, and socialpreneur. Originally from Queens, NYC and born to a Mexican mom and French-American father, Ashley's career started in the music industry in 2012, working at major record labels, publishers, and venues. After relocating to Portland, OR post-college, she created her own network for local womxn songwriters, now a national organization that has been featured in The Recording Academy, called #WomxnCrush Music.Since the rapid growth of her organization, she has dedicated her career to creating opportunities and developing businesses and communities of underrepresented entrepreneurs through her coaching and consulting, and has become known as the Business Hada Madrina (Business Fairygodmother).Ashley joined The Mujerista team in 2020 to help create and grow The Mujerista Network, a digital network dedicated to empowering and celebrating the next generation of Latinas

Listeners, we're back this week with Lauren Jimerson. Lauren is a fine artist, former therapist and Indigenous life coach who advocates for radical self-love, self-care, self-acceptance and rest. During this episode we talked about:4:39 - Her heritage and growing up in the reservation9:41 - Being off the reservation I was not normal15:57 - Deciding to become a therapist and how she left the field23:04 - Taking a break from social media24:30 - It’s ok to take breaks25:49 - Residential schools and self-oppression40:54 - Bringing indigenous knowledge to coaching46:55 - Knowledge isn’t monetary This episode is brought to you by MagicMind is the world's first productivity drink.

Listeners, we're back this week with Jessica Yañez. Latina. Fierce. Fighter. A San Diego native with a laugh as big as her hair. These are just a few things we would use to describe our Founder and Host of The Wine & Chisme Podcast, Jessica Yañez. But that’s just the beginning. Jessica grew up in the suburbs of San Diego and has always had a curiosity for other people and their stories. As far back as she can remember, she would be the first to approach a new student at school, introduce herself, and want to know all about them. Not much has changed as her curiosity has lent itself well to learning more about the world around her. She specifically created The Wine & Chisme Podcast to amplify voices across communities of color and share their stories on career, love, life and more. All while sipping on a glass of wine. She launched the VERY FIRST directory of Latiné owned wine brands based in the United States and has since expanded into hosting virtual wine tastings that specifically focus on these vi