This episode is not what you think. Yes, it’s practical – but it’s also real and honest and a little messy. I get vulnerable and I share that I had a realization last year that I had subconsciously stopped sharing an inside look at my business. If I’m honest – I stopped sharing because I […]

I don’t believe in failure. Instead, when something doesn’t go exactly the way I had hoped, I choose to believe that there are lessons I needed to learn. And boy – were there lessons I needed to learn in 2022, friend. But to learn a lesson and dwell in it by myself means the only […]

Just a few weeks ago, I completed a business scaling program at Stanford University, and walked across the stage to receive my certificate from the Latino Business Action Network. The program was only four months long, but it changed my life. The person I was when I entered in September was an entirely different person […]

A few weeks ago, JD, Luna and I went to the campus of Stanford University for kickoff week of LBAN; Latino Business Action Network. This is a program designed to help Latino business owners learn how to grow and scale their businesses. It was there that I met David, my mentor for the program.  David […]

I looked over my shoulder because, surely, he was asking someone else. But I was the only person on stage. So I apologized.

I’ll be honest… It’s been a tough week. My husband and business partner, JD, and I had to make difficult business decisions and specifically make time for each other to reconnect. Although my first inclination was to run and hide from it, I decided to pull out my microphone and hit ‘record’ instead. This episode […]

My husband and business partner JD and I have had the privilege of living, dreaming, and creating together since high school. >>Our sixteen years of marriage and over 20 year relationship has us believing that we’ve been living in the “good old days” this entire time.<< We’re normally rather private about our personal and work […]

When I was growing up, my family prayed for miracles. We received assistance from the government and charitable donations from our church, and most years, there wasn’t money for groceries… let alone Christmas gifts.  *We used to joke that we weren’t poor… we were “po” because we couldn’t even afford the “or” at the end […]

Recently as I’ve been looking back on 2021, I’ve reflected on how it’s really been a year full of ups and downs, both business-wise and personally, and I haven’t always shared them all. Of course, I *have* given a glimpse into my “real life”, such as finalizing Luna’s adoption, the passing of our beloved dog […]

Friend, are you feeling down, overwhelmed with the state of the world, or just having a hard week? >>If so, this episode is guaranteed to give you HOPE.<< When I was exhausted, overworked and underpaid several years ago, I had a wake up call from the emergency room that completely changed my life and business… […]