The answer was always NO. I flat-out, refused. You see, I had invested in countless masterminds, but I never (never, ever, ever) wanted to host one myself. I won’t bore you with all my reasons why, but here’s a nutshell version: This ONE reason was enough for me to evade inquiries for a decade. That […]

Have you ever been in the right room, at the right time? Nah, me either… until—for the first time in my life—I was. Last January, I sat in a Mastermind room and was handed a mic to introduce myself and talk about my business, hopes, and ambitions. My voice was shaking, and my sweaty palms […]

I watched my mom stuff my twin sister’s mouth with a bar of soap when she heard her cussing on the front porch.  Bianca had the mouth of a sailor, a five-year-old who could make Captain Jack Sparrow blush. My mom was convinced she could just wash away those words from her mouth, but Bianca […]

I was angry.  Of course it didn’t look that way on social media, but I was angry.  To make it worse, I was on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.  Apparently not living la vida local. This photo doesn’t show just how hurt, angry, and disappointed I was.  But–of course–that stuff never gets shared on […]

Perhaps it makes me nosy, or downright creepy, but I’ve always wanted to see how other people work.  What does an actual day look like for them? What I see (heck, what any of us see), is .1% of reality, so, what’s the other 99.9% like? Today I want to share a peek into what […]

Exactly a week ago, I flew to Nashville, Tennessee, for a two-day branding workshop to get coached on creating my new keynote presentation.  I documented my experience like a series of journal entries (a peek into my real world experience) to bring you along with me. Speaking of the “Real World” I wasn’t allowed to […]

He asked me, “what’s your number?”  Which is code for, WHEN IS ENOUGH, ENOUGH? It came off the back of a conversation about growth, goals, financial security expectations.  And, like, is there a point when you look at your business, and think–yeah–this is it, I’m ready to take my foot off the pedal? His message […]

There’s an awkward conversation I often shy away from. I don’t talk much about the impact my daughter has had in my business. I don’t talk much about it because—quite frankly—I’m trying to figure it out. I’m a first generation Latina, entrepreneur, and CEO/mother. I’m a self-taught business owner, so adding a toddler to the […]

I had written an entirely different blog post today.  It included references to mermaids and big ideas. It was cute.  Really, it was. But it was also pretty boring. So I scrapped it because I want to share a bit of where I’m at.  Buckle up, it’s getting real. At the end of last year, […]

I’m sitting at the San Francisco airport with a cup of tea trying to balance a toddler on one leg and my laptop on the other.  I’m equal parts exhausted and wildly satisfied. Last Saturday I completed a business scaling program at Stanford University, and walked across the stage to receive my certificate from the […]