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Award-winning journalist Victoria Leandra sits down with the movers and shakers of our culture for honest and intimate conversations about the challenges they’ve overcome to reach their current success.
We ask guests about the concrete steps they’ve taken and habits they’ve adopted in the journey to their achievements and we talk about what in their ADN (DNA in English) makes them the extraordinary and unstoppable people they’ve become today.
New episodes every Monday morning! Follow us @eladnpodcast to keep the conversation going. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/el-adn-podcast/support
We ask guests about the concrete steps they’ve taken and habits they’ve adopted in the journey to their achievements and we talk about what in their ADN (DNA in English) makes them the extraordinary and unstoppable people they’ve become today.
New episodes every Monday morning! Follow us @eladnpodcast to keep the conversation going. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/el-adn-podcast/support
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Meet Valeria Del Rey, the Puerto Rican designer behind La Gotta and professor at Miami’s Instituto Marangoni. After working at Tom Ford and Oscar de La Renta, she launched her brand in September of 2020 offering sustainable swimsuits and organic CBD sun care products.
We talked about asking for what you want, learning how to discern the right opportunities for you and getting creative with how you reach out to people you admire.
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This week, Victoria tells you all about her battles with perfectionism and how she let go of the idea that things needed to be nearly perfect in order for them to be considered great - or even good.
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Meet Mic's Editor-in-Chief Shanté Cosme. Previously at Complex, she worked her way up from contributing writer to executive director and recently turned her 10+ years of expertise in digital media into an NYU longform writing seminar called "The Power of You: Centering Identity to Tell More Impactful Stories."
We talked about identify your why beyond the money and titles people may forget what you did but not how u made them feel
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Content creator and coach Haley Hoffman inspires subconscious breakthroughs with EFT and manifesting. Through her platform, she encourages women to create the life they’ve always envisioned and to connect deeper with the Universe that surround us.
We talked about how tapping changed her limiting beliefs and how you can program your mind in the direction of your dreams.
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Meet Arianna Davis, the Editorial Director of TODAY Digital, yes THAT Today Show! We met years ago when she was leading Oprah Daily as their Senior Director of Editorial and Strategy. Previosuly, Arianna had worked at Refinery29 and Us Weekly. Arianna is the author of What Would Frida Do? A Guide to Living Boldly, inspired by the life of the one and only Frida Kahlo. If you enjoyed this episode, send it to a friend or share it on social media! Don't forget to tag us for a repost: @eladnpodcast and @victorialeandra.
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Stigma and shame have dominated the menstruation conversation since your very first period but Nadya Okamoto is working to change that. She co-founded August, a startup reimagining periods selling biodegradable, ethical & tax-free period products. While studying full time at Harvard, she went on book tour, worked as an executive director of her own nonprofit, Period, and served as board member for a Gen-Z consulting agency. Nadya’s work has resonated online with over 3 million followers across social media.
We talked about finding the right people to open a business with, dealing with rejection and taking care of your mental health.
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Natalie Compton is a staff writer reporting on travel for Washington Post's By The Way. She began her journalism career in 2015 while living in Southeast Asia and has since written for national and international outlets, including GQ, VICE, LA Times, WIRED, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Playboy and many others. If you enjoyed our conversation, send it with a friend or share it on social media: don't forget to tag @eladnpodcast and @Victorialeandra for a repost!
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You’ve seen Tefi Pessoa on TikTok, where she’s amassed more than 1.6 million followers by being the Internet’s big sister. Beyond her hot takes on celebrity gossip and pop culture, the InStyle host shares advice to a younger self, in a humorous way. We talk about how to stand out in a crowd of successful people and how showing up as yourself can land you more opportunities. If you enjoyed our conversation, share it with a friend or on your IG story! Don't forget to tag us for a repost ;-) @eladnpodcast and @victorialeandra.
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After more than 9 years of experience in PR and social media, the Latina business owner and influencer Lisette Calveiro founded Influence With Impact™, a company that supports content creators in turning their social presence into a balanced business with community impact. Previously, she was the Director of Influencer Marketing at Ogilvy and Havas, some of the largest agencies in the world.
We talked about the secrets to creating content that resonates with your ideal follower and why non-traditional education can be a game changer for your business or career.
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Jannese Torres is the creator of Yo Quiero Dinero, a personal finance platform for the modern Latina. At 25, she was fired from a job she hated and decided to create a Latinx food blog, Delish D’Lites. What began as her side hustle grew into a 6-fig business so she quit her job to help others build their own online businesses that allow them to pursue financial independence and freedom.
We talked about why you should invest in your ideas, using your money wisely and how people's requests can be giving providing you with your next business idea!
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Yanely Espinal is on a mission to help young people learn about personal finance in a fun and engaging way. That’s why she created Miss Be Helpful - an online platform for people to educate themselves on budgeting, managing credit, saving and investing for retirement.
We talked about how to start investing and why money can actually buy happiness long term.
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This week, Victoria talks about how her definition of success has changed within the past two years and makes the case for why you should reconsider what your dream career looks like. She introduces the concept of a "rich life," one that is different for everyone, and walks you through how to define what you'd like your life to look (and feel) like.
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Piera Gelardi isn't the typical CEO. The entrepreneur, mama, and storyteller passionate about bringing out the creativity in everyone, championing women and the power of play. As co-founder and executive creative director for Refinery29, Piera built a trailblazing brand that expanded the way media and advertising represented women. Her brand-new venture, Wild Things World, aims to combat perfectionism and burn out by delivering experiences that support creative play.
We talked about building momentum, how reframing the way you see things changes the outcome and fully embracing playfulness into your daily routine.
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D'Ana Nuñez is a Puerto Rican multidisciplinary artist and storyteller whose creations you’ve seen on and offline, especially within the NYC illustration community. Under her brand, COVL, she’s drawn a crowd of loyal fans, leading to collaborations with Spotify, Google, MOMA PS1, Instagram, HBO Max and other major labels.
Born and raised in Miami, D’Ana originally started her career in fashion show production at 21 where she worked for Oscar de la Renta, Zac Posen, and Carolina Herrera.
We talked about negotiating for what your art (and identity) are worth, the metaverse and, of course, how to build a profitable business as an artist.
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Meet business coach Ashley K. Stoyanov Ojeda, the author behind "Jefa In Training," the first Spanglish business book for Latina entrepreneurs and creative women. Endorsed by Eva Longoria, the book aims to foster the next generation of Latina-owned businesses.
Ashley's career started in the music industry in 2012, working at major record labels, publishers and venues. Post-college, she created her own network for local women songwriters, now a national organization that has been featured in The Recording Academy. She’s now fully dedicated to creating opportunities and developing businesses for the new majority through her coaching and consulting, and has become known as the Business Hada Madrina.
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Meet Ana Castillo, the sex coach, author and founder of Con El Verbo En La Piel, an educational platform for people of color and allies that aims to help the community enhance their self-esteem and to normalize conversations about sexuality from an inclusive perspective.
In this honest and raw conversation, we talk about the importance of pain in the process of personal growth, how to build a loyal online community and why highly achieving women should take time for pleasure.
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Meet Leila Cobo, Billboard's VP of Latin music and one of the world’s leading experts in Latin music. She's also an author with two acclaimed novels, two top-selling biographies and a landmark Latin music industry guide.
A Fulbright scholar from Cali, Colombia, Leila has been instrumental in growing Billboard's Latin presence across all its platforms, making Billboard the first, and only, English-language media that covers Latin music in-depth. Along the way she has worked with artists such as Bad Bunny, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Maluma, Ricky Martin, Daddy Yankee, and Rosalía.
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Newsflash: You can’t achieve it all, at least not at the same time. As highly-achieving individuals, it can be difficult to focus as we want to "do it all." But that mindset doesn't serve us! In this special episode, our host Victoria Leandra shares how she prioritizes her goals in order to achieve the most in any given year.
We want to hear from you after completing the exercise! Send @ELADNPODCAST a DM or tag us + @VictoriaLeandra in an IG story for a chance to be reposted. Our team wishes you an amazing 2022 filled with health, love, success, wealth and rest!
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It's that time of the year where everyone sits down and creates a list of things they'd like to accomplish in the new year. But let's be honest, did that really work for you this past year? New year's resolutions (without a proper action plan) are difficult to accomplish. Usually, January is off to a great start but then you slowly forget about what you really wanted to achieve as the initial motivation fades away. Don't let that happen in 2022! In this special episode, our host Victoria Leandra walks you through her goal-setting process and shares the secret that fully shifted her mindset.
We want to hear from you after completing the exercise! Send @ELADNPODCAST a DM or tag us + @VictoriaLeandra in an IG story for a chance to be reposted. Our team wishes you an amazing year ahead filled with health, love, success, wealth and rest!
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Meet Brittany Chavez, CEO and Founder of e-commerce platform Shop Latinx, a first of its kind online marketplace for Latino-owned businesses.
The company recently raised $1 million in its pre-seed round of funding. Since launching in 2016, Shop Latinx has gone from an Instagram account supporting Latino brands to a venture-backed startup poised to completely transform the e-commerce landscape.
We talked about how she sees therapy as an investment for her company, how to find the right investors and the importance of laying low while building your business.
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