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.  --- Support this podcast:...

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.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/el-adn-podcast/support

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  --- Support this podcast:...

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.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/el-adn-podcast/support

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:...

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...

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! --- Support this podcast:...

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 ;-)...

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...

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...

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. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/el-adn-podcast/support

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.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/el-adn-podcast/support

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...

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...

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...

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.  ---...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Meet Thatiana Diaz, Remezcla’s editor in chief, previously at Refinery29 and People en Español. Thatiana spearheaded the development and launch of two successful Latinx digital media brands: People Chica and Somos. The former beauty pageant queen with Dominican roots turned her passion for beauty into a full-time career as a writer and later on as an editor. We talked about a disclaimer she gives to all women she works with, her career mantra that has gotten her where she is today and how...

Meet Karen Perez, the stylist who designed a chic mask that has since been worn by high-profile women like Jennifer Lopez and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. She launched her brand Second Wind on Instagram and a year later, her designs can now be found stocked at Saks Fifth Avenue. We talked about how she mentally dealt with a viral incident in which a popular influencer was accused of stealing her designs, the good and the bad of being popular and sought-after overnight and her step-by-step...

Julissa Calderon needs no introduction. You may think the Afro-Latina actress rise to stardom began after her viral videos on BuzzFeed’s "Pero Like" and her most recent Netflix series, "Gentefied," but her career really began much earlier acting Off Broadway. In 2020, Variety named Julissa 'A Latinx Star to Watch' and they were not wrong. She co-hosts a Netflix sketch comedy talk show “Go Off” on YouTube and even launched her first product as an entrepreneur, the "Manifest That Sh*t" journal...

Meet Mela Pabón, the artist behind Latinos' favorite astrology page on Instagram, Checkinmela. Originally launched as a way to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, the project now has almost 1M followers as a result of Mela's satirical horoscopes. With a sweet cosign from Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin, the interdisciplinary artist and author uses original illustration as a storytelling tool between Latino cultures and beyond. Her style is unique: she tells it like it is, as...