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Latinas don't negotiate because we lack confidence, that's the myth. María del Pilar Casal, who oversaw a $400M brand portfolio at Televisa Univision before leaving at 37 to start her own business, breaks down the one salary negotiation tactic that changes everything, and why building your own table is not a backup plan but a power move. This conversation covers the real reason Latinas leave money on the table (hint: it's not mindset), what 15 years in influencer marketing taught her about power and authenticity, and what she is learning in her first year of founding her own business while raising a newborn. Share Your Story Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Found this powerful? Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join our community of support and storytelling. Prefer audio? Find the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latina-leadership-podcast/id1539009007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OD36YHq4caQaCY5iYfMO4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8755c9e9-bba6-4e6a-9283-9fab5696a017/latina-leadership-podcast Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast Facebook: facebook.com/LatinaLeadershipPodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/latina-leadership-podcast

Lucia Mercado knows that room. Born and raised in Riverside, California, she became one of the first — if not the only — person in her family to earn a college degree. She navigated financial aid alone, weathered a CPA internship that ended without warning, and eventually found her footing not in a corporate office but at a Chico pop-up market with five handmade necklaces and a borrowed booth space. Today she runs Mercado Productions, producing 15+ events a year including the Lunar Market, Divine Sundays, and the Día de los Muertos festival that grew from 500 attendees to over 3,000 in three years. Share Your Story Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Found this powerful? Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join our community of support and storytelling. Prefer audio? Find the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latina-leadership-podcast/id1539009007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OD36YHq4caQaCY5iYfMO4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8755c9e9-bba6-4e6a-9283-9fab5696a017/latina-leadership-podcast Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast Facebook: facebook.com/LatinaLeadershipPodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/latina-leadership-podcast

You built the resume. You showed up. And still that voice follows you into every room: Who do you think you are? It tells you you're too much. Or not enough. Or that the real you the dancer, the writer, the one who wanted to major in something that actually lit you up doesn't belong here. That voice has a name. And Cynthia Platero has been working with it for years. Cynthia Platero is an executive coach and the founder of Coaching Creatives, a practice built on one belief: everyone is creative, and that creative self is the key to doing the work you're actually here to do. With over a decade in human resources, a background in finance and compensation analytics, and a first-generation college experience that cost her a dance major, Cynthia brings the full picture the corporate, the cultural, and the deeply personal into every coaching session.  In this conversation, you'll learn how to recognize when imposter syndrome is trying to protect you versus hold you back, and what it actually looks like to make decisions aligned with your thoughts, your heart, and your gut. Two sentences. Real tools. Share Your Story Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Found this powerful? Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join our community of support and storytelling. Prefer audio? Find the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latina-leadership-podcast/id1539009007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OD36YHq4caQaCY5iYfMO4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8755c9e9-bba6-4e6a-9283-9fab5696a017/latina-leadership-podcast Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast Facebook: facebook.com/LatinaLeadershipPodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/latina-leadership-podcast  

Ian Córdova grew up in a small pueblo in Michoacán with nine million streams on Spotify and a Billboard credit—and he's still more himself when he's making regional music. Hear how authenticity, family influence, and the courage to blend genres became his path. In this conversation, Ian shares: Why regional music feels like home, even as his career expands into reggaeton and hip-hop How family became his first creative collaborators (especially his brothers) The artists who shaped his sound: Gerardo Ortiz, Alfredo Olivas, Javier Rosas The moment he chose music over a conventional job What's coming this year: a blend of regional and urban releases Why staying true to yourself is the long-term commercial strategy Share Your Story Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Found this powerful? Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join our community of support and storytelling. Prefer audio? Find the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latina-leadership-podcast/id1539009007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OD36YHq4caQaCY5iYfMO4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8755c9e9-bba6-4e6a-9283-9fab5696a017/latina-leadership-podcast Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast Facebook: facebook.com/LatinaLeadershipPodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/latina-leadership-podcast

Episode 9: How a Mexican-American Grammy Winner Builds the Stage She Never Had Las Patronas: SXSW Edition — Sounds of Musica Mexicana Presented by Sony Music Latin Mexican pop, bilingual identity, self-belief, and building platforms for the next generation Las Patronas took their microphone to South by Southwest as part of their Sounds of Musica Mexicana coverage, presented by Sony Music Latin. And one of the most interesting brains they sat with was a Grammy winning Mexican-American producer and pop artist who grew up in Rockford, Illinois, thinking she'd spend her life behind a computer. She didn't. She built something that didn't exist for her when she started and now she's building it for the girls behind her. In this conversation: what it actually takes to believe in yourself before anyone else does, how music works like a math equation (and why that makes complete sense), and what it looks like to use your platform to kick a door open for someone else. Share Your Story Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Found this powerful? Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join our community of support and storytelling. Prefer audio? Find the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latina-leadership-podcast/id1539009007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OD36YHq4caQaCY5iYfMO4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8755c9e9-bba6-4e6a-9283-9fab5696a017/latina-leadership-podcast Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast Facebook: facebook.com/LatinaLeadershipPodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/latina-leadership-podcast

Have you ever felt like your toughest, saddest moments are just holding you back? We've all been right there, feeling stuck in our emotions, especially when navigating the heavy pressures of our careers and cultural expectations. Today, we are changing that narrative completely with Oscar Ortiz, one of the most exciting new players in Música Regional Mexicana. He is a gifted singer-songwriter born in Tijuana who knows exactly how to channel deep feelings into massive, tangible success. In this special episode recorded live at SXSW, you will learn how to turn your sadness into your greatest creative superpower. We also dive into the real art of manifestation and what it takes to build a career that feels less like work and more like living your ultimate purpose. Share Your Story Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Found this powerful? Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join our community of support and storytelling. Prefer audio? Find the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latina-leadership-podcast/id1539009007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OD36YHq4caQaCY5iYfMO4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8755c9e9-bba6-4e6a-9283-9fab5696a017/latina-leadership-podcast Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Head over to our website and follow our socials to keep updated, join the conversation: Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast Facebook: facebook.com/LatinaLeadershipPodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/latina-leadership-podcast

Healing burnout isn't about taking a week off  it's about finally listening to what your body has been signaling for years. Desiree Vazquez left a decade in television after an autoimmune diagnosis, moved to Madrid, and built a mindfulness practice now reaching Levi's, Chipotle, public school students, and women's healing circles across the country. This episode covers nervous system regulation, sound healing, Latina ancestral wisdom, the guilt around resting, how to talk to older generations about mental health, and why community might be the most underrated wellness tool right now. 00:00 — Why Latinas struggle to rest without guilt 00:51 — Who is Desiree Vazquez and what shifted her path 01:40 — What was really happening beneath the surface during her TV years 07:46 — How do you start exiting survival mode when you don't know where to begin? 10:55 — Why Latinos need to blend ancestral wisdom with neuroscience 14:35 — From Levi's to first graders: how mindfulness works across every space 17:04 — Losing both grandmothers to mental health disorders and what that mission became 22:25 — How to talk to older generations about healing without losing them 27:04 — What does it mean to be a new-generation Latina healer? 31:56 — Why community is the most underrated wellness tool right now Share Your Story Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Found this powerful? Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join our community of support and storytelling. Prefer audio? Find the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latina-leadership-podcast/id1539009007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OD36YHq4caQaCY5iYfMO4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8755c9e9-bba6-4e6a-9283-9fab5696a017/latina-leadership-podcast Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast Facebook: facebook.com/LatinaLeadershipPodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/latina-leadership-podcast

Someone slid into her TikTok comments to tell her they were tired of women writing songs about men. She read it. She kept writing anyway. Mariangela already knew the playbook. Jenni Rivera knew it. Alicia Villarreal knew it. Writing your own story out loud, as a woman, has always made someone somewhere uncomfortable. That has never been a good reason to stop. Mariangela is a singer-songwriter from Monterrey, Mexico, who performed live at SXSW 2026 at the Sony Latin Artist Showcase. She grew up in the mariachi of her high school, taught herself guitar on YouTube because it was the only way they'd let her sing, and walked away from a philosophy degree and a path to law to follow the one thing that had always been calling her back. She arrived at SXSW without industry connections, without a machine behind her name, and with a very clear understanding of exactly who she makes music for: women. In this conversation, Mariangela shares the moment she released "Mariposa," what happened in the hour before it dropped, and what a 107-year-old bisabuela has to do with the reason she cannot stop creating. Share Your Story Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Found this powerful? Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join our community of support and storytelling. Prefer audio? Find the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latina-leadership-podcast/id1539009007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OD36YHq4caQaCY5iYfMO4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8755c9e9-bba6-4e6a-9283-9fab5696a017/latina-leadership-podcast Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast

Two brothers. A father at the grill every Saturday. Grandparents who ran a restaurant for 28 years, lost it, and set up their equipment in the garage the next morning and kept making tacos. That is where "Prueba de Fuego" comes from. That is why 150 million people hit play. Joel and Leonel Espinoza grew up in Edinburg, Texas deep South Texas, Rio Grande Valley  with roots in Nuevo León, Mexico. They started Hermanos Espinoza in 2022 with two goals: take the financial burden off their parents and make music that sounds like where they come from. Joel plays accordion and sings lead; Leonel plays 12-string bajo sexto. They kept the classic norteño instrumentation and built something new on top of it. "Prueba de Fuego," their breakthrough original, surpassed 150 million streams. Their debut album, "Linaje," produced by Ernesto "Neto" Fernández  the same producer behind Peso Pluma released in 2026. In this episode of Las Patronas, Anjelica Cazares sits down with Joel to talk about writing your own songs, staying humble when success arrives fast, and what it means to name an album after your bloodline. You will walk away knowing exactly what it looks like to put your family's work ethic into music. Chapters: 00:00 - The teaser: how do you stay humble when success comes fast?  00:22 - Who are Hermanos Espinoza and where do they come from? 02:30 - What makes their norteño sound different? 05:45 - Why "Prueba de Fuego" connected with 150 million listeners 08:30 - Staying grounded: faith, family, and the same person at the top and bottom 11:30 - Linaje: the debut album, producer Neto Fernández, and what comes next Share Your Story Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Found this powerful? Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join our community of support and storytelling. Prefer audio? Find the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latina-leadership-podcast/id1539009007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OD36YHq4caQaCY5iYfMO4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8755c9e9-bba6-4e6a-9283-9fab5696a017/latina-leadership-podcast Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast Facebook: facebook.com/LatinaLeadershipPodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/latina-leadership-podcast

You've heard it from someone in your family. Probably more than once. "Te miras más bonita callada." Stay small. Play the role. Don't want too much. And a lot of us obeyed not because we believed it, but because we didn't yet know we had a choice. Josseline Carr immigrated from El Salvador at nine years old and built a life in Jasper, Indiana a small town with cornfields and not many Latinos. She's a real estate agent in the process of opening her own brokerage, co-manages a construction company with her husband since 2019, and recently got certified as a motivational speaker through Speaker Magnetica. She is also the founder of the upcoming conference "Libérate de tu Jaula de Oro." She built all of it while raising three kids and doing the hardest work at the same time: healing the wounds she carried since childhood. In this conversation, Josseline names what the golden cage actually is, where it comes from, and what it took her 32 years to finally decide. You will leave with something concrete: the first step to breaking free.

Growing up between two worlds often feels like you're divided, never fully belonging to either. For many of us, navigating the intersection of our family's heritage and our daily lives in the U.S. creates a unique sense of disconnect. Sylvia Gallardo spent 18 years as an educator and ESL specialist before taking the bold step to write her bilingual picture book, I am from aquí and allá. She recognized firsthand that the stories we tell our children matter, and that growing up bicultural is something to celebrate, not overcome. In this episode, we dive into the urgency of representation in literature and the strategic choice to self-publish. You'll learn how to own your narrative, validate your unique cultural identity, and lead with purpose in your community. Share Your Story Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Found this powerful? Please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to join our community of support and storytelling. Prefer audio? Find the full podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/latina-leadership-podcast/id1539009007 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1OD36YHq4caQaCY5iYfMO4 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8755c9e9-bba6-4e6a-9283-9fab5696a017/latina-leadership-podcast Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Head over to our website and follow our socials to keep updated, join the conversation: Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast Facebook: facebook.com/LatinaLeadershipPodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/latina-leadership-podcast

Learn the secrets of high-stakes negotiation and servant leadership with Dallas Sports Commission's Monica Paul. As Latina professionals, we often find ourselves navigating spaces where we are the first, the only, or the one expected to carry the heaviest mental load. Whether you're trying to scale a business, negotiate a massive contract, or simply figure out how to advocate for yourself in a room full of big personalities, the pressure to perform flawlessly while honoring your cultural values can feel overwhelming.  Enter Monica Paul, the Executive Director of the Dallas Sports Commission and the force of nature leading the North Texas FIFA World Cup organizing committee. Monica didn't just watch history happen; she wrote the playbook, securing nine World Cup matches for her region, more than any other city in North America. But before she was commanding the global stage, she was learning the value of grit and integrity on her family's farm in Caldwell, Texas. In this episode, we unpack exactly how Monica went from taking a $50-a-week job at the Olympic Training Center to transforming Dallas into the number one sports business city. You'll learn her strategic approach to building win-win partnerships, how to create a lasting community legacy, and why taking that terrifying first step is the key to unlocking your biggest career moves. 00:00 - Small Town Values Meets World Class Ambition 03:01 - Securing 9 World Cup Matches: Behind the Scenes 05:00 - The Power of Saying "Yes" Before You're Ready 09:18 - The North Texas Sports Foundation & Legacy 13:43 - Getting Big Personalities on the Same Page 19:50 - Advice for Women Entering Sports Tourism Share Your Story. Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected].

Ready to step into your power and unlearn the narratives holding you back? Dive into the most transformative moments of Season 12 and discover how real Latinas are redefining leadership, legacy, and community! 00:00 - Welcome to the Finale: The Quilt of Season 12 01:44 - Episode 1: Leading with Purpose & The Power of Our Voices 03:06 - Episode 2: Owning the Room & Phoenix Confidence 04:52 - Episode 3: Latinas and the Future of Work 06:39 - Episode 4: Culture, Family, and the Hustle 08:14 - Episode 5: Resilience in Real Time 10:00 - Episode 6: The Business of Us 11:31 - Episode 7: Our Permission Slip 12:54 - Episode 8: The Voices We Carry & Finding Connection 14:47 - Episode 9: The Passport You Already Have 16:29 - Episode 10: Si Se Puede Mija (The Language of Legacies) 17:41 - Episode 11: Money, Self-Worth, & Negotiating Your Salary 19:13 - Episode 12: Healing Our Minds & Accessing Care 20:49 - Episode 13: What's Next? Reflect, Share, and Keep Telling Your Stories Share Your Story! Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected].

Stop mistaking your exhaustion for "strength." Therapist Lucia Fernandez joins us to explain why your healing is the ultimate act of honoring your ancestors, and how to start without the guilt. Chapter Marks 00:00 - The Cost of the "Strong Latina" Narrative 01:57 - What Cycle-Breaking Looks Like in Real Life 04:51 - Why You Are an "Ecosystem" (Systems Therapy) 07:31 - Survival vs. Values: Why We Normalize Pain 11:10 - How to Find Therapy on a Budget (Tools & Apps) 17:55 - Your 1-Step Homework for the Week Share Your Story: Your story matters. Have you reclaimed your voice from a difficult experience? Share it with us. DM us on Instagram: @LatinaLeadershipPodcast or email us at [email protected]. Connect With the Community: Don't miss a beat of the Latina Leadership Podcast! Head over to our website and follow our socials to keep updated, join the conversation: Website: latinaleadershippodcast.com Instagram: instagram.com/latinaleadershippodcast Facebook: facebook.com/LatinaLeadershipPodcast LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/latina-leadership-podcast

Are you working twice as hard but getting paid half as much? Stop shrinking and start negotiating, learn the exact mindset shift that helps Latinas claim their worth and close the gap. Evie Prete is here to silence that voice. A mechanical engineer turned negotiation powerhouse, Evie went from shrinking herself in corporate spaces to negotiating nearly $200,000 in raises for herself and over $750,000 for her clients. As the host of the Págame podcast, she doesn't just teach negotiation tactics; she teaches the internal healing required to wield them effectively. In this episode, you will learn why "hustling harder" is keeping you underpaid and how to shift your mindset from "needing to prove" to "reporting on value." You'll walk away with a specific, 10-minute exercise to prepare for your next negotiation grounded in facts, not fear.