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Gigi Pedraza on @Latina South Podcast

✨🎙 Be sure to listen to Part 1 of 2 Latina South podcast Ep. 25 ! Hear from Gigi Pedraza, Latino Community Fund -LCF Georgia founding Executive Director as she shares these catalytic moments which compelled her to find her power and become an important voice for the Latinx community - ✅Feeling unengaged and unrepresented ✅Having a difficult ‘first time’ voting experience ✅Wanting a better experience for her daughters & the growing Latinx community in Georgia Listen 🎧 now and stay tuned for Part 2 coming soon: https://bit.ly/GigiPedraza #audiogram #latinapodcasts #shepodcasts #latinaleaders #nonprofits

♡NEW EPISODE ♡ Gigi Pedraza on Finding her Power as a Voice for the Latino Community in GA | Ep. 25 ✨Latina South welcomes Gigi Pedraza. Gigi is the founding Executive Director of the nonprofit, Latino Community Fund -LCF Georgia and one of the most influential Latinas in the state. In the first of two parts of our conversation, Gigi shares with us the catalytic moments that paved her path toward becoming both a social entrepreneur and vocal advocate for the Latino Community in Georgia. Gigi also shares her thoughts on philanthropy and her approach to both creating awareness and securing resources for the organizations tackling the most complex issues for the Latino community in Georgia. 📍Listen 🎧 to Episode 25 here: https://bit.ly/GigiPedraza #latinasouth #LCF #Georgia #LatinxCommunity #latinapodcasts #nonprofit #latinaleaders #southernpodcast

✨ #ICYMI ✨ —In our most recent episode on #LatinaSouth, we met with healthcare hero and COVID ICU nurse, Ashley Garcia who volunteered to work ICUs during height of the pandemic. In addition to sharing stories from the ICU, Ashley talked with us about how being a part of a team and having a self-care routine got her through difficult times while she cared for others. She also shared with us how she married her long-time love in a drive-thru wedding where guests were able to drop off gifts and receive their packaged dinner while enjoying music by a Selena impersonator – a time of joy and celebration during the toughest days of the pandemic. ​​🎧 Listen in as she gives us an insider look on what COVID looks like for healthcare workers, and invites us to take care of both our mental and physical well-being. #mentalhealth is more important now than ever. For resources and help, please visit National Alliance on Mental Illness: nami.org. 🎙Ashley Garcia, #HealthcareHero on Caring for Others and Her Pandemic Wedding | Ep. 22 Listen here: https://bit.ly/AshleyGarcia

✨#ICYMI✨ ----In Episode 16 of #LatinaSouth we chat with Mariela Romero, an award-winning journalist and Univision’s Regional Community Empowerment Director and host of the television magazine, Conexion Fin de Semana. Mariela talks about her many years of television and radio broadcast experience and what's she's learned over the years. She also shares with us how her time as a hospital and court interpreter opened both her eyes and her heart to the issues impacting the Latino community and inspires her empowerment work today. 🎧 Listen in as she helps to provide nonprofit heroes a voice in her daily work and invites us to support these organizations as well: ✨Latin American Association ✨Latino Community Fund of Georgia ✨Corners Outreach ✨Los Niños Primero ✨La Amistad 🎙 Mariela Romero of Univision on her Journey to Journalism and Community Empowerment | Ep. 21 https://bit.ly/marielaromero

🎙#ICYMI The Suarez Sisters on the Business of Simply Latina | Ep. 20 In Episode 20 of #LatinaSouth, sisters Nataly, Blanca & Samy Suarez not only talk about what it's like being founders of @simplylatinadesigns but also what inspires and motivates them to push forward. Join us as they share their hearts 🧡 for their culture, business, and most importantly, their family. ✨Catch this latest episode here: https://bit.ly/thesuarezsisters

Denise Soler Cox on Being EÑYE and Belonging | Ep. 19

"Your favorite version of you is who you can be every single day. And that is what my biggest lesson is from making the film, working on the next film and doing all the things I've done. My absolute favorite version of Denise, is the one that I get to be and the one that I choose to be every single day. And it's actually where all of the success lives as well. It's possible for you because it's possible for me." - Denise Soler Cox on Being EÑYE and Belonging | Ep. 19 🔥 ANOTHER HOT NEW EPISODE!🔥 Latina South Podcast Host, Adela, asks Denise to share about the seeds in her life which started her 17-year journey to realizing the film, Project Eñye, a film about Latinx identity and belonging. Listen as they discuss the importance of this film and how it will stand the test of time with a message that still resonates today, especially with the growing Latinx community in Georgia and throughout the South. ✨ Get ready to be inspired! ✨ 🎧 Catch EPISODE 19 now: https://bit.ly/DeniseSolerCox

Brenda Lopez Romero on Being Among the First and the Few in Georgia | Ep.18, Part I

👉 Don't Miss Listening to Episode 18, Part 1 of #LatinaSouth! 👈 In Episode 18, Part 1 we speak with Brenda Lopez Romero about how it feels to be among the first and the few, as well as what her experiences taught her, like: ✨Being the first to graduate from high school, college, and law school. ✨Making history in 2016 when she became the very first Latina elected to the Georgia General Assembly. ✨The impact of her personal story, like that of her father’s, as one of responsibility and hard work from a very young age. She also talks about what we can do to offer young people exposure to the places where decisions are made - helping to build experience in the future leaders of our community. 🎙Tune in to Episode 18, Part 1 here: http://bit.ly/BrendaLopezRomero

📢#ICYMI📢 Make sure to listen to Episode 17 of #LatinaSouth where we speak with Aisah 'Ish' Gayle about everything from how she grew up in Panama City, Panama with a Malaysian father and an Afro-Latina mother, her experience moving to the U.S. as a young adult, and her work with the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's (GHCC) EME De Mujer - a Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Women's Program, Educating, Motivating, and Empowering Latinas. 🎙Catch Episode 17 Now: http://bit.ly/IshGayle #LatinaSouth #latinassupportinglatinas #supportlatinas #latinapodcast #gahispanicchamberofcommerce

✨#ICYMI✨ In Ep. 16 of #LatinaSouth we speak with Elaine Utin, @latinxeducation Co-founder, who shares the importance of and her passion for Latinx youth identity development and leadership. 📚 Elaine talks about how her lived experience of being a learner in the South influenced her approach to creating the South Carolina nonprofit organization which serves youth in the Latinx community. As well as the complexities of her identity in her own experiences as a first-generation college student. 🎧 Listen in as she discusses how issues of educational equity need to really change, especially in the South, and what we can do to make that a reality. 🎙 Elaine Utin, LatinxEd Co-founder on Being Latina and a Learner in the South | Ep. 16 https://bit.ly/elaineutin #LatinaSouth #latinaleaders #latinxeducation #latinasineducation #podcasters

Stefanie Diaz on Her Journey to Venture Capital and Empowering Others | Ep. 15

🎙Stefanie Diaz on Her Journey to Venture Capital and Empowering Others | Ep. 15 Stefanie Diaz tells us what led to her work with Zane Venture Fund and her podcast, She Conquers Capital. Letting go of fear and going after her dreams with intention was an approach inspired by her son. And she shares that one important thing we can do to overcome the fears of ‘not being ready’ or imposter syndrome is to flip the script and instead congratulate ourselves for being in a place where we are about to grow and develop. What a wonderful way to look at it, thank you Stefanie! Have you ever had the fear of not being ready for something? What did you do to shift that feeling? 🎧 Episode 15 available now: https://bit.ly/stefaniediaz

Marcie Chapa, World Percussionist and Tejana on Sharing Her Gift and Finding Happiness | Ep. 14

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, world percussionist 🥁 Marcie Chapa talks about her experience auditioning to be a part of Beyonce's all-female touring band and how she felt being surrounded by so many female percussionists. It's an incredible story! 🎧 Listen as she shares how she wanted to tell everyone, "Where have ya'll been all my life?" And how much she cherishes the relationships she made during that time on tour. We are so grateful to Marcie for the reminder that these relationships, these bonds matter and play such a pivotal role in our lives. We'd love to know: what relationships made an impact in your life and that you cherish to this day❓ 🎙For more of Marcie's journey from being a world percussionist and educator in the arts, and to finding both love and happiness later in life, tune into Episode 14 of #LatinaSouth here: http://bit.ly/marciechapa

Adriana Varela on Board Leadership, Mentorship & Sponsorship | Ep. 13 l Latina South Podcast

🎙Join us for Ep.13 of #LatinaSouth, as we explore Board Leadership, Mentorship & Sponsorship with our special guest, Adriana Varela. In this episode, global immigration attorney Adriana Varela describes her Latina identity and relocating from Mexico 🇲🇽 to the US 🇺🇸 as an adult. She describes how these experiences inform her servant leader approach to serving multicultural employees and their families in the sometimes-challenging world of international assignment relocations. Adriana talks more about servant leadership and her journey from volunteering with little experience to ultimately being invited to lead as Chair of the Board of Directors of New American Pathways, an Atlanta nonprofit with the mission of helping refugees thrive. She also serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of GALEO.org, a nonprofit with the mission of increasing civic engagement within the Georgia Latino community. 🎧 Listen to more of Adriana's experiences and words of wisdom below. ➡️➡️➡️ https://bit.ly/adrianavarela *Don't forget to subscribe, rate & review on your favorite podcast platforms like iHeartRadio.com, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, and many others!

Deborah Gonzalez on Making History as the First Latina District Attorney in Georgia | Ep. 12

“Don’t assume people are always against something...but also don’t assume that people are going to be supportive. You have to have logical arguments, you have to do your homework, you have to have the statistics and the research as to why you want to implement a change. I think it’s really important that you are prepared.” - Hon. Deborah Gonzalez, District Attorney of the Western Judicial Circuit in Georgia. In this episode, the Honorable Deborah Gonzalez talks about... ⚖️ Her Latina identity ⚖️ Her journey to making history by becoming the first Latina district attorney in Georgia and the first woman district attorney in the Western judicial circuit ⚖️ Lessons learned from her time serving in the Georgia General Assembly ⚖️ What kept her going and so much more! 🎧 Don't miss Ep 12 of #LatinaSouth now available on your favorite podcast platforms. ➡️➡️➡️ https://bit.ly/hondgonzalez