LatinX TalX: A Sharing LatinX Journeys Podcast

In this episode Dr. Julian Vazques Heilig talks about differences between Charter Schools, Community School and a movement across America trying to privatize our educational system.

In this episode Larissa Davila, CEO of BCO Consulting Group, shares her journey from Laredo, Mexico to Austin, Texas. She shares how she came to become the founder and CEO of BCO Consulting Group as well as shares some common pitfalls new business owners should look out for to protect their products and/or services.

In this episode, I sit down with Leslie Montoya, Producer for Amor 107.7 & Despierta Austin for Univision in Austin, TX. Leslie shares her story of how she became involved in the Media industry at an early age of 15 years old. She also shares some of her obstacles when she moved to the US once of which was the language. Furthermore we discuss topics such as overcoming fears, trying to be accepted and striving to become the best version of yourself.

In this episode I speak with Dr. Vanessa K Valdes, Associate Professor at City College in New York. As well as author of Diasporic Blackness and Oshun's Daughters. We're talking about many topics such as Latino influence in US literature, historical context of what it means to be an Afro-Latino individual in American culture as well as how the shift from racial identity to national identity affected people of color in Puerto Rico.

In this episode I sit down at chat with Maria Salazar. Maria is builds comprehensive understanding sales and marketing strategies to build and grow businesses. Maria shares with me her personal journey towards becoming self-aware as well as some of her most memorable family stories. We also talk about the generational differences of what it means to be Latina between herself and her daughter.

On this episode, I have a chat with Jose G. Roig Zayas, Assistant Director for the Austin City Code Department. He will be sharing his story of how he came to mainland USA from #PuertoRico as well as other topics such as collective development, #gentrification in Austin and #Homelessness

In this episode I talk with Zabdi Salazar, Director of Business Operations for The Contemporary Publication, a student-run startup publication, based out of Trinity University, that empowers collegiate journalists nationwide to report on critical issues in their communities. We talk about what it means to be Latina in a college campus. We will also hear more about her the business mindset which was instilled in her early on in life by her parents, who happen to own their an event planning business in Austin, TX. And much more, stay tuned.

In this episode Juanita Garcia, CEO of BIM for Better based out of Chicago, IL, talks to us about her mission to help increase involvement in engineering, technology and environmentally friendly technological initiatives by people of color. We talk about educating our young people about the many options available in the technology fields as well as her experience as an environmental-comic.

In this episode, we're talking with Christine Bolaños, freelance journalist based in Austin, TX. Christine covers government, politics, education, human interest features and business for numerous international, national and local outlets. We'll be talking about her experiences as a journalist, what she does to assist in shedding light against cultural ignorance and her deep passion in covering women rights.

In this episode we highlight a couple of the presenters during the Families Belong Together Rally conducted on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at the State Capitol Building in Austin, TX. Here people gathered in solidarity with families who were split up by ICE.

In this episode, we have a chat with Sila Alegret-Bartel, CEO of ICTM, LLC, a company dedicated to providing translation services in the Washington, MD, Berkeley, WV and Franklin, PA counties. She tells us what it was like to grow up in Cuba under regime changes, what it felt like to move to Spain and how she ended up in the USA. She also talks about the importance of parent's being involved in their child's education.

A sincerely heart-breaking thought crossed my mind; I am NOT doing enough to incorporate my heritage, culture, and stories of my family into my daily life. Just like in Pixar's Coco, memories of my greats are not being passed down from generation to generation ensuring I don't forget them; who we are and where we came from. So this week we have decided to find and remember some of these stories. Reaching out to family and getting to hear more about our past. Enjoy and let us know what you think and what stories would you like to share. We would love to hear all about them.

In EP003 Victor Abundis, COO of Interpreter Tap chats with us about the development of Interpreter Tap, an on-demand virtual translating app that makes communications through a live translator happen quickly at a tap of your screen. Along with his partner and CEO, Victor Arellano, they launched their app in the Chicago's biggest court district on Saturday, June 2, 2018.

Virtual-side chat with Connie Olivares Castanera on being a Puerto Rican-American on the mainland, finding her European family, connecting to her roots and her interesting career choices. *** Spoiler Alert: "Look into my eyes, you are getting sleepy". ***

Speaking with Diana Reyes, President of The Hispanic Association of Hagerstown, MD about her journey into adulthood, assimilating to American culture and what drove her to start the own Festival.