Podcast appearances and mentions of denise soler cox

 Denise is an award-winning Latina filmmaker and cultural storyteller. Denise is the American-born daughter of first-generation immigrants from Puerto Rico, growing up first in the Bronx and then in a mostly white community further upstate in New York. She never felt like she belonged anywhere. not white enough and American enough for the suburban community around her. Nor fluent enough in Spanish to feel completely Latina. She was a girl and then a woman who felt out of place. So what did she do? She created a film called,  "Being Enye". All about that sense of being in between. 

Capítulo 056:In this episode of Ocu-Pasión, we are honored to host Denise Soler Cox,award-winning filmmaker, international speaker, podcaster and author. Denise shares her personal journey of self-discovery and how she became passionate about sharing Enye (ñ) stories.Growing up in Westchester County, NY in the 80s as one of the few Latinas in her neighborhood and schools, Denise struggled with reconciling her Puerto Rican and American identities. It wasn't until she moved to Miami after college that she realized her struggle was not hers alone. This realization sparked a passion in her to bring the concept of Enye (ñ) into the mainstream American consciousness.Denise shares her experience of feeling isolated and alone before discovering the power of connection and belonging through sharing stories with other Enyes. She also discusses her vision of replicating this experience through sharing stories on film with a massive audience. Join us as we explore culture, creativity, and the power of storytelling with Denise Soler Cox. Follow Denise: https://denisesolercox.com/https://projectenye.com/https://www.instagram.com/projectenye/"Experience the Heartfelt Stories of Latin American/Latinx Artists and Visionaries on Ocu-Pasión Podcast Hosted by Delsy Sandoval. Celebrating Culture and Creativity Through Thoughtful Dialogue."Join Delsy Sandoval on Ocu-Pasión, the inspiring interview series that showcases the stories of artists and visionaries within the Latin American/Latinx community. Through authentic conversations, guests from all walks of life share their experiences, passions, and insights, allowing listeners to connect with them in ways they've never heard before. As the Host and Executive Producer, Delsy brings a unique perspective to the show, guiding each conversation with empathy and curiosity.If you're looking to support the podcast, rate and review the show on your preferred platform or visit www.ocupasionpodcast.com to get in touch. Follow Ocu-Pasión on Instagram.com/ocupasionpodcast and join the Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/5160180850660613/. Stay connected on ocupasionpodcast.substack.comPlease note: if you enjoy our podcast about culture and creativity, Ocu-Pasión, we invite you to sign up for our Substack newsletter. You'll receive updates on new episodes, exclusive content, and more at ocupasionpodcast.substack.com. Thank you for your support!Please note: if you enjoy our podcast about culture and creativity, Ocu-Pasión, we invite you to sign up for our Substack newsletter. You'll receive updates on new episodes, exclusive content, and more at ocupasionpodcast.substack.com. Thank you for your support!

Welcome to ¿Quién Are We?, a show about Latino identity and the beautiful things that make us who we are. If you like what you hear, check out more episodes at quienarewe.org. Denise Soler Cox was lonely growing up outside New York City. Her parents were Puerto Rican, and the dominant culture in her town was white. It wasn't until she grew up and moved away that she realized there was a whole community of people who feel just like her. She knew she had to share this community with others, and so the idea for a film was born. The only thing she needed to figure out was how to make a film.Learn more about Denise Soler Cox and her film, “Being Eñye,” at projectenye.com.Host and producer: May OrtegaLead producer and mixing: Luis Antonio PerezEditors: Andrew Villegas, Ana Campbell, Erin JonesAdditional producers: Rebekah Romberg, Jo EricksonTheme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production MusicCover art: Mia RincónExecutive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin DaleThanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges andCPR's Latino Audience Working Group. QuienAreWe.orgFollow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

Denise Soler Cox was lonely growing up outside New York City. Her parents were Puerto Rican, and the dominant culture in her town was white. It wasn't until she grew up and moved away that she realized there was a whole community of people who feel just like her. She knew she had to share this community with others, and so the idea for a film was born. The only thing she needed to figure out was how to make a film. Learn more about Denise Soler Cox and her film, “Being Eñye,” at projectenye.com. Host and producer: May Ortega Lead producer and mixing: Luis Antonio Perez Editors: Andrew Villegas, Ana Campbell, Erin Jones Additional producers: Rebekah Romberg, Jo Erickson Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music Cover art: Mia Rincón Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's Latino Audience Working Group. QuienAreWe.org Follow May on Twitter: @MayVOrtega

Denise Soler Cox (she/her) is an author, film director and an Unapologetically Black Unicorn. Denise shares the concept for “Project Eñye” and how screening #44 changed everything about her film. They talk about “Los Trapos Sucios Se Lavan En Casa” and how Latinx families speak about mental health, how her film sparked something within the viewers to share their secrets and the power of our individual experience. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is now: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

In this episode, we discuss the power of healing the belief systems that we have grown up with as Latinas to help us pursue our dreams without guilt. Denise Soler Cox, a first generation talking to a third generation, Theresa E. Gonzales, who both grew up in the United States, discuss the guilt and shame that is often tied to our cultural norms if we don't speak fluent Spanish or we want bigger career opportunities to leave our home and cities. Our identities to our Latinidad culture is everything to us, but to our families and to our culture, being selfish in wanting more is sometimes seen as "whiteness" or betrayal, not greatness. We discuss how our power is tied to our culture and the opportunities we are provided here in the US, and as Latina women, we are stronger together when we can heal from the past by sharing our stories. For more information on Project Eñye, you can follow on IG and please subscribe to the Latinasb2b.com newsletter and follow us on Latinasb2b on IG and Facebook. Thank you Robert Lopez for audio engineering. 

As a high school student Terry dreamed of going away to college, but she knew her Cuban parents would never allow it. And Juleyka speaks with filmmaker and activist Denise Soler Cox about how to tackle the ongoing push and pull between Latino family expectations and our self-determination.Terry Catasús Jennings is an award-wining children's book writer and the author of The Little House of Hope and its translation, La casita de speranza. Learn more about her work here Our expert this week is Denise Soler Cox, filmmaker, activist  motivational speaker and Co-founder of Project Eñye. Learn more about her work here. If you liked this show listen to Her Roots Inspired a Career Change, but Mamí Doesn't Get It and Family Encouraged Military Service, But She Made Her Own Plans.

Have you ever felt that because you are a Latina living in the U.S. you are “ni de aquí, ni de allá” (not from here nor from there)? This is something I personally struggled with, I was never Latina enough, but never American enough and I know I am not alone. I invited the “Queen of Belonging” to this episode, so she can help us unpack and transform how we think and speak about culture, identity and what it really means to belong.    In this episode, Denise Soler Cox, award-winning activist filmmaker, Top 100 podcaster, and sought-after Fortune 500 speaker, also shares with us her experiences around money and specific stories on how it impacted her life. We also learn what sparked her interest as a filmmaker and the distinct financial challenges she faced during the process.What you'll learn about in today's episode: What sparked Denise's interest as a filmmaker The making of her first film and the distinct financial challenges she faced A sneak peek on her upcoming book For a quick recap of this episode go to http://www.jenhemphill.com/308 Want to get social? Let's connect more on Instagram @jenhemphill Grab your copy of My Daily Dinero Ritual and increase your money confidence here: https://jenhemphill.com/dinero For all of those financially strong women who want to keep learning and taking control of their finances. Financially Strong Circle, learn more here: http://www.jenhemphill.com/membership The post, What it Really Means to Belong with Denise Soler Cox | HDM 308  appeared first on the Her Dinero Matters Podcast.

Have you ever felt that because you are a Latina living in the U.S. you are “ni de aquí, ni de allá” (not from here nor from there)? This is something I personally struggled with, I was never Latina enough, but never American enough and I know I am not alone. I invited the “Queen of Belonging” to this episode, so she can help us unpack and transform how we think and speak about culture, identity and what it really means to belong.     In this episode, Denise Soler Cox, award-winning activist filmmaker, Top 100 podcaster, and sought-after Fortune 500 speaker, also shares with us her experiences around money and specific stories on how it impacted her life. We also learn what sparked her interest as a filmmaker and the distinct financial challenges she faced during the process. What you'll learn about in today's episode: What sparked Denise's interest as a filmmaker The making of her first film and the distinct financial challenges she faced A sneak peek on her upcoming book For a quick recap of this episode go to http://www.jenhemphill.com/308   Want to get social? Let's connect more on Instagram @jenhemphill   Grab your copy of My Daily Dinero Ritual and increase your money confidence here: https://jenhemphill.com/dinero   For all of those financially strong women who want to keep learning and taking control of their finances. Financially Strong Circle, learn more here: http://www.jenhemphill.com/membership   The post, What it Really Means to Belong with Denise Soler Cox | HDM 308  appeared first on the Her Dinero Matters Podcast.

Imposter Syndrome is a real thing, and when you straddle multiple cultures and you're not even sure who you're being an imposter of, it can be really confusing.  This week I welcome the brilliant and engaging Denise Soler Cox (https://projectenye.com/) to chat about her journey into embracing her identity, and sharing the discomfort of that with her fellow Enye'.  (Children of immigrant parents born in the US.)  Denise had a dream for a LONG time, and finally stepped into the Discomfort Zone and started to dance, and the rest is history!  In this fascinating and energizing episode we talk aboutHer film making project, and how it was a long time coming.The incredible response she's been getting by helping Enye' feel seen.Her battle with Imposter Syndrome, and how she overcame.The moment she decided to take that long-held dream and make it happen.The dichotomy between conflicting idiologies Go watch Being Enye (don't forget your tissues!): https://projectenye.com/Watch Denise's TedX talk about Radical Cultural Self Awareness here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k0phmkkCNs Watch Denise's TedX talk "The Truth about Secrets" here":https://www.ted.com/talks/denise_soler_cox_the_truth_about_secrets Check out The Self-ish Latina Podcast here:   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-self-ish-latina-podcast/id975892739

Bio: After going from a stay-at-home-mom to award-winning activist filmmaker, Top 100 podcaster, and to sought-after Fortune 500 speaker, Denise Soler Cox uses her experience to transform lives through storytelling. In 2014 she Co-Founded Project Eñye a multimedia production company whose purpose is to transform how we think about culture, identity, and what it means to belong. In September 2020 Denise was recognized as a “Featured Host” by Apple Podcast North America for her podcast “The Self-ish Latina” with listeners in 32 countries. Denise has been invited to speak on over 150 stages including two TEDx talks and has worked with some of the world's most recognized brands like Microsoft, Facebook, LinkedIn, JP Morgan Chase, Salesforce, Procter & Gamble, Dow Jones, Eli Lilly, Starbucks, and VaynerMedia to name a few. Renowned Harvard Professor Marshall Ganz uses Denise's film “being eñye” as part of his Public Narrative course as an example of “The story of us.” Her work has been published as a contributor in Huffington Post. She has been featured in Forbes as a “Trailblazing Latina” and also on CNN, CNN Money, Chicago Tribune, Fox News Latino, HOLA, ABC, CBS, and NBC. Denise has a combined audience of 97k followers across all platforms. She is currently in production with her second feature-length documentary about secret-keeping in the Latinx community (2022) and also working on a forthcoming book about Belonging (Winter 2021).

"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 Denise Soler Cox is an award-winning Latina filmmaker and cultural storyteller dedicated to helping people transform how we experience culture, identity, and what it means to belong. Denise talks about how a night out in Miami inspired her multi-year journey to create the film, Project Eñye, an exploration of first generation Latinx identity. Denise also shares about how she ‘pokes the beehive' on hot topics via her podcast: The Self-ish Latina. She also reveals her next film project, an idea inspired by the hidden and often painful stories of Latinas shared with her throughout her travels. Denise talks with Adela 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. Adela says the film will stand the test of time because the message still resonates today especially with the growing Latinx community in Georgia and throughout the South. Denise describes her experience living in Miami (and we count Florida as part of the South ;) where she embraced her Latinidad, and when she decided not to mispronounce her last name, Soler, ever again. They also talk about how representation matters in all walks of life. Her podcast, The Self-ish Latina, gives us all permission to take care of ourselves to get what we need to make us happy, even if it ‘pokes the beehive' of some community norms - if you dare listen to it.  In her exploration of identity, she has discovered the Eñye experience of belonging is a universal one and can apply to many communities where people relocate across cultures and have families. Denise talks about her next film which encourages healing through the courageous sharing of painful stories.  Connect with Denise on public speaking opportunities on belonging - she even offers a trade for Atlanta-based Spanx!  Thanks for supporting Latina South podcast! Please share the show with a friend or drop us a line: hola@latinasouth.com. Podcast Music: “The OGS Present Higher” Written by Divinity Roxx, Marcie Chapa, Katty Rodriguez, Nikki Glaspie, Tia Fuller Published by Hot Tottie Music (ASCAP), Wambui Publishing Company, I M A Funkateer (BMI) Used by permission. All rights reserved.

After going from a stay-at-home-mom to award-winning activist filmmaker, Top 100 podcaster, and sought-after Fortune 500 speaker, Denise Soler Cox uses her experience to transform lives through storytelling. She’s here to share her wisdom through her purpose to transform how we think about culture, identity, and what it means to belong. She offers real, grounded insight into the experiences, challenges, compromises, and inequalities that many women of color go through every day.    We also talk about: Her relationship with storytelling The connection between our inner child and imposter syndrome Feeling like we’re not enough from a cultural perspective The gift we have of showing up as ourselves Belonging to self and your community Connect with us after the show at https://wellnessglowup.com/ (wellnessglowup.com!) Resources Want to go deeper and get a step-by-step guide or course for your wellness? We got you. Head to our shop at https://wellnessglowup.com/shop (wellnessglowup.com/shop) Connect with us for daily inspiration and reflection prompts at: Instagram.com/wellnessglowupmedia Pre-order Kayla’s book Things I Could Never Thank You For: Coming Soon! Check out Denise’s website: https://projectenye.com/ (https://projectenye.com/) This podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein.

This week's episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast is with @projectenye. The episode is dropping Tuesday morning. For now, here's a quick bio... After going from a stay-at-home-mom to award-winning activist filmmaker, Top 100 podcaster and to sought-after Fortune 500 speaker, Denise Soler Cox uses her experience to transform lives through storytelling. In 2014 she Co-Founded Project Eñye a multimedia production company whose purpose is to transform how we think about culture, identity and what it means to belong. NBC Latino calls Denise “A Voice For 1st-Gen Latinos.” In September 2020 Denise was recognized as a “Featured Host” by Apple Podcast North America for her podcast “The Self-ish Latina'' which has listeners in 32 countries. Denise has been invited to speak on over 150 stages including two TEDx talks and has worked with some of the world's most recognized brands like Microsoft, Facebook, LinkedIn, JP Morgan Chase, Salesforce, Procter & Gamble, Dow Jones, Eli Lilly, Starbucks and VaynerMedia to name a few. Renowned Harvard Professor Marshall Ganz uses Denise's film “being eñye” as part of his Public Narrative course as an example of “The story of us.” Denise has a combined audience of 97,000 followers across all platforms. Currently she is a semifinalist in Forbes 50 over 50 list. Her work has been published as a contributor in Huffington Post and Denise has been featured in Forbes as a “Trailblazing Latina”, on CNN, CNN Money, Chicago Tribune, Fox News Latino, HOLA, ABC, CBS and NBC. She is currently in production with her second feature-length documentary about secret-keeping in the Latinx community (2022) and also working on a forthcoming book about Belonging (2021).

In this episode, you hear about Denise Soler Cox's story about how she became a successful filmmaker and author, her upbringing, and how she has helped many people from under-represented communities tell their stories.  To learn more about Denise, click here.---If you enjoyed this podcast, I would really appreciate your support with a quick review. With the podcast industry becoming increasingly popular, these reviews help a ton with discoverability, and overall, they show new listeners the value that they can expect to receive from the show.Grab the How Successful People Get Ish Done book here.Connect with Ish on Twitter here.

My guest Denise Soler Cox, filmmaker, top 100 podcaster, two-time TEDX speaker and coach, who produced a short film called "Being Eñye", the stories about American-born Latinos who don't feel Latino enough or American enough. Sound familiar? I thought so!   We chatted about finding our way around the world when you're someone who lives within two cultures, feeling like you have to justify who you are, and what it means to belong in this ever-evolving global culture.     JOIN ME ON INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER: @Maribel_QS ----more----   EPISODE CREDITS Producer, Maribel Quezada Smith Editor: Julian Rodriguez Diferente theme music by Andres Sierra

My guest Denise Soler Cox, filmmaker, top 100 podcaster, two-time TEDX speaker and coach, who produced a short film called "Being Eñye", the stories about American-born Latinos who don't feel Latino enough or American enough. Sound familiar? I thought so!   We chatted about finding our way around the world when you're someone who lives within two cultures, feeling like you have to justify who you are, and what it means to belong in this ever-evolving global culture.     JOIN ME ON INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER: @Maribel_QS ----more----   EPISODE CREDITS Producer, Maribel Quezada Smith Editor: Julian Rodriguez Diferente theme music by Andres Sierra

Happy Birthday to an award-winning documentary filmmaker, podcast creator, coach, mentor, keynote speaker, and all-around badass queen Denise Soler Cox! Today we are talking about going after your dreams and this conversation WILL feed you with so much inspiration, and the main ingredient through it all is self-love. Watch Denise's award-winning documentary here: https://www.enyenation.com/ Join the waitlist for her program Eñye Dream Accelerator here: https://www.enyenation.com/eda-waitlist Listen to Denise's Podcast the Self-ish Latina here: https://projectenye.com/self-ish-latina/ Follow Denise on Instagram at @projectenye: https://www.instagram.com/projectenye/  

“We cannot be serving to anyone unless we fully understand who we are. Forgive ourselves for who we are, accept ourselves for who we are” This is just a sneak peek of Denise Soler’s #lifehacks from @projectenye and guest in #historiasremarkables This #remarkable woman is EMPATHY, GREATNESS, AND INCLUSIVITY! Denise shared her incredible history of “not being Latina enough” and the behind scenes about making the documentary #BEINGENYE; also, she gave us wonderful information about her Enye Dream Accelerator and how Latina women are creating the life they dreamed without #guilt and #remorse. If you love to listen to stories about Latino power and life hacks that you use to create a change in your life, this is your episode! Be sure to check this episode out on @spotify @itunes @youtube and more! #linkinbio ❤ SUSCRIBETE SPOTIFY APPLE PODCAST YOUTUBE ❤ SIGUEME Website |viveremarkable.com Instagram | @vive.remarkable Facebook | ViveRemarkable Twitter | @viveRemarkable ❤ ¿NECESITAS CONECTAR CON DENISE SOLER COX? Facebook PROJECT ENYE GROUP Instagram PROJECTENYE LinkedIn DENISE SOLER COX BEING ENYE DOCUMENTARY ¿Dudas y comentarios? Escribe a: palscharles@viveremarkable.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/vive-remarkable1983/message

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Welcome to the very first full episode of Recipes for Realness! I've set it up to be a little appetizer for you all, covering what the heck a "recipe for realness" is, why it matters, and how finding my voice helped me get to this point. I'll be sharing a few key ingredients that have gotten me to where I am today, along with some teasers on what's to come. Be sure to follow me on Instagram and Twitter at @arlynemarella to stay up to date on when Ep. 02 drops next week! Here are a few of the amazing people I mentioned today and their IG handles if you'd like to follow them as well: Katie Winnen - @katieiswinnen Denise Soler Cox - @projectenye Watch the documentary here! Denise Byron - @deniseelizabethbyron Rochelle Johnson - @iambeauticurve Jennifer Buckingham - @jennifer.buckingham Alex LaRosa - @missalexlarosa

Grab your cups! The time is now! LaTeaNa is here talking with the community builder Denise Soler Cox from Project Enye.  And we want you to be a part of this conversation.  Discussing latinx and what it means to be one, encouraging latinx and their business dreams through her Dream Accelerator program while making sure we add our dash of són.

Denise Soler Cox lost her father and her brother before the age of 18. Convinced she was “the most unlucky person she knew,” she believed she was doomed to a life of isolation and not-belonging. A seminar in her twenties opened Denise's eyes to the realization that she could invent a new story. This week, we’re talking about how vulnerability is a true measure of power, why sharing pain can help others know they are not alone, and how being willing to belong opens us up to a world of connection and camaraderie in grief. Plus, Denise is sharing the beautiful, grief-filled story behind her free documentary on belonging in the Latina community, Being Eñye. Watch Denise’s documentary Being Eñye FREE here: https://projectenye.com/ Get grief support for just $3/month! Support Coming Back on Patreon and receive weekly grief guidance prompts, LIVE grief support calls with me, and fun podcast swag: https://www.patreon.com/shelbyforsythia Apply for one-on-one grief guidance with me: http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/grief-guidance Subscribe to Coming Back: Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/2CMqhhE Spotify http://spoti.fi/2CMr16k Stitcher http://bit.ly/2m08eJr YouTube http://bit.ly/2m1JWil Google Podcasts https://tinyurl.com/y8elxq9t TuneIn http://bit.ly/2F469Fl Continue the conversation on grief and loss in my private Facebook group, The Grief Growers' Garden: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thegriefgrowersgarden/ To ask a question or leave a comment for a future show, email shelby@shelbyforsythia.com. Because even through grief, we are growing. http://www.shelbyforsythia.com/

This week, in this special bonus episode, I'm excited to share the collaboration project!Denise Soler Cox, host of the Self-ish Latina Podcast and co-founder of Project Eñye, plus Rita Bautista, host of the Empowerment and All That Podcast and Nicole Hernandez of The Daring Kind Podcast, joined forces to bring this conversation to the forefront. They invited Linda Garcia, Brenda Gonzales and myself to contribute to the conversation and share our perspectives on this controversy.For me, this was timely, as I am in the process of beginning to write my own book. In fact, I recently was selected as a scholarship winner for the Hay House Diverse Wisdom Initiative Program, that is actively working to support and nurture writers of colour.So this issue, is very close to home for me, because the publishing industry has taken note. In fact, Hay House is in it's second round of this initiative now, and it gives me hope. To me, this issue of diversity, and representation is very important on many levels. And I think these deep dive conversations are necessary so that we can move the needle in the right direction. This podcast was recorded a few weeks ago, before the craziness of COVID-19, and we had hoped to release this episode last week, but waited. We felt it was ok now because we know people are in need of some positivity, reflection and direction to go somewhere from here.In this episode, we talk about: ● Linda (Luz Warrior) discusses what relationships were dampened by this book and how she used her work in journalism to investigate and evaluate the novel. ● Brenda touches on the ways American Dirt is a wake-up call for publishers, book lovers, and allies. ● Rosalia dives into the misrepresented narrative of Latinx culture and exaggerated characters within the novel. ● Rita shares a personal story about how American Dirt had an effect on her own life and speaks on what the controversy will do for Jeanine as an artist. ● As group we discuss our own Latinidad and feelings of “enoughness” within the Latinx community.  ● Finally, I give a sneak peek into our next film and how American Dirt raises questions and fears for me during the process.  Follow these amazing women on their podcasts here:Denise Soler Cox – The Self-ish LatinaRita Bautista – Empowerment and All ThatNicole Hernandez – The Daring KindBrenda Gonzales – Tamarindo PodcastLinda Garcia aka Luz Warrior – Let There Be Luz Podcast

American Dirt was published in January by Jeanine Cummings about the ordeal of a Mexican woman who had to leave behind her life and escape as an undocumented immigrant to the United States with her son. Unfortunately, the fiction story failed to meet so many marks of authencity. In a collaboration with Denise Soler Cox of Proyecto Enye (www.instagram.com/proyectoenye)  and the Co-Founders of Latina Podcasters (www.instagram.com/latinapodcasters) , Rita Bautista (www.instagram.com/ritaebautista)  and Nicole Hernandez (www.instagram.com/thedaringkind) along with fellow latina podcasters, developed a piece with  community that involved the host of the podcasts Let there be Luz  (www.instagram.com/lettherebeluz) - Linda Garcia, Aboutconsent (www.instagram.com/aboutconsent) Rosalia Rivera and Tamarindo (www.instagram.com/tamarindo) -host Brenda Gonzalez. Everyone shares their personal perspectives on what was right, what was wrong and how we can do better in the future. Our goal with this episode is for you to listen with an open mind and open heart.  This podcast is dedicate to all my empowerment circle of supporters and patrons who are loyal followers and support this podcast. For more information on becoming part of the goddesses, visit: https://www.patreon.com/Empowermentandallthat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rita-bautista/message

American Dirt was published in January by Jeanine Cummings about the ordeal of a Mexican woman who had to leave behind her life and escape as an undocumented immigrant to the United States with her son. Unfortunately, the fiction story failed to meet so many marks of authencity. In a collaboration with Denise Soler Cox of Proyecto Enye (www.instagram.com/proyectoenye)  and the Co-Founders of Latina Podcasters (www.instagram.com/latinapodcasters) , Rita Bautista (www.instagram.com/ritaebautista)  and Nicole Hernandez (www.instagram.com/thedaringkind) along with fellow latina podcasters, developed a piece with  community that involved the host of the podcasts Let there be Luz  (www.instagram.com/lettherebeluz) - Linda Garcia, Aboutconsent (www.instagram.com/aboutconsent) Rosalia Rivera and Tamarindo (www.instagram.com/tamarindo) -host Brenda Gonzalez. Everyone shares their personal perspectives on what was right, what was wrong and how we can do better in the future. Our goal with this episode is for you to listen with an open mind and open heart.  This podcast is dedicate to all my empowerment circle of supporters and patrons who are loyal followers and support this podcast. For more information on becoming part of the goddesses, visit: https://www.patreon.com/Empowermentandallthat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rita-bautista/message

American Dirt was published in January by Jeanine Cummings about the ordeal of a Mexican woman who had to leave behind her life and escape as an undocumented immigrant to the United States with her son. Unfortunately, the fiction story failed to meet so many marks of authencity. In a collaboration with Denise Soler Cox of Proyecto Enye (www.instagram.com/proyectoenye)  and the Co-Founders of Latina Podcasters (www.instagram.com/latinapodcasters) , Rita Bautista (www.instagram.com/ritaebautista)  and Nicole Hernandez (www.instagram.com/thedaringkind) along with fellow latina podcasters, developed a piece with  community that involved the host of the podcasts Let there be Luz  (www.instagram.com/lettherebeluz) - Linda Garcia, Aboutconsent (www.instagram.com/aboutconsent) Rosalia Rivera and Tamarindo (www.instagram.com/tamarindo) -host Brenda Gonzalez. Everyone shares their personal perspectives on what was right, what was wrong and how we can do better in the future. Our goal with this episode is for you to listen with an open mind and open heart.  This podcast is dedicate to all my empowerment circle of supporters and patrons who are loyal followers and support this podcast. For more information on becoming part of the goddesses, visit: https://www.patreon.com/Empowermentandallthat --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rita-bautista/message

Denise has been featured in Forbes, NBC, and CNN. We fell in love with what Denise stands for and her amazing personality! Denise talks about her Film "Being Enye" and touches up on the struggles that Latinas face on the daily.

E39 Generous Acts of Selfishness to Accelerate your Dreams with Denise Soler Cox We discuss how staying stuck in the set of rules we believe (human, cultural, family, etc...) can hold us back from achieving our dreams with award-winning film maker Denise Soler Cox. Often we feel stuck between two worlds that have competing expectations. If we do what we feel compelled and what's in our best interest, are we betraying our family? Listen in to learn the answer, which just may surprise you, but will let you know you are not alone in how you feel. What the group you belong to may see as selfish, is most often a generous act of selfishness that can literally have a positive impact millions of people. When we understand our magnificent obsession and listen to our heart more than our mind, we really can unlock our dreams and change the world. Watch Denise's documentary film "Being Enye" at http://enyethemovie.com. To learn more about the Enye Dream Accelerator program Denise runs to help you find and accelerate your dreams, visit: https://www.enyenation.com/enyedreamaccelerator-4-waitlist

We discuss how staying stuck in the set of rules we believe (human, cultural, family, etc...) can hold us back from achieving our dreams with award-winning film maker Denise Soler Cox. Often we feel stuck between two worlds that have competing expectations. If we do what we feel compelled and what's in our best interest, are we betraying our family? Listen in to learn the answer, which just may surprise you, but will let you know you are not alone in how you feel. What the group you belong to may see as selfish, is most often a generous act of selfishness that can literally have a positive impact millions of people. When we understand our magnificent obsession and listen to our heart more than our mind, we really can unlock our dreams and change the world. Watch Denise's documentary film "Being Enye" at http://enyethemovie.com. To learn more about the Enye Dream Accelerator program Denise runs to help you find and accelerate your dreams, visit: https://www.enyenation.com/enyedreamaccelerator-4-waitlist #fireandearthpodcast #dreams #selfishness

Denise Soler Cox is a Filmmaker, Speaker and Co-creator of Project Enye (ñ), an accomplished, mission-based entrepreneur and motivational speaker turned film director. Fueled by her identity crisis as a first-generation American Latina born to Puerto Rican parents in New York, Denise struggled to fit into her surroundings. Straddling two cultures - the Puerto Rican lifestyle at home and the American dream, Denise experienced firsthand the challenges, compromises and inequalities that many sons and daughters of Spanish-speaking immigrants go through every day. In 2012, she connected with Henry Ansbacher, a Denver-based Oscar-nominated filmmaker, and together they are giving this cultural issue an international stage through Project Enye (ñ). You'll hear Denise's story, about why she decided to make a movie about her identity crisis, even though she had no experience with filmmaking. This is a story of courage, passion, and making dreams come true!

Ready to Positioning Your Business to Profit? Go to-->>> http://positioningtoprofit.com/Patty: Hey there Patty Domínguez thank you so much for joining us on this episode. Number eight of Her Legacy Podcasts. Happy New Year it's 2019. So much to look forward to this year and I'm sure you have your eyes set out on making your own movement. So I thought it would be a great interview to launch at the beginning this year. How to launch your own movement. I have as a guest Denise Soler Cox who has an unbelievable woman. She has grown up as a Latina in the suburbs of Manhattan and coming in with this whole opportunity to create a movement around the connection between what it means to be a Latina and feeling how she felt as a first generation American are US American so I heard it was just a really great concept and as an idea she created this beautiful film which she promotes currently and it is just. Really the catalyst for inspiring people to connect with their heritage to create what it means to be in Enye and she's created Enye nation. So it's a really wonderful concept. It's a beautiful movement that she has like it was some pretty big name. So I so admire her tenacity and love which she's all about and so on this episode we're going to be talking about how to launch your own movement with Denise Soler Cox.Patty: Welcome to Her Legacy Podcast. Here we celebrate women in business doing more than just climbing the corporate ladder. This is about holding a space where we celebrate what it means to be a female entrepreneur. We share the good the bad the ugly of being in business for ourselves. Our vision is way bigger than just the fancy titles. It's about amplifying the vision. Each one of us has to weave our own dent in the world. And in doing so we're inspiring other women to do the same. My name is Patty Dominguez and welcome to her legacy podcast for legacy leaders like you and me.Patty: Everybody Patty Dominguez here with Denise Soler Cox and I also want to roll my r's and give up be Latina in this space right now. Thank you so much for being here on Her Legacy Podcast.Denise: Sure. Thanks so much for having me. It's such a pleasure to just see your face and be in your space. You are so awesome. And I'm like you know super excited to talk to you.Patty: Thank you. And we were having a little bit of a pre conversation around this topic of really creating a movement.Patty: And I think when I heard about Project Enye and you're going to be talking more about that when somebody has a vision of saying Wow do I have the where we thought to create a movement. I definitely think of you and what you're doing. So I know that this conversation is going to create awareness for people that it is possible. So that's what I want to talk about but first I want to get a little braggy with your girlfriend. What is your superpower?Denise: Oh my gosh. All right. I would say other than my great Latina hair. So I wish to say we share the same hair.Denise: No I definitely it's my superpower is being like honoring that. With that I know it's true. And able to teach that truth and turn it into something that that helps other people.Patty: That's awesome. That's really beautiful. And then what are you working on right now that you're really excited about. I know you've been traveling nonstop.Denise: Well I mean so two things I'm super excited about. One is that I am blessed to be able to have that on the road now for three years with a film that I made and along with other people obviously it takes a village to make a movie and that I get to talk about it and bring this message basically of belonging inclusion of acceptance of love to Latinos and Latinas and a general audience. Almost every single week for the last three years the next thing that I'm excited about is the fact that I'm and production now and have been for a few years with our second film and that is really lessons from the road. I've had a chance to meet extraordinary people of which you are one of them who have really added me and learning their stories has not only added to me and made me a better person but also I use other people's stories to inspire other people to feel less alone because I sincerely believe that seems like such a simple thing but when a person feels less alone they act towards the world and towards themself in a completely different way and that inspires me every day to be the catalyst for someone. To feel less love.Patty: So beautiful, Project Enye when I heard it when I heard about Project Enye I met you at a conference. I thought it was so smart to make. Oh that's cool. And I saw your film and I said it was so well done. So professional.Denise: Thank You.Patty: So you know just such great storytelling within it about what it means to be in Enye. Now I'm an Enye, I'm a proud Enye. But tell the listeners what is Project Enye like how did this start. What was the manifestation of this idea that it has become a movement?Denise: Yes so it obviously started twenty two years ago when I was 26 and I had literally grown up believing that my sense of disconnection and lack of belonging to my own culture to my own people was my own. I do believe that anybody else experiences. And also I was young and so of course I had like that view of the world like it only happens to me. This is only happening to me. And so it's just something I thought was my cross to bear. I didn't think that would even have a context to talk about it. There was no YouTube. There was nobody else making even funny videos about it said nothing and you need to know that lessors to know that I was born in New York City but my family is Puerto Rican and Cuban and so family back home were Latino and then I grew up was very mainstream white not Latino at all and so I really felt super conflicted between these two worlds and then when I was 26 I had this massive "aha" moment. The only one I've ever had in my life that has been to this magnitude and it was when I realized that I wasn't alone. Now. It was such a profound "aha" that I needed to share it with the world. And I literally felt like if the world. Could feel the way I felt that I felt like I was contributing towards like the betterment of the planet like world peace type stuff like I literally felt like if I could move this along and get people to feel the way I feel right now. Big stuff would change and so I decided it was really me at a bar with a bunch of my friends in a conversation. Stories being told in a moment like that when they realize oh my God all that I've been feeling alone about. I have shared with them and if I've shared it with them then I'm sure I share it with any child of any immigrants were sent to the country. I just knew it in my heart. And so that and I decided to make a movie about it but had no experience. I didn't know anyone that made a movie. I didn't know anything but I knew I wanted to make a movie. And by the time I got home I was driving in my car by the time I got home. I convinced myself that I totally sucked. And I wasn't right for the job like my Spanish wasn't perfect. I wasn't skinny enough I didn't know my culture. I did not a but that whatever was I just felt like I didn't have all that I needed like this perceived thing, right. And that was total crap. And for the next 17 years I believe that lie. But if anybody ever. Asked me if Time or money wasn't an issue what would you do. It's a very popular question to ask people. I always knew what mine was in there's no questions often asked in a group and a lot of people are scratching their heads. I don't know what I would do what would I do. What do you think I should do? But I always knew what I would do. I just didn't think I was enough to do it. And I literally lived my life like it wasn't new but I knew. But if only. And whatever.Denise: And so when one day I just decided I'm enough to make one phone call and that phone call was to my now creative producing partner who two years after we met we got started making the film but literally I keynoted an event just a few days ago the Lena Latina Avan in San Jose California and they said had I believe that lie like had I continue to believe that why none of this stuff happened it wouldn't have been there would be no movie there'd be no like life changing inspiring journey for me or like the others of other people who have decided to use my story as the reason why they go either for their dreams or be just make a relationship better or quit a job or whatever you know.Patty: Oh my god. OK. I have got to talk about this because it is obviously what we've heard about the imposter syndrome man who am I and listen back to the fact that that 17 year journey it was always kind of chipping away at you so to speak right. Always in the back of your head I guess I could do that. So what if I could do that and it didn't take you 17 years to make a decision. It just took you that one moment where you tapped into your courage that you always had all along you know and just made that phone call which is now out there. So really the lesson is you don't have to wait you don't end it just you know what screw it let's do it. Is the popular mantra of really big CEOs that they're like you know what? In spite of let's just do it. And so that's really the moment when you realize that you could get this done and I think that another example of this is like we make it so much about ourselves and holding ourselves back and doing what we're called to do. And if you think about it that's super selfish.Denise: Yeah totally.Patty: Reckless otherwise you wouldn't be impacting people and it's like you're giving them the permission that they need and that they're looking forward something that resonates with them that they're hearing from you. That changes everything the course of their lives. So I love reframing things like that. I know for me personally when I reframed it is when I stop making it about me and I snap makin' about like listen let me just tap into the calling that I have it neatly. So the question here is what is your calling that you have innately that you're hiding and that you're playing small and you're really being selfish. How do you feel about that statement?Denise: Yeah I could not agree more especially on the selfish part. I mean especially when I think about you know I just finished my ninety ninth live event. I've been on the road for three years. I've taken parts of the summer off usually the holidays off and so there's about 30 weeks a year for the last three yearsI've been pretty busy and like you know the one hundredth is coming up in a few weeks and all I can think about is the thousands of people who have gone up to me and you know said What a difference it's made but also later I get notes like the I got one just the other day saying my mom who's an immigrant who talked to her daughter who is the American word child who is Enye right? And she said we stayed up for two hours after the screening and I couldn't believe that there was so much to learn about her.I didn't have any idea how she felt about any of this stuff. Had it not been for the film that her daughter didn't even go to the mom went and the mom's heart expanded because oftentimes there's like you know not to get political political about but there's the immigrant narrative in this country. And if you're a Latino or if you're the child of an immigrant you know like we give deference to that our parents sacrificed a lot.Many of them had lost their lives. My mom did it but many of our parents did they fled the wars you know like really life and death situations and so oftentimes we feel like as if there are children we don't have a right to share our pain or our struggles so we keep them inside and then we try to make good on the promise to be successful like make good on the sacrifice right to pack everything away. Not talk about it until they come to my screening and crying and the thing is the tears are good the tears help people move through feelings that hold them back energetically.Like I you know I'm a big who person I believe in energetic blocks and there's a lot of blocks that you have and we don't even know what we don't know. But once you see the film something happens energetically and the release begins and for some people they've really been able to change their lives and how dare me hold that back. How dare I hold that back from them like I'm so convinced this is not about me and raised me of that book? Big Magic.Have you read that book by now? Elizabeth Gilbert wrote a book called Big Magic It's very similar to this where basically the premises that several people will be given an idea actually wrote something about this in my late 20s when I realized that this was happening with me and I wrote this shortage that several people will be implanted like in it's for the sake of universal like evolution like for planetary evolution. Right.And whether it be in the arts or sciences or what have you and like the whole idea is to ensure that the thing actually makes manifest and that the people get impacted and that things move and evolve.Patty: Oh that's cool.Denise: Is it me. And so people have come up to me after you know screenings they are like oh my god I totally had the same idea that they didn't do anything about it.Patty: And I don't know, have you heard of James Altucher sees his podcast super popular and he talks about how he has this practice of writing 10 to 20 ideas in a notebook. Sometimes I mean we all have these ideas. Maybe they spark in the shower or just when you get up and of those ideas most of them are crap you know. But then within that. Maybe there's one good idea or the other thing that I think about is I hear a lot of especially in my venture carpet or entrepreneurs where they get approached by someone that says well I don't want to share my idea.Will you please sign a confidentiality agreement? And they say ideas are crap its execution is the only thing that matters. So it's exactly that it's like if you have an idea what are you doing about it not just talking about it be about it you know.Denise: Yeah of that yeah.Patty: So I ask you when you were talking about the fact that you've done all these screenings your two or over three years. What do you think is a critical component of creating a movement?Denise: Yeah so you've heard that saying like how you do anything its how you do everything right. And so I'm going to make it my own thing like whatever's on the inside is on the outside with our leg, however we see ourselves here as what's possible out there. So for 17 years I just saw like not enough at a million reasons why not, right. And then the day that I decided come hell or high water the rest of my life was devoted to this. First it was a year I gave myself a year to make progress and if I made vision progress that I was going to keep going and I did make this like sufficient progress which is funny because there was so little. But it was enough for me to be left.Now this is a big idea. And then I kept dreaming bigger and bigger and bigger about it. And so I think what's critical about it because I know I'm not a mass rally yet and it's really nice when people take it and make it their own. And so really believing that this is not about me that I feel appointed like I'm one of those people that was appointed and that I believe my life's purpose is just to keep running with this ball and see how far across the field I can get it.I think that humility is attractive you know and then also really believing that without a shadow of a doubt that the work makes a huge difference and that makes me emotional. Because I've received letters from young women who told me they decided not to commit suicide after seeing me speak out are women that quit their jobs or whose marriages got better. Who decided just to be honest with their parents who feel, because at the end of the day it's all about relationships right and love. And so if I can stay centered or not that I know that that's the attractive force that I need to keep this going because sometimes it's been really hard.And if you see the film you know that I at one point several years ago so my wedding rings my husband and I both had to pay the rent. And we also had a Mercedes repo reposed which in the film I say it's a return but really what happened is repode. And you know what happened it was a huge bummer but now it's hilarious like the stories that we tell as how we tried to avoid the repode man. Like it's awesome and I'm in great company.You know there's a lot of people who have big dreams and just because like one thing works out doesn't mean everything's going to work out. And I think there's some quality about that that the fact that they just keep getting up and brushing myself off and taking a step forward that creates that forward motion and then the right people. That are supposed to come into my life to help me make this even bigger just fall in. Right.Patty: So totally and it's the kind of thing I always envision because I know I have. Lord knows I've had my challenges with being entrepreneur since I quit my job. And what was it two thousand thirteen. I worked one day in January and then I was on my own.So yes it's been five years and I know it's been ups and downs lots of different trials and tribulations. And I had an NLP. Session with one of coach just neuro linguistic programming for those of you that don't know. I actually overcame a very severe stutter with NLP when I was growing up.Patty: Cause I'm in Enye because I don't always all. Yes that's OK. Total Segway you guys. But one of the epiphanies that I had when I saw your. Film it was like oh my god gosh what happened to me. Like I went into grammar school speaking only Spanish. I went to a Catholic school primarily Irish Catholics and I didn't know how to speak English going in and they didn't have ESL programs back in the day especially not in private schools.So I was constantly hit for not knowing how to say her words or not understanding in this and that it was horrible. I devolved and stutter. And it's so fascinating how my identity was you know question like, like I know I'm not like the other kids you know I'm different. What's weird language you're speaking? You know especially going into an all-white school. So long story short it's really molded who I am. And it's because I'm an Enye and it's just like that's my journey out of it. But I always marvel at these different things come to me when I see like oh wow I'm in an Enye. This happened to me. I used to hide it and now it's my truth. You know it's weird but I'm really proud of what happened to me because it's molded me to who I am you know.And yet in spite of what happened to me I have a lot of perseverance and tenacity and anyway now I'm bound to get back in an NLP session with a coach he said just envision yourself when you're having the setbacks don't go into victimhood. But it's literally like you're dusting yourself off and you're like you know awful a certain be like all right bitch I'm I'm back. You know what I mean, and I didn't mean an exact hitting I literally envision that I'm like brushing my stuff up rolling up my sleeves. I am not down for the cow. You know. .Denise: I love that, I'm going to use that.Patty: I'm not kidding. I literally envision that. So what is you guys that's how I overcome my obstacles so I so agree. And I think there's so much power in creating those emotional connections. I mean the fact that you're saying that through a speaking gig that you can impact people to save themselves. You know that's truly a movement when you connect on a heart level.And that's really the catalyst because we are human beings we all just want to know that we matter and we're being heard and they're giving you permission because you're sharing and they're saying it back to you it's so reciprocal. It's just beautiful. It's a beautiful thing.Denise Yes. That's that is. It's like the power and I feel like we hear the power of fantasy and Britney's work. I feel like my work is out in action you know and the gift is that I'm choosing to give it to the Latino community and like a broader audience is wanting in on it too. Because what it's really about is love and relationship since of acceptance and stuff. But.That's the way what you were saying about the stutter and about the repo and and about like wiping yourself off and stuff like that. Like you know you don't get to be tenacious just because you say like titillations is a declaration but you know it's like saying I want to go to the gym versus going to the gym like wiping yourself off and standing back up again like metaphorically and saying like my daughter said not today mommy. Yeah.She was imitating something on the television and it's like those kinds of words and like that kind of way of being like that's what builds the muscle of tenacity. But the opportunity to build the muscle is when life sucks right. And then you get to be strong. And then all of a sudden when something really hard happens and you feel like you got this and everyone's like how are you so courageous. Well hello. Like I put the time in right. And that's how it works.And so like that's what the beautiful thing is and you have to remember that my stuff because of doubles in the next level it's always like you know a whole heck of a lot more next thing. Right. But I always have to remind myself like no like even this morning when I see your shower like look how far we've come.And I can never be disappointed. And who knows what will be what's coming right. But I'm so proud of. Who have been and what I've been able to create and the short seemingly short amount of time. You know.Patty: its amazing amazing. All right. So what part of entrepreneurship exist that makes you happy like what part of it is really fun. And it creates a lot of happiness for you?Denise: I love solving problems like for people I love being able to offer a product that solves the problem for people. And here's what's interesting is like before this like that whole saying like don't take it personal Denise like I was like a bad ass in business like I was the director of sponsorships for House of Blues concerts for like the whole mountain regions. Like you know I had some jobs I had businesses and always had problems taking things personally and it's because I brought everything and maybe it's because I'm Latina.Maybe it's a little bit of both I don't know. But like I was told that more than anything to not take things so personal and to not mix business and pleasure and what I love about this business what I do now is that it's all personal. I'm in a business of being personal and being vulnerable and authentic and creating a product to inspire that in people.And so I get to have it all. I'm not saying my feelings don't get hurt. They do. But it's like. A different type of thing it's not you know being able to create a. Business because that's what we have all have the opportunity to do around what we want to do. Right.It's been cool to create it like this and literally feel like I'm meeting like brothers and sisters or like cousins on the road because that's the depth of relationship that I have with our customers our clients beautiful and the like family. And then when I go to that cityI feel like I'm meeting my extended family because they introduced to their kids and their parents and their cousins and their friends and so to me being able to build something that is built around my sensibilities and sensitivities has been a really rewarding.Patty: Well and here's the thing because I've been in corporate too and I used to hear that hey it's not personal just business but we know that the reality is to make a real impact one that moves and where you feel driven by purpose. That business is personal. And so that's exactly what you're saying is that the fact that you know these people.They're like your extended family when you connect with them. It's what makes it worth doing in spite of all the setbacks and challenges that you're having. So businesses personal. Yeah. If it's meaningful to you I would say so.Denise: Right.Patty: So as we were rounding the corner what is your definition of success?Denise: So I guess what I was thinking about this morning in the shower is feel like really being present to the difference that I've made. That's how I feel successful. So you know at times I've used like back to that Mercedes like I used that Mercedes. I don't know however long ago I earned that in a company and in marketing company. And they used that car to define my success.And it's funny because the day I earned it I didn't feel any more successful than I had to take before. You know it's so weird that I tried to pull that with a belt like oh I'm not going to be successful unless HBO picks up the film or unless you know Netflix buys the film or unless we win a big film festival and that doesn't a work like you know whether you get it or you don't get it. It's like that when the successes outside of you it's like a lose lose.But when it's inside it's guaranteed. To win. That is a declaration like I'm successful. I mean my definition that I was going to make this movie happen on January 1st. I always write my goals for the year on January 1st and I have a very predictable January 1st and it always starts with writing the goals and so I just got tired of writing a lie for 16 times and I'm like I'm so full of crap I'm just going to write and I'm going to deeply commit for one year and whatever.And then I made the call because the only thing I had I didn't know anything else. I had one play I had one thing on my list but it was super scary because it meant that I had to stop talking and start acting. And I'd spent more time talking than acting. And so just looking back at that like sometimes it's like man but I had the courage to get started and then I had the patience to wait two years to do it and then I had the wherewithal to get through 100 interviews and then I had the whatever else you know and then now we get on the road and the resilience to stay on the road and to deal with being away from my family and my husband like how can I not feel successful so sometimes I'm just like Man I wish I had more money in the bank or I wish I wasn't driving a minivan anymore. We had that Mercedes but like a leg it won't make me feel more successful because I am.Patty: Correct.Denise: You know like I have a job like my marriage hasn't been so good. Like literally in the last several years since we sold our rings. Like that's when our marriage took off and started becoming awesome. So like things you're not a good marriage make rings do not a good marriage make stuff does not have a successful life mate.And it's like what's the balance like where do I get what I want and have whatever. And so I'm kind of like I feel like it's an inside job. And then the stuff happens so.Patty: I totally agree. It is always an inside out projections. It's like whatever you're feeling on the inside is going to manifest on the outside because I'm I'm Lulu so I completely agree. And it's like with all the stuff I mean that's why you hear people where they have massive success in the material world. But then they feel very empty because they haven't reconciled or figured out just what it is that fulfills them.So I totally agree and this fact like maybe you do have a minivan and you want a Mercedes but that's first world problems speech really great lives we have really great let's make out as we run. After all is said and done. What do you want your legacy to be?Denise: The most important legacy. I want to leave is of course I want all of this you know to have made an impact like my dreams have at making a global impact. But when I think about what I care about the most and like what the number one priority is for me is that my daughters see and get power from this now and when I'm long gone that they'll remember that they don't have to ignore their dreams and that feeling enough is not.A determinant to one's ability to succeed and to transcend that which they want all they have to do is to act and hopefully my life will be a reminder of that and that they can truly be live a life aligned to their souls yearning because that's what I've got.Patty: So beautiful. Thank you. Thank you Denise Soler Cox finds out more about you project Enye how to be a part of your movement?Denise: Yes so super easy. Just had to projectenye.com and its project E N Y E there is a link there right in the middle of the page to see the film it's free. We just really said to the general public about two months ago and they can put their information in and get a copy of the film and watch it right away.Patty: Awesome. Denise thank you so much for being on her legacy podcasts I so adore you. Your. Heart based entrepreneur. So for that I really honor you and I want to thank you for sharing your gifts and the vulnerabilities and just being so authentic so I appreciate you deeply.Denise: Thank you. Likewise.Patty: Thank you so much for being here.Here are the links where you can reach Denise Soler Cox (denise@projectenye.com), Website: https://projectenye.com/, https://www.facebook.com/projectenye/,

Denise Soler Cox is a Boricua who was born and raised in New York. She is a Latina filmmaker, author and transformational speaker dedicated to helping individuals, organizations and companies transform how we experience culture, identity, and belonging.

This episode is for all of the Ambi-cultural Americans trying to navigate their American and Latinx selves. Denise Soler Cox is a documentarian and co-founder of Project Enye. She travels all over the country collecting stories of first-generation Americans. In the second part of this conversation, we talk about being challenged for not being "American" enough or not being "Latinx" enough. We address being different at work, being called out for not speaking Spanish and how we transmit culture and deal with guilt around all these things. Learn the key differences between American and Latinx culture that are a source of internal conflict for first-generation Americans. Denise also shares why she wrote a guidebook to help the adult children of immigrants "Own Their Enye." Born in June Creative was proud to have been a part of the creation of this book! Finally, Betsy talks about the mental health toll that these things can take on us and why she shared her story in a recent piece. Show Notes: -Get the book here! https://enyeworkbooks.com/sp1 -Watch the trailer for the Documentary here: https://enyeworkbooks.com/sp1 -Latinos At Work: http://www.talentinnovation.org/publication.cfm?publication=1540 -Betsy's piece on mental health: https://folks.pillpack.com/what-depression-means-when-youre-an-immigrants-kid/

Denise Soler Cox is the founder of Project Enye and she talks to us about being a first-generation American and how it shaped her life and the life of the 16 million Americans who are born in the US to immigrant parents. A timely conversation in an era of anti-immigrant sentiment this candid chat reminds us all about the complexity of our families structures. We also talk about the realities of having our feet in two cultures, the good, the bad and fun parts too. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this emotional episode next week! Great news we are now a weekly show! Make sure to subscribe and review us on Itunes. Details on my website betsyamee.com Learn more about Denise and Project Enye: https://projectenye.com/

Vincent Pugliese knew what he wanted to do when he was a kid: He wanted to become a famous sports photographer. By the time he was in his early 30s, he was winning top awards for his shots of famous football and hockey players, living a life only a few people even dream of. But he and his wife, Elizabeth, also a photographer, were both making about $15 an hour, and they had a baby on the way. They both wanted her to stay home; he had to figure out a solution. In desperation, they started a wedding photography business on the side -- and used every cent they made to get out of $140,000 of debt, including paying off the mortgage on their house. Eventually, Vincent went from making $32,000 a year to $32,000 in a day. I talk with Vincent (who is refreshingly down to earth) about doing what everyone told him was impossible: living debt free, choosing when and where he wants to work, and taking as much time as they choose to home school their kids and travel with them, sometimes for months at a time. In his new book, Freelance to Freedom, Vincent offers lessons for how to become an entrepreneur; how he lives by a growth mindset, and the one thing he does every day if he gets overwhelmed. Highlights: 2:56: How Vincent talked his way into an interview with the AP, the pinnacle of organizations for photojournalists, with a combination of patience and persistence. Why patience and persistence are a winning combination but one without the other is a disaster. 25:22: How everyone he knew "told us we couldn't pay off det; everyone's going to have debt." They did it anyway. 25:50: How living debt-free gives Vincent and Elizabeth a competitive advantage in business. What Golden Days are and how they help freelancers increase their rates. 32:59: Vincent's diehard belief in a "growth mindset" and a lesson from his mentor: "What does this [negative circumstance] make possible?" 34:21: The hilarious and painful saga of the last night of Seinfeld and losing $13,000 worth of camera gear, and why Vincent can look back on this story happily. 36:21: How one of the biggest failures of Vincent's career landed him a feature in Sports Illustrated -- this photo. Get Vincent's top ten tips for living a life of freedom. I mentioned Denise Soler Cox and her struggle to become a beginner again. Here's a link to that conversation, which was Episode 5.  

Denise Soler Cox seems like a force of nature -- bigger than life. But she hasn't always been this bold. More than 20 years ago, she had an idea to make a film about people like her -- the 16 million people in the U.S. who have at least one parent from a Spanish-speaking country. But like so many of us do, she kept on living her life, putting off her big idea from one year to the next, to the next -- living a "someday, one-day" life. Until she didn't any more. In this rollicking conversation, Denise describes how she finally decided to pursue her dream; the havoc it caused; how she had to confront being a beginner all over again; and how she knows it's all been worth it.  Our charter sponsor is Beacons Community Space, a beautiful, flexible gathering place at the Parkside Mansion in Denver. www.beaconscommunityspace.com.

Here's a trailer to tell you all about what you can expect on One More Shot, the show that shows you how other people have reinvented their relationships, their careers, their creativity and their lives, so you can too. Going through a reinvention of your own? Join the One More Shot Facebook group or join us in person at the One More Shot meetup in Denver, Colorado.   TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 001 Elaine Appleton Grant, Host: [00:00:05] Hi there, and welcome to the podcast about people who are taking a spark of an idea and making it real. Now. One More Shot.  [00:00:21] I talk to guests honestly about their remarkable stories of reinvention and dig deep into the obstacles they faced and how they overcame them.  [00:00:33] What was the role of saying out loud, "I want to make a film or I'm going to make a film?" What was...Did anything happen as a result of telling people? Denise Soler Cox, Being Enye: [00:00:45] So oddly, here's the thing--I definitely sounded like one of those people I was like, you know, one day I'm going to make a movie, that's what I said. Like one day I'm going to make a movie, and it's going to be about all this stuff. Elaine Appleton Grant, Host: [00:00:55] One day I'm going to write a novel?  Denise Soler Cox, Being Enye: [00:00:57] Yeah. Yeah. One day, some day, when the planets are aligned, I always make a joke, I have enough money in my bank account, and I'm a size six and fit into all my favorite clothes... Elaine Appleton Grant, Host: [00:01:04] Why don't we do the things that burn in our minds? Why don't we take action on our biggest ideas? We face real, tangible obstacles.  William Loopesko, PuppTech: [00:01:13] I had dreamed about quitting my job for so long and about being able to walk into my boss's office, and say, I'm quitting and this is why and this is what I'm doing. But I was terrified of not having a paycheck. Elaine Appleton Grant, Host: [00:01:26] And many of us face even more daunting challenges. The ones inside us. Perfectionism. Fear of failure. The Imposter Syndrome and simply not knowing where to start. I record some One More Shot interviews in the studio, and others, like this next one, on stage in front of a live audience. Kari Knutson, "Ain't Never Met A Stranger": [00:01:46] That I want to say something out loud. And I just feel like I want to tell somebody. And she's like, "OK." And I said, "I want to do a one-woman show." And I whispered it like that. I don't know why, but I just was like, "I wanna do it," and she's like, "Why are you whispering?" I'm like, "I don't know." But it's that thing that you're scared to say out loud that I said it out loud. And then the world -- nothing came crashing down. No one was like, ha ha ha! Nobody said anything! She said, "Great, let's do it!" Elaine Appleton Grant, Host: [00:02:11] One More Shot guests are career changers, entrepreneurs, artists and people who are using their talents to make the world a better place. They're risk takers, figuring out how to get married, or get divorced, to move across the country or overseas, to lose a lot of weight or bicycle through three countries or finally write that novel. Through these stories, I delve into the strategies that help people reinvent themselves to move from their old life to a new one, so that you can use them yourself. Here are a few of my guests recorded in the studio and live in front of an audience at Setting the Stage, a women's concert and connection event in Denver. Elaine Hamel, Girls At Work: [00:02:54] You know when I started talking about giving girls power tools, everyone told me I was crazy. I'm still crazy. Grace Estripeaut, Boost Your Zen: [00:03:01] So I'm in the plane with the CEO and, you know, he's having a drink, celebrating negotiations gone really well, and he looks at me and he goes, "I'm going to regret this conversation, but there's something about what you did there that's yours to do."  Debbie Scheer, Humorist: [00:03:17] I'm going through something so scary, I should probably find something else that's even scarier to take my mind off this really scary thing.  Elaine Appleton Grant, Host: [00:03:32] That was Elaine Hamel, who founded a nonprofit to teach at-risk girls how to build furniture with power tools and how to build their confidence at the same time. Grace Estripeaut, who founded a business to take meditation into the corporate world and Debbie Scheer, a stay-at-home mom who became one of Colorado's best known comedians. I started One More Shot because I am wildly curious about people and especially how they make transformations in their lives -- how they reinvent themselves when they need to or simply want to. I'm a lifelong journalist and public radio broadcaster and I love hearing people's stories in my ears. I've had more than a few opportunities to take a One More Shot in my own life and I wanted to hear from others how they did it. What role does habit play? Discipline? Resilience? Support from friends? Money, time, the Imposter Syndrome, procrastination, accountability? These stories will tell you. If you live in Denver or you're traveling to Colorado and you'd like to experience One More Shot live on stage, check my Web site, OneMoreShotPodcast.com, and join me in person. It's great fun. So where and how often can you find the One More Shot podcast? I'll post new episodes at least every two weeks on all of the normal podcast platforms, so subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts. If you like it, please share it with your friends and sign up on the mailing list at www.OneMoreShotPodcast.com to learn who's coming on the show next. [00:05:16] And I want to hear your story. So write to me at Elaine@OneMoreShotPodcast.com or follow 1MoreShotPod on Twitter and give me a shout. So what's your One More Shot? Let me know. I'm so curious.  Elaine Hamel, Girls At Work: [00:05:34] So if you want it bad enough and if it's something that's going to help somebody else's life, you gotta just go for it. You gotta just trust that it's why you're here, and it's all that matters. Don't forget to subscribe, and if you like what you hear, please leave a rating and a review on iTunes!

Denise is the co-founder of Project ñ, a movement that is anchored in the many worlds first-generation Latinx-Americans live in. Throughout our conversation we dive into what it takes to put together a documentary for such a movement and how doing so helped Denise come out of her shell and really learn to tell her story. The episode does an amazing job of putting the cherry on top of a season that has unintentionally always focused on inspiring you to learn to put yourself first.   ---- @vivnunez on Twitter/Instagram Show notes: creatingespacios.co  

This is a really fun episode of Extraordinary Women Radio, where Denise Soler Cox, an indie filmmaker, national speaker, and award-winning entrepreneur shares her own story about following the seeds of an idea - a documentary film - that was birthed over drinks with friends one night. We talk about authenticity and vulnerability, following your passion, the importance of making a difference, being enough and listening to your heart! It's chock-full of  extraordinary wisdom! In 2012, as described by Denise: talent intersected with passion and Denise co-created Project ñ with Oscar-nominated documentary veteran Henry Ansbacher. Through this partnership, Denise gave her experiences of growing up first-generation Latina in America an international stage that has manifested into a modern-day cultural movement rooted in Radical Self-Cultural Awareness. Project ñ is a multi-media project focused on creating new conversations that reinvent the way we view culture and interpret diversity in our lives – and includes film, podcasts, blogs, cultural discussion guides and live public engagements. She has a TedX Talk called Radical Cultural Self-Awareness. Be sure to listen all the way through for your free gift! For more on Project ñ visit www.projectenye.com.

Screening of the documentary being ñ from first-time Latina filmmaker Denise Soler Cox , co-creator of Project ñ, a multiplatform documentary project about first-generation American-born Latinos/as with at least one parent from a Spanish-speaking country.

Cafe con Pam is the weekly podcast featuring fearless Latinx (or people of color) that are breaking barriers, changing lives and making this world a better place while living in the US. Welcome to Episode #10 and we had the amazing opportunity to talk to Denise Soler Cox, who is an indie filmmaker, national speaker, award-winning entrepreneur, cultural blogger for Huffington Post Latino and syndicated content provider for AOL.com. She is a sought-after speaker in academic, business and community circles inspiring everyday people to better tomorrow’s world by becoming better versions of themselves today. Denise is the Co-Founder of Project Ñ: an unorthodox, multi-platform documentary project about first-generation American-born Latinos that uses cultural and familial stories to build community among this large and growing population. We dive into Denise's story and enjoy her incredible laugh while enjoying a beautiful cup of coffee.

Denise Soler Cox is our guest as we discover what it means to be (ñ)! This documentary film maker is passionate about sharing (ñ) stories and bringing the concept of (ñ) into the mainstream American consciousness. Learn all about this project at projectenye.com