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When Carlos starts doubting himself after accidentally hurting Cassie in a battle, Adam returns to try to help. Then, the contents of Astronema's locket finally brings an end to Andros' search for his sister.

Diary of a Mistress by Miashahttps://amzn.to/36dEfWzWhat should a wife believe: the words of her husband, or the diary of his mistress?Monica counts her blessings: she has a husband who is not only devoted to her but committed to being a strong, caring father to their twin sons. When Carlos surprises her with an unforgettably romantic getaway, Monica knows her husband is still very much in love with her—and she with him. But an unexpected package threatens to change everything Monica’s ever believed about her husband.Bitter from her experiences with a cheating husband, Angela has adopted a sex-them-and-leave-them attitude towards the married men she’s bedded over the last five years. Then she meets Carlos. Now, she will stop at nothing to get him for herself—even if that means destroying her own life and another woman’s family.https://amzn.to/36dEfWz

Diary of a Mistress by Miashahttps://amzn.to/36dEfWzWhat should a wife believe: the words of her husband, or the diary of his mistress?Monica counts her blessings: she has a husband who is not only devoted to her but committed to being a strong, caring father to their twin sons. When Carlos surprises her with an unforgettably romantic getaway, Monica knows her husband is still very much in love with her—and she with him. But an unexpected package threatens to change everything Monica’s ever believed about her husband.Bitter from her experiences with a cheating husband, Angela has adopted a sex-them-and-leave-them attitude towards the married men she’s bedded over the last five years. Then she meets Carlos. Now, she will stop at nothing to get him for herself—even if that means destroying her own life and another woman’s family.https://amzn.to/36dEfWz

Today, I'm joined by Carlos Whittaker, a people's choice award winner, a former recording artist who spends his time creating new books and travels to speaking gigs. I'll be chatting with Carlos about how he sold his books "from the trunk of my car." With a passion for writing starting with his blog, Carlos was pursuing writing in addition to a career as a singer. In 2010, he created a VLOG that went viral, which, in turn, produced traffic for his blog. At this point, he had 30,000 readers per day looking at his website, and publishers started to find his blog. "Although I was a singer, I had more people reading my words than buying my music." When Carlos decided to write his first book, he chose his best blog writings from his work that created the most traction from his past seven blogging years. Moment Maker was birthed from his blog in 2014. Although it didn't sell well, "this was my little experiment, and I'm proud of it." He took his first offer from a publisher that approached him. "The first book was a book that I wanted to write that felt good for me, and I thought that maybe this could help a lot of people." Carlos decided to be strategic in writing his second book and directly answered his audience's pain point. Doing beta testing, targeting sales, and tweaking his talks to target more book purchases in the lobby post-speaking. "Once I found that secret sauce, I just stuck to that." With his third book, he is creating many Zoom talks and hasn't had as much success with video marketing. Carlos is looking forward to 2021, when he can hit the road and see people in person to market his book. Listen in to find out how you can make your audience the hero of your story, how to set up your book sale to get more people to buy your book, and Carlos' pro tips for selling books. Show Notes [01:40] Why Carlos decided to write his first book. [05:16] Getting approached by publishers to write his book and had one offer. [07:01] Tips for bloggers who want to turn their blog into a book. [09:52] Why he wrote his first book. [18:18] How to make your audience the hero of your story. [24:26] Pro tips for selling books at speaking gigs. [28:05] Figuring out how many books to bring with you to sell. [32:14] What Carlos reviews when revising his talk to sell more books. [37:30] Parting advice for listeners about how to be a better author. Links and Resources Visit Self Publishing School Online SPS Free Training Course How to Write a Children’s Book Online Course Visit Carlos on the web Connect with Carlos on Instagram

When Carlos doesn't get the birthday present he hoped for, his sister Maya makes sure his day is better than he ever imagined.This is a bedtime story by Glenn Francis F. Faelnar. You can read along with this story at Storyberries.com by clicking here.The story is read by Jade Maitre.

When we found this farm for the very first time all the way back in 2013 we knew very little about it, so little in fact that the coffee didn't even have an official name! Back then all we knew was that the coffee was grown by a gentleman called Carlos Arrieta and it was really, really delicious! However, since then I've been lucky enough to visit Carlos on my trips to Costa Rica and, over the past few years, have found out lots more. The farm is located in the Western Valley region near to the town of Lourdes de Naranjo. It's located at 1,600 meters above sea level and contains mostly Caturra, Catuai + a tiny bit of Villa Sarchi, there are also plans to plant some small micro-lots too in the future. El Manantial is actually one of Carlos's four farms... La Casa - mostly planted with Geisha and Kenya! La Isla - run by Maria’s niece and only just starting to produce coffee, it sits at 1,400 m.a.s.l. and 1.4 hectares in size, and is planted with Villa Sarchi, Kenya, Geisha and Ethiopia El Oasis - slightly smaller than El Manantial and produces around 6,000kg of fresh cherries each year El Manantial - around 3 hectares in size and produces around 8,500kg of fresh cherries each year (amounts to just over 1,000kg of green coffee when processed) Carlos runs the farm with his wife and children, Maria Isabel, Yessica, Karen, Esteban and Jose Ignacio. He has owned this farm for almost twenty years but only started processing the coffee himself in 2014 (while still paying someone else to pulp it for him). He hadn't been able to present his coffee to a single buyer previously, so he would send it to the exporter we use in Costa Rica and, thankfully, that's how we found him! The mill name "ARBAR" comes from the combined family names - Carlos ARietta and Maria BARboza - ARBAR. Their children are Yessica, Karen, Esteban & Jose Ignacio. Carlos is very active in the local community and they have close relationships with their neighbours - which includes CoE winning mills like Herbazu, Vista Al Valle and Sumava. The farm operates mostly Organic processes, but they're not Organic certified. They believe in the value of biodiversity on the farms, and plants like fruit trees are positioned among the coffee plants to provide shade and to help the soil. These trees also provide food for the family. They even have a few sheep and other animals, with the farm being as self-sufficient as possible. They have one full-time employee, who lives on the farm. When Carlos and his family started selling to us, it gave them a chance to try new things; the prices that we pay gave them the opportunity to take bigger risks. One of the ways they did this was by trying small plantings of new varietals including Bourbon, Kenya (SL28) and Geisha which we saw some of for the first time last year and are really excited to welcome back again soon. This coffee has been processed at the ARBAR micromill using the Red Honey process. Honey processing is somewhat similar to a Pulped Natural (but uses less water), falling somewhere in between a Washed and a Natural coffee both in terms of contact between the cherry mucilage and the bean during drying time and in the resulting flavour profile. The outer skin and fruit pulp is removed from the seed (bean) of the coffee inside, and it's left to dry. The colour in the name refers to the amount of sticky fruit that's left on the surface of the seed after depulping - darker indicates more / lighter indicates less. This method can present some risk of over fermentation during processing but water is a precious commodity in this area of Costa Rica, so this method suits the location very well. Carlos definitely has the skills to pay the bills though so no worries about mucking up the Honeys at ARBAR! What hits me first in this coffee is loads of stone fruit sweetness. It’s all nectarines and greengages, with a lovely silky texture. On the finish, there’s a little waft of lemon wrapping it all up. Country: Costa Rica Region: Western Valley Town: Lourdes de Naranjo Farm: El Manantial Producer: Carlos Arrieta Micro mill: ARBAR Altitude: 1,600 m.a.s.l. Varietals: Caturra, Catuai & Villa Sarchi Processing system: Red Honey CUPPING NOTES Nectarine, greengage, lemon Clean Cup: (1-8): 6.5 Sweetness: (1-8): 7 Acidity: (1-8): 6 Mouthfeel: (1-8): 6.5 Flavour: (1-8): 7 Aftertaste: (1-8): 6 Balance: (1-8): 6 Overall: (1-8): 7 Correction:(+36): +36 Total (max 100): 88 Roast Information Medium - through first crack, let it develop a little in the gap but drop this before you get to second to preserve that fruit sweetness.

When we found this farm for the very first time all the way back in 2013 we knew very little about it, so little in fact that the coffee didn't even have an official name! Back then all we knew was that the coffee was grown by a gentleman called Carlos Arrieta and it was really, really delicious! However, since then I've been lucky enough to visit Carlos on my trips to Costa Rica and, over the past few years, have found out lots more. The farm is located in the Western Valley region near to the town of Lourdes de Naranjo. It's located at 1,600 meters above sea level and contains mostly Caturra, Catuai + a tiny bit of Villa Sarchi, there are also plans to plant some small micro-lots too in the future. El Manantial is actually one of Carlos's four farms... La Casa - mostly planted with Geisha and Kenya! La Isla - run by Maria's niece and only just starting to produce coffee, it sits at 1,400 m.a.s.l. and 1.4 hectares in size, and is planted with Villa Sarchi, Kenya, Geisha and Ethiopia El Oasis - slightly smaller than El Manantial and produces around 6,000kg of fresh cherries each year El Manantial - around 3 hectares in size and produces around 8,500kg of fresh cherries each year (amounts to just over 1,000kg of green coffee when processed) Carlos runs the farm with his wife and children, Maria Isabel, Yessica, Karen, Esteban and Jose Ignacio. He has owned this farm for almost twenty years but only started processing the coffee himself in 2014 (while still paying someone else to pulp it for him). He hadn't been able to present his coffee to a single buyer previously, so he would send it to the exporter we use in Costa Rica and, thankfully, that's how we found him! The mill name "ARBAR" comes from the combined family names - Carlos ARietta and Maria BARboza - ARBAR. Their children are Yessica, Karen, Esteban & Jose Ignacio. Carlos is very active in the local community and they have close relationships with their neighbours - which includes CoE winning mills like Herbazu, Vista Al Valle and Sumava. The farm operates mostly Organic processes, but they're not Organic certified. They believe in the value of biodiversity on the farms, and plants like fruit trees are positioned among the coffee plants to provide shade and to help the soil. These trees also provide food for the family. They even have a few sheep and other animals, with the farm being as self-sufficient as possible. They have one full-time employee, who lives on the farm. When Carlos and his family started selling to us, it gave them a chance to try new things; the prices that we pay gave them the opportunity to take bigger risks. One of the ways they did this was by trying small plantings of new varietals including Bourbon, Kenya (SL28) and Geisha which we saw some of for the first time last year and are really excited to welcome back again soon. This coffee has been processed at the ARBAR micromill using the Red Honey process. Honey processing is somewhat similar to a Pulped Natural (but uses less water), falling somewhere in between a Washed and a Natural coffee both in terms of contact between the cherry mucilage and the bean during drying time and in the resulting flavour profile. The outer skin and fruit pulp is removed from the seed (bean) of the coffee inside, and it's left to dry. The colour in the name refers to the amount of sticky fruit that's left on the surface of the seed after depulping - darker indicates more / lighter indicates less. This method can present some risk of over fermentation during processing but water is a precious commodity in this area of Costa Rica, so this method suits the location very well. Carlos definitely has the skills to pay the bills though so no worries about mucking up the Honeys at ARBAR! What hits me first in this coffee is loads of stone fruit sweetness. It's all nectarines and greengages, with a lovely silky texture. On the finish, there's a little waft of lemon wrapping it all up. Country: Costa Rica Region: Western Valley Town: Lourdes de Naranjo Farm: El Manantial Producer: Carlos Arrieta Micro mill: ARBAR Altitude: 1,600 m.a.s.l. Varietals: Caturra, Catuai & Villa Sarchi Processing system: Red Honey CUPPING NOTES Nectarine, greengage, lemon Clean Cup: (1-8): 6.5 Sweetness: (1-8): 7 Acidity: (1-8): 6 Mouthfeel: (1-8): 6.5 Flavour: (1-8): 7 Aftertaste: (1-8): 6 Balance: (1-8): 6 Overall: (1-8): 7 Correction:(+36): +36 Total (max 100): 88 Roast Information Medium - through first crack, let it develop a little in the gap but drop this before you get to second to preserve that fruit sweetness.

Carlos is a very talented and highly sought after evidential medium, psychic, spiritual teacher, and pet communicator. He possesses a natural and sensational ability to connect with those who are now in Spirit. Besides being well known as a medium for helping his clients obtain healing closure; he also provides life direction to many who seek his services utilizing his strong psychic and intuitive abilities.  Carlos very recently has started mentoring and teaching his psychic mediumship knowledge and expertise that he has cultivated from many years of study. He is currently also employing his innate spiritual abilities to now serve as a pet communicator for those who wish to communicate with their beloved pets living and passed on. When Carlos was younger in his early 20’s, he experienced and overcame many chronic health issues. These lessons eventually led him to experience a near-death experience that changed his outlook on life. Ultimately, it was also these painful lessons that provided him that hypersensitivity required to be a medium and cultivated the compassion needed to be of service to others. Carlos is a devout father and military veteran. He is also an ordained minister in Divine Metaphysics and is a “Certified Medium” with the United Metaphysical Churches, headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. He currently serves as a minister and medium at Arlington Metaphysical Chapel in Arlington, Virginia. Through his spiritual journey, Carlos continues to confirm that love and life are eternal. Heal with love. You can sign up for Carlos's website at: Carlosthemedium.com You can email him: Carlosthemedium@gmail.com  

In the previous chapter we discussed the structure of PSR reports and how a Statement of Reasons can help some people overcome problematic PSRs. Probation officers prepare the PSR specifically for the sentencing judge. But the PSR follows the person all the way through the journey. In fact, our team would argue that the PSR has a bigger influence after the sentence is imposed. After all, a judge likely knows a great deal about the case. If a defendant engineered an effective sentence-mitigation strategy, as we described in chapter six of this program, the judge will also know a great deal about the person and the influences that led him into the problem. Further, an attorney will likely be there to advocate on the person’s behalf. After the judge imposes the sentence, on the other hand, the defendant will not have an attorney. He will need to advocate on his own behalf. And the PSR will be an essential tool. If the person worked intelligently by engineering an effective sentence-mitigation strategy, he may succeed in getting a more favorable journey through prison. On the other hand, if the PSR is inaccurate, the person may have a harder time overcoming hurdles in prison—when a defense attorney will not be available to help. For these reasons, we encourage people to review the PSR carefully.  Again, this is a critical responsibility. Some factors the offender must especially be concerned about include whether the PSR inaccurately reflects that the offender was a "leader" in the criminal offense. Any reference to the word "leader" or "organizer" may result in the offender being treated more severely by prison administrators.  If the PSR suggests or identifies the offender as being a leader, and the offender believes such an accusation to be inappropriate, then it is in his best interest to address this problem. Impress upon the attorney to work to correct the inaccuracy in the PSR. Rather than ordering the probation officer to amend the PSR, the judge may correct the inaccuracy on the Statement of Reasons. Prison officials cannot ignore the Statement of Reasons. And a person in prison may be able to rely upon the statement to clear matters up through administrative remedy—which we describe in a later chapter. Drug Offenders: Drug offenders should review the quantity of drugs the PSR attributes to them. Frequently, people played relatively minor roles in drug distribution networks, but the PSR may insinuate greater responsibility. If it suggests that the offender was responsible for all the drugs involved in a large conspiracy, prison officials may take the conservative approach and classify him more harshly. If the PSR suggests a person is responsible for large quantities of drugs, he may be sent to a higher-security prison. He may be ineligible for camp placement. When it comes time for halfway house or home confinement, administrators may deny him. For these reasons, people should do their best to get a PSR that accurately reflects culpability. And if the probation officer will not make the adjustment, the prisoner should work with counsel to get specific language in the Statement of Reasons at sentencing. Violence in PSR: Besides leadership roles and high drug quantities, we’ve seen other significant problems with inaccurate PSR reports. For example, if the PSR alludes to violence, use of weapons, or ties to organized crime, prison officials will classify the person more harshly. We’ve heard of attorneys that mislead their clients. They diminish the relevance of the PSR, saying the judge already knows what he is going to do. Such advice may reflect the attorney's eagerness to conclude his representation in the case and move on to new matters. A judge may have an idea of the sentence that he is going to impose, but the PSR has more lasting ramifications on a person going to prison. An inaccurate PSR report may result in a prisoner serving his sentence in a harsher environment and it may deprive him of access to special programs. Some offenders serve more time in prison than necessary because of inaccurate PSR reports. Once the report is submitted to the BOP, making an amendment to it is—for all practical purposes—unlikely. Influence the Process: The best time to influence possibilities for an accurate PSR is before the investigation takes place. In chapter six, we discussed the importance of engineering a sentence-mitigation plan. A best-case scenario would be to present the probation officer with a well-thought-out sentencing narrative (that counsel has approved) during the investigation. When the probation officer asks the offender what he has to say about his role in the office, the offender may respond: I knew that I was going to be nervous when I got here. For that reason, I’ve taken the time to write out a document. Please review this document and incorporate as much as possible into your report. I’ll be submitting it, through counsel, to my judge at sentencing. We’ve seen probation officers cut-and-paste entire portions of the defendant’s statement into the PSR. Provide the probation officer with a written copy, and perhaps a digital version as well. Make it as easy as possible. By influencing the PSR, the person advances possibilities to advocate for himself while he is inside the BOP. On the other hand, if the person receives an inaccurate report, ask counsel to work earnestly to correct inaccuracies as early as possible. If the probation officer refuses to amend the PSR, then the next best time to object is at sentencing. The offender should request the sentencing judge to order the necessary corrections. If that opportunity passes, the offender may be stuck with the inaccuracies for the duration of his sentence. As discussed previously, all is not lost, so long as the judge agrees to clarify judicial findings in the Statement of Reasons. The BOP will consider those judicial remarks if they differ from the PSR. Offenders who do not take the time to understand the significance of the PSR frequently encounter problems that could have been avoided. Even if errors were made in the initial draft, the offender must not underestimate the importance of having all errors corrected and ensuring that the court orders the erroneous report destroyed. People that have more financial resources might consider hiring a post-conviction or sentencing specialist. Get advice on all issues regarding PSR reports. Sometimes, it makes sense to hire a retired probation officer, or sentencing expert, to draft a mock report. The defense attorneys may submit the report, along with the expert’s credentials, for the judge to consider. A person should make every possible effort to ensure that he is portrayed accurately and in a favorable way, not only for the sentencing judge, but also for prison authorities. Examples: Raymond: Raymond, an offender who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, played a minor role in his offense.  He allowed others to use his telephone to facilitate their drug transactions. Raymond was not privy to the quantity of drugs being sold, nor to the number of transactions that took place over his telephone line. Yet the PSR report indicated over 20 kilograms of cocaine were sold and that all conspirators, including, Raymond, were equally culpable. The sentencing judge had listened to all the testimony at trial. He knew that Raymond was a minor player in the conspiracy. He found Raymond less culpable than the others and gave him a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines because of his minor role. The judge did not, however, order an amendment of the PSR. As a result, case managers in the BOP used the PSR to classify him. As a result of the inaccuracy, they deemed him a “serious offender,” meaning he could not get camp placement. Raymond tried to get the judge to amend the PSR several times while he served the term. But the judge ruled the matter moot because Raymond received the downward departure at sentencing, and he refused to make any further adjustments. Neither Raymond nor his attorney appreciated the significance of his PSR prior to sentencing. At sentencing, the attorney persuaded the judge that the PSR inaccurately portrayed Raymond as an equal participant in the conspiracy. Yet he didn’t attempt to change the PSR itself. Accordingly, Raymond was sentenced appropriately, but he served his term in more severe conditions than other similarly situated offenders because his PSR was inaccurate. Raymond showed his case manager the sentencing transcripts. The judge clearly ruled that Raymond was less culpable than the others and sentenced him accordingly. The case manager, however, said the PSR governed all classification decisions. Again, this is a situation where the judge could have clarified Raymond’s culpability in the Statement of Reasons. Since he did not have that clarity, he served a harsher sentence. Carlos: Carlos owned a small chain of retail stores in New Jersey. He was convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to serve four years in prison. When interviewed during the presentence investigation, the probation officer asked Carlos whether he had any problems with substance abuse. Thinking that admitting to any form of substance abuse would result in an unfavorable impression, Carlos told the probation officer that he did not abuse drugs. In fact, Carlos smoked marijuana occasionally for fifteen years. He drank alcohol regularly, sometimes until he blacked out. Had he admitted this substance abuse to the probation officer, his PSR would have reflected Carlos' experience with controlled substances, including alcohol. Instead, the PSR stated what Carlos indicated during the investigation: no history of substance abuse. When Carlos began serving his sentence, he learned about the drug treatment programs. He also learned that nonviolent offenders who completed the 500-hour program successfully could get out of prison earlier. Carlos wanted to apply for the program.  He approached the psychologist who administered the drug treatment program for an interview. When the psychologist read Carlos' PSR, she noted no indication of substance abuse. She told Carlos that he would not be eligible for any time off his sentence because there wasn’t any prior history of substance abuse. Carlos explained that he had used marijuana for 15 years. He didn't admit his drug use to the probation officer, he said, because he didn’t want to make a bad impression. The psychologist expressed sympathy. Yet without documentation of prior substance abuse, he didn’t qualify for the program. She told him that she needed some type of documentation before she could admit him. As a result of his not preparing in advance of his meeting with the probation officer, Carlos had a harder time. Randall: Randall is a 64-year old medical doctor. For the past 30 years he operated a cardiology practice.  Randall was sentenced to serve 36-months for violating the laws pertaining to health care. Randall's PSR confirmed that he held an undergraduate degree from Columbia University and a medical degree from Cornell.  It did not verify that he graduated from high school. During his first week in prison, administrators ordered Randall to the education department. The teacher told Randall that he had to participate in a GED class. Randall said such a request was silly, as he has practiced as a physician for over 30 years. The BOP staff member said, "That doesn't mean anything. A lot of people have advanced degrees but don't have a GED. We require all our prisoners who lack a high school diploma to participate in the GED program." Randall thought the order absurd and told the teacher that he would show her his PSR, which verified his educational credentials.  The teacher said she was not interested in reading about those credentials. Since the report did not indicate that Randall had a GED, the teacher was requiring him to participate in the class. Randall refused and was promptly taken to segregation for refusing an order. He also was sanctioned with loss of commissary.   Rich: Problems with attorneys not wanting to introduce defendant statements in psr.     Final Word: To avoid the type of problems that make confinement more difficult, do everything possible to get an accurate PSR. Raymond, Carlos, Randall, Rich, and many other federal prisoners struggle through harsher conditions because they didn’t fully understand the importance of a PSR. To get a more complete understanding of the PSR, it may make sense to read Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or the equivalent rule in a state system) to grasp the intended purpose of the presentence investigation.

When Carlos´ family was struggling to make ends meet, his mother decided that something had to be done to bring some extra money home. She started selling nopales at the local laundromat…la lavendería del barrio. Shortly after, the whole family was doing the same. This was the beginning of The Nopalero Brand. Since then, they have become one of the largest distributors of nopales. They have grown to purchase their land in Mexico, plant their own produce and export nopales daily for distribution in many of Los Angeles´ supermarket chains. Let's chat with Carlos and his business partner Daniel, to find out cómo lo hicieron?Executive Producer and Host: Fernando SchiantarelliCómo lo Hizo? is a co-production of iHeart Radio - Premiere Networks and Crece Grow MediaFor more content on how to grow your business, check out www.comolohizo.com

Coming of age inside America's immigration nightmare: As a 17-year-old, Carlos fled Honduras with hopes of seeking asylum in the United States. He did so on his own, as an unaccompanied minor, without a parent or guardian looking out for him—and that's how it's been for most of his life. When Carlos was four, his father was killed and, soon after, his mother left him by a dumpster, abandoning him to a life on the streets. Carlos grew up homeless in a city where a teenage boy is expected to work with gangs or be killed by them. So last fall, he joined the migrant caravan and made the trek north. But once he reached the US border he was forced to wait for months, and with his 18th birthday fast approaching, he grew anxious at the possibility of not being able to ask for asylum as a minor. Carlos is one of more than 56,000 unaccompanied children and teens US Customs and Border Protection encountered along the border with Mexico since October. We bring you his story of survival and how he turned to Facebook to make a family of his own.

Carlos Andrés Dueñas came to the States from Colombia. His journey is interesting and relatable to a lot of immigrants who have come here. To make a better life. To leave a place where they weren't feeling inspired, or fulfilled, and to try life in a new place. 0:00 - Beginning. //1:15 - 1st job in the US and arriving. //7:30 - School in Colombia. //9:00 - What makes a tango person. //15:30 - Tango network. //17:00 - When Carlos got hooked. //19:00 - First impression of dancing at a milonga. //24:30 - Phrasing. //27:00 - Tango from childhood in Colombia. //29:00 - Traveling for tango. //34:00 - What are tango styles? //45:00 - Orchestra's of choice. //53:45 - Impressions of New Orchestra's. //62:30 - The embrace66:00 - Barrilito practica 

Most people skip over Bolivia when talking about Latin America’s startup ecosystem. The landlocked 11-million person country has yet to develop a thriving homegrown tech scene, but it shows tremendous potential for growth. It often just takes one or two success stories to catalyze the whole industry. Carlos Jordan, founder of UltraCasas and UltraCreditos, might be just the entrepreneur Bolivia needs. After raising the biggest round in Bolivian history from international investors, Carlos became one of the most influential actors in Bolivia’s nascent tech ecosystem. He takes this responsibility seriously, reserving a fierce optimism for Bolivia’s development potential. I sat down with Carlos on this episode of Crossing Borders to discuss Bolivia’s nascent entrepreneurial ecosystem, Carlos’ role in building the industry, the inflection point for his business, UltraCasas, and what it was like to raise funding from abroad. We also talk about doing business in Bolivia and the future of its tech ecosystem. Carlos is the first Bolivian entrepreneur to join me on Crossing Borders, so check out this episode to learn more about one of Latin America’s youngest tech economies. Why can’t I find an apartment online in Bolivia? When Carlos first looked for an apartment in Bolivia in 2015, he had to use the newspaper classifieds. After ten unsuccessful visits, he realized there was a need for a better solution. Everyone else in the world was looking for apartments online at this point, so why couldn’t Bolivians? Born in Bolivia and educated as an engineer in the US, Carlos seemed like just the person for the job. However, it took him more than a year of puzzling before UltraCasas was born. “We thought we knew a lot, when in reality we didn’t know anything,” says Carlos. Find out how Carlos got international mentorship that helped UltraCasas reach its inflection point. From Bolivia to the world When Carlos tried to raise funding for UltraCasas in Bolivia, he was met with blank stares. A year later, he was in Switzerland with Seedstars, raising the biggest round in Bolivian history. Carlos has since grown UltraCasas from 50 views a month to over 23,000 weekly views and 60,000 monthly leads; he feels ready to tackle the regional market, even against huge competitors in Brazil and Chile. He hasn’t stuck to a single product, either. Carlos is developing a technology to help new apartment and homeowners get mortgages; stay tuned for the launch of UltraCreditos in November. Find out how Carlos tapped into his network in the US, Europe, and Latin America to create a regional growth strategy for one of Bolivia’s first successful startups. The best ten years in Bolivian history Bolivia is growing incredibly quickly, although it is still lags behind the rest of Latin America, especially in tech. Part of the challenge of doing business in Bolivia lies in its complex geography; businesses must provide solutions for people living everywhere from the humid Amazon rainforest to the freezing Andean high plateaus. However, Carlos is confident Bolivia will surge forward. Why? An extremely young, talented, and entrepreneurial population that is increasingly joining the middle class. Despite Bolivia’s rapid growth, Carlos still feels that the ecosystem is missing several pieces that are preventing its development. Check out the rest of this episode to find out what Carlos thinks Bolivia needs to move forward in tech. Bolivia is one of Latin America’s youngest tech ecosystems. While its young, talented population bodes well for Bolivia’s development, the local economy is still missing a lot of pieces that are holding it back from a tech revolution. UltraCasas and UltraCreditos are some of the first examples of homegrown tech that provide solutions for the Bolivian economy. Carlos recognizes the significance of his success for Bolivia’s growth; the country needs more success stories before it can surge. Show Notes: [1:30] - Nathan introduces Carlos Jordan [2:34] - Doing business in Bolivia [4:17] - The diversity of Bolivia’s landscapes [6:45] - How Bolivia’s young population affects tech adoption [7:55] - Did you always want to be an entrepreneur? [11:35] - How did you decide it was time to strike out on your own? [12:45] - What did family and friends think? [14:00] - Bolivia’s entrepreneurial ecosystem in 2015 [18:38] - What is Seedstars? [20:05] - What did you learn from mentors and Seedstars? [21:42] - What can people do to build the Bolivian ecosystem? [23:16] - Where did you raise funding? [27:13] - Launching UltraCreditos [30:32] - What is Bolivia’s mortgage market? [32:15] - The evolution of the Bolivian real estate market [35:55] - Carlos’ advice for his younger self [37:00] - What’s next for UltraCasas? Resources Mentioned: Seedstars World TechCrunch Wall Street Journal Emprendedores Bolivia UltraCasas Blog El Comercio - Peruvian Newspaper

Mamma Tutti is ready to take over Broken's own Harbor Palace Restaurant. When Carlos del Valle's brother, Manuel, arrives from Latin America, will Mamma's dreams be dashed? 

Carlos Kotkin knows how to spin a good yarn. He's won countless open-mic storytelling competitions for The Moth -- a series of events (and a popular podcast) in which contestants tell stories without notes in cafes and clubs. He got so good at it, in fact, that eventually he was hired to host the shows. When Carlos isn't telling stories, he's writing them. He's the author of Please God Let It Be Herpes, which chronicles his horrible but hilarious dating experiences. And he's also a busy screenwriter whose credits includes the animated movies Rio 2 and The Star. On this episode of Write About Now, he talks about how his accidental career as a studio executive, how he got into storytelling, and why he won't ever take no for an answer. 

Carlos Castillo runs a Facebook community called Schwilly Family Circus. It's a community for entrepreneurial musicians (aka musicpreneurs). It took us a while to connect for this interview, thanks to a power outage at my own home podcasting studio. As it turned out, Carlos had just become a brand new father, so he was understandably relieved by my request to reschedule. He tells me he was suffering from sleep deprivation. I understand newborns commonly inflict this type of suffering on the mums and dads. ;) Samson (his first child) turned 3 months old at the time of our conversation and interview. Carlos says he's an awesome baby, not a crier and very fun. He also says that the best thing about living the entrepreneurial lifestyle is that working from home gives him the flexibility to spend more time with Samson. He says he didn't realize how good his entrepreneurial work life would be for fatherhood. This made me realize that I should ask more guests about their kids. I don't have kids, but I know it's a common bond among many of guests, listeners and readers. A few years back Carlos set out on a quest to get fired from his day job–he references the movie Office Space as a good representation of how it went down. He says that he was a corporate monkey for about five years, was making good money, buying fancy toys–but feeling miserable. His enrollment in online courses for an MBA in entrepreneurial small business set in motion an eventual departure from the rat race. Carlos knew he wanted to start a business of his own. He didn't care to participate in workplace politics, and felt that his job was a dead end. "For those of us that are failures to leading a normal life, maybe that's because we're supposed to live a special life.” –Carlos Castillo paraphrasing one of his favorite quotes When Carlos hit the 5-year mark at his job, his 401k doubled in value thanks to a company match. This was an event that gave him the opportune chance to finally quit. Rather than walk off the job, Carlos says he just stopped “doing" (a la Office Space). He spent his work hours transcribing music and making plans for what he'd do when he left the company. When he was walked to HR, he did so with his head up and a smile. He was packed & ready to go–onward to freedom. He cashed in his 401k, bought an RV and some recording gear, and started what would become known as the Schwilly family road trip. His business idea was to start recording live shows, targeting lesser known artists. He recorded about 250 bands in 2013. Carlos knew that super fans loved live recordings, and he wanted to build a business around his recordings. He started by giving smaller bands a record of their shows, but he couldn't figure out how to make the idea profitable. Musicians he worked with couldn't afford to pay him, nor did they have money to pay for studio time that he wanted to offer. Next he tried burning CDs to sell at shows, but this didn't add up to much income either. Musicianship is the most quintessential entrepreneurial business. Before he could get his business going, the engine in his motor home broke down and Carlos went broke. He found work on a farm, saving up the money to buy a beat up old van and make his way back home to Utah. He gave thought to a new plan, and discovered the thriving world of online music marketing. It occurred to Carlos that musicians lacked business knowledge for building a career. He also felt that many musicians lack the realization that they could build an entrepreneurial business based on their music. Many musicians were stuck in the idea that they just needed to shine very brightly and that someone in the industry would help them make it. Musicianship is the most quintessential entrepreneurial business. This is a view Carlos learned he shares with quintessential marketeer Seth Godin. Carlos combined his MBA education with information that he gathered from blogs and podcasts like CD Baby's DIY Musician podcast to make up a new business idea. This podcast and the CD Baby blog was Carlos' number one learning resource in the beginning. He even wrote a guest post for the CD Baby blog, which got him 500 subscribers and a helpful boost to his business. In the beginning he applied newly learned strategies as a consultant to musicians who were willing to pay. Most musicians didn't have the wherewithal to apply the strategies that were widely available. Some musicians were willing to hire him for help; but he realized that there was a limit to how many people he could serve in this capacity. The proverbial light bulb lit up in Carlos' head. It dawned on him that teaching was the way to go. Carlos started his current business during a  period when he was homeless and working from libraries. He shares this story to help musicians realize that they can start working on their own musicpreneur business from just about any point in life. There's so much information online that it can be overwhelming and often misleading, says Carlos. He also feels that many educators are merely regurgitating, rather than applying and teaching what they've personally applied. The first bit of important knowledge Carlos came across in the early stages of his research, is that you have to build an email list and you have to build authority. He also learned about meeting and connecting with people via Twitter. He put together an email list, and started sharing all the articles he was finding on music entrepreneurship to his Twitter followers and email subscribers. The result is that people started looking at him as someone who was knowledgeable–an authority. At this point he was knowledgeable as an entrepreneur, but not as a musician entrepreneur. Even so, musicians started asking him questions. He in turn started using Twitter direct messaging to find out what musician's were challenged by. [Carlos likely used a Single Most Important Question approach here.] He says that he got the important questions before he knew the answers. He knew where to find answers, but needed to know the questions. He learned simply by asking. Carlos got hired to execute online strategies for others, which lent itself to building authority. It's all based on principles of business, he says. He used these same tactics to build his own business, then he simply translated the same principles to help musicians to get super fans. Carlos sees himself as an entrepreneur who serves musicians. His market is musicians, and the market of the musicians he serves is super fans. His authority is also in part attributed to the fact that he himself is a super fan–a professional super fan, who spent thousands on the work of other musicians. Carlos started out doing pro bono work. Once he got the results that his clients were looking for, he started charging for his time–and his courses. He has increased prices as he's increased the value within his courses. He initially operated solely on the need to build an email list and serve his community. Once he established his own community, his own super fans, Carlos says that all he had to do was teach his students what he learned about connecting with people. Some musicians will say things like, “This won't work for me and my fans.” Yet Carlos used these very tactics to connect with them. He asks students to simply trust the system he's developed and the principles he teaches. However, he emphasizes that his methodologies are more about principles than systems or technology. Carlos reminds us that technology changes, but sound principles are universal. This is his differentiator. Many educators show musicians how to do tactical things based on technology. Carlos teaches on the basis that principles are cross platform. As technology changes, principles still apply. It's the same in any field, he adds. He focuses most on Twitter and Facebook, which have their own unique sets of tech skill requirements. The principles that make things work in Carlos' world can be applied to any social platform. He strives to give his students principles they can use 10 years from now, and believes that people get a lot of value out of transferable skills and principles. “How things are done, isn't necessarily how things should be done.” The Musicpreneur Apprentice Program The Musicpreneur Apprentice Program (MAP) is the flagship offering of Carlos' Schwilly Family Musicians community. The program provides tools for developing a web presence, a custom Twitter app, Wordpress website tools, a crowd funding template, and more. Carlos has designed MAP to be fully inclusive, rather than something that has lots of upsells. A key principle he teaches: cut out as many middle-men as possible. MAP also includes a WooCommerce booster (add-on) plugin, which normally costs ~$150. This plugin allows musicians to offer an option for buyers to pay more than the recommended price, something that BandCamp has proven to work well. He emphasizes that some buyers will in fact pay more than recommended price to support the artists they love. His Twitter app was developed in-house and in cooperation with Twitter, and is exclusively for Schwilly Family Musicians. Carlos also includes weekly online coaching for MAP students, plus credits for 1-on-1 coaching. He's unhappy with much of what is being offered to musicians, and sees lack of entrepreneurial knowledge as the reason behind poor offerings. Carlos develops some of his own student tools in-house, because he hasn't found the right tools elsewhere. Labels & the In-DUH-stry Carlos has branded himself as the anti-industry guy and sees major labels as no different than the corporate world he chose to leave. He doesn't care for the way musicians are treated by major labels, which he likens to the treatment of cattle. It angers him that traditional industry has victimized musicians, although he finds many smaller labels doing good things. The DUH in "in-DUH-stry” refers to major labels and gatekeepers.  His main thing is empowering musicians with the knowledge and skills needed to take ownership of their careers–to help musicians realize they can do it on their own. The Ideal Schwilly Family Musician Student According to Carlos, the ideal student for MAP is secure in their music and adds that their music is mostly developed. He looks for people who want to take ownership of their own small business, are willing to do the work, and are creative enough to put their own spin on MAP principles. He also adds that his ideal students want to make an impact on the community they serve. Carlos believes that some people just need a leader to shove them in the right direction. In Carlos' world, it's all about amplifying your own weirdness… And that's how you connect with your community.

Meet Carlos Whittaker. He's an author, speaker, moment making extraordinaire. You can learn more about him and his story at CarlosWhittaker.com He's been hustling for years and he's here today to share his story. When Carlos first started out he was a signed musician but felt the need to transition from his full-time music gig to the speaking and writing market. So stepping out in faith and purely a side project, which he documented on his blog. In this episode, you’ll hear how Carlos continues to give his audience fresh, valuable content and resources year after year. You’ll hear his honest account of the transition from one job to another, his newest book Kill the Spider, and why balancing your hustle and spiritual life is so vital to your life. I’m such a fan of Carlos' story—how he saw an opportunity to start an online business, seized it, and turned it into a thriving source of income. No matter your passion, it’s an inspiring example for anyone curious about doing business. Listen and enjoy! Thanks for Listening! To share your thoughts: Leave a note in the comment section below. Share this show on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. To help out the show: Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes Special thanks to Carlos Whittaker for joining me this week. Until next time!