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For the 50th episode of Ellas, I talk with Tanya Ortega, Fashion Stylist Contributor for Vogue International based in New York with clients such as Vogue México, Vogue Brasil, Vogue Spain and E! News. We go in depth about the importance of timing when chasing after those "unattainable" dreams, why you should cultivate meaningful relationships, and open the doors to young talent to help them achieve their dreams. (Read more here) Connect with Tanya: Instagram: @tanya.ortegaa   Let's continue the conversation  Follow Ellas on Instagram: @ellasthepodcast Visit our website Connect with Ellas on LinkedIn Subscribe to our YouTube Follow Bren on Instagram: @bren_jai

Para el episodio 49, platico con mi querida amiga, Fernanda Carrillo, mejor conocida como Carri. Ella es una artista visual, curadora de arte de Casa Pixan, diseñadora de joyería de Carra y escritora mexicana para Many Realities. Platicamos sobre su pasión de seguir su curiosidad para crear arte, el proceso de romper la barrera del fracaso y crecer sus proyectos.   Leer más aquí   Conecta con Carri Instagram: @carri_fernanda Sigue a Casa Pixan: @casa_pixan Sigue a CARRA: @carra_____ Sigue a Many Realities: @many.realities   Continuemos la Conversación Sigue Ellas en Instagram: @ellasthepodcast Conecta con Ellas en LinkedIn Suscríbete en YouTube Sigue a Bren en Instagram: @bren_jai

For episode 48, I talk with Stephanie Castillo, Ph.D candidate in Science Communications at Vanderbilt University and founder of Phuture Doctors. We talk about her journey of not receiving support for her Ph.D candidacy in Chemistry,  create and grow Phuture Doctors, and stepping back from producing content in order to build a strong business foundation.    Read more here.   Connect with Stephanie Castillo Instagram: @phuturedoctors Subscribe to Phuture Doctors: Phuture Doctors Visit Phuture Doctors: website Let's continue the conversation: Follow Ellas on Instagram Connect with Ellas on LinkedIn Follow Bren on Instagram  

For episode 47, I talk with Andrea Márquez, Communications Manager at Hipanic Communications Network and host and producer of LatinEQUIS. We talk about her long journey to discover her definition of happiness after ignoring society’s idea of success, important advice about finding your mission and reminding you that it’s perfectly acceptable to live a purposeful life that is fueled by your own dreams and fuzzy feelings.    Read more here   Connect with Andrea Márquez Instagram: @andreamhere Follow LatinEQUIS: @latinequis Listen to LatinEQUIS Let’s continue the conversation Follow Ellas on Instagram Connect with Ellas on LinkedIn Follow Bren on Instagram

For episode 46, I talk with Itzel Islas, a visionary graphic designer, illustrator, and founder of YayItzel. We talk about her decade journey of graphic design and how she took the leap and left her full-time job to grow YayItzel during the pandemic.  Connect with Itzel Islas Instagram: @YayItzel Patreon: YayItzel Shop: Yayitzel Shop Let’s continue the conversation Follow Ellas on Instagram Connect with Ellas on LinkedIn Follow Bren on Instagram

For episode 45 I have the honor of talking with Stephanie Aceves, who is a proud Latina, who has made it her personal mission to help minorities to be unapologetically themselves in tech. Stephanie is the Director Technical Account Management at Tanium where she is a cybersecurity subject matter expert and is presently focused on building out Tanium’s presence in Latina America. 

Para el episodio 44 de Ellas, nuestra invitada Ana Lucía Mosquera Rosado nos habla sobre su camino como comunicadora, académica, docente y actvista afroperuana. 

For today's bonus episode I'm sharing the panel I was so fortunate of being part of: Mujeres, Cultura y Pasión panel organized by Chicana Inc. and hosted by Estrella Serrato. It was my first panel and it was an honor to be part of this life-changing panel.  If you're interested in watching this, here is the link Follow Ellas: @ellasthepodcast Follow Brenda: @bren_jai

For episode 43, CEO of Bilingual Birdies, Sarah Farzam joins Brenda Hernández Jaimes to talk about her entrepreneurial journey, embracing her diverse identity and working with children to help them transform their lives to become open-minded humans.           

*TRIGGER WARNING* The following conversation covers topics of sexual abuse. If you're in the mental space to listen, we encourage you to discover our guest for episode 42, Kristine Rodríguez. Kristine advocates and empowers womxn and girls globally through her business GRL Collective.  If you are or know someone who is a victim of sexual abuse, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 Get 10% off your GRL Collective item with promo code: ellas10 Follow Ellas: @ellasthepodcast Follow Bren: @bren_jai Email us: ellasthepodcast@gmail.com Follow Kristine: @heykristine16 Follow GRL Collective: @grlcollective

For episode 41, Lorena Soriano is a Latina on a mission to change the stats in STEM to ensure science and tech products represent the population that uses them. Lorena is the founder and CEO of every POINT ONE, an auditing agency that works with STEM organizations to evaluate and create processes that focus on diverse recruitment & retention, reduction of bias in product development, and communicating in an inclusive manner to your audience.  Follow Ellas: @ellasthepodcast Follow Bren: @bren_jai Email us: ellasthepodcast@gmail.com Follow Lorena: @girlchangetheworld Follow every Point One: @everyPOINTONE

*TRIGGER WARNING*  The following conversation covers topics of sexual abuse. If you're in the mental space to listen, we encourage you to discover how our guest for episode 40, Rosalía Rivera empowers families and children through consent education. As an empowered mujer, Rosalía is on a mission to end child sexual abuse and to help survivors become free and feel liberated to heal. Her passion for always fighting for the underdog and the most vulnerable motivated her to launch CONSENTparenting™. If you are or know someone who is a victim of sexual abuse to call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673. Follow Ellas: @ellasthepodcast Follow Bren: @bren_jai Email us: ellasthepodcast@gmail.com Follow CONSENTparenting™: @consetparenting  

Our guest for episode 39 of Ellas, Yai Vargas shares about being a fearless Latina, how she built an empowering network, and elevates Latina professionals through The Latinista.  Follow Ellas: @ellasthepodcast Follow Brenda: @bren_jai Follow Yai: @yaivargascom Follow The Latinista: @The_Latinista

Nuestra invitada para el episodio 38 de Ellas, Paola Palazón Seguel nos comparte como la pandemia del COVID-19 ha evolucionado como crear proyectos y una vida con alma. Paola es la experta en fundar, crecer e impactar la cultura, comunidad y la industria de la moda con sus proyectos.    

The time is now to fearlessly own the power of our voices! I chat with the inspiring BIANCA. In episode 37, independent artist BIANCA shares how she discovered her passion to become her own artist, not being afraid of her gift, and becoming her own artist instead of just writing songs! BIANCA is a talented independent artist that truly isn’t afraid to connect with her audience, find her own sound, and bring her authenticity to different platforms such as SoundCloud and YouTube where she has been receiving over 56k stream plays which led her to release her recent single in 2019 titled “Cold Heart” on Spotify which has received almost 100k streams and keeps growing! As a rising star who is working towards her musical dreams, she also shares pivotal advice to aspiring Latinas who want to break into the industry!    Follow Ellas: @ellasthepodcast Follow Brenda Hernández Jaimes: Follow BIANCA: @biancavarela_

Hola! Ellas has a new logo and podcast cover art! To celebrate this BIG step forward in our journey, we're sharing our first bonus episode to talk about why we took this big decision and what the future of Ellas looks like! Thank you for all your support and for helping us pave our path in this amazing journey to inspire, motivate, and empower YOU! Follow us on IG: @ellasthepodcast  

For episode 36, the founder and CEO of Avancy Bridal, Vanessa Trufin joins me on Ellas! Vanessa is a California born, first-generation Guatemalan American. This self-made entrepreneur shares the struggles and triumphs she’s faced by creating a life outside of the norm and visualizing what a successful life looked like to her. Listen to the episode to discover how Vanessa turned her passion to profit!

Las artistas Mónica Chelo y Sofía Arredondo comparten sobre su proyecto Chelo x Arredondo y su primera serie: Beehavior. Esta obra es la primera culminación de este objetivo estético de ambas artistas, obras que cuestionan, en primera instancia, el significado del cuerpo normado. También hablan del poder de su amistad que ha crecido este proyecto y las vidas de cada una. 

Zuhaly Ramón is a Dominican and Puertorican-American caribeña based out of Boston. She is a full-time higher ed administrator, an advertising graduate student at Boston University, and a social entrepreneur. Zuhaly is the sole voice behind Dinero Chronicles, a digital platform that aims to empower Latinos to take control of their dinero by sharing tools, resources, and events on savings and debt. 

Floria Gónzales is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist that works and lives in Mexico City. She joins me for episode 33 to talk about how she searches for a harmonious life and work, especially now during the pandemic. Floria's art photography and commercial work have been exhibited in Mexico, New York, Los Angeles, Singapur, London, and many other countries. She has directed music videos for Leonel García, Natalia Lafurcade, and worked alongside Carla Morrison and Paty Cantú.