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Welcome back to the Head Honcha Podcast, I’m your host Kiersten Atlee. This podcast is for the dreamers, the doers, the trailblazers working towards their dreams. Well what happens when you get everything you ask for all at once? What happens when the love and passion for what you do turns into resentment? This is the very raw and real side to the hustle that many of us face. Imposter syndrome, burnout, social media growth and breaks. In this episode we discuss all this and more with my friend Anthony Marin, a rising social media influencer and content creator. Resources for those struggling with addiction: https://al-anon.org/al-anon-meetings/find-an-al-anon-meeting/ https://www.nar-anon.org/ & AA counseling/meetings to find local places offering help.   Connect with us! IG: @hammarinn @theheadhoncha

Welcome back to The Head Honcha Podcast. Today's guest is our wedding guru,Dee Sanchez. She's the Owner and Lead Coordinator of Pretty + Posh Weddings a Boutique Wedding Coordination firm established in 2016 based in California. Dee is the Central Valley's preeminent Day Of Coordinator and expert in weddings telling it raw, real and unfiltered helping couples make educated decisions while planning their big day. Dee also spends time coaching local industry leaders on how to market and grow their business through the magic of social media. This episode is FOR THE BRIDES! If you're trying to plan a post pandemic wedding, the rules of the game have changed and there's no handbook. In this conversation we dive into updated wedding planning timelines, top budget priorities, wedding trends, and what to consider if you want a pinterest perfect wedding. Connect with us! IG: @pretty_and_posh_weddings Tik Tok: @the_wedding_coordinators  @theheadhoncha

In this episode we discuss pedestal goals. This could be a reason why you're not hitting certain goals, feeling stuck, and self sabotaging your own success.  What's your biggest goal that you've yet to achieve? What feelings come up when you think of that goal? 1. Shift your perspective. Make the goal eye level.  2. Focus on the "now" and daily activities that are achievable for you today. 3. Establish trust with yourself. Do what you say you're gonna do with smaller goals and celebrate the small wins. If you don't change your approach to the goal and take it off a pedestal, it will forever feel out of reach.    IG: @theheadhoncha

Welcome Back to another episode of The Head Honcha Podcast! Kicking off season 3 with a short solo episode to get you reflecting on what role you're playing in your life. In this episode we discuss what steps to take in order to gain clarity, control, and become the main character in your life! Reflection: Do you feel in control of your life? Do you have a clear purpose & mission? Do you feel like life is happening for you or to you? Do you feel you deserve to be the main character in your life? Remember your core values. What is important to you. What makes you happy? Close your eyes. Go for a walk. Really take the time to think about this. It’s okay if your answers have changes. Evolving is an important part of main character energy.  In order to be the main character in your life, you need to live with purpose and set boundaries. If at any point you aren't happy with the way it's going, call a plot twist! Host: Kiersten Atlee IG: @theheadhoncha

Season 3 of the Head Honcha Podcast is here! To kick off the new season, we are introducing Table talks. A weekly segment where  my guest host, Hills Cortez @themotivationbabe, and I discuss hot topics/trends, share wtf moments, and answer your burning questions. In this episode we discuss: - WTF moment of the week - New Years Resolution: Do or Ditch? - Is social media becoming a reliable form of income? - How to create personal and professional boundaries when WFH. - Answer audience questions! Connect with us and submit your questions, topic requests, and wtf moments of the week! IG https://www.instagram.com/theheadhoncha and https://www.instagram.com/themotivationbabe_/ email: hello@theheadhoncha.com    

Are you struggling to show up on your social media? Don’t know what to post, what to say? Afraid no one is going to listen to what you have to offer? We’ve all been there. And if you’re in the business of using your social media as a platform, wether its for selling, promoting, or building a brand— you know this piece is integral to your growth and performance.   That’s why today’s episode features Lisa La’ Croix, an actress turned speaking coach and podcast host of Super Power U. Welcome Back to The Head Honcha Podcast, I’m your host Kiersten Atlee and today I interview my personal speaking coach— Lisa. She turned her Hollywood acting skills into a service that helped entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley tell their stories and pitch their brands to venture capitalists. Today, she’s helped everyone from start up entrepreneurs, CEO’s,  thought leaders and even pageant contestant effectively communicate their messages through storytelling. In this Episode, Lisa and I will provide tangibles and takeaways so you can improve your storytelling through speaking on social media.   Activity: Using Post It Notes, brainstorm what makes you, you! What are you passionate about? What are your goals? What products/ services do you provide? What do you love about them? Once you have a lot, start grouping them into categories. You may find subcategories pertaining to your initial topic! Tag us in this activity on IG @theheadhoncha and @lisabl!   Lisa Betts LaCroix IG: @lisabl Super Power U Podcast page at: lisabl.com Speaker page at lisabl.com/speaking.   Speaking coaching page at: http://lisabl.com/rock-your-talk/

Are you at a point in your life where you feel like you’re aimlessly shooting. Maybe you have a goal in place but it feels like you’ll never get there. OR Maybe from the exterior everything is right you got the job, you got the apartment, and that fancy handbag that reminds you of your accomplishments, but on the inside you’re just SPIRITUALLY BANKRUPT.  Today we are diving deep into topics around spirituality and mindset especially in entrepreneurship. If you’re listening and thinking —oh man not more of that woo-woo girly stuff, LISTEN LINDA. I was once like you. Maybe the manifestation babe, spiritual goddess stuff hasn’t been working for ya? Well here’s my treat to you today. For the first time in Head Honcha History I have my first GUY GUEST SPEAKER!!!Today’s guest is Javi Robles. He is a first generation immigrant from the Dominican Republic, and owner of a consulting business that helps facilitate influencer and celebrity partnerships. Javi is a serial entrepreneur as well as a mindfulness and wellness guru. This hasn’t always been the case, he had to navigate what he calls spiritual bankruptcy during his early years of business success. In this episode, find out how small everyday shifts of your mind can fill the voids that you may be experiencing in your life and business.    Javier Robles IG: @thejavirobles

Welcome to the Head Honcha Podcast- a space for women trail blazing unique and unconventional career paths. Today’s guest is Bianca Lynn Abreu and as we speak this 25 year is celebrating her birthday traveling Europe, on the beach of Ibizia spain, with her two business besties all while getting paid. How did every 20 something year olds dream become her reality? It all started 9 Months ago when she said YES to picking up a side hustle. Bianca was starting her last year her interior designs masters program when she decided to partner with a luxury hair company. What she thought would be a nice extra $500 a month turned into a fully paid Cadillac, all expense paid trip to Las Vegas, 3 shares in a billion dollar company and 10k months all by the time she graduated in May. In this episode Bianca talks about how she stayed motivated, pushed those who doubted her, and ultimately built her 6 figure shampoo empire.    Bianca Lynn Abreu IG: @biancalynnabreu

Have you ever caught yourself scrolling down your timeline and coming across posts that make you think, wow- this girl has it all figured out. Perfect relationship, thriving business and career- and immediately you reflect on yourself and how far you still have to go! I know I’ve been guilty of this -in fact that’s why I started this podcast. To have open conversations about the struggles, and handwork that go behind the scenes, not just the “high light reel”. Our 20 somethings is full of transitions and supposed to be far from perfect! To help us navigate these conversations todays guest is Leah Morris, a former model and current life and relationship transition coach. In this episode we address how we can better serve our mental health through vulnerable and authentic interactions in from our personal feed to our personal lives.   Leah Morris IG: @leahemorris |Website: www.liferemade.com

Today’s episode features Kimberly Marquez also known as Kimmie, radio host personality & morning show producer on Q97 in Fresno, California. Kimmie and I both grew up in the Central Valley but we both met competing at Miss California USA. She has been in the entertainment industry since 18 years old and had to learn how to stay true to her vision and pursue an extremely competitive and non traditional career path. With a background in pageantry, acting, and public speaking Kimmie opens up about the importance of collaboration vs competition, giving gratitude, and casting away self doubt on your journey to success.

Sophie Stich know’s a thing or two a bit risk. She was in her mid twenties when she worked her way up the corporate world. Even with the multiple promotions, pay raises and success all by her mid twenties— she couldn’t help but feel stifled by bureaucracy. She left her roles as a marketing guru for Sweetgreen and SoulCycle, and mixed together her expertise in hospitality and love of champagne to create Toastworthy— a vintage airstream that is a full service champagne pop-up. Toastworthy began as a side hustle for Sophie and came along with major challenges and set backs including being $30,000 in debt to bring her vision to life. In this episode we discuss how entrepreneurship is a game of risk and how important it is to seek guidance, find your tribe, and take chances on yourself.

You see, we are asked as kids what we want to be when we grow up. Yet there’s no actual way to predict what the job market will look like years from that point. A perfect example of this is today’s guest, Marisela. Marisela is the founder of Iberus- a company that secures cross border investments between tech start ups in latin American countries and the Silicon Valley. She had no idea this would end up being her career path, rather it unveiled itself through time. In this episode, Marisela shares  her journey from college to first jobs, and even rejection based on her “lack of experience” in venture capitol that eventually leads her to launch a million dollar company.    

First SOLO Episode Launching Season 2 of The Head Honcha Podcast!! Since launching The Head Honcha, I've been on a long journey of entrepreneurship myself. In this episode I come back to share with you some decisions I've made and lessons I've learned since quitting my full time job at 22 years old and diving into side hustles! 

This episode is everything On "Adulting". Growing up is confusing and sometimes it feels like a long dark road, but thankfully in this episode we get to hear from Katina Mountanos, who created a space for millennial women to figure out life together. Before Katina decided to help thousands of women navigate adulthood, she herself was a NYU business grad working in finance. This unfulfilling chapter of her life is what caused her question her purpose and passion in her early twenties. In this episode we dig deep into those early years of discovery and later we discuss important ways for millennial women like yourself to unlock your passion and live a life you love.

In today’s episode Aprill Phillips, talks about her journey to becoming a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse while dealing with a divorce all by age twenty two. This is her first time sharing her journey, and the power and strength that comes through is beyond inspiring. Many people know the path to becoming a nurse is no easy task. April wants her story to serve as an inspiration to young aspiring nurses that they too can overcome challenges and adversity on their journey.

Once upon a time, Jenny Paul was a stressed out corporate lawyer. She let her need for security and accomplishment choose her career, until she realized it wasn't at all what she wanted. Since deciding to leave law and instead live in alignment, Jenny scaled a six-figure recruitment company and today helps other female entreprenuers build a business and life they love. In this episode, we discuss redefining narratives, aligning your passions with your career, and leading an authentic life that allows you to live long and hustle!

Facing adversity and dealing with discrimination at a young age, Xochitl Morales channeled her culture and heritage into music and poetry. Xóchitl is an accomplished poet and mariachi musician that has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center in D.C. Her passion for social justice and equality through poetry has been even featured on Buzzfeed and today she is navigating her first year at Harvard University. In this episode Xochitl discusses embracing her culture and identity as a small town Harvard bound Latina-Americana.

In this Episode, 23 year old Kate Bell discusses what it’s like being a female in a male dominated industry. Like most Washington DC undergrads, Kate Bell was on a track to apply to Law School upon graduation until she decided to ditch that dream once offered an opportunity to work the NFL Players Association! Completely changing her career direction and breaking barriers in her field has presented unique challenges. In our conversation Kate discusses using her position as a platform to advocate for more women and find her voice in a male dominated industry, championing body positivity, and the power of being vulnerable and sharing your journey with others.

Kim Guerra is the Founder and CEO of the Brown Bad Ass Bonita where she uses art as a way of healing and celebrating her cultura. Her t-shirt designs went viral and just within a year, The Brown Bad Ass Bonita Community has reached a following 13k people. What most people don’t know is the story behind the brand. Born and raised in a predominately Latino community in the San Fernando Valley, Kim was all too familiar with abuse, poverty, fear of deportation, trauma and systemic oppression. These factors influenced her choice to study human development on a full ride to Cornell University. Since graduating the Ivy League, Kim moved to Seattle where she experienced serve culture shock and racisim. Today Kim wants to be an instrument of healing and empowerment for my Latinx communities in a way that respect, honors, and celebrates the Latinx culture rather than pathologizing it. In this instagram live episode Kim and I discuss her journey from dealing with culture shock, creating community, and building an empire of Brown Bad Ass Bonitas.

This episode features 23 year old college student and body builder, Isabel Welden. To anyone who stumbles across her instagram, you’ll find a fitness based profile showcasing her incredible figure and intense workouts. But there’s more to the story. In this episode, Isabel talks about her decision to drop out college and move to the city of angels where to her surprise, is everything BUT picture perfect lives. Isabel shares how her journey to find happiness and passion within the fitness industry came to a rude awakening and how these realizations paved the way for bigger goals including going back to school but this time with a different approach.