Cafe Con Pam Podcast

Hola listeners! We're back another week with a new guest! This time we talked to Alma Tilghman.Alma can best be described by her Twitter profile: Matchmaker for corporate brands, non-profits and media outlets; advocate for #diversity #arts #film #TV. With life and career experience on both coasts; the bilingual and bicultural #superconnector is well-versed in the languages of Corporate America and the Arts.Leading up to her role as Principal for Paper Planes Collective, Alma honed her unique set of skills through 15 years’ experience in sales, advertising and event marketing, beginning with her B.A. in International-Intercultural Studies from Fordham University. She laid the foundation for her career during the iconic 90s hip-hop era in New York City, working with leading entertainment publications, The Source and Vibe Magazine. Learning first-hand from visionaries like Jay-Z, Damon Dash and Steve Rifkind how to take small independent brands and turn them into household names, Alma helped jumpstart the ground

Hello listeners! This week we're back with an espresso episode because the first week of 2018 went by too quick and I didn't want to start the second week without checking in.How are you doing with your intention setting for 2018? I have been focusing on what is going to happen this year and as I got a bit inpatient, the Universe put this quote in front of me and I felt compelled to share it with you this week.It is a Christian quote and even if you're not religious (I am not at all, but I believe that lessons can come in many forms)I think you can still look at the message behind the stories and trust the process.Week 2 of 2018 we'll be back with an awesome episode and more announcements for you.Stay shining!Instagram: @cafeconpampodcastTwitter: @cobiuxMusic: http://www.purple-planet.com Thanks to our monthly supporters David Haberstock Martha Alonzo-Johnsen Aida Jarrett Maribel Lara

Hello listeners!Last episode of 2017 and I wanted to bring you an episode to help you end the end right: a goal setting episode! As a recovering procrastinator, I have researched many ways of goal setting and I have found a formula that works for me.First, we start with a 2017 review. We must acknowledge the year and be prepared to let it go.If you were to name 2017. What would that name be?2017 Review:What did you accomplish?What can you celebrate?What lessons did you learn? If you can categorize them, that’s greatWhat meaningful connections did you make that helped you reach your goals?What habits did you create or cultivate that help you spark your mind and body?What are you excited to carry over from 2017 to 2018?Then we set our intentions for each of the categories of our life wheel: Relationships Family Personal Passions Spiritual Health Business / Career Now we're ready to set our 2018 goals. We're going to use the S.M.A.R.T. method:S - SPECIFIC OR SIGNIFICANTAs many details as possible. What is it tha

Hello listeners, here we are at the last episode of 2017! This year flew by and I'm glad soon we will be able to say adios to this year.This week, we have a conversation with Martha Rañon.Martha, is the Director of Education & Programs for Southern Caregiver Resource Center. Martha first became a caregiver to her great aunt who was 93 and had Dementia. With little knowledge on how to be a Caregiver, Martha reached out to Southern Caregiver Resource Center and became a client they taught her the importance of self-care and knowing what the resources are. Martha now teaches classes and puts together workshops and conferences throughout San Diego County with the hopes of empowering caregivers everywhere to let them know that they don’t have to do this alone. That there is a network of care that is out there for you and you can access it and learn from others who are in the same situation.This episode is relevant to this Holiday season because a lot of us are caregivers without realizing it. Like Martha said,

Hi listeners!This week you sit down with me, listen to me make a cup of coffee (literally) and I tell you a story about the beginning of Cafe con Pam. I tell you about the time nobody wanted to hear from me and the irony that now I'm part of a team that is developing a platform to help other's voices be heard.This one is raw and personal. I almost didn't post it.Let me know what you think, share this episode with someone you love. Remember the butter and stay shining!@cafeconpampodcastMusic: http://purple-planet.com Thanks to our monthly supporters David Haberstock Martha Alonzo-Johnsen Aida Jarrett Maribel Lara

Hello listeners,We're back another week and this time we had a conversation with Susanna Peredo Swap.Susanna has over twenty years of experience as an arts administrator, actor, jazz vocalist, arts advocate, and public relations specialist. While working for the San Diego International Airport Art Program she curated over eighty exhibitions with some of San Diego’s best museums, artists and galleries; as well as a fantastic roster of talent for its performing arts series. She currently serves on the board of the San Diego Art Institute and has previously served as VP of the Alliance Française de San Diego, VP of the San Diego REPertory Theatre, President of the National City Public Art Committee and Vice Chair on the Port of San Diego’s Public Art Committee. Susanna is a magna cum laude graduate of San Diego State University where she majored in Humanities, and minored in French. She holds a Professional Certificate in The Cycle: Management of Successful Arts and Cultural Organizations from the Devos Institut

Hello listeners, here we are with another episode and this time we had a conversation with Fernando Lopez!Fernando, is a restaurateur and entrepreneur. Alongside his three siblings, he owns LA’s iconic Guelaguetza restaurant and in 2014 branded and launched the delicious michelada mix, I Love Micheladas. The mix is available online and in over 150 retailers throughout the US and has been covered nationally by Vice, Los Angeles Magazine, GQ, Urban Daddy, and the LA Times.Fernando was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, and migrated to the US with his family in 1994. His family opened Guelaguetza restaurant and by the age of 12, Fernando was doing produce purchasing every week, and eventually worked most of the positions within the restaurant. Fernando graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a focus in Business Management, Economics, and Marketing in 2009.In 2014 Fernando was chosen as one of Zagat's 30 under 30 in Los Angeles. Fernando also sits on the Regional Leadership Board for KPCC, the NPR station with the most growth in

Hello listeners! We're back this week with another episode of Cafe con Pam and this time we had a conversation with Sylvia Banderas Coffinet.Sylvia is the Publisher and VP of Integrated Sales and Marketing at HOLA! USA, the latest magazine launch from HELLO & ¡HOLA! Media Inc., which publishes more than 31 international editions of HELLO and ¡HOLA! each week and reaches an audience of more than 25 million in print, 20 million online, and 14 million via its broadcast channel, ¡HOLA! TV.Sylvia leads the sales and marketing teams that develop and execute strategic advertiser partnerships for all of HOLA! USA’s properties. In her first year, Sylvia landed more than 50 major advertising partnerships, including Ford, L’Oreal USA, and Carolina Herrera. Under her leadership, the magazine surpassed its circulation goals by more than 20 percent in the first year.Prior to joining the U.S.-based HOLA! launch team, Sylvia served as National Advertising Director at Time Inc.’s People en Español. In 2013 and 2014, she w

Hello listeners! We made it! Cafe con Pam turned 1 last week and this is the episode I released live.This episode is raw and real, I get emotional about the transitions and growth I've had in the last 12 months and I also release the #cafeconpamchallengeAlso, we are happy to announce that La Carmencita Restaurant in LA has sponsored Podcasterio and because of that, we are going to have an after party! Tickets are $25 only! The party ticket gets you access to the party, two drinks and an awesome time to hang out with your favorite podcasters! Get yours today at http://bit.ly/17PodFestThank you to all my guests for trusting me, for Priscila -The Humbled Therapist- for being our monthly guest and talking about mental health, and thank you so much to you, my listeners for gifting me with your ear time every week. I appreciate you so much.Remember, stay shining! Thanks to our monthly supporters David Haberstock Martha Alonzo-Johnsen Aida Jarrett Maribel Lara

Hello listeners, we are back another week and this time we had a conversation with Ashley Nell Tipton.You may have heard of Ashley when she made history after becoming the first designer to win Project Runway with a final collection designed for plus-size women.Ashley was born and raised in San Diego, California. The youngest of four children she had an early passion for fashion. Ashley learned to sew on her grandmother’s sewing machine when she was just seven years old.One of her goals is to help full figured women feel good in what they wear and she hopes to be “THE” Full Fashion Designer. She understands what plus women want and would like to give curvy girls a chance to show their style with chic edginess.Ashley says: “I pictured my muse roaming the streets of Paris unabashed and feeling confident in their stride while wearing designs that are not seen in full figure fashions today. The finished line is filled with bold colors and finesse… just like me!”This one is a lengthy one, Ashley truly dives deep i

Hello listeners, during this episode we have a conversation with Fernando Laposse.Fernando is a London based Mexican designer with a BA in product design from Central Saint Martins. He was born in Paris, France and his work is deeply rooted in material experimentation and craft with a great emphasis on self-production and the DIY culture. Fernando strives to transform materials which are cheap, readily available, and often waste or perishable matter, enabling him to make crossovers between product design and gastronomy. His projects aim to raise questions regarding whole system thinking, ephemerality, patterns of consumption and the politics of food production through the creation of design objects, performances, and videos.Totomoxtle is a project inspired by the relationship of Mexico with its maize by creating a surfacing material from naturally coloured, native corn husks. The process is simple, the husks are flattened and glued onto veneer or MDF which can be sawed and laser-cut to create tiles or marquet

Hello listeners! This week we have a conversation with Blanca Diaz.Blanca is the creatrix of Mama Maiz, and serves the community as a sacred element protector, activist, hierberx, and traditional birthworker located in Long Beach, CA.Blanca was called to this work after healing her body of trauma and abuse. On her personal path of healing, she felt the call to hold circles and classes that encourage all people to return to the sacred ways, to decolonize our medicine. Blanca holds space and share space with the QTPOC community, they come together to ground down into the depths of the earth and honor the stars.Blanca also holds a deep love for teaching the little ones. Tney go out on nature walks and learn from the plants, give offerings and connect to the spirits or fairies in nature.Blanca is inspired by the stars, mycelium, the winged and the unseen.Amazing episode with an incredible remedio that I can't wait to practice. Let me know what you think and please share this with someone you love.Find Blanca in a

Hello listeners! Episode 48 is out and this time we talked to nada mas y nada menos que con Danny Hastings.Danny is a Photographer, Movie Maker, Content Creator, Music Video Director, Producer, Actor, Visual Artist, Husband, Father, Family Man, Business Man.Through his lens, Danny documented one of the most iconic eras in hip-hop music: the 1990’s. The 90’s was an era of transformation that created an incredible variety of styles and sounds and images, giving birth to some of the greatest rap albums of all time.Although we didn't talk much about his photographs, I encourage you to look him up and see the art he created back then. I'm sure a lot of you listened to those artists and owned those albums.First of all, I did not stop asking until Danny gave me an interview and the only time available he had left was on his way to the airport. So, I took him to the airport and the episode was recorded in my car!He gives me feedback on choosing art as a career, we talk about mental health, masculinity, feminism and h

Hello listeners! This week we had a conversation with Gloria Lucas, also known as Nalgona Positivity Pride.Gloria is a Xicana womxn and the person behind Nalgona Positivity Pride. Straight from the Inland Empire, the DIY punk community in Riverside taught her to organize and since the age of 18 she has helped form Ladyfest IE, IE Riot Grrrls, and Women of Color for Decolonization. In 2014, she founded Nalgona Positivity Pride from years of dealing with the violent lack of women of color representation in the eating disorder awareness community. Like the chingona womxn of color that came before, she creates spaces for marginalized folks to support each other and heal from the trauma of colonialism, eurocentric beauty ideals and disordered eating in communities of color. She has lectured across the nation in different universities and community organizations. Gloria’s work has been featured at the Huffington Post, MiTú , Bitch Magazine, and The Body is not an Apology. Her most recent project is Sage & Spoon

Listeners, here is this awesome episode with Luis Aguilar, or also known as Luis Octavio.Luis began co-hosting Tamarindo Podcast and his famous "Nos Vemos en el Swap Meet" ending inspired him to create his new podcast Nos Vemos en el Swap Meet, where he interviews people at the Swap Meet and they share their stories of living in the US.Aside from being a podcast host, Luis shares with us his story of coming to the US, how his grandfather played a key part in his career and why he is always so willing to help other people.During this episode, we take some time to acknowledge our brothers and sisters from Mexico and Puerto Rico who were recently hit by natural disasters and we share resources to help these places out. Cada granito de arena cuenta.You can find Luis and all the things he does at:@nosvemosenelswapmeet@mercado_la@gl0bit0s@molcajetedominguero@calchoniesPlease share this episode with a friend or two...Stay Shining!@cafeconpampodcast Thanks to our monthly supporters David Haberstock Martha Alonzo

Oh my listeners, Maya's story is full of lessons. This week we had a conversation with Maya Miles, a business owner in Houston Texas.WARNING: Maya shares her sexual assault story. Feel free to skip this episode if this is something that may trigger you.We originally planned to talk about DACA and her experience, and then as Maya shared her story with us, we started unpacking different chapters of her life in which her perseverance took her one step further to get to where she is now.The conversation was so full of information, I couldn't interrupt for the coffee break. Thank you Juan (Episode 44) for the delicious Colombian coffee.This episode was recorded before DACA got canceled, so during the introduction, I share the 5 things we need to know about DACA now according to United We Dream (weareheretostay.org)Maya is currently in Houston and she's working on helping survivors of Hurricane Harvey. Sending lots of love to everyone in the world who is going through the effects of a natural disaster.Let me know w

Hello listeners, this week we have a conversation with Juan David Ortiz-Romero.Growing up between Medellin and Massachusetts, Juan David was raised by a hard-working father and a resourceful mother. Soon after high school in 2005 Juan enlisted in the Marines as an option to help pay for college and found himself happily residing in San Diego after 3 deployments and an Honorable discharge in 2010.Recently he has been working as an event planner for the San Diego Mac and Cheese festival, and as the director of marketing for a start-up company, www.LendIt.io, with some friends he met while attending college locally.Juan looks forward to an early retirement like most of us and is hoping to make up lost time with his little brother who is the motivation behind his drive. He shares with us what it was like growing up as a young Colombian immigrant learning about a new culture in America and pursuing his happiness in life.Don't forget to share this episode with someone and stay shining!Connect with Juan David:IG: @e

Hello listeners! This week we get serious about the food that we put in our body. We talked to Yahaira Florentino, she's an actor, holistic coach and best-selling Author and we sat down to have some cafecito and talk about food.During our conversation, Yahaira shares how she cured herself from two auto-immune diseases only by changing her nutrition, how we actually have two brains and the holistic truth about what we eat.Thank you to Revolution Coffee in Oceanside, CA for letting us record this episode.Listeners, let me know if you want to hear from Yahaira, we talked about doing a once a month episode about our relationship with food.Please share this episode with your friends!You can connect with Yahaira on all things social @yariflor29 and @que_te_convieneFull Disclosure: This episode is all in Español. If you understand it great! If not, this is your chance to practice, let me know how much of her Dominican Spanish and my Mexican Spanish confused you. Thanks to our monthly supporters David Haberstock

Hello listeners, here we are another week at Cafe con Pam.This time, we have a conversation with Priscila, The Humbled Therapist. She is back for her last episode before she gives birth. Priscila wanted me to give you a disclaimer that she was dealing with "pregnant brain" while we recorded, in case you notice a difference. She's only four weeks away from her due date!During this episode, we talk about the recent events that happened with Charlottesville, what we can do to keep our mental health in a good place and we stress how we should continue to make our case from a place of love. We definitely encourage everyone to take action though and stay safe, strong and grounded.Aside from touching on this tragic event, we also answer listener questions. Specifically, one question full of layers, we touch on introversion, adult add and staying organized.Send Priscila good vibes for the upcoming weeks and let us know what you think about this episode. What action are you taking after the tragic times we're living i

Hello listeners! Here we are another week and this time we talked to Natalie Torres-Haddad.Natalie is an Award Winning Author of the International Latino Book Awards of 2016, for her published book Financially Savvy in 20 minutes. The first Salvadorian American woman to publish a book dealing with student debt.During our conversation, we talked about how she figured at a young age that she wanted to be smart about her finances which lead her to write her book to help and empower others to restore their relationship with money.Thank you Nancy for the coffee of the day - it came from Hawaii.Connect with Natalie: @financiallysavvylatina on all things social Thanks to our monthly supporters David Haberstock Martha Alonzo-Johnsen Aida Jarrett Maribel Lara