Introducing: "Latinas Take the Lead"

Through fun yet intimate and revealing conversations, Latinas Take The Lead hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist Naibe Reynoso, dives into issues modern Latinas face. There are 29.6 million Latinas in the U.S., but many times they feel left out of the conversation. To help understand how Latinas navigate two worlds whose cultures and values sometimes clash, Naibe Reynoso will interview trailblazers like astronaut Katya Echazarreta, entrepreneurs like Sandra Velasquez founder of Nopalera, award winning authors like Reyna Grande, leaders in the community and more. Latinas  are the 200 percenters': 100 percent American and 100 percent Latina.  It’s about time… LATINAS TAKE THE LEAD!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
Latinas. We love Madonna, but also Celia Gruz. We devour
our mom's homematamalis or pupusas, but we can't wait to
order our cappuccinos and avocado toast. We are the two
hundred percenters, one percent American and one hundred percent proudly Latina.

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Many times we find ourselves living in two parallel worlds,
navigating cultures whose values sometimes clash. Yet we are expected
to thrive in both through fun, yet intimate and revealing conversations.
Latinas take the lead with me. Naivenoso will dive into
issues us modern Latina's face. Our dynamic and diverse guests

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will be experts in their field, trailblazers and leaders in
our community. Like astronat, you have to ask yourself two questions,
who are you truly? Who who are you? And what
do you want? Entrepreneurs like Sandravela Skiss from Novalira, what
I wanted to do was to create a high in

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Latina brand to disrupt the historically eurocentric beauty shelves. We
Latina start twenty percent of the population, and yet I
don't see any premium Latina brands on shelves. Money experts.
There's lots of different ways that you can make money
and more. Our guests will help us navigate the multifaceted
US Latino experience. We will discuss topics including race, culture,

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self empowerment, celebrities, entrepreneurship, financial and mental health, family, and more.
Many times we are left out of the conversation, but
it's about time Latinas take the lead. Listen to Latinas
Take the Lead on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or
wherever you get your podcasts.