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This week Victoria Jenn sits down with Karla Salinari, a nutritionist, educator, and cookbook author of Abuela’s Plant Based Kitchen.
Karla opens up about her journey from a 20-year career in finance to building a successful business around plant-based nutrition. She shares her family’s legacy of vegetarian living in Puerto Rico, the process of writing and publishing her cookbook, and how she turned her passion into purpose. Discover how Karla navigated business loans, assembled her dream team, and juggled the transition from corporate life to full-time entrepreneurship.
You’ll also hear real talk about the challenges of solopreneurship, investing in yourself, the importance of community, and how to take pride in your roots while paving your own path.
You’ll learn:
- How Karla turned traditional Latin recipes into healthy plant-based versions
- The realities of pitching and publishing a cookbook with a top publisher
- Why investing in yourself and asking for help can transform your business
- The unique entrepreneurial journey for Latinas and the power of community support
- Steps to break into the wellness and plant-based space as a business
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Website: karlasalinari.com
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