Hella Latin@

Hella Latin@ is a platform for Latinos to tell their story and share their experiences of navigating identity and culture as a first gen and/or immigrant.

The three pillars that make up Hella Latin@ are representation, vulnerability and celebration. Representation: there's a mosaic of accents, backgrounds and cultures that make up Latinidad, and it's time to represent that mosaic — one story at a time. Vulnerability: each guest keeps it real on how they break cycles, blaze new trails, and embrace identity as a superpower through it all. Celebration: there are many stories about our people y cultura but rarely are we the authors of it. In this podcast, we put a spotlight on who we are, where we come from, and where we're going.

So, go grab your cafecito and get ready to laugh, learn, and be inspired by nuestra gente.

Society & Culture
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Identity Shifts with Kristen Dreher
Meet Kristen Dreher — a faith follower, fourth-generation Mexican American, and soon-to-be mama of 2! Kristen is all about connection, community, and storytelling. So it’s no wonder she found herself working as a communications professional at Big T...
51 min
52
Crème de la Crème with Eilyn Jimenez
Eilyn Jimenez (who you may recognize from her Netflix series, Designing Miami) is the founder and creative director of Sire Design, the internationally recognized Miami-based interior design studio. As an interior design creative, her role is to tran...
44 min
53
Corporate Hustla with Joél Duran
Joél is a Dominican born and Brooklyn raised Corporate Hustlaaaa! From section 8 to Big Tech, from selling hats on the street to being a Product Manager at Microsoft, he’s here to tell his story and make y’all laugh along the way.Joél comes from one...
71 min
54
Historias, Memorias y Legado with Jonathan Hermida
We have a repeat guest! Jonathan Hermida came on back in 2020 to tell his story, now he's back to tell you about Capsul — a company focused on capturing our family's stories.Jonathan is a serial entrepreneur and transformational coach committed to h...
35 min
55
Latino Feel, Mainstream Appeal with Susie Jaram...
Meet the one and only, Susie Jaramillo, the brilliant storyteller behind Canticos, Skeletina's World, and Tiny Travelers. Brands that every mami y papi should take note of! Susie is an Emmy-Nominated illustrator, bilingual storyteller, and co-founder...
42 min
56
’We’re Going to The States’ with Stephanie Nuesi
Stephanie Nuesi is the CEO and Founder of Max Up, a career coaching firm whose mission is to maximize the potential of the future leaders of the nation. She has interned in various top accounting firms, tech companies and is now a financial analyst a...
43 min
57
De Difícil a Dulce: Navigating Taboo Topics in ...
Breyers, your family favorite ice cream brand has partnered with Latinx Therapy to launch Conversaciones Vainilla – a program to help encourage, inspire and facilitate meaningful conversations amongst Hispanic/Latino families. Latinos have limited a...
43 min
58
Chamba with Corina Hierro and Diego Montemayor
Diego Montemayor is the CEO and co-founder of Chamba, an app aimed at helping the hispanic community find jobs throughout the US. As an immigrant and Latin entrepreneur, Diego sees the potential of minority groups and how they positively impact a cou...
43 min
59
Lost in Translation with Illianna Acosta
Illianna Acosta is a Dominican-American Latina born and raised in Queens, NY. Today, she is a Senior Manager of Channel Sales at LinkedIn and the Global Co-Chair of LinkedIn’s Hispanic Employee Resource Group (HOLA).She's also on the National Board ...
51 min
60
En Búsqueda de Superación (Episode en Español)
Hernán Dillon Noval was born and raised in Mexico and has spent the last 10 years creating, leading, launching and changing the rules of different industries and companies through his company, ABCW Global. His company is a fusion of 3 leading agencie...
31 min
61
The New Latina with Suanny Garcia
Suanny Garcia is a Cuban-American writer and the Editor-in-Chief at mitú. Suanny leads the creative and editorial department, and recently published, “The New Latina: 100 Millennials Shaping Our World.” Suanny’s continuous goal is to make an impact v...
48 min
62
Generation Fearless with Paulaska Ramirez
Paulaska Ramirez is the daughter of Dominican immigrants; she was born and raised in Passaic, New Jersey. She is aproud first-generation Latina with 12+ years of experience in higher education, working with students of diverse backgrounds from low-in...
60 min
63
Big Chingona Energy with Alma Zaragoza-Petty
Alma Zaragoza-Petty is a Mexican-American activist, scholar, podcast host and author of "Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass for Healing and Justice"—a book that aims to help Latinas embrace their badass spirit.In this episode, Zaragoza-Petty shares ...
45 min
64
We Are Mitú with Wendy Barba and Suanny Garcia
mitú is a leading digital media company dedicated to inspiring, representing, and super-serving U.S. Latinos. In this episode, I sit down Wendy Barba, the Vice President at mitú, and Suanny Garcia, a Cuban-American writer and the Editor-in-Chief at m...
37 min
65
The Risk You Have to Take with Rosanna Durruthy
Rosanna Durruthy is LinkedIn’s Head of Global Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Her focus is on empowering all employees, members and customers to realize their full potential. With Rosanna’s leadership, LinkedIn aims to continue to build a strong ...
59 min
66
17 and Undocumented with Linda Felix
This episode is full of REALness. At the age of 17, Linda Felix found out she was undocumented and her life turned upside down. But this Latina picked herself up, made moves, and now works at one of biggest tech companies in the world while living h...
64 min
67
Corporate Hood with Odalys Jasmine & Pabel Mart...
On this week's episode, I'm joined by the host of ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast and founder of Plurawl, Pabel Martinez. Our platforms are centered on sharing other people's stories & experiences, but once a month we go live on LinkedIn to share OUR stories...
61 min
68
Identity and Intersectionality with Carlos Flores
Carlos A. Flores is a doctoral candidate pursuing a PhD in Counseling at Montclair State University where he specializes in multicultural education, social justice advocacy, and career development. Carlos's research focuses on the intersection of Lat...
49 min
69
Educada AF with Christina Rodriguez
Christina V. Rodriguez is a first-generation Nicaraguan-American Latina with a multi-cultural and equity-minded mindset with a commitment in creating equitable opportunities for Women of Color in Business, Housing and Academia. She created Latinas wi...
74 min
70
She Se Puede with Melanie Chavez
Melanie Chavez is a First Gen Latina, first time homebuyer and LA native. Her story is rooted in moving away from home to defy her family's expectations of womanhood and what that means as a young Latina. In 2017, despite lack of support from my fami...
62 min
71
First Gen Everything with Evelyn Pérez-Albino
Evelyn M. Pérez-Albino is a proud Afro-Latina, Dominican employment lawyer, Fortune 500 executive, career strategist and first-generation everything. In addition to being an employment lawyer at Meta, she’s also the Founder of Ella Elevates, a caree...
64 min
72
Passion and Entrepreneurship with Crafty Chica
Kathy Cano-Murillo, The Crafty Chica, is a former newspaper columnist and is now a full-time creativepreneur which has led to multiple product lines, and collabs with national brands. She has authored several craft books and novels, a book about the ...
51 min
73
Generational Love
Estefania Macchiavello, AKA EJ, is a proud first-generation Latina from Peru. 🇵🇪 She's been a recruiter for 10+ years at some of the biggest tech companies like Netflix and now, Meta, but throughout her journey, one thing was very clear—her family's ...
59 min
74
La Vida of a Latina Relationship Coach | Part 2
Part 2 is here! Elisa describes herself as "an American with an accent" and in this episode, she shares her journey of love, healing, and identity. Elisa now dedicates her time and energy coaching Latinas on how to find their voice and identity so t...
33 min
75
La Vida of a Latina Relationship Coach | Part 1
Elisa describes herself as "an American with an accent" and in part 1, she shares her journey from immigrating to the U.S., to navigating difficult decisions to reach her "American Dream," and to becoming a certified relationship/life coach.Elisa no...
37 min