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Our co-host Anjelica Cazares sits down with founder and CEO of I Love Chamoy, Annie Leal. I Love Chamoy is a small business that specializes in the production of sugar-free chamoy, creating a healthier alternative for diabetics and those alike. After her father was diagnosed with diabetes, Annie was inspired to begin working on her own sugar-free chamoy recipe once she noticed there was no sugar-free alternative for her father to enjoy. Starting her business in the midst of the pandemic, I Love Chamoy garnered much of its success online, and built an audience of consumers through their social media. Today, I Love Chamoy is sold across Texas through one of the states' biggest retailers, HEB, as well as in select Home Goods stores in addition to their online store front. Listen to Annie share more behind the beginning of I Love Chamoy, and how her online presence has helped grow her business into what it is today. To learn more, visit us at latinaleadershippodcast.com

Carolina and Sonia recently sat down with acclaimed author, Jasminne Mendez, to delve into her life and inspiration behind her writing. This Afro-Latina is proud of her Dominican roots and speaks about her life growing up as an army brat and the desire to see representation in her surroundings. Jasminne has a passion for storytelling and considers herself an author for BIPOC communities. She shares her insight into the world of publishing and why rest is so important in the grand scheme of things, and also gives some great advice for aspiring authors out there! Tune into this episode today!

Why is mental health considered a taboo in our culture? In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we documented a very special Latina Leadership Lunch & Learn panel on May 18, 2023, co-hosted by Latina Leadership Podcast creator, Anjelica Cazares and KPRC 2 Health Reporter Haley Hernandez. Together they delved into the stigmas and barriers that exist in our Hispanic/Latino community as our panelists discussed ways we can help each other as we continue to make an impact in advocating for mental health, especially for Latinas. Listen to this episode today and we hope it encourages you to begin those important conversations in your own homes.

If you’re like many Latinos, then you know that the theatre has not always been the most popular within our Hispanic community. But, the Alley Theatre is trying to change that with their new HIT show, What-A-Christmas, written, directed, and starring Latinos! In today’s new episode, I sit down with Elena Valladolid-Rivera from the Alley Theatre, and we talk about their diversity initiative and how she came to work in the theatre business in Houston. Listen now, and then grab your amigas and go check out What-A-Christmas!

Aurora Losada is a former managing editor for Houston's largest newspaper, the Houston Chronicle, and is also a Latino market expert. She joins me in my Latina Leadership Series to discuss her career and her life journey.