Episodes

  • 7: Creating a Salsa Family in Buffalo, NY

    7: Creating a Salsa Family in Buffalo, NY
    Apr 20 2021
    Born in Lima, Peru, Fanny Olaya found a home in Buffalo, NY, where she started Baila Salsa, a dance company rooted in her love of dance and creating a dance family. In this episode, we learn about her story, how she started Buffalo’s “Best Dance Classes in WNY,” and what she does to prepare her students to dance through life.
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    21 mins
  • 6: Meeting People Where They Are To Lead Healthier Lives

    6: Meeting People Where They Are To Lead Healthier Lives
    Apr 6 2021
    Everyone has different paths to learning to lead healthy lives. In this episode, we speak with Karyn Borscheid, creator of Sweat Equity & Wellness. Join us as we discuss how she creates a genuinely inclusive environment and serves people who may feel uncomfortable, ignored, or unseen in a traditional fitness atmosphere and why she made the switch from marketing professional to professional training and nutrition coaching.
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    24 mins
  • 5: The Balancing Act: Singer/Songwriter Creates While Fundraising for Dance Group

    5: The Balancing Act: Singer/Songwriter Creates While Fundraising for Dance Group
    Apr 6 2021
    In this episode, singer/songwriter  Michelle Amador shares her career journey as an arts fundraiser while staying true to herself, navigating white spaces in arts and cultural organizations, and sources she has found to help her on her journey during the COVID-19 pandemic. The director of development at the Mark Morris Dance Group is continuously reminded of her passion for the arts and continues to create while working in a job she loves. 
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    32 mins
  • 4: Tender Steps NY, Inc. Providing Rockland County Families with Support

    4: Tender Steps NY, Inc. Providing Rockland County Families with Support
    Feb 25 2021
    In this episode, I am joined by the president and founder of Tender Steps NY: Evelyn Bautista-Miller. A nonprofit whose purpose is to help unite families in Rockland County.
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    28 mins
  • 3: Paving The Way In Dental Hygiene (Floss Every Day, But I Ain’t A Dentist)

    3: Paving The Way In Dental Hygiene (Floss Every Day, But I Ain’t A Dentist)
    Feb 9 2021
    As women of color, we sometimes feel the pressures of entering a field chosen by our parents. Our guest on this episode does the opposite and shares her journey to becoming a dental hygienist and starting a business during the COVID-19 pandemic, targeting dental hygienists of color.  And, does dental health lead to infertility? 
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    20 mins
  • 2: Leaving a Legacy for their Little Lion Cub

    2: Leaving a Legacy for their Little Lion Cub
    Jan 26 2021
    A discussion surrounding the importance of financial literacy, investing in yourself, leaving a legacy for their child, and connecting it all to mental health within communities of color. In this episode, we meet Ingrid Howell and Cindy Molina-Howell. The wife and wife duo behind the children’s book The Little Lion Club. 
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    29 mins
  • 1: Meet Host Makayla and WHY She Created Chatty Carmens

    1: Meet Host Makayla and WHY She Created Chatty Carmens
    Jan 26 2021
    In this episode, Makayla talks about her journey to creating the Chatty Carmens Podcast and why she felt this work needed to be done.
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    8 mins
  • Chatty Carmens Teaser

    Chatty Carmens Teaser
    Sep 29 2020
    Who we are, what we are here to do, and why the name Chatty Carmens.
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    1 min