Seriously Though Podcast

By: Michael D Manjarrez & Alisa Manjarrez
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  • Summary

  • Welcome to the Seriously Fam! Where modern professionals get serious about creating the life of their dreams and the wealth to go with it. Michael and Alisa are siblings who rarely fought as children, lived together for a short stint, and once even worked at the same office. They’re close. Now with Michael living in Fresno and Alisa living in LA, they use this podcast to chat about what they’re up to in work and life. Seriously though, Michael is a Wealth Adviser and Alisa is a Vision Producer. You can expect Michael to reveal tips to save, manage, and invest your money. Alisa will share best practices on getting clarity on your vision, creating a strategy, and making it happen!
    Seriously Though Podcast 2021
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Episodes
  • 26. Wine, Wealth & Your Work Week

    26. Wine, Wealth & Your Work Week
    Aug 2 2021

    Alisa shares about her virtual wine tasting adventures and how to think about your week. Michael talks about investments and the elements of building wealth.

    If you have questions for Michael or Alisa (or both of us), please submit them for “Serious Fam Q&A” at seriouslythoughpodcast@gmail.com or @seriouslythoughpod.

    More from Alisa: Happy Cactus Club | @thehappycactusclub

    More from Michael: @michaeldm
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    33 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Talkin’ About Fresno’s Best

    Bonus Episode: Talkin’ About Fresno’s Best
    Jun 15 2021

    Every city has their unique charm. For us and our hometown of Fresno, CA, we brought in one of Fresno’s newest fans, Jordan Maddox. Jordan hosts Fresno’s Best Podcast, a podcast showcasing the movers, shakers and changemakers of the Central Valley. Join us as we discuss booze, books, and some Fresno faves.

     

    Serious Talking Points:

    • The best options for non-alcoholic beers
    • Why you should go to Lodi, CA for wine-tasting
    • Beet roots - good for lattes or the best farmers market finds?
    • Fresno’s new Mediterranean spot: Mayd
    • Is Me n Ed’s really the best pizza?
    • The one book Michael has kinda sorta read but knows a lot about: Orthodoxy
    • How Martha Stewart leveraged her prison time for a book on entrepreneurship
    • Fresno’s Best: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fresnos-best/id1495138106

     

    If you have questions for Michael or Alisa (or both of us), please submit them for “Serious Fam Q&A” at seriouslythoughpodcast@gmail.com or @seriouslythoughpod.

    More from Alisa:

    • The Happy Cactus
    • @thehappycactusclub

    More from Michael:

    • @michaeldm
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    28 mins
  • 24. How to Find Your Spark and Create Your Path

    24. How to Find Your Spark and Create Your Path
    May 6 2021
    We are all unique beings with unique skills and talents. At some point in your journey through life, someone might have urged you to “find your spark.” But what does this truly mean? Some discover their path early in their lives, while others continue to search in vain. We even doubt ourselves without realizing only we steer our lives. So create what you want to create — and that goes the same with our life journey. In this episode, Alisa talks about her journey toward becoming a Vision Producer. She delves into the story behind finding her spark and eliminating her “shoulds.” She also shares the meaning behind her company's name, The Happy Cactus, and what entrepreneurs can take away from it. If you want to know how you can find your spark, then this episode is for you. Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode Discover what being a vision producer is all about.Find out how getting stuck in the land of shoulds hinders your journey as an entrepreneur.Learn the idea behind being a happy cactus. Resources Beenspiration by GeraldinaMore from Alisa: Happy Cactus Club | @thehappycactusclubMore from Michael: @michaeldm Episode Highlights [00:52] The Impact of the Pandemic The pandemic has highlighted what is important to people.The important answers Alisa got in her conversations are spending time with family, making their home nice, and making sure their time is well-spent.People who have gotten the "entrepreneurship itch" have realized this is an excellent time to start a business. [01:35] Beenspiration It's a podcast all about entrepreneurship by Alisa's friend, Geraldina. Geraldina has a photo booth business in Florida and has an educational background.Geraldina asked the question, “What’s your spark?” to prepare for her interview. [02:13] Find Your Spark Alisa: “When I think about the word ‘spark,’ I think about what lights me up.” As a Vision Producer, Alisa’s job is all about helping people find their spark and do something with it.More than the discovery process, her job is action-based. If you want to eliminate your "shoulds", then you need to get super clear on what you want and what's important to you.What’s important to you? Find your spark! [03:41] Her Job as a Vision Producer Alisa: “If your brain feels like spaghetti, I'm the person that's gonna come and help you take all of your ideas noodle by noodle, and help either separate them or bring them all together.” Alisa is a vision producer at The Happy Cactus, helping women untangle ideas they have in their heads.People who have big visions often think they have too many, and nothing connects. However, many times, everything connects because of who we are. [04:26] Alisa’s Background About a year ago, she was in the corporate world and had been working in executive coaching for almost ten years.   She knew she wanted to be in that world and move up the ranks and eventually become an executive herself. But then, she started getting bored.She didn't want to become a full-time executive coach because there are a lot more things she wanted to do.Working with her coach, she started rediscovering things she loved doing in her career. She discovered it was working with visionary people. [05:26] Alisa’s Journey Toward Becoming a Visionary Producer Tune in to the full episode to find out about Alisa’s first visionary jobs!Throughout her career, she realized that she could help put pieces together for visionary people to make things happen.Her coach compared this to being a producer, which birthed the title, Vision Producer.Here, she brings back her marketing savvy from her corporate experience and thinks above the surface for visionary women. She helps them see the bigger picture.She uses all of her skills in her job to create her path and career.In the future, she would like to have her vision production agency and create other vision producers. [07:24] The Land of Shoulds Alisa: “There are a lot of shoulds that have stopped me along the way.” She always had identity crises because she realized her identity is not about following a specific path. Once she realized that she creates her journey, it gave her permission to continue to create as an entrepreneur.For her, entrepreneurship was not a big vision or choice. It was a realization of who she is.After getting laid off from her corporate job, she got to the point where she had to make it happen for herself. [08:32] The Happy Cactus Her company's name is The Happy Cactus because when she was stuck in her "shoulds," she thought about her cute bunny ear cactus.She owns one that she adored and wanted to post on Instagram. But as months went by, it started growing weird and sometimes ugly ears.One day, while looking outside her patio window, she saw the cactus out there taking all the sun. It’s growing weird ears whenever and however it wants.She realized that the cactus was happy doing what it wanted. And she wanted to be like that happy ...
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