¿Quién Tú Eres?

“You’re never gonna get a job if you're an entrepreneur.” 

That’s what this week’s guest said on the podcast and I have to admit, I was shocked. That’s a very bold statement. But I was even more shocked when I realized that he was right.

We’ve seen it too many times. We are told to quiet our voices and make ourselves smaller. Even if we know what we’re talking about and we are the best person on the team, some people will do anything they can to keep us in “our place.”

So what happens when you become bigger than your job? 

That’s the question that we tackle on this week's episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast. And this week’s guest is none other than the incredible Jonathan J. Mentor. 

Jonathan J. Mentor is a revenue growth expert that provokes the economic growth and visibility of disadvantaged humans in B2B tech.  He is proud to be a Latinx, Black, Queer father. He is the Founder & CEO of Successment, a revenue growth partner for diverse tech startups where he developed BOOM®,  a 4-step growth process that uncomplicates RevOps Science®. His inspiration for Successment is his commitment to the success of disadvantaged humans. Success + Commitment = Successment.

When he went from being a cashier to a corporate broker, the culture shock was overwhelming. However, Jonathan was able to listen and learn from his peers. His ability to adapt and excel at his work made him way bigger than career as a broker. He very quickly became LinkedIn famous and started moonlighting on his own. 

And even though Jonathan was earning the company millions of dollars in revenue, his co-workers felt threatened by his success outside of his corporate job. In the end, they offered him a severance package and told him it was his last day. From there he decided to invest in himself and start his own business. This was the birth of Successment. 

This week we talk about

• How Jonathan was able to excel at his career without a degree

• How he was able to battle imposter syndrome during his time as a broker

• Why Jonathan works with the clients that he does

• Why he now refuses to code switch or hide his tattoos during meetings

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves. This week's guest is Adam Gabornitz, who currently serves as a Senior Director of Diversity & Inclusion for a large insurance and wealth management company that's headquartered in Milwaukee, WI. 

His role includes creating and driving execution of D&I talent attraction and retention strategies, and consulting across the enterprise to retain, develop and advance diverse talent. Adam has over 17 years of experience in sales, marketing, entrepreneurship, tech, workforce development, talent acquisition and talent development. 

Adam holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and currently serves on the board of Impact in Milwaukee. He was a 2020 recipient of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 award.

A few mantras he lives by:

Give more than you take

Say yes more than you say no

Leave things better than you found it

Look good, feel good, do good

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves. This week's guest is Eddy Hiraldo.

Eddy Hiraldo is an experienced strategist, creative, and storyteller seasoned with 1 cup of the Bronx, NY; a 1/2 cup of Florida; and 3 tbsp of both Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico respectively. He’s a recent alumn of ONE School Atlanta (2022) and both the AAF’s Most Promising Multicultural Student program (2018) and the 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (2017). Currently he works as a Social Strategist at Wieden+Kennedy NY and spends most of his time being a student of internet culture. When he’s not, he’s a creative strategist for 14th and Market and the Brand Manager for Black Visionaries™.

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves. This week's guest is Nancy Pineda.

Nancy is a first generation Dominican-American Latina, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. 

She started her career in the corporate financial industry in 2003 after interning at American Express while in high school and later getting hired as an executive assistant. In her 20 years at American Express, she held different roles including business analyst, chief of staff, business strategy manager and project manager. In 2021, she transitioned to JP Morgan Chase & Co. where she is currently a Project Manager in the Corporate Investment Banking organization.

Aside from her day job, Nancy freelances for her best friend’s interior design business, Lucia Genao Interiors, where she provides strategic and operational support. Then, during install period, you’ll find her rolling up her sleeves building furniture and fluffing pillows!

Nancy earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration and her MBA in managerial analytics from Mercy College in New York City, graduating summa cum laude in both fields. She was part of the Delta Mu Delta society, graduating with honors.

In her personal time, you can find Nancy trying out new eats, at the gym powerlifting, or dancing merengue, merengue típico and bachata with her friends and family. She has a heart for mentoring and has partnered with various business resource groups to mentor junior professionals and MBA students. She also volunteers for external organizations, such as Junior Achievement of New York, to teach financial literacy to low-income elementary schools in the Bronx.

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves. This week's guest is Walter Geer, who's currently the Chief Experience Design Officer at VMLY&R HEALTH.

As Chief Experience Design Officer at VMLY&R HEALTH, Walter Geer is responsible for creating innovative design solutions to health. His role is to bridge technology, storytelling, design and user experience together to create meaningful health experiences. 

With an 80 percent focus on health and pharma he also maintains a broader range of clients like Dell Technologies, Coke and Walgreens.

Walter was honored in Adweek’s ‘50 Most Important People in Marketing, Media and Tech’ and Savoy Magazine recognized Walter in their ‘Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America’. He is not only known for re-inventing and revitalizing the way brands and advertisers connect with consumers, but also for being a passionate and vocal advocate. As the co-founder of Diverse Creatives, he has been outspoken in the charge for creating a diverse and inclusive culture for Black and brown creatives in advertising.
A veteran of the digital advertising space, Walter holds a total of six U.S. patents for digital ad formats and has implemented creative products and strategies for a variety of publishers and leading technology and media companies including Google, Viacom, NYTimes and MySpace. One of his most famous inventions was Skippable Pre-Roll (5,4,3,2,1 Skip video ad format). Walter has been an architect of market-first usability labs, applying biometric research to the development of creative executions while minimizing risk by understanding how consumer emotions and demographics impact brand engagement.

Prior to VMLY&R, Walter was SVP, Group Creative Director at TBWA\Worldhealth, where he ran Digital, Innovation and creative production.

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves.

Antonio Morales is a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of The Liberated Self Therapeutic Services, LLC, a private practice dedicated to serving the mental health needs of Black and Brown folk, across communities. Our mission is “to disrupt and dismantle the psychological chaos and confusion of white supremacy, as we facilitate a transformative healing process that will allow Black and Brown folk to transcend the adverse impact of our current and historical, intergenerational, complex racial trauma.”

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Antonio identifies as a mixed race Afro Boricua and honors his indigenous African and Taino ancestors through his work, while grappling with the dilemma of knowing that European blood runs through his veins. As a product of the European colonization of the Western Hemisphere, Antonio understands the importance of addressing the historical, intergenerational, complex racial trauma that exists within him, as well as the communities he serves.

Antonio believes that healing from and transcending the adverse impact of white supremacy is, by default, revolutionary. The process of Black and Brown folk becoming self-actualized, whole and complete human beings, while giving ourselves permission to express our divine greatness, in the face of white supremacy, is the ultimate act of rebellion and a radicalized expression of liberation.

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves.

Illianna Acosta is no stranger to community-building and her leadership with ERG’s, with a focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, goes hand in hand to help people and organizations amplify their connection to community, leadership and belonging. With an infectious positive perspective, confidence, compassion and layered high energy, Illianna draws inspiration from humble beginnings that taught her a great deal about choosing a future outside of what she saw in front of her.

With 20 years of experience in AdTech, partnerships, and sales, Illianna is a Senior Manager at LinkedIn, managing Global AdTech Partnerships. Her work focuses on accelerating innovation, revenue, and customer growth.

As a speaker and subject matter expert in the art of showing up, she not only knows how to connect with a crowd, but she also elevates them to visualize their potential. With crowd pleasing topics such as “No longer a seat warmer” and “You’re an ERG Leader, Now What?”, she captivates audiences and takes them on a journey to owning their voice, embracing their superpower, and building a positive, inclusive motivated ERG team.

“I engage willingly in the work that it takes to create long term, sustainable change so that future generations of Latinos never have to feel or go through the same things I experienced in life and in my career. “

Though grateful to have the opportunity to work in corporate America, she faced challenges and at times felt alienated, tokenized, or excluded. It was imperative to find her way, voice, and the support that would lead her to feel empowered enough to show up as herself. Joining LinkedIn was the first corporate experience where Illianna saw others that looked like her and spoke her language. A master in the art of making something out of nothing, she saw opportunities to make a difference. “I saw that I could help create safe spaces - places where people felt a sense of community and belonging, and where someone could feel empowered to do good work and be a part of something bigger than we could imagine.”

Today, she is the Global Co-Chair of LinkedIn’s Hispanic ERG. Illianna is on the National Board of the 100 Hispanic Women Organization, the Co-President of the Cornell Johnson School NY Alumni Organization and author of Lost In Translation, a newsletter focused on highlighting challenges and limitations for historically excluded groups, with experiences that have shaped who they are on how they show up in their personal and professional lives. She’s also joined the Chief network, where is continuing to invest in her own development and working with fellow women executives who are paving the way for more diversity in leadership.

This week, we hit the streets of NYC to see what people think of professionalism. Listen to the interesting conversations that we started.

The LSU championship game has everyone talking. Ironically, this historic basketball game is tied directly to our mission of Redefining Professionalism.

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves.

The first episode (from years ago) was so good, we had to run it back with Hector Carvajal, who's founder of Don Carvajal Café. He's actually the first guest that has been featured twice on this podcast.

Hector is an Afro-Latino entrepreneur on a mission to reimagine the specialty coffee market. He was born on a small farm in the Dominican Republic and returned there often while growing up in the Bronx, an experience that gave him a unique perspective on the coffee supply chain. After pursuing his education at CUNY-Guttman and the University of Rochester, Hector has returned to the Bronx to build a coffee business model that is both fair to producers and inclusive to consumers. In just two years, he’s taken the brand from operating out of a dorm room to a city-wide distribution network that roasts 500 pounds of beans each week.

Here's the link to our first conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXLW_Bz8A8s

On July 7, 2022 Arielle Egozi posted “sex work” as a work experience on her LinkedIn. It went viral on the platform and across world news, sparking global debate about what is considered “professional” for a professional platform.

On the heels of the Great Resignation, this session will explore and unpack what “professionalism” really means, why code-switching and assimilation is bad for mental health and for business, and how creating work environments that are inclusive and celebratory of all identities is not only the future, but is the right now.

From neurodivergence to the politics of hair and code-switching body language, this conversation will be real, unapologetic, and demand a new perspective from its audience (but, like, in a fun way).

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves. This week, we have the pleasure of speaking with Lynsey Ayala, who is a NuYorican, Sacred Earth Medicine Curandera.

She's known for working with the energetics of entheogenic medicines and indigenous healing practices. Lynsey is a Soundscape Artist, land steward, educator and currently pursuing her masters in psychedelic assisted therapy. Lynsey is also the creator of BreadxButta, where all of these offerings intersect and manifest as living experiences.

BreadxButta is a platform that creates community surrounding plant medicine education, connecting to and healing with the land through various workshops, ceremonies and BreadxButta's product line, Botanica. You can visit Lynsey's in person studio in Sunset Park Brooklyn where she offers one on one sessions, group workshops and where the full BxB Botanica and Apothecary live.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breadxbutta/

Website: https://www.breadxbutta.com/

This week Pabel & Samara discuss a recent trip to Austin, TX for SXSW. Pabel was selected to speak on a panel that was titled..."Sex Work to Cornrows: It’s Not Unprofessional".

Next week, we will publish the full panel conversation. For now, here's a first hand experience of what it's like to be in Austin during SXSW.

This week Pabel & Samara dream about upcoming podcasts guests...in the form of a draft. 

To celebrate Women's History Month, they manifest names of  guests that they'd love to have on the show.

There are some familiar names that we are sure you know...and others that you are likely hearing for the first time. 

You're welcome for putting you on. 

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves.

This week, we have the pleasure of speaking with Joshua Encarnacion. Joshua is a 1.5 generation Dominican-American, and a proud Afro-Latino…with his heart set on growing and helping people grow into their full potential. He's helped build 3 tech-industry startups and worked in training & recruiting roles for big tech companies Uber & Google. Born in Manhattan, NY, and raised in Lawrence & Springfield, MA, Joshua has nothing but love for his folks and the people he's met along his journey as a lifelong learner consisting of a lot of sports, math, reading, perreo, bachata, y cafe bustelo.

Throughout his career, he’s serviced the following organizations: Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, UBER, Airbnb, Netflix, Pandora, Slack, Twitter, Pinterest, Earnest, Gusto, Affirm, Abstract, Simply Business, Thumbtack, Yelp, Asana, Lyft, Atlassian, Tinder, First Round Capital, Kapor Center, General Assembly, Hackbright, Latinas in Tech, NextPlay, CODE2040, Hack The Hood, CODE Tenderloin,  The Justice Collective, Change Catalyst, Techqueria, Big Nerd Ranch, and MANY more unlisted.

He’s coached people through various challenges by helping them grow the emotional intelligence and high-performance habits necessary to create their own professional success, which is a passion of his.

Every Tuesday, we will continue bringing you a new guest to join us for a candid conversation around the conflict they've experienced between professionalism and authenticity.

Now, we have launching a new weekly series called Thursday Thoughts. During each conversation, we will share a current event that's impacting the culture as well as thoughts on how it's related to professionalism & authenticity. To close each episode, we will even leave you with thought starters that will help you reflect and continue your career growth.

This week we discussed the unexpected benefits that therapy has on our personal and professional lives. 

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves.

This week, we have the pleasure of speaking with Pedro Martinez. He is a Dominican-American raised in Washington Heights, NY. Raised by a single mother, Pedro was the first in his family to graduate from college, and first and only in his family to work in the tech world. 

In his own words, "I have a strong background in customer experience and experiential engagement. I have a proven track record of success in managing and executing executive briefings, driving customer satisfaction and creating a positive work culture at Salesforce (current employer). I operate in a kindness-first mindset with every engagement. If you’re up for an in person or virtual authentic coffee chat or just to learn about Salesforce or what it’s like to work in tech - hit me up!"

For Pedro, family comes first before anything. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family, trying new restaurants, and traveling.

Every Tuesday, we will continue bringing you a new guest to join us for a candid conversation around the conflict they've experienced between professionalism and authenticity.

Now, we have launching a new weekly series called Thursday Thoughts. During each conversation, we will share a current event that's impacting the culture as well as thoughts on how it's related to professionalism & authenticity. To close each episode, we will even leave you with thought starters that will help you reflect and continue your career growth.

This week we discussed Mental Health within the Latino/a/x/e community. 

Lexie Perez - Global Planning Director

Here's a quick bio...in her own words. 

As an Afro-Latinx Bronx-raised woman - I bring the intersections of gender, class, and race to my strategic and marketing practice. My specialties include: Advocate for unheard voices, speak truth to power, interrogate binary ideas and assumptions, identify humanity beyond data, translate insights into actions, look inward and outward for fresh perspectives. As a natural outsider, I bring the outside in. I help brands see the world through the eyes of real people and real-world culture - not only consumers, not only data points, not only users. I bring an entrepreneur mindset & spirit to every project. 

Before diving into agency planning 12 + years ago, I was a TV producer in broadcasting, telecommunications marketer, entrepreneur, and hip hop music writer.  These experiences shaped my passion for human behavior, storytelling, technology, and culture. They also helped me translate my non-strategy skills into strategy skills.  Today my credentials span across CPG, B2B, consumer tech, retail, and entertainment, fintech - at both global and regional levels.

I started out my career as a content creator, specialized into social /digital, and now live in the worlds of brand strategy and research. As a partner and t-shaped strategist, I bring a new perspective on helping brands move with the culture. I help them identify new opportunities for solving business problems beyond advertising and marketing. My specialties include high-level brand strategies, integrated creative strategies, people / cultural research, and granular digital/social programs. I think holistically, not in channels. 

If you’re a dreamer, a rule breaker and view the impossible as a dare, or just a good human - let’s connect.

Every Tuesday, we will continue bringing you a new guest to join us for a candid conversation around the conflict they've experienced between professionalism and authenticity.

Now, we have launching a new weekly series called Thursday Thoughts. During each conversation, we will share a current event that's impacting the culture as well as thoughts on how it's related to professionalism & authenticity. To close each episode, we will even leave you with thought starters that will help you reflect and continue your career growth.

This week we discussed Black History Month in the US.

Every Tuesday, we will continue bringing you a new guest to join us for a candid conversation around the conflict they've experienced between professionalism and authenticity.

Now, we're launching a new weekly series called Thursday Thoughts. During each conversation, we will share a current event that's impacting the culture as well as thoughts on how it's related to professionalism & authenticity. To close each episode, we will even leave you with thought starters that will help you reflect and continue your career growth.

This week we discussed the a news of recent layoffs...specifically within the Tech industry. 

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves.

Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Joel Duran, who was born in Dominican Republic raised in East New York, Brooklyn. Today he is a Product Manager at Microsoft working on Windows but his journey was filled with adversity. Growing up on section 8 he held different jobs and entrepreneurial endeavors in his journey to americanize and fit in socially. 

Joel currently uses the title Corporate Hussla as you will learn it was always about hustling in his house. Outside of corporate he gives back working with non profits to Black and Hispanic youth on how to break into tech. He hopes to continue spreading his impact through his story of perseverance and sharing what he’s learned along the way!

2023...New Year...and we're bringing your some new content.

Every Tuesday, we will continue bringing you a new guest to join us for a candid conversation around the conflict they've experienced between professionalism and authenticity.

Now, we're launching a new weekly series called Thursday Thoughts. During each conversation, we will share a current event that's impacting the culture as well as thoughts on how it's related to professionalism & authenticity. To close each episode, we will even leave you with thought starters that will help you reflect and continue your career growth.

This we we discussed the infamous new Year's Resolutions...and how we think about setting goals. 

2023...New Year...and we're bringing your some new content. 

Every Tuesday, we will continue bringing you a new guest to join us for a candid conversation around the conflict they've experienced between professionalism and authenticity. 

Now, we're launching a new weekly series called Thursday Thoughts. During each conversation, we will share a current event that's impacting the culture as well as thoughts on how it's related to professionalism & authenticity. To close each episode, we will even leave you with thought starters that will help you reflect and continue your career growth. 

After hearing the intro in the episode, you could tell that this isn't the type of current events that anyone else is covering lol. 

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves.

This week's guest is Justin Johnson, who's a proud Mexican American and a native Texan. He has over a decade of Professional experience in business development, creator and content partnerships, creator economy, and influencer marketing strategy.

In April 2022, Justin was featured as One of the 15 Power Players at Instagram Leading Its Creator Economy Efforts. Justin has even been published as a thought leader in Forbes, Digital Marketer, HuffPost, Business Insider and many other notable publications.

Currently, Justin works at MoonPay, where he is responsible for partnering with brands, organizations, creators, celebrities, and high-net worth individuals entering web3.

Johnson resides in his hometown, San Antonio,Texas, with his wife, daughter and dog.

Welcome to a brand new episode of the ¿Quién Tú Eres? podcast, where we explore the conflict we often face between "professionalism" & being our authentic selves.     

This week's guest is AJ Polanco, who's greatest value is designing better ways to serve people. This north star has allowed him to be successful through his 15 years of experience in User Experience and Product Management.   He founded and leads a design practice which has delivered over $400 million USD in value across an end-user base of more than 35 million customers. The sectors he’s worked in span education, pharma, hospitality, mixed-reality, fintech, e-commerce, human capital management, real estate, sales, and marketing. His clients run the gamut; from startups to goliaths like ADP, Verizon Wireless, the U.S. Department of Education, Rutgers University, and much more.  

Recently, AJ passed his doctoral preliminary exam and was bestowed the status of Doctor of Design (ABD) at North Carolina State University. His academic focus is on Digital Accessibility, and his research is on improving equity for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in the United States. In this same spirit, he loves mentoring and has a passion for teaching. At Rutgers University, he led a Masters of Business and Science degree concentration in User Experience.  

On the fun side of things, he also has a black belt in Taekwondo, is a World Taekwondo Federation recognized referee, and has dabbled in Aikido, Budokai, Shindō Yōshin-ryū, and Kung-fu. On a final-final sidenote, he hopes to complete his dissertation by 2023, so that when he walks the aisle with his beautiful fiancé, she will have to say her vows to Dr. Polanco. All in good fun, of course!

This week's episode is featuring an interview that our host Pabel Martinez had on the Sound Judgement podcast. 

Sound Judgment has become a quest to identify the universal qualities and skills of "hostiness." If I’m on a quest, Pabel Martinez is on a mission—in his case, to redefine professionalism and to empower members of Latinx community to be their authentic selves 100% of the time. He’s sharing stories of Latinx professionals who are tired of playing the assimilation game in corporate America. Like him, they are rebelling against it, after lifetimes of pretending to be other than who they actually are. And we discover a new hostiness quality: That who we are as human beings has everything to do with how we show up on the mic, and whether—or not—we connect to our audiences.

1. Interrupting is often helpful and we need to learn how to do it deftly. Interrupting is cultural – it’s governed by what we consider polite, which is different everywhere. My husband, from Ohio where everyone is awfully nice, used to be horrified by what I see as my enthusiasm, which means I interrupt far more often than he does. I grew up in Boston and, later, New York.
   
   The skill of interrupting may seem pretty small, inconsequential, even, but it’s not – it’s about being a host who can create a good flow to a conversation, and stay in control of it so you can serve your listeners.
2. Is there an injustice you see, one that isn’t being addressed? You can use a podcast to fill that need, both by having the courage to share your own difficult story, and by encouraging guests to share their untold stories on your show. Representation matters. We know this, but Pabel is showing it. Listeners tell Pabel that because of ¿Quién Tú Eres?, they no longer feel alone. And that gives them strength to make changes they didn’t have the courage to do before.
   
   That response says a lot about the connection a host on a mission can create with their audience. Could you help your audience know they’re not alone?
3. While I believe there are universal qualities and skills to hostiness – I’m on that quest to uncover them – I also believe there is no single definition of a “great” or “best” host. Because, like my mother used to always say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That said, we can certainly know when a host is beloved. Not everyone will love you. But your ideal audience will, if: you understand who you’re talking to.
   
   Are you serving that person? Do you know what they need to hear, and are you willing to go there? Pabel admitted that it’s hard for him to share episodes like the one he did about his salary, and the one he did about quitting his job at TikTok – but that they were among the most popular of all of his episodes. So get to know your ideal listeners very well. Care for them. Let your work speak to them. And, depending on your goals, speak out FOR them.
4. Who we are as a human has everything to with who we are on the mic.
   And what I realized is that who we are as human beings has everything to do with who we are on the mic.If we are courageous, it shows.If we know who our listeners are and love them, it shows.If we are ashamed of something in our lives and that holds us back from expressing our full selves as hosts, it shows.If we are making our podcast (or giving our speech or writing our story) solely to support our business and make money – purely for our own ends – it shows.It doesn’t matter if we’re actually sharing personal stories or not: listeners hear and respond to our character in our voices, regardless of the format.So Pabel’s question — Quién Tú Eres? — applies to all of us.
   
   Before you turn on the mic, spend some time with his question.
   
   Who are you?

Let's keep it a buck, most companies are not in favor of Salary Transparency. If they were, then they wouldn't have waited for a Law to be passed.

Starting today (11/1) the new Salary Transparency law is now active in NYC.

On this episode, Pabel will share his thoughts/ insights into how companies are reacting and the changes they've already implemented.

Ayanna is a proud Afro-Latina residing in the DMV area with her family where she earned her masters degree in Human Resource Management after serving 8 years in the military. Ayanna is an advocate for DEIB and mental well-being for people in the workplace.  She uses her lived experiences as an Afro-Latina, mother, and disabled veteran to breath life into her HR, DEIB, and advocacy work. She teaches organizations how to create psychologically safe workplaces that foster belonging.

Ayanna is an active Poderistas Power Squad member where she helps uplift the Latina community through civic engagement, social justice initiatives, and mental health roundtables.

Ayanna is an MTV Mental Health Youth Action Forum leader where she curates mental health campaigns to address the inequities which limit BIPOC youth from accessing mental health services. She has pitched campaigns to the Biden-Harris Administration, mental health non-profit partners, and industry leaders at the White House.

Ayanna truly believes in the inter connectivity of mental health, anti-racist practices, and true belonging in the workplace and in society.

In her spare time, you'll catch her at the soccer field with her first born, tending to her quarantine bought houseplants, walking her dogs, and reading as many books as possible.