Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 3 of the Cultura & Cash!

In this episode, I’m joined by my friend and career coach and mindset coach, Carla Santamaria from @thefirstgencoach to talk about her personal experience with a recent layoff, and strategies she used to land her current role.

🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

🔸 Carla’s personal experience with layoffs and the emotional rollercoaster she experienced

🔸 The role of self-care and mental health during transitions

🔸 Helpful strategies for financial and emotional resilience

🔸 The importance of community support during job loss

🔸 Effective job search strategies and avoiding panic applying

Listen as Carla Santamaria shares her personal journey through layoffs, strategies for navigating career transitions, and how to build resilience and community support during uncertain times.

Let’s talk about it! 💬

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📲 Connect with Carla Santamaria:

Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlathefirstgencoach/?hl=en

Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-santamaria/

Listen to her podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-first-gen-coach-career-development-for-latinas/id1591669301

Sign up for her free newsletter: http://thefirstgencoach.com/newsletter

Register for her FREE training in August: https://www.subscribepage.com/august2026webinar

Explore 1:1 coaching with Carla: http://thefirstgencoach.com/consult

📲 Connect with Giovanna Gonzalez | The First Gen Mentor:

Tiktok: / thefirstgenmentor

Instagram: / gigithefirstgenmentor

LinkedIn: / giovannagonzalez

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Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 3 of the Cultura & Cash!

I took a short break from the podcast (more of that later!) but I’m back! In this episode, I’m joined by my friend and fellow content creator, Estrella from @CafecitoConEstrellita and @Conchas for kids.

🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

🔸 What inspired her to create her toy playset, Conchas for Kids

🔸 What it really costs to make a new toy and challenges she overcame with manufacturing

🔸 Why she chose Kickstarter to crowdfund the start up costs for her new project

🔸 How other Latinas can use Kickstarter to secure funding and 3 tips for successful crowdfunding campaigns

Listen to hear Estrella’s inspiring journey from creating Cafecito con Estrellita to launching Conchas for Kids, a project aimed at increasing Latino representation in toys.

Let’s talk about it! 💬

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The last day to pledge to her Kickstarter is August 1st!

Support Conchas for Kids Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/conchasforkids/conchas-for-kids-pan-dulce-play-set

📲 Connect with Estrella:

Follow @ConchasForKids: https://www.instagram.com/conchasforkids/

Follow @CafecitoConEstrellita: https://www.instagram.com/cafecitoconestrellita/

Subscribe to her Substack: https://substack.com/@cafecitoconestrellita

📲 Connect with Giovanna Gonzalez | The First Gen Mentor:

Tiktok: / thefirstgenmentor

Instagram: / gigithefirstgenmentor

LinkedIn: / giovannagonzalez

#latinaentrepreneur #latinafounder #crowdfunding #kickstarter #GiovannaGonzalez #FirstGenMentor #latinapodcast

Hola, hola! It's your girl Gigi (Giovanna Gonzalez), also known as The First Gen Mentor, back with Season 3 of the Cultura & Cash!

April marks one year since I left Chicago to move to Spain. On this episode, I answer your questions about my experience abroad 1 year post my big move.

🎧 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

🔸 Why I chose Spain over Mexico

🔸 The top challenges I’ve had in my first year abroad

🔸 How I’ve built community in Spain, and do I have any Spanish friends yet?

🔸 How much healthcare costs and how it works

🔸 The health improvements I’ve had since immigrating to Spain

This episode is one of a series of episodes I’ll share about my insights about life as an American living in Spain

Let’s talk about it! 💬

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Get tickets to the Milwaukee book signing here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hpgm-presents-giovanna-gonzalez-author-of-cultura-cash-at-boswell-tickets-1986815692219?aff=oddtdtcreator

📲 Connect with Giovanna Gonzalez | The First Gen Mentor:

Tiktok: / thefirstgenmentor

Instagram: / gigithefirstgenmentor

LinkedIn: / giovannagonzalez

#expat #Spain #movingabroad #digitalnomad #latinainspain #GiovannaGonzalez #FirstGenMentor #latinapodcast