The ESL Sessions Presents: En Mi Comunidad- Marcolina Santana

As the reach of social media further expands, it becomes an ever more present part of our daily life, this makes the necessity for marketing and scaling more apparent.

From new youtubers to tick tokers and channels of all sorts, engagement and analytics are a small and fairly misunderstood part of content creation

on this episode I am joined by my friend and fellow content creator as we focus on the social media marketing landscape.

Growing up in upstate new york and being apart of her family restraunt she recounts her ealry experience in seeing the differences between mom and pop shops and corporate business, we delve into into here decision to study media production and circumstance led her across the country for a short time then back east where her content creation and experience allowed her to be the founder of her own business in social media consulting.

As well we explore the nuances of corilating relationships and business ventures along with what it takes to be an independent business owner, entrepreneur, and self-starter

En mi comunidad.

With the rise of podcast, narratvie story telling and role playing adventure online there is a resurgence and demand for orignal stories in the audio format akin to radio plays of old. With a plot entwined in mystery and deseat one of these newly procuded stories is the subject of this episode. Focusing on its cast and cretaors we delv into the story of its creation and inspiration. the journy of its voice actors and its production. Speaking with memebrs of the Radio drama Valmont: The Black Raven Chrinciles I get some more isnght on the individuals bringing an orginal story to life and their passion and dedication to this project... en mi comunidad.

What does it mean when your time as a military leader shaped to command forces as a career ends and brings you to the social media landscape to become an advocate for these communities?

In this episode , I am joined my not only a fellow service member but one of the role models that had shaped my military career so far. After growing up in Fayetteville Georgia in the 80s, being given the opportunity to study at a prestigious school in the Atlanta region he recounts his time in the Naval Academy, and his 20+ year career as a naval officer. Retiring as a commander, he co-hosts one of these independent podcast with another fellow service member, disecting the roles, leadership decisions ,and opinions going on not just in the US but also with international events.

We explore his points of view on the immigration raids, his thoughts on the current state of the nation and an unfiltered and muche required analysis of what it means to not only be a black man, but a minority, fighter and the endevours he has experienced while also speaking out during these trying times as journalist... en mi comunidad