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Currently ProcessingEmbracing Change: Navigating Life's Twists, Leaving Startups, and Closing ChaptersAfter a year-long break, "Currently Processing" is back! Join me on a journey of change, from leaving a startup job to closing the chapter on Vera Organix. 🚀 Life's meandering path is full of surprises, and we're diving into the adventure together! #EmbracingChange #PodcastJourney 🎧2023-11-2102 min
Currently ProcessingBuilding a Business for the Soul: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Spiritual GrowthToday’s guest, Elena Duenas is a young up-and-coming Latina entrepreneur. She lives in Las Vegas and currently attends university. Her boutique, Sage With Me, offers tools to assist with your spiritual journey. Elena likes to see herself as someone who helps people integrate, question, and understand what is in front of them. She also spends her time creating tarot videos on YouTube. Elena is very active on social media and often shows her process of creating apothecary products.
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Sage With Me Website
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Currently ProcessingBeyond the Basics: Brewing a Unique Tea CompanyOur guest, Karina Stafford is the founder of Catalyst Tea Company, a Las Vegas-based start-up dedicated to helping people enjoy the benefits of mixing and brewing loose-leaf herbal teas. Growing up in the Russian countryside, Karina was always close to nature. Karina became a certified herbalist through the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia and launched her first products in 2019. Today, her brand Catalyst Tea Company offers a range of pure, organic herbs and teas, several curated blends, infusers, and the company’s flagship product: themed herbal tea blending kits, which allow people to create their own teas and herbal infu...2022-03-2921 min
Currently ProcessingMoms Who Create: Inspiration and Strategies for Juggling Creativity and FamilyToday’s guest, Kate Christy is the literal and figurative hat-wearer at Folk Founded. Kate is a designer, a wife, mama to two wild, but oh-so-sweet boys. She is also a lover of run-on sentences. Kate is a utopian dreamer who wants to leave the world better than how she found it. After a decade of designing for clients from all walks of life, Kate’s found her real passion lies in supporting small businesses with big hearts through web design and development.
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Folk Founded Website
2022-03-2248 min
Currently ProcessingBeyond the Hustle: Finding Financial Freedom as a Latina ArtistToday we have a blast from the past. Our guest, Limaris Burgos-Moye (Lilee) is an old elementary and middle school classmate of mine. She is a Puerto Rican self-taught artist originally from Bridgeport Connecticut. Currently, Lilee resides in Waterbury, Connecticut, and makes a living creating symbolic paintings and drawings that evoke feelings of sensuality, love, unity, hope, fertility, and eternity. She is also an indie designer and has worked with SHEIN, launching her first collection in June of 2021. Lilee recently resigned from her leadership role in higher education to focus on her art career full-time. Despite the risk, Lilee...2022-03-1530 min
Currently ProcessingFinding Light After Loss: A Therapist's Journey Through GriefIn honor of International Women’s Day, we have a very special guest. Erica Zaldivar is a licensed marriage and family therapist. She is also a bereaved mother, she has a passion for helping people heal from trauma and create meaningful lives. Her own life was completely shaken in March of 2021 when her first and only daughter died at 13 days old in the NICU after a birth injury. Erica has since spent her free time writing and connecting with other bereaved parents on her Instagram page @travelingwithgrief Erica hopes speaking about her story helps to reduce the stigma around ba...2022-03-0832 min
Currently ProcessingThe Coffee Roasting Mindset: Lessons from a Lawyer Turned EntrepreneurThis episode is all about taking a leap and following your passions. We'll be chatting with Stefanie Frank, the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Frankly Good Coffee, a Las Vegas-based coffee roaster with a heart of gold. She transitioned from the demanding world of litigation attorney to a fulfilling career that allows her creativity to flow freely.
In this episode, you'll hear:
Why Stefanie decided to ditch law and pursue a different path
How Frankly Good Coffee is making a positive impact
The importance of mental training for peak performance (runners...2022-03-0134 min
Currently ProcessingFrom Shame to Self-Love: A Survivor's Journey of HealingThis episode comes with a trigger warning: Warning: Some topics discussed today can be triggering for people suffering from PTSD, past sexual trauma, and eating disorders. Viewer Discretion is advised.
Today’s guest, Isami Daehn is a CSA survivor and motivational speaker. She originally hails from Japan but currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. Isami is a mental health advocate who lives with PTSD from childhood trauma. From growing up in an abusive upbringing, Isami suffered from severe depression. Now estranged from her parents, she is dedicating her life to helping others specifically with religious trauma.
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Currently ProcessingCreativity with a Conscience: The Rise of Sustainable Lifestyle BrandsThis episode dives into the world of building lifestyle brands with Kelly Bennett, a creative entrepreneur based in New York City. Kelly brings over a decade of experience to the table, having worn many hats throughout her career – from Creative Director of award-winning restaurants to Marketing Director and even Founder of an incubator for aspiring creatives.
What You'll Learn:
Kelly's journey as a creative entrepreneur
How to build a lifestyle brand that feels authentic
Insights from Kelly's award-winning lifestyle blog
Tips for empowering other creatives (through workshops, podcasts, and incubators)
Guest Credentials:
Creative Director wi...2022-02-1534 min
Currently ProcessingThe Rollercoaster Ride: Unveiling the Ups and Downs of EntrepreneurshipRisha Dallas is the Founder/CEO of Vera Organix. She started Vera Organix in 2020 during the pandemic. Her business focuses on self-care and the importance of mental health. Vera Organix is vegan, sustainable, and dye-free. Risha sells a variety of bath and body products; candles, soap, body butter, etc. Vera Organix’s products are made from organic ingredients.
Risha started, Currently Processing to get outside of her comfort zone. Having grown up on the East Coast, she now currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. Risha discusses the importance of a self-care routine and how the pandemic affected ev...2022-02-0806 minCurrently ProcessingWelcome to Currently Processing!Currently Processing is a show about women, for women. We interview brave entrepreneurs and innovators who have overcome obstacles in their lives. We get up close and personal with topics ranging from self-care tips, the importance of mental health, and the lessons they’ve learned on their journey.2022-01-2600 min
Faith and Family Fellowship Podcast12 Tips for Parents with Struggling ReadersIn this episode of Faith and Family Fellowship, Dallas interviews Susan Risha author of, "12 Tips for Parents with Struggling Readers: A practical guide for parents who want to understand, encourage and help their child through a reading struggle"2021-04-0623 min
My Life Now12 Tips for Parents with Struggling Readers with Susan RishaIn this episode of MY LIFE NOW, Dallas interviews Susan Risha author of, "12 Tips for Parents with Struggling Readers: A practical guide for parents who want to understand, encourage and help their child through a reading struggle"2021-04-0123 min