Latina Life With Jen and Milena Podcast

Latina Life With Jen and Milena

Jennifer Aguillon, Milena Monrroy
A video podcast hosted by producers and friends Jennifer Aguillon and Milena Monrroy that showcases Latinas having impact in their fields. The unfiltered and candid conversations about Latinas in pop culture, the workplace and entertainment. Guests will bring their personal stories to the show.
Latina Life with Guest Claudia Martinez, Head of PR Amazon Prime Video
She's a leader in one of the most recognizable companies around the world. Our Super Latina Claudia Martinez's path to Head of PR at Amazon Prime Video started in Durango, Mexico before making Los Angeles her home base. You could say that Claudia's sports-loving family trained her for her journey that started off in the finance sector but has taken her into the world of sports and entertainment.  She shares with us how to be the master of our own destiny, the importance of a supportive and helpful Latina community and why a sports mentality will help you be better and prepare you for the challenges in career and life. Here's to reaching our full potential together!
Jun 5, 2022
31 min
Latina Life with Camila Alves McConaughey, New York Times Best Selling Author
Believe in yourself, know what you are good at, do not be afraid to ask questions and learn. That is how our Super Latina @camilamcconaughey lives her life.  This Brazilian-born entrepreneur came to the United States as a teenager where she cleaned houses and waitressed while pursuing her dream of modeling. She is a groundbreaker who is increasing Latina representation in the business, digital and literary space. Camila is a New York Times best-selling author for her first children's book "Just Try One Bite", the founder of the digital female empowerment community "Women of Today", a co-founder of the baby food brand "Yummy Spoonfuls" and, most importantly, the mother of three. She shares the challenges she faced as she followed her passion for fashion, ways to stay true to our cultural roots,  what terrified her recently and most importantly, the actions every Latina needs to take to achieve their goals. It's a masterclass podcast that is a must listen!  
May 24, 2022
34 min
Latina Life with Guest Monica Fink, Entertainment News Producer
She's a pro at navigating Hollywood's red carpets and creating memorable moments with everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Kanye West.  You could say our Super Latina Monica Fink manifested her destiny to a working Entertainment News Producer when she was a young girl in Orange County growing up watching Oprah. She's a second generation Latina whose parents took out a loan to send her to a private high school, a better and safer environment. She shares how other Latinas bullied her for not speaking Spanish, why speaking Spanish was not encouraged when her mother and grandmother were growing up, what event led her into the world of broadcastisg, who made her cry tears of joy after an interview and the importance of trying, no matter what.  Here's to manifesting our dreams and not taking "no" as the final word on our path to making those dreams a reality! @monfink @oprah @1on1pr    
Apr 14, 2022
33 min
Latina Life with Guest Lupita Sanchez Cornejo
Do you want to be a pathfinder or a bystander? An important question posed by Super Latina Lupita Sanchez Cornejo. Lupita has been making her own path as the Regional Vice President of External Affairs for AT&T (a fortune 10 company) and is making history as the incoming Chair for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce - the first woman of color and the first Latina to hold this position!  Lupita's journey has taken her from her neighborhood in Bell, CA to the halls of USC to Los Angeles City Hall where she served as Assistant Deputy Mayor for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. She shares why it's important to have your own personal Board of Directors, why the group should be diverse, the difference between a mentor and a supporter, and why it's important to say yes to opportunities. Here's to finding our path and helping each other along the way!  @lupitasanchezcornejo @hollywoodchamberofcommerce @att
Mar 30, 2022
34 min
Latina Life with Guest Regina Merson, Founder of Reina Rebelde
Regina Merson is a Guadalajara-born and Texas-bred Mexicana whose love for make up enpowered her to become the Founder and CEO of beauty line Reina Rebelde ("Rebel Queen"). Her love for academia took her to Yale University and the University of Chicago. She went on to become a practicing lawyer and used make up as a way to stay true to her authentic self, her roots and her community amongst the sea of black suits. She saw the void in the beauty world for Latinas and decided to start her own line -Reina Rebelde. Merson shares how her mother's love of Mexico instilled pride and confidence in her, how to defy expectations, her own challenges, the educational power in beauty and what is next for her growing company. Here's to the brava in all of us Reinas! @reinarebelde    
Mar 9, 2022
33 min
Latina Life with Guest Marissa Solis
An innovator and a trailblazer, Marissa Solis, has a seat at the table with the most powerful people in the National Football League as she is the Senior Vice President of Global Brand and Consumer Marketing at the NFL. Born in Mexico and raised in Texas, Marissa received her business education first hand in her families restaurant business. The road to the NFL started when she attended Georgetown University to study Foreign Service and International Economics. From there she worked in Politics and Fortune 500 Companies like Procter & Gamble and the Pepsico Corporation. She shares the hardships she faced within the Latina community growing up, the importance her father placed on her speaking Spanish, the power of knowing the value of your work,  standing  her ground to be in a meeting for a project she was leading after being told to leave, how her parents influenced her actions then and now and so much more. Most importantly, for all the football fans, she tells us what Super Bowl week will be like, representing the Latina/o community when she is in the boardroom with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.  @NFL  
Feb 7, 2022
31 min
Latina Life with Guest Flor Martinez
Activist and entreprenuer Flor Martinez has been speaking out for our Latinas (and Latinos) since she was 11 years old, alongside her mother at meetings demanding better educational options for Latin children in California. She's seen the harsh conditions migrant farmworkers face when she worked the grape fields at 15 years old. Those memories and the danger from the 2020 California wildfires prompted her to start the Celebration Nation Foundation to help provide necessities for thousands of Latino/as and their children. She shares how her mom's bravery inspires her, why she does not let the haters stop her work, the importance of  unity within our community, how she plans to take it to the next level with projects in tech and more.  @celebrationnationorg @flowerinspanish https://www.celebration-nation.org/  
Jan 22, 2022
31 min
Latina Life with guest Juliet Menéndez
Author, illustrator and teacher Juliet Menéndez's journey to the publication of her first children's book, Latinitas, is one that is as textured and layered as her personal background. This Guatemalean-Irish-American has lived in Guatemala City, North Virginia, Paris, Minnesota and Paris. She shares her memories of burying her Latina identity to fit in, the cultural differences she had in school, living in Paris as a Latina compared to living as a Latina in the U.S,. the inspiration for her book about 40 influential Latinas in history and the importance of Latinas to understand their history and worth. 
Jan 15, 2022
36 min
Latina Life with Guest Ana Martinez
Ana Martinez, a first-generation Latina of Mexican-Peruvian immigrant parents, has been recognized as one of "The 25 Most Powerful Women" by People En Español and honored by Variety Magazine at their annual "Power of Women" event. As the producer of The Hollywood Walk of Fame, Ana has overseen more than 800 ceremonies. Celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Daniel Craig and Viola Davis look to her as they get their star. Ana shares how a chance meeting launched her journey, the biggest challenge she overcame, which star ceremony was the craziest and much more.
Jan 7, 2022
24 min
Latina Life with Jen And Milena - Our Introduction
We introduce ourselves to you today. Who we are, how we met, why we were inspired to create this platform for you, the guests we will have on the show and how we hope to help, inspire and support our Latina community everywhere.
Dec 6, 2021
29 min
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