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Cycle Breakers & Money Makers

Mariela De La Mora | Leadership & Business Mentor for Women of Color

For daughters of immigrants and WOC who are breaking cycles in their family by earning more than "just enough" and doing what no one before them has. Join me, Mariela De La Mora, as I help you break free in survival mode, lead with confidence and make more money doing it. Each week, we will dive into business, mindset and leadership coaching that is focused on the lived experiences of First Gen. Because let"s be real - daughters of immigrants need to be coached differently. As the eldest

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64: Sitting in the Problem vs Solving It: What Most...

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2025/04/10

Sometimes you’re not not trying… you’re just not solving the right problem.In this solo episode, I talk about what to do when you feel like you’ve been doing “all the things” in your business but it’s still not working. You’ll hear me share a voice-note-born analogy (yes, this one’s about plants 🌿) that helped one of my private clients finally see why her sales had slowed—even though it looked like she was showing up.We dive into:The difference between sitting in a problem and actively solving

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63: What I’d do differently if I were starting my...

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2025/03/28

Let’s be real: we’re under Trump again.We’re over a year into witnessing a genocide in Palestine.And between layoffs, ICE raids, and DEI being gutted—so many of us are navigating business while grieving, angry, and uncertain about what’s next.If you’re asking yourself:“What’s actually worth my time, energy, and money?”This episode is for you.I recorded this on day 3 of a sick kid at home while reflecting on what I’d do differently (and the same) if I were restarting my business in 2025.Because while

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62: How I Got Into Forbes & Lessons from 10 years in PR

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2025/03/19

How I Landed a Forbes Feature (Without PR Connections) & How You Can TooGetting featured in Forbes, or any major media platform, isn’t just for multimillionaires or people with PR teams. You already have everything you need to be seen as a thought leader—right now.You don’t need media features to be credible. But let’s be real—representation matters. When our communities see us sharing our expertise in spaces that weren’t built for us, it changes the game. It means something.So why not you?I

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61: How I Solved for Burnout & Still Had a 6-Figure...

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2025/03/11

A six-figure launch doesn’t just drop out of the sky.It takes hard work, smart decision-making, and the willingness to actually solve for the problems you’ve faced before—rather than repeat them.I spent six months preparing for this launch, taking everything I learned from my hardest year in business and fixing each piece without ego. I busted my ass, but I was also precise and intentional about my energy. I planned for having C minus capacity as I recovered from burnout while still creating a

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60: Book Out Without Burnout Through Thought...

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2025/02/24

In this episode, Mariela De La Mora shares invaluable insights on building a business that aligns with your personal values and strengths, particularly for women of color navigating entrepreneurship. She dives deep into thought leadership, marketing misconceptions, and the role of visibility in creating a sustainable business—without burnout.Through powerful personal anecdotes and client success stories, Mariela highlights how authenticity and storytelling can build trust and demand in the

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59: How Carmen grew by 45% and booked out by removing...

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2025/02/11

The fastest way to growth actually requires you to remove what’s weighing you down and doing LESS before you do MORE.In my client Carmen's case, she came into Reclamation thinking she wanted to scale her group program because that's the primary example of success she saw. But in the program, she realized there were much easier, more profitable opportunities knocking at her door.In fact, Carmen wasn’t even looking for a mastermind when she heard me speak on a podcast. But within 24 hours, she already

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58: How to Fight for Our Communities Without Burning...

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2025/02/11

"With Trump already reinstating mass deportation, defunding DEI, and fueling anti-immigrant rhetoric, how do we advocate for our communities, serve our people AND fight for change—without burning ourselves out in the process?In this powerful episode, I sit down with my Reclamation Mastermind client, Carmen Aceves Iñiguez—a licensed psychotherapist, certified leadership coach, and systems change strategist—who has spent over 30 years working across movements for immigrant rights, labor justice, LGBTQ

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57: The Pressure to Keep Winning: My Raw Take on...

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2025/02/09

This is the most personal and unfiltered episode I’ve ever recorded. No notes. No outline. Just me, sharing the truth about the last six months of my life and business.I had my biggest launch ever—$176K. My mastermind filled with 19 incredible clients. On paper, I had “arrived.” So why did I feel like I was drowning?This episode is about:✔️ The ADHD burnout I didn’t see coming and how it hit me after scaling my business✔️ Why success actually triggered more fear and pressure, not confidence✔️ How I

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55. Why off-the-shelf marketing strategies fail (and...

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2025/01/31

If you’ve ever joined a coaching program hoping to borrow your coach’s strategy—only to feel frustrated when it didn’t work for you—this episode is for you.I’m joined by my Reclamation client Kierra Conover, who breaks down the biggest misconceptions about marketing strategy, why cookie-cutter approaches fail, and how true strategy should be a byproduct of your own business data—not someone else’s success formula.Kierra is the founder of KLC the Studio, a boutique marketing agency that helps service

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56: From 0% to 80% retention and highest ever...

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2025/01/31

When my client Kierra joined Reclamation, she was exhausted from trying to fit into traditional coaching spaces that didn’t understand her business model as a marketing agency owner. Despite her years of marketing experience, she found herself questioning everything — frustrated by declining sales, messaging that wasn’t landing, and an offer that wasn’t converting. But she turned it all around inside the program.In this episode, Kierra shares her unfiltered journey inside Reclamation, including:🛑

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54. Breaking free from religious & relationship...

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2024/10/23

Private coaching is now open, with expanded options from 3-6 months: Apply here to schedule your call.In this episode, I'm joined by my private client Natalia López-Thismón. Trigger warning for those of you who have experienced emotional abuse either in a relationship or have experienced religious trauma.Natalia is a life coach, women's circle, and rites of passage facilitator dedicated to helping Latinas who feel stuck in lives they don’t want regain the radical self-trust to rewrite their stories,

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53. Problem Solving When You’re Not Getting the...

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2024/10/02

This year has been hard for a lot of businesses. Whether it's financially, emotionally, business model wise, etc., hitting a rough patch in business feels high stakes - because it is. So how do you problem solve when your nervous system is going into fight, flight, or freeze? Sometimes, our emotions make us believe we don’t already have the answers to our problem.But that's not actually true. Problem solving and decision making are leadership skills that you can get coached on. With 15 sun skills,

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52. 5 Ways to Attract Higher Level Clients and...

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2024/09/26

Have you ever felt like you're trying to convince people that your offers are "worth it"? Well, the problem is probably not your offers, it's your messaging. You know the power of the transformation you provide for clients! So together, let's lock down marketing that helps you skip right past price objections and unaligned clients. In today's episode, I want to give you the tools you need to attract totally aligned clients through your messaging. Imagine you're on stage and you have people sitting

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51. 6 Steps to Make Visibility Feel Easier as a WOC

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2024/09/18

If you're going to land speaking opportunities (using the tips from my episode #50), you're going to have to get comfortable being visible. And here's the thing: Women of Color don't have an ability problem, they have a visibility problem. Think about it, who do you usually see portraying the CEOs of companies on screen? Usually, a white man. Sometimes a white woman. Visibility is often needed to make more money. And I want to be really intentional about not making a systemic issue a mindset issue

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50. How to Get Approached to Speak in the Next 30 Days

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2024/09/11

Today's topic is inspired by the celebration of two major things: Hispanic Heritage Month and reaching episode 50 of Cycle Breakers and Money Makers! I know that Hispanic Heritage Month brings a lot of opportunity for speaking engagements, if you know how to play your cards right. So in today's episode, I'm breaking down how to be approached to speak in the next 30 days without having to individually pitch yourself. We'll start with how to find aligned opportunities in the first place. Because

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49. How I Made My First Half a Million Through Story...

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2024/09/04

I made my first half a million without formulaic strategies that we're constantly told we "need" to make money. My posts didn't have call to actions and my website didn't feature my offers. So how did I do it? That's what we're digging into today. I literally had friends asking me "Mariela, how are you selling out? I feel like I never see you selling." Here's the thing: when we get so caught up in templates and strategies, we can forget the power of storytelling, simplicity, and authenticity in

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48. How to Get Yourself on Board to Do Sh*t That...

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2024/08/28

Ready for a free coaching session? In this episode, take notes while I take you through the visual I use with clients to help them do things that scare them. Sometimes, we get caught in fight, flight, fawn or freeze responses. Especially as entrepreneurs, we're constantly coming up against circumstances that are just...not normal. So, let's pretend you've just been invited to do a TedTalk style speech for a very well-known vitamin brand. I use this an example because this is currently happening in

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47. The 5 Natural Strengths of Daughters of...

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2024/08/21

Don't bypass your natural gifts. As daughters of immigrants, it can feel more natural to recognize and focus on our flaws. For me, it's so easy to recognize these core strengths in my friends. But when it comes to me, sometimes I need a reminder.So I wanted to take some time to remind you of your strengths. Even if I don't know you, I know the experience of daughters of immigrants. I actually recorded this episode while on vacation in Puerto Vallarta with four close friends. I always love

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46. Growing a 7 Figure Brand as a Daughter of...

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2024/08/14

When you're building a legacy, you will inevitably come up against push back from loved ones, especially if you’re First Gen. Today's guest, Maya Elious, is taking us behind the scenes on her journey of building a 7 figure business as a daughter of immigrants.A major takeaway? Sometimes entrepreneurship as a daughter of immigrants means that you have to get really comfortable making decisions that your loved ones can't understand until they can see it in retrospect. Maya Elious is an award-winning

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45. Why Daughters of Immigrants Need to be Mentored...

Cycle Breakers & Money Makers ·

2024/08/07

This episode is the heart and soul of what I do and why my business exists, which is to solve a huge gap in the mentorship and coaching space, for daughters of immigrants specifically.I was able to see this gap because I experienced it firsthand. I achieved it all in school, college and corporate. But when I started my business back in 2019, entrepreneurship required me to unlearn a lot my belief systems and my Self Concepts that came from being First Gen.At the time I did market research, speaking

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