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The First Gen Coach: Career Development for Latinas and First Gen Professionals

Carla Santamaria

On the First Gen Coach podcast, first generation professionals learn how to rethink limiting cultural beliefs, up-level their mindset, advance in their careers, and build generational wealth. Host Carla Santamaria and her guests deliver practical and actionable ways to own your brilliance and have a thriving career and life. IG: @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach

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96. Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying Process for...

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2024/05/22

Grad school can take a toll on mental and physical health, particularly for women of color. Yet there is no denying that it can also play a role in advancing economic mobility. That’s why this episode is all about the good, the bad, and the ugly of graduate school, and what First-Gen BIPOC students, especially First Gen Low Income BIPOC students, need to know if they are thinking about it. My guests, Dr. Yvette Martinez-Vu and Dr. Miroslava Chavez-Garcia, talk about their book 'Is Grad School

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00:58:50

95. From Teaching to Tech and Thriving Post Layoff...

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2024/05/06

Learn How to Land a High-Paying Job in Six Months through this free workshop series! Register for FREE here: www.thefirstgencoach.com/register In this episode, I chat with Maideli Garcia, a financial educator and former teacher who transitioned to the tech sector by leveraging her transferable skills. Maideli shares how she knew it was time to transition careers, the steps she took to get there, the setbacks that she faced along the way, and how she took care of her mental health in her job search

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00:48:57

94. Increasing Your Salary Through Nervous System...

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2024/04/30

Learn How to Land a High-Paying Job in Six Months through this free workshop series! Register for FREE here: www.thefirstgencoach.com/register Today’s episode is all about the nervous system, what it is, and how learning to understand it and listen to its wisdom can help you increase your salary. I talk with Yuritzy Gomez Serrano (she/her/ella), a licensed therapist and somatic coach. Yuri shares her experience being overworked and burned out in the nonprofit sector, and how she made the pivot into

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00:52:17

93. Empowering Black and Latina Women Through...

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2024/04/19

South Florida! Join me on Friday, April 26th for a moderated discussion with Giovanna González-Chávez, aka Gigi The First Gen Mentor, author of Cultura & Cash! This is the LAST stop in her book tour! If you’re in the area, you definitely want to be there! Register for FREE here.__ Today’s episode is another Financial Literacy Month conversation, this time with Money Coach Aqura Nicholson. Earning more money doesn’t automatically mean you know how to manage more money. This is something that

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00:54:40

92. Redefining Financial Freedom with Lizbet of...

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2024/04/12

Exciting Announcement! I will be leading a salary negotiation workshop during the Riqueza Reimagined Virtual Summit on April 26th! Join my mailing list and stay tuned for a chance to win one FREE VIP Ticket!Today’s episode is the second installment in my Financial Literacy Month series. Today’s guest is Lizbet Barajas of @LizbetTalksMoney. In this conversation, we talked about everything from paying off debt, to having way too many credit cars (hi, it’s me. I’m the problem, it’s me), to walking

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00:33:11

91. The Ugly Truth About Doubling Your Salary

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2024/04/03

This episode is a behind the scenes look at the struggles and insecurities I experienced when I more than doubled my salary in 10 months. I talk about the risk that I took in accepting a short-term contract position and how I was able to use that contract as an opportunity to break into and learn more about the tech sector. With Financial Literacy Month kicking off this week, I wanted to acknowledge that it’s not always a knowledge gap. Sometimes you have all the information you need, but there

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00:35:17

90. How to Have a Profitable Career as an Interpreter...

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2024/03/28

In this Career Spotlight episode, Laura Valdes, founder of Valdes Language Services, shares her career journey and insight as a skilled linguist and owner of a language services agency. Laura, whose love for languages and bridging communication gaps was influenced by her Colombian heritage and Pakistani stepfather, breaks down the distinction between informal language services and the professional work carried out by trained linguists. Laura offers valuable advice for those who may want to consider

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00:58:08

89. You are Worth Fighting For with Trauma-Informed...

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2024/03/22

In this episode, Leslie Lew, founder of Reclaiming Your Courage, discusses trauma-informed self-defense and the intersection of self-defense and the workplace. Leslie emphasizes the importance of building psychological safety within yourself and the need for consent in self-defense practices. Leslie advocates for assertiveness without aggression and shares her experiences and insights on standing in power, setting boundaries, and advocating for oneself in. She also addresses the fear of retaliation

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00:20:22

88. Are You Betraying Yourself in Your Career?

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2024/03/18

This episode is all about the ways you could be betraying yourself in your career. So much of what we are taught about the workplace and how we “should” show up at work is actually just self-betrayal. Listen for three specific things to watch out for that may be a sign you’re betraying yourself in your career. Resources and Links Private 1:1 Coaching: https://calendly.com/thefirstgencoach/discovery-call Download your⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠FREE Resume Guide and Template⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow

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00:21:59

87. Ten Ways to Advocate for Yourself During the Job...

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2024/03/08

Job interviews set the stage for the type of working relationship you will have if you decide to accept the position. That’s why advocating for yourself, even from the very beginning of that working relationship, is extremely important. In this episode, I go over ten ways that you can advocate for yourself during the job interview process. Plus, I share a story of a time I broke my own job interview rules and why it didn’t turn out well. Private 1:1 Coaching:

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00:50:44

86. Freedom to Pivot, Walk Away, and Heal with Asha...

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2024/03/02

This episode is a conversation with attorney turned professor turned life coach Asha Wilkerson. Asha talks about working in Big Law, starting her own law practice, pivoting into academia, and then walking away from it when it was no longer fulfilling. Asha shares how she created her own paths and followed her own models of success multiple times throughout her career and life. She talks about the multiple transitions in her career, how she leveraged her strengths and inner passions, and how healing

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00:28:54

85. Career Lessons from a Marketing Funnel

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2024/02/22

This episode is all about the job offer funnel! This is a framework I developed while studying the marketing a sales funnel that takes customers from aware of a product to a loyal customer. In your job search, you are similarly moving random strangers from aware of you and your skills, to loyal managers that are incentivizing you to stay on their team. There are seven steps to this funnel. In this episode I discuss each of them in detail as well as the actions you can take to ensure you are moving

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00:26:16

84. Turning Casual Conversations into Job Interviews

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2024/02/17

Job interviews don’t always come after you apply to a job. Sometimes, you may be having a casual conversation, but your story and the way you speak are so captivating, that the person you’re speaking starts thinking about ways they could bring you on to their team. THAT is how you can turn a casual conversation into a job interview. In this episode, I share examples of how to do this. I also talk about the power of owning your greatness and why getting comfortable talking about yourself is the key

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00:45:00

83. How to Lead with Integrity with Latina Leadership...

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2024/02/13

This episode is a conversation with Latina Leadership Coach Alejandra Thompson. We talked all things leadership, integrity, personal and career values, and community-building. We each shared our journey into becoming career coaches, what we learned along the way, and why it is so important for first gens and Latinas to invest in themselves and make bold commitments to their goals! We also talked about the importance of increasing your salary while honoring your values and uplifting your

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00:32:45

82. When Networking Feels Like a Waste of Time

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2024/02/05

Your next job is going to come from a person, not a job board. This is gonna require you to ask for help and to lean on others as you seek your next job opportunity. But this is something that can feel very, very dangerous if you have interpersonal wounds.In this episode, I talk about why asking for help can feel so dangerous and how to trust yourself that you CAN find people who are safe and who are rooting for you. In essence, you will have to diversify your support system the way you diversify

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81. Demi's Journey to Career Confidence and a 40%...

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2024/01/28

This episode is a conversation with my client Demi Rafuls, who was able to increase her salary by 40% after working together inside private 1:1 coaching. We talked about her experience working with me after having completed her master's degree, and how it was the missing piece that she needed for her career advancement. Much more remarkable than the job offer and career clarity Demi achieved through career coaching are the INTANGIBLE results! You will listen to the self-assurance in her voice as

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00:30:40

80. What to DO During a Job Interview

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2024/01/23

Listen to Part 1 here - Episode 74: What to Do Before a Job Interview. In this episode, I talk about what to DO during a job interview, not just what to say. Remember, interviews are a two-way conversation. You can and should be interviewing them just as much as they are interviewing you. You also have the freedom to express yourself authentically and to let them know your interview style. Listen to learn how! Plus: this is the last call to attend tomorrow’s Land a High-Paying Job

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00:57:17

79. Increasing Your 9-5 Salary with Your Transferable...

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2024/01/18

In this episode, I am interviewed by Andrea Ramos, a money coach on a mission to help first-gen WOC feel confident and empowered with their money. She asked such great questions about topics I don’t usually get to talk about on my podcast, such as my experience buying my home at the height of quarantine and the wild housing market. I also talk about transferable skills, switching industries, and why you need to love yourself more than you love your job. Andrea is the host of Latina Investors, a

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00:29:44

78. Three Types of Coffee Chats to Increase Your Income

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2024/01/10

In this episode, I describe the three types of coffee chats you need to have that will help you increase your income. Each type of coffee chat is taking place during a different stage of the job hopping cycle, a framework I developed to help you job hop to six figures faster. Listen to learn what to say when you’re building new relationships, how to learn about new roles, and who to talk to even if you don’t know anyone in your life who is making six figures. Join my upcoming webinar How to Land a

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00:13:33

77. Grieving the Career You Thought You'd Have

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2024/01/05

Our careers are deeply personal. Not only do we spend about 40 hours per week in our chosen career, there is usually significant preparation and planning that goes into choosing that career. It’s also normal to envision the type of life you’ll have as you progress in that career. But careers, like most things in life, rarely go as planned, particularly when you’re a first gen professional who is learning to navigate the workforce without that generational knowledge that many of your colleagues

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