1 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: I put my thoughts together and I was like, I 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: want to create a brand that's going to create a 3 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: feeling of empowerment. The whole point of having Spanglish to 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: me was just to show that it's okay be your 5 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: loudest hype woman, because at the end of the day, 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: nobody's going to have your back the way that you 7 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: have your back. 8 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of Cheeky's and Chill. 9 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 2: I'm your host Cheeky's. I hope you're all doing great 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: on this lovely cyber Monday. Thank you so much for 11 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 2: hanging out with me. I hope you were able to 12 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 2: catch up with friends and family over the long holiday weekend. 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 2: All right, guys, enough small talk. Let's get into the 14 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 2: episode of Cheeky's and Chill. Today's episode is all about 15 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: Latina's in business. For those of you who don't know, 16 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: I'm also a business owner. I have Beflalles Cosmetics. I 17 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: have Beflawless Skin, which is skincare and in reality, I 18 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 2: started because I love skincare since I was sixteen years 19 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 2: old and it just kind of brought me into the 20 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 2: cosmetic world. 21 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 3: I love both. 22 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 2: My whole thing is just not only to make women 23 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 2: look beautiful, but also to feel beautiful, all from like 24 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 2: the name to the names of the products everything. So 25 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: I'm just really excited about today's episodes because I have 26 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 2: someone very special here and I want to introduce her. 27 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 2: She's also a Latina. She's a business woman. Her name 28 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: is Rachel Gomes and her business is one of my favorites. 29 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 2: You guys, I love it, Viva Laonita. And if you 30 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,119 Speaker 2: guys do not know about Viva Laonita, I'm gonna put 31 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 2: you up on getting today. 32 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 3: So Rachel, say hello to everyone. 33 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 4: Hi. Everyone, so happy to be here. 34 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 2: Yes, honestly, I'm excited. I'm excited because I'm gonna be 35 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 2: real with you. Everyone knows this is a space to 36 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 2: safe space to speak your mind, to say anything and everything. 37 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: And I have been a follower vivet. I wanted that 38 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: for a couple of years now. I did not know 39 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 2: exactly who was behind the brand. I started following We're 40 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 2: now friends girl on Instagram, okay, and I was I 41 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 2: was lurking. I was working on your Instagram earlier. And 42 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 2: I have to say that I love your insightful mind. 43 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 2: Every post is for something, it has a reason, it 44 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 2: to help to inspire, and I'm all about that and 45 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: I love that you use your space for that. So 46 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: I just wanted to say that. Then we'll get more 47 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 2: into like the business aspect of it. But I did 48 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 2: want to tell you that and also ask you, how 49 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 2: are you doing, how do you feel today? 50 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for that. I'm feeling good. Today 51 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: is actually my birthday. 52 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 3: Shut it, happy birthday. Oh my god. 53 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: Look, this is just this goes to confirm what I 54 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 2: was feeling about her. What a selfless woman to say, like, 55 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 2: you know what, it's my birthday. I should take it off, 56 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: I should do whatever. But she's on a podcast with me, 57 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 2: you guys on her birthday. Oh my god, Thank you, mama. Honestly, happy, 58 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 2: thank you. 59 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 4: No, Honestly, I was like, it's my birthday. 60 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: It's cool, Like this is one of the greatest gifts 61 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: to be able to just share space with you. 62 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 4: So I'm honored and happy to be here. 63 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 3: Thank you so much. 64 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 2: Honestly, I have to tell you, as a fellow business woman, 65 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 2: as a Latina, as a woman that does my best 66 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: to empower other women and just the world in any 67 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 2: way that I can, I want to say that I 68 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 2: admire you, that I'm proud of you, and I want 69 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: everyone to get to know you today. I want everyone 70 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 2: to know because I feel that you can be an 71 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: inspiration too many Latinas out there, and I don't know, 72 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 2: I just I'm really excited about this. 73 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: I'm excited about this. So I want to tell you. 74 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 2: I am your fangirl. I am your fan as a woman. 75 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: I love your business, I love all your stuff. I 76 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 2: just honestly, I'm not lying. 77 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 3: You can go check. 78 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: I bought like a few things right now on the 79 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: website because I hadn't been on there for a minute, 80 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: and I was like, oh my god, oh my god, 81 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: so many cute things. A bucket had like just everything. 82 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: I even bought some mugs. 83 00:03:58,680 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 3: Let me show you. Let me read to you, guys 84 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 3: real quick. Some of her mugs. 85 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 2: I love them too early for Pendejas. Absolutely okay, So 86 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 2: I was like, yes. 87 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 3: I need that. When I had that one, you had 88 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 3: sent that one to me a while ago. 89 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 2: But I bought a clear one Canzada, but I got 90 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 2: I got shit to do. Is another one allergic to 91 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 2: pendehas who is not allergic to pende has? 92 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 3: Dude, I love it. 93 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 4: Thank you, thank you. 94 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 2: So if you don't mind, I want to kind of 95 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 2: get into your business and how it started. I would 96 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: like to know how old you were when you when 97 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 2: you started. 98 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, So I started Viva in. I want to say, 99 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 1: the idea came to my head right like in twenty ten. 100 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: At that time, I was like, oh gosh, in like 101 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: my mid twenties, and I was working retail. Okay, I 102 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: was a manager in you know, retail fashion, and I 103 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: just felt like the Latina community was only represented and 104 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: presented in one way. And me as a Latina, right, 105 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: I was born here, my parents were born here, but 106 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: my grandmother migrated here from Durango, Mexico. I was raised 107 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: very traditional, right, very very rooted in my grandma's traditions 108 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: that you know, she really wanted to implement, yeah, in 109 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: the house. And I just felt like, I don't am 110 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 1: I like, am I Latina enough? 111 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 4: I don't look that. 112 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: Way, I don't speak that way, Like I'm not a 113 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: part of that culture. And that was like the one 114 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: thing that I felt like was being presented, you know, 115 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:55,359 Speaker 1: for the Latina community. And working in retail, I would 116 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: see my customers come into the stores that I was 117 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: managing and I'm like, Okay, eighty percent of my clientele 118 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: is the young Latina girl. 119 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:06,560 Speaker 4: I used to work at wet Seal. Okay, I don't 120 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 4: know if you're on. 121 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 3: The wet Seal, of course I do. 122 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 4: I used to work at wet Seal. I love that store. 123 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 4: We were like the most popping store in the mall. 124 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: And I understand that because the mall that I worked 125 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: at I worked at the Northridge Fashion Center and I 126 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: know that that mall, right is like it was a 127 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,799 Speaker 1: main mall for the San Fernando Valley. So I understood 128 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: why my clientele was almost eighty to ninety percent Latina. 129 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 4: But I was like, does corporate not understand that that 130 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:42,600 Speaker 4: is our clientele? Like why aren't these girls. 131 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: Being represented in marketing? Why isn't there strategies that speak 132 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: to our community? And I just saw that there was 133 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: an issue. Okay, kept it pushing. I'm like, little hole 134 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,160 Speaker 1: me is not going to be able to change the 135 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,320 Speaker 1: world or change the store, sure of this company. So 136 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: I switched companies and I started to work for Tilly's. 137 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if you're familiar with Tilly's. Yes, So 138 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 1: Tilly's taught me a lot. They housed all these surf 139 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: and skate brands, and that's when I learned the power 140 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: of creating community for your brands through storytelling, through creating 141 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: like a like minded community, through your products, through your campaigns, 142 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: through you know, everything that you would pretty much implement 143 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: into a brand. I saw, yes, I saw the community 144 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: that they were building, and I was like, Okay, there 145 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: has to be something for the Latina community. And I 146 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: don't want to contribute to only catering to one type 147 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: of Latina or one type of stereotype. So I put 148 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: my thoughts together and I was like, I want to 149 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: create a brand that's going to create a feeling of empowerment. 150 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: We're gonna embrace our spanglish. 151 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 3: Mm hmmm. 152 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 4: We're gonna embrace our spanglish. 153 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: We're going to communicate with each other just like home 154 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: girls kicking it, just like girls giving each other advice. 155 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: Taking everything that I've learned from my childhood and my 156 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: upbringing and implementing it to the storytelling of my brand. 157 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 3: Why do you like to highlight spanlish? 158 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: The importance of Spanglish in our products and just across 159 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: all aspects of our brand. 160 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:41,319 Speaker 2: Was to. 161 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: Prove a point that it's okay to be authentically your 162 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: Latino self. 163 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 4: Right. 164 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: I grew up in a home where Spanish was the 165 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:01,199 Speaker 1: dominant language. But my grandfather, he was born in El 166 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: Pas the house and when he married my grandma, you know, 167 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: he he knew because my grandfather was my grandmother's second marriage, 168 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: and he knew that she wanted to she was on 169 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: her path to citizenship, right, so he would tell her, yeah, 170 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: if you're going to want to become a citizen, you 171 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: have to learn how to speak some English. 172 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 4: Right. 173 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 1: And also for her protection because she was cleaning houses 174 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 1: for families that only spoke English. He wanted her to 175 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: know the language that she would be safe because sometimes 176 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: my grandmother was alone in these houses. So he was like, 177 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: I just want you to understand what people are saying 178 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: around you so that nobody. 179 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 4: Takes advantage of you and that you feel good. 180 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: So we had this rule in my house where it 181 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: was like nobody could speak Spanish because grandma has to 182 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: learn English. So my grandma picked up on the language 183 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: when she was working with the families she was working with, 184 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 1: so we wouldn't speak Spanish. But it became a habit, 185 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: and this rule honestly started. I believe when I was 186 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: like three or four years old. From what my thea 187 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: told me, So this is what I was developing, right, 188 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 1: I was starting to speak and starting to have conversations. 189 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: So there were times where I would hear like my 190 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: theas talking to my grandma and maybe my grandpa talking 191 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:34,479 Speaker 1: to my grandma, and they were talking in full on English, 192 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,960 Speaker 1: but they would have to throw in those Spanish words, 193 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: and vice versa. Would be talking full Spanish and they'd 194 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: throw in those English shorts. And it just became a 195 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: language in my house. 196 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:45,439 Speaker 4: And it wasn't. 197 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: Until I became older, maybe when I left high school, 198 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: because in high school, I mean I went to a 199 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 1: pretty like Latino dominated school. 200 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 4: I went to Silmore High, So. 201 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: I feel like, oh yeah, I feel like a lot 202 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: of the kids there, like also kind of understood the 203 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: whole Spanglish thing we had going on. 204 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 4: But it wasn't until I got into. 205 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: A space, a professional space where when it was required 206 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: for me to talk Spanish, when I would speak Spanlish, 207 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: it was frowned upon, and I was like, oh yeah, 208 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: And I was like, but this is me, this is 209 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: who I am. I've never been told that this was wrong. 210 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: This was a language that my grandparents spoke that my 211 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: parents spoke, like my theas my cousins, Like, I'm confused. 212 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: So it took, you know, it was it was an 213 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: insecurity that I had for a very long time where 214 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: I would not speak Spanish at all because I was 215 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: so scared of it, because I was so scared of 216 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: the opinion or what people were going to think of me. 217 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: And you know, I did grow up with Selena music, 218 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: and I did grow up with you know that that 219 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: being the Selena thing. But then I was like, yeah, 220 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: but it's not the Sealina's thing. 221 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:04,599 Speaker 4: Like there's a whole. 222 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: Community of people who speak Spanglish and who have those 223 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 1: struggles of not knowing like, okay, am i supposed to 224 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,960 Speaker 1: be just one hundred percent Mexican, but I'm also like 225 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,959 Speaker 1: I was born here, I'm American. Like, So the whole 226 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: point of having Spanglish to me was just to show 227 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: that it's okay. There is no right or wrong way 228 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: for you to show up in spaces as a Latina, 229 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: because I think that if we don't understand by now 230 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one that Latinas are all different, we all 231 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: come from different walks of life, we all see the 232 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: world differently. 233 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 4: We're not just one thing. 234 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: Then we need to redirect our thoughts. So for me, 235 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 1: just having Spanglish in the brand is a way to 236 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: show to present myself to the world as who I 237 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: am and this is you know, the creator Viva and 238 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 1: just also another way to just show a part of 239 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 1: the Latina community who knew that, like you know, Viva 240 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: La was gonna turn into this online community space where 241 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: I was going to bring together women who were like, yeah, 242 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: you know what, I don't look like the girls sitting 243 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: next to me, but she's my fellow Latina. But we 244 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: think the same, we have the same outlook on life, 245 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: and we created a brand that honestly encourages women to 246 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: accept who they are first and then it's like, yes, 247 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:37,200 Speaker 1: I am me, but I am also I'm Latina. But 248 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: this is what I want to do with my life. 249 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: This is how I feel today, and this is how 250 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:41,720 Speaker 1: I see the future. 251 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 3: And I see that. 252 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 2: I see that and that's one of the things that 253 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 2: I love the most because I can relate because I'm 254 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 2: also Mexican American. I consider myself being like you you know, 255 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 2: from the two one hundred percent of Medicana, one hundred 256 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 2: percent of medicana like, it's just it is what it is. 257 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,559 Speaker 2: I love the spanglish in the brand. I love your 258 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 2: mission statement. Well this is what I read right on 259 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 2: the website via a lifestyle and apparel brand inspired by 260 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 2: the Mucherees who are Fearless. I need to tell you. 261 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 2: I was like, dude, I love that. I think you've 262 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 2: done an amazing job and I want to congratulate you 263 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 2: for that, because dude, you guys they have over three 264 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 2: hundred thousand followers on Instagram. Now, did you come from 265 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 2: a family, Rachel of entrepreneurs or business owners? 266 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 4: Uh? 267 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: No, No, I did come from a family though, of 268 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: big dreamers. 269 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 4: And you know, I. 270 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: Get asked the question a few times where it's like, oh, 271 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 1: are you the first person in your family to. 272 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 4: Dream big and make it happen? 273 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: And I'm like, well, no, I think within my family, 274 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: the first person who had a big dream and made 275 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: it happen for herself was my grandma. You know, she 276 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: took a risk. She migrated over to the US because, 277 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: like many of many of us, she was seeking the 278 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: American dream. And my grandma had big dreams not only 279 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: for herself, but I think for her family and for 280 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 1: her what could be right her? What could be was 281 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: such a big dream of hers, and she worked really 282 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: hard to really make her her dream life of here 283 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:33,880 Speaker 1: in America happened. And it took sacrifice, it took loss. 284 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: My Grandma's been through so much, but when you meet her, 285 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: you're just like, you're so like, how are. 286 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 4: You standing still? 287 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: How are you so resilient and still have this positive 288 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: outlook on life? And I think that, you know, seeing 289 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: her and really just paying attention to her has really 290 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: made me the person that I am today. 291 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 2: Now that we're talking about your granma. On one of 292 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 2: your shirts, it says mind of a queen, heart of 293 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 2: a warrior. It reminded me of her, of your grandma, 294 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 2: And I'm like, I that's yes? 295 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 4: Is that it? 296 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 3: With my ride kind of over? 297 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 4: Yeah? So yeah, sure, yeah. 298 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of my collections are beings that 299 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: I would hear growing up and their takeaways from conversations 300 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: that I've had with my grandma, you know. And my 301 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: mom passed away when I was eleven years old, and 302 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: my grandma took me under her wing instantly, like so 303 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: just to see how in a moment of her losing 304 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: her daughter, and she never skipped a beat. And I 305 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: know that she dealt with her grief in her own way, 306 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: but to see my grandma not grieve for years because 307 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: she put us first was something that I'm just like, dude, 308 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: you are not human. 309 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 4: You're like an angel like Na Santa. 310 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:15,719 Speaker 1: Yes, like oh why don't understand how like what your 311 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: magic is? But it's it's something that's so inspiring. And yeah, 312 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: the brand is takeaways from all these conversations and just 313 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:31,160 Speaker 1: all these observations that I have of my grandma. 314 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 2: I honestly and I could feel it everything, even all 315 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:40,199 Speaker 2: your Instagram posts, it's all inspirational. For instance, you are 316 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 2: too bombed to be doubting yourself. I mean there's so 317 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 2: much you guys that I just can go on and on. 318 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,919 Speaker 2: I love every single piece. There is a reason behind it, 319 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:52,399 Speaker 2: and I truly believe in that, and not just bringing 320 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 2: out things or promoting things just to promote them to 321 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 2: make money. Like I'm a huge firm believer in that. 322 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 2: It's like I have to and one hundred percent behind it, 323 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 2: and there has to be a why and an inspiration 324 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 2: behind it. And I can tell you guys right now, 325 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 2: Via is just that their Instagram you guys. You guys 326 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 2: have to follow them and even if you're gonna love 327 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,359 Speaker 2: the clothes, but just to feel inspired and say, okay, 328 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:18,439 Speaker 2: it's it's it's Monday. I need some motivation. Go to 329 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 2: be and you're gonna be motivated girls for real. I 330 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 2: also wanted to ask you because I see you're a mother. 331 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 3: You're a mother. Are you a wife as well? 332 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 4: Yes? 333 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 3: Okay, so how do you how do you juggle that? 334 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 2: How do you find the balance between your home life 335 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 2: and your business. 336 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: It's a struggle. I will tell you. It took a 337 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: lot of discipline on my end, because you know, when 338 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 1: you have a business, and you you run a business, 339 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 1: it's something that you created from nothing. It's going to 340 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:57,920 Speaker 1: consume your life. And as big as we may seem 341 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 1: on the internet to some people, we are still a 342 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: small business. So I still wear a ton of hats. 343 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: We are a staff of seven, and within that seven 344 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: it's my friends and my family. I hired my family first, 345 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: and then I was like, all right, which friend wants. 346 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 4: To quit their job? 347 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: But so you know, we're a small but mighty business. 348 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: So when you run a small business like that, you 349 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: wear all of the hats. I feel like you know 350 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 1: me and my husband, because my husband is a co 351 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: founder of the brand. When I first brought to him 352 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: the idea of Viva he was like, all right, Like, 353 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to figure out a way to really 354 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: stand out and do what not a lot of people 355 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: are doing, and that was the power of visual storytelling. 356 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: And he shoots his career, He has his own company, 357 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: He shoots music videos, he creates amazing content. So he 358 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: was like, I'm gonna help you, like I want to 359 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: really take your brand from like zero to. 360 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 4: Like a million. 361 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: So I was like, okay, so us working together, right. 362 00:20:09,800 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: We also now we're in a relationship at the time 363 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: and now we're building a brand together. So it definitely 364 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: I when I look back on my life, I'm like, Okay, 365 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: at a point in my life, Viva La consumed by 366 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: twenty four to seven, and it started to become really 367 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: hard on my mental health to where I was like, 368 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: why do I feel like I'm not enjoying this anymore? 369 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 4: And it was because I was experiencing burnout. 370 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: So when I realized that when when a person experience burnout, 371 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: it's not because they're not made for this or you know, 372 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: you don't know what you're doing. It's like, no, it's 373 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:58,159 Speaker 1: your body literally telling you, like, bitch, stop, like stop, 374 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: take a second, like all the flowers, you know, be present, right. 375 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 4: So absolutely, learning the art of being present really helped me. 376 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: Balance my mom, wife, work life. I had to have 377 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: a conversation with not only myself but my team because 378 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,160 Speaker 1: my team was so used to texting me at whatever time. 379 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: Right again, it's my family. We all love the brand. 380 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: They love the brand, probably even more than I do. 381 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,640 Speaker 1: So they're like, no, I'm down to work twenty four 382 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:30,679 Speaker 1: to seven, like if they have ideas coming in at 383 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: ten o'clock, like my sister's texting me, Hey, what do 384 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,400 Speaker 1: you think about this? So I really had to sit 385 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: down and be like, listen, guys, we're only working from 386 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: nine am to four pm because we need to take 387 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: care of ourselves. Everything else can wait. And I learned, 388 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: and I think, like a lot of us in twenty 389 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: twenty learn that so much of what we were doing 390 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: to just chase a dollar didn't even matter anymore because 391 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: it literally stopped overnight. 392 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,160 Speaker 4: And I feel like I. 393 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: Was in this mindset around twenty eighteen, when I was like, no, 394 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:14,040 Speaker 1: from nine to four I work after four o'clock, I'm. 395 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 4: No longer accessible. 396 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: And it was something really hard for me to, I 397 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 1: think say out loud, because I've always been a people pleaser, 398 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 1: like I've always been like no, no, no, I got you, 399 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: I got you, don't worry like I put everybody else 400 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: before me. And it was just something that I have 401 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: been doing since I can remember. So for me to 402 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: have this mindset where I was like, please do not 403 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 1: contact me after for at four o'clock PM, I felt 404 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: like people were gonna be like, Okay, who do you. 405 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 3: You don't want to strypoint anybody. 406 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,639 Speaker 1: I don't want to disappoint I don't want to I 407 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: in my head, I got I was going to offend my. 408 00:22:55,119 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 4: Team, but no. It became a practice that we all do, and. 409 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 3: That's it's so essential. 410 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 4: Our mental health got better. 411 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 3: You know. 412 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,719 Speaker 1: We learned how to appreciate our time so that when 413 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 1: we clock in the next day, we're actually looking forward 414 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:16,400 Speaker 1: to the next day because we've had time to chill out, 415 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 1: do whatever we wanted to do. You know, I hang 416 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 1: out all my obviously, hang out with my son, take 417 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: him to soccer practice. I'm just in a position where 418 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: my son inspires me to be the greatest person that 419 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: I can be. My family, they're freaking amazing, and just 420 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: spending time with them and having conversations with them honestly 421 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: just feels me for the next day. So yeah, setting 422 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: boundaries is honestly how I balance this work wife mom. 423 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 2: Like, here's what I want you guys to get from this. Guys, 424 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 2: she was working at Rita, you know, she was working 425 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:59,400 Speaker 2: in retail. And when you want to start a business, 426 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,400 Speaker 2: it's like, what is missing on the market? What am 427 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 2: I not getting? 428 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 3: What am I? What is. 429 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:06,639 Speaker 4: Me? 430 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 2: And that's where Nasse You know you you plant this 431 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 2: the seed and this that's exactly what you did. And 432 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 2: I feel like so many people are afraid you have 433 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 2: to take that leap of faith. And right now that 434 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 2: we're talking about time management, thank you so much Rachel 435 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 2: for being vulnerable and sharing that with us, because a 436 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:24,640 Speaker 2: lot of people just say, oh, no, it's been boom 437 00:24:24,640 --> 00:24:26,679 Speaker 2: boom boom, my work, I work, But no, it is 438 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 2: so important. And that's something that I have also implemented 439 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 2: the past couple of years that it's I have to 440 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:35,800 Speaker 2: shut off. I need some time off. I will work 441 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 2: my butt off until freaking the last day of November 442 00:24:39,600 --> 00:24:41,679 Speaker 2: I need December and January off where I could just 443 00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 2: do lucas me because if not, I'm gonna lose. Like 444 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 2: you said, you were losing the passion of your brand 445 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,640 Speaker 2: and then you burn out. When you appreciate your team, 446 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,719 Speaker 2: your team works even more for you and and they 447 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:55,680 Speaker 2: don't lose that love for the brand. So it's good 448 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 2: that you implemented that in your own life and also 449 00:24:58,480 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 2: your employees who are your family. 450 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:01,040 Speaker 3: And it's just. 451 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 2: You know what I mean, m hm, you hear. Yeah, 452 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 2: I'm I'm a hustler, I'm a go getter. I work 453 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 2: twenty four to seven. You're you're gonna bring yourself out. 454 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 2: I've had two burnouts in my life where I have 455 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 2: fallen on my face and it's just life and the 456 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 2: universe telling you, hey, sit your ass down, take a 457 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,120 Speaker 2: breath and look at look at look at the sun, 458 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 2: look at the flowers. Enjoy, take a deep breath. Sometimes 459 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 2: we just want to keep going. Like you said, it's 460 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:26,439 Speaker 2: the the rat race of life. It's like, oh no, 461 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 2: we got to keep going, you know, And no it's 462 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 2: it's not. It's very unhealthy. 463 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,920 Speaker 1: And don't get me wrong, Like I know, like when 464 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 1: you're building something right, like. 465 00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:37,880 Speaker 4: You gotta hustle. 466 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:42,199 Speaker 1: Yes, you gotta sacrifice all your free time. Like I 467 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: want to say, when I was building the brand, Fredo 468 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: and I probably didn't go on a date, like a 469 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:52,719 Speaker 1: real date for like months months because it was like, 470 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 1: all right, you're off of work, all right, cool, Like 471 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 1: let's talk about this. Oh you're you have a closing shift, okay, 472 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:00,959 Speaker 1: before you go into work. Maybe we should shoot some content, 473 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:03,400 Speaker 1: you know, And we were on go go, go, go 474 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 1: go mode. But I knew that at some point I 475 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:07,439 Speaker 1: was going to be able to enjoy the fruits of 476 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: my labor and in the building of everything, and just 477 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: like the fast I guess progression that we had with 478 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,360 Speaker 1: the brand and just you know, time, you don't realize 479 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:22,399 Speaker 1: how crazy and how uncontrollable time can be, right, like 480 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:23,919 Speaker 1: it's unpredictable. 481 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 4: But people that grew really fast. 482 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:31,919 Speaker 1: So I think that I just lost that that reminder 483 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:34,359 Speaker 1: or just lost that train of thought where it was like, hey, girl, 484 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: like take a moment to stop and look at everything 485 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 1: that you accomplished. 486 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 4: Take a week off. 487 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: But it wasn't until I reached the burnout that I 488 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 1: was like, oh my gosh, and I never want to 489 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,880 Speaker 1: feel like that again. I feel like when you experience burnout, 490 00:26:50,920 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 1: you know exactly what I'm talking about. It is a 491 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:57,360 Speaker 1: terrible feeling. I think everything just falls on you, and 492 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:02,600 Speaker 1: it's mentally it's a lot. So I learned from my 493 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: I learned from those two experiences that I've had. But 494 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:09,640 Speaker 1: if anybody who's listening is like, you know, building something, 495 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: don't be afraid to hustle hard and sacrifice some of 496 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: your time. But it's okay to put yourself first because 497 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: I'm a very spiritual person. So when the universe sees 498 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 1: me hustling, when the universe knows my thoughts, they know 499 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 1: my intentions, they know my heart, the universe is going 500 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: to have my back. And when I take a break, 501 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 1: I know that the universe is not going to be like, oh, 502 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: she doesn't want it. Give it to the next person. 503 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 1: The universe knows your intentions. And if you're a spiritual person, 504 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: you'll understand what I'm saying. If you're not, just believe 505 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: in the magic of knowing that your journey is already 506 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: mapped out for you. You just have to believe that you're 507 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 1: onto greater things. So when you take a break, it's okay. 508 00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 1: Even if somebody tries to call you out and says, ah, 509 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,879 Speaker 1: like you're taking a day off, like you're not in 510 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: it to win it. It's like, no, I'm taking a 511 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:04,679 Speaker 1: day off because I'm in it to win it. You know, 512 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: life isn't a race. I think that life is a marathon. 513 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 4: You know, you got to. 514 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: Pace yourself and it's just really important to understand that. 515 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 3: Soe you guys, it was exactly what I'm talking about. 516 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,960 Speaker 2: And let me go back to her Instagram because something 517 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:27,840 Speaker 2: that I loved. She's wearing a sweatshirt that says balance, 518 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 2: and she wrote in her caption finding balance is a lot. 519 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 3: It's the in between. 520 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:36,240 Speaker 2: Living in peace and fighting for the right things, living 521 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 2: my best life, and dealing with grief since I was 522 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 2: a kid, finding stillness in a chaotic life, putting myself 523 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 2: first and being a mom. It goes on and on, 524 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 2: but that in between moment has felt really good. I 525 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 2: feel good. I know the universe listens and talks back, Eslobianos. 526 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 2: It touched my heart as I was reading at me 527 00:28:57,640 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 2: because I'm like, I totally feel that, and every you're 528 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 2: saying right now, I'm like I can relate. And it's 529 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 2: so I'm so happy that we're talking about this, and 530 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 2: I'm glad that you cleared that up. That it's yes, 531 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 2: in the beginning stages of any business, you're gonna. 532 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 3: Work, and you have to like really probably. 533 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 2: Work the first year twenty four to seven, if not 534 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 2: twenty four, I don't know, six something, but you have 535 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 2: to put in the work. But then ye guess at 536 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 2: the moment that we're like, hey, I have to at 537 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 2: least a day off in the beginning because it takes 538 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:28,000 Speaker 2: a little while. You gotta nurture your baby, you know. 539 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 2: But then yeah, when it's crawling and it's walking, let 540 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 2: it o hello and really take time, like Rachel said, 541 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:35,520 Speaker 2: to just breathe. 542 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 3: I love that you appreciate your team. 543 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:40,520 Speaker 2: There's another post on your Instagram that I saw that 544 00:29:40,560 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 2: you said I started off alone, but now I have 545 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 2: a team, a whole team that helps me, and that 546 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 2: you wanted to highlight them. I'm such a firm believer 547 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,600 Speaker 2: in teamwork. If you don't have a team that sustains you, 548 00:29:52,080 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 2: if you don't appreciate your team. 549 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 3: Those are the guy it could just fall. 550 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 2: So talk to me a little bit about that about teamwork, 551 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 2: the importance of it to you. 552 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's just really important for me to highlight my 553 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: team whenever I can, because you know, I think that 554 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: when you think Viva la okay, you're like, who's the founder. 555 00:30:14,440 --> 00:30:15,600 Speaker 4: Of Viva la Bonita. 556 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: Let me connect with her, all right, cool? And then 557 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: the public only sees me and they might think like, 558 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: you know, okay, so you know Rachel is Viva la Bonita. 559 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 1: But to me, it's like, no, my team is Viva Lavonita. 560 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: Like my sister who helps run the warehouse, she has 561 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: created a machine at the warehouse, you know, my brother 562 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:45,479 Speaker 1: in law who handles, like you know, helps me with 563 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 1: my digital marketing. 564 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 4: And then we have one of my models, Marisa, who 565 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 4: she was my very first model. 566 00:30:51,320 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: We met through a friend and I was like, hey, 567 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,719 Speaker 1: are you down to like model some of my T shirts? 568 00:30:56,760 --> 00:31:00,959 Speaker 1: She's like yeah, And she worked with me, grinded with 569 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: me for about a year and a half until we 570 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: got to the point where I was like, Hey, I'm 571 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: actually gonna need some help on the content producing side. 572 00:31:08,120 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: And I was like, I'm gonna need you now to like, 573 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: you know, get you know, you're gonna be not in 574 00:31:13,320 --> 00:31:14,360 Speaker 1: front of the camera anymore. 575 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 4: You're behind the camera, behind. 576 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: The scenes working it and that was amazing. And then 577 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: you have Fredo, who my partner, my my husband, who 578 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: is the co founder of the brand, who all that 579 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: dope content that you see, all those videos, that is him. 580 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:31,479 Speaker 4: You know. 581 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: He sits down with me and he's like, let's talk 582 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 1: about the idea that you have. All right, cool, let 583 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 1: me help you bring it to life while you go 584 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: worry about the hundred things that you have to worry about. 585 00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: And yeah, and then we have my friend who I 586 00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: met work in retail. She now handles our wholesale relationships. 587 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 1: She was doing customer service for about two years before 588 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: you know, she got her promotion. So there's these seven 589 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: people that work with me make Viva laa And if 590 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: it was not for them, Viva Laonita would honestly still 591 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 1: be in stages A A through A through Z because 592 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 1: I or A through C because I know I could 593 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 1: do A, B and C by myself, but I can't 594 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: do D through Z by myself, you know. And I'm 595 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:25,480 Speaker 1: just very lucky that I had a family and friends 596 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 1: who believed in my brand before I believed in it. 597 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:35,240 Speaker 1: And I appreciate that so much because there were times 598 00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 1: where I was like you guys, I don't think I 599 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 1: can do this. No, let's just say no to that email. 600 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 1: And my team was like, girl, we got this, say yes, 601 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: you know. And I always take the time to tell 602 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: them that I appreciate them because we do get in 603 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 1: the day to day. 604 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 4: And I'm not saying that you have. 605 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 1: To baby your employees because I've heard conversations. I know 606 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:02,480 Speaker 1: people who are like, dude, my team knows that they're 607 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:04,360 Speaker 1: doing a good job because I'm in a good mood, 608 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: I treat them good and I'm like, yeah, but you 609 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: got to like tell them And it's not necessarily that 610 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:09,480 Speaker 1: you're babing them. 611 00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 4: It's just that reminder. 612 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: Because your team is working probably just as hard or 613 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:19,480 Speaker 1: even harder than you at times, so you need to 614 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 1: just check in and just say, hey, I really appreciate you, 615 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: thank you. And you don't have to have like these, 616 00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 1: you know, thirty minute conversations a day with your team, 617 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 1: but I think that quick check in being like hey, 618 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:33,880 Speaker 1: are you okay, Like are you good? 619 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 4: Yeah? All right? 620 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 1: Thank you so much, like I really appreciate what you're doing, 621 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 1: because at the end of the day, like you said, 622 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 1: if we don't have our team, everything is going to fall. 623 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: It's like building blocks, you know, and your team there 624 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:51,719 Speaker 1: are those blocks. They're your foundation. And I think that 625 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 1: some people don't understand the importance of team. And I've 626 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: been approached by a lot of young women who are 627 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:01,480 Speaker 1: starting their brands, and you know, they're really afraid to 628 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 1: do everything alone. And I'm like, listen, you have to 629 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: do everything alone in the beginning, but I promise you you're 630 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: going to find your team, and your team is going 631 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:13,880 Speaker 1: to find you. It's like good karma, right if you 632 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 1: treat your team well and your team is happy, like 633 00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:21,800 Speaker 1: the karma that's going to come for you, You're gonna 634 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 1: those team members are going to find you as the 635 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:27,480 Speaker 1: years go by. And I've been very fortunate that we're 636 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:31,760 Speaker 1: in that position right now. But my team is everything 637 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:35,400 Speaker 1: to me because if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't 638 00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:38,840 Speaker 1: be able to have conversations like today with you because 639 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,239 Speaker 1: I'd be too caught up in the I gotta send 640 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 1: this email, I gotta send out these orders, I gotta. 641 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 4: Design, I gotta do all this. So I'm just very 642 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:50,320 Speaker 4: very thankful for my team, and they're amazing. 643 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:55,560 Speaker 2: Like like they say, you know, teamwork makes the dream work. Absolutely, 644 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 2: you know, and and I love that you have and 645 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 2: I always tell everyone here listen, have an attitude of gratitude. 646 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:06,040 Speaker 2: And like Rachel said, you know, sometimes people are have 647 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,680 Speaker 2: too much of a big ego to say thank you 648 00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 2: to their employees, to the people that help them. Because 649 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:15,040 Speaker 2: it's like, no, if I'm too soft, they're not good. 650 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:17,040 Speaker 2: Things aren't going to get done. No, Like, there has 651 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 2: to be a balance in every area of your life. 652 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:22,279 Speaker 2: And I'm a firm believer in appreciating and valuing and 653 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,960 Speaker 2: showing your team that you value them and that you 654 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 2: love them and appreciate them. 655 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 3: Cineos. 656 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 2: You know, it's it's very it's very difficult, you know, 657 00:35:30,840 --> 00:35:32,959 Speaker 2: and and like like Rachel said in the beginning, it'll 658 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 2: be hard, you'll have to do it yourself. But they 659 00:35:35,080 --> 00:35:36,719 Speaker 2: don't get to a point where you're going to have 660 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,800 Speaker 2: to delegate. And also know when that time is. Sometimes 661 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:42,480 Speaker 2: we want to take control of everything and not delegate enough. 662 00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 2: So delegating is a great thing, you guys, when you 663 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:48,799 Speaker 2: get to that point, Rachel, before I have a few 664 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:50,880 Speaker 2: more questions before yeah, we end the conversation. 665 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 3: I just want to know. 666 00:35:55,480 --> 00:36:00,839 Speaker 2: What would today's Rachel tell the Rachel when she first started. 667 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:04,879 Speaker 2: If you like, I know, I'm sure you know there's 668 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 2: we all learned through trial and error, you know, so 669 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:11,280 Speaker 2: I know the things that I could have done better. 670 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:14,120 Speaker 2: But is there anything that you would tell that Rachel 671 00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 2: when you were first starting. 672 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:25,279 Speaker 1: I would tell that Rachel that you're not going to 673 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:30,840 Speaker 1: have it all figured out because you're gonna put yourself 674 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:35,879 Speaker 1: in a space of consistent growth. So when you hit 675 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: those moments where you feel like you don't know what 676 00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:42,320 Speaker 1: you're doing, it's okay. It's all part of the greater plan. 677 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:48,359 Speaker 1: You're on to the next level. The second thing that 678 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:52,279 Speaker 1: I would tell her is to let go of the 679 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:56,759 Speaker 1: mentality of give up and Savalhante. Let it go, it 680 00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:02,360 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. You need to do what makes you happy. 681 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:07,440 Speaker 1: You need to make moves that are going to contribute 682 00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:11,440 Speaker 1: to your happiness. You know, you're gonna have an amazing 683 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:14,960 Speaker 1: baby boy that you're going to have to also map 684 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:20,120 Speaker 1: out a journey for, and you have to block out 685 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 1: the opinions of other people who are not going to 686 00:37:24,640 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 1: make it with you to the finish line, and everything 687 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:29,399 Speaker 1: is going to work out. 688 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 4: Everything will work out. 689 00:37:32,719 --> 00:37:34,880 Speaker 3: Is I love that? 690 00:37:35,520 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 4: Well? 691 00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 3: What's next for you? 692 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:39,160 Speaker 2: What do you have what do you have in the 693 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 2: plans for like this upcoming year, you know what I mean, 694 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 2: like for you and I will need that in your 695 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:45,440 Speaker 2: personal life, anything that you want to share with us. 696 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:51,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, all, I know, I don't know what's next person. 697 00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:55,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I think specifically, because again that's one thing 698 00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:58,560 Speaker 1: I learned in twenty twenty is things just change and 699 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:01,759 Speaker 1: you just have to learn to go with the But honestly, like, 700 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:07,560 Speaker 1: aside from specifics, I know that is going to continue 701 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:13,000 Speaker 1: to grow in places that I never thought we would 702 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:15,840 Speaker 1: get into. You know, I think that we have lots 703 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:20,719 Speaker 1: of seeds planted. You know, we have our partnership with Zoomi's, 704 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:23,239 Speaker 1: we have our partnership with Lords, Drum. 705 00:38:23,440 --> 00:38:25,800 Speaker 4: And foot Locker. So I know that. 706 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:32,280 Speaker 1: These spaces, these spaces that we're in, they're true partnerships. 707 00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: And I know that that's going to continue to grow 708 00:38:35,680 --> 00:38:37,240 Speaker 1: within the next five years. 709 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:40,160 Speaker 4: So I'm really excited to see where that takes us. 710 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 1: As far as you know, I I just know that 711 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:47,600 Speaker 1: we're going to continue to figure out ways on how 712 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:51,279 Speaker 1: to navigate this new space that we're in, right but 713 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:54,040 Speaker 1: figuring out ways to still stay true to who we 714 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 1: are and our core values and continue to get more 715 00:38:57,239 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 1: creative on how we can continue to tell all our stories. 716 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:05,400 Speaker 4: And I just want to. 717 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:08,920 Speaker 1: Continue to focus on my health and my happiness because 718 00:39:09,560 --> 00:39:11,520 Speaker 1: that has to come first because if I'm not in 719 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:15,840 Speaker 1: a good space, then everything kind of just hits the stop. 720 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:20,720 Speaker 1: But I see a lot of health, happiness and wealth 721 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:21,360 Speaker 1: in my future. 722 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:23,200 Speaker 3: Amen. Amen. 723 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:26,200 Speaker 2: I know there are a lot of women like you, 724 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:29,439 Speaker 2: like us that have this dream and don't know where 725 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:32,080 Speaker 2: to start, and in reality it's you know, You're an 726 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:34,719 Speaker 2: inspiration to them. So I want to I want to 727 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:36,600 Speaker 2: thank you so much for taking the time to talk 728 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 2: to us, to you know, for being vulnerable and sharing 729 00:39:40,040 --> 00:39:42,360 Speaker 2: your story and sharing certain things that a lot of 730 00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:45,239 Speaker 2: people wouldn't be open to doing. 731 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:48,640 Speaker 3: So, so thank you. And before we wrap up, I want. 732 00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:50,799 Speaker 2: To do this new thing Motivational Monday, and I want 733 00:39:50,840 --> 00:39:53,799 Speaker 2: to share a quote with with all of you. And 734 00:39:53,840 --> 00:39:55,640 Speaker 2: I thought it would be the perfect quote because we're 735 00:39:55,640 --> 00:40:00,000 Speaker 2: speaking to a business owner here, So this is my quote. 736 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:04,080 Speaker 2: Focus on being the happiest and hardest working woman who 737 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:08,480 Speaker 2: lives her life unapologetically doing what she loves. 738 00:40:08,880 --> 00:40:10,000 Speaker 3: Tell me that ain't you girl? 739 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:11,000 Speaker 4: Mm hmm? 740 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:17,960 Speaker 1: Unapologetic, honestly that that is an art. Being unapologetic is 741 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,880 Speaker 1: an art, and it won't happen overnight. But I promise 742 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:28,200 Speaker 1: with practice and consistency, your life will change. Just yep, 743 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:31,879 Speaker 1: in all aspects personal and professionally. 744 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,600 Speaker 2: I just I learned that a few a few years backwards, saying, 745 00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:36,880 Speaker 2: you know what, this is what I do, is what 746 00:40:36,920 --> 00:40:37,480 Speaker 2: I want to do. 747 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 3: I want to try it. I'm not gonna worry about it. 748 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:41,719 Speaker 3: Get it on. What are people gonna say? 749 00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:41,840 Speaker 4: So? 750 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:46,279 Speaker 2: That is living unapologetically? But Rachel, thank you again. Is 751 00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:50,239 Speaker 2: there anything that you want to tell our listeners? Do 752 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:51,839 Speaker 2: you have a quote that you want to share with them? 753 00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:57,760 Speaker 1: Yeah? I will leave it with be your loudest hype woman. 754 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:05,000 Speaker 1: That's been my motto for since twenty twenty because at 755 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,560 Speaker 1: the end of the day, nobody's going to have your 756 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:11,279 Speaker 1: back the way that you have your back. And if 757 00:41:11,280 --> 00:41:15,360 Speaker 1: you haven't found like your inner homegirl, it's a sign 758 00:41:15,400 --> 00:41:19,120 Speaker 1: that you got to do some self reflection, do do 759 00:41:19,239 --> 00:41:22,560 Speaker 1: the self work, do the self healing, and you'll find her. 760 00:41:22,719 --> 00:41:26,120 Speaker 1: And when you find her, you're going to realize how 761 00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:28,400 Speaker 1: far you can take yourself. 762 00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:33,960 Speaker 2: Yes, I think that's the best way to wrap up 763 00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:39,040 Speaker 2: you guys. Be your biggest hype woman, your loudest hype woman. 764 00:41:39,360 --> 00:41:41,719 Speaker 3: You're cheerleader. That person is just like girl, get up, 765 00:41:41,800 --> 00:41:42,359 Speaker 3: you could do this. 766 00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:50,520 Speaker 2: Rachel again, mio, you have inspired me. You have I 767 00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:55,360 Speaker 2: feel empowered after this conversation. I applaud you and everyone 768 00:41:55,760 --> 00:41:59,240 Speaker 2: follow check out their stuff their website. I love your website. 769 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:01,480 Speaker 2: By the way, it's so easy to use. Oh my goodness, 770 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 2: that is you have you It is so easy to 771 00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:06,760 Speaker 2: use it straight to the point. But before you go, Rachel, 772 00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:11,000 Speaker 2: share your handles Instagram. Where can we find you? Whatever 773 00:42:11,040 --> 00:42:12,520 Speaker 2: you want, girl, this is your space. 774 00:42:13,440 --> 00:42:17,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, so, you guys can find our website at ww 775 00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:23,919 Speaker 1: dot dot com. We also have our official app where 776 00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:27,319 Speaker 1: you guys download it. It's available for all iPhone and 777 00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:32,719 Speaker 1: Android users and on our socials. We're very active on 778 00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:35,920 Speaker 1: Instagram and TikTok and you can find us under. 779 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:40,319 Speaker 2: At love that and just by the way, I love 780 00:42:40,560 --> 00:42:42,600 Speaker 2: chinoona energy. I'm gonna be using that, girl, I'm gonna 781 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:43,399 Speaker 2: adopt that form me. 782 00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:50,719 Speaker 3: So yes, yes, I love thank you so much. 783 00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:51,040 Speaker 4: Again. 784 00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:55,880 Speaker 2: I hope that you enjoyed this podcast and don't forget 785 00:42:55,920 --> 00:42:58,960 Speaker 2: to listen to Cheeky's and Chill every Monday on the 786 00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:03,239 Speaker 2: iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your 787 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:07,440 Speaker 2: favorite podcasts. This is a production of iHeartRadio and my 788 00:43:07,520 --> 00:43:12,799 Speaker 2: Cultura podcast Network. Follow us on Instagram at Mikultura Podcasts 789 00:43:12,840 --> 00:43:16,719 Speaker 2: and follow me Cheeky's on Instagram at Cheeky's and I'll 790 00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:18,920 Speaker 2: see you guys next week. Listen tom Bezo and remember 791 00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:21,000 Speaker 2: Condio s nel Nada