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

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

146. Navigating Rejection in Your Job Search

30 mins; March 25, 2026

145. How to Ask for a Raise

32 mins; March 18, 2026

144. Why First Gen Women of Color Need Rest

20 mins; March 04, 2026

143. Career Growth After Hard Times

61 hours 29 mins; February 11, 2026

142. How to Get More Job Interviews

27 mins; January 28, 2026

141. Redefining Leadership as First Gens

47 mins; January 07, 2026

140. Cutting Emotional Ties to a Job

41 mins; December 23, 2025

139. Webinar Replay: Get a Raise in Any Economy

79 hours 29 mins; December 10, 2025

138. Negotiating my Salary and Falling Flat on my Face

59 mins; December 03, 2025

137. Five Signs It’s Time to Make a Move in Your Career

33 mins; November 25, 2025

136. 10 Types of Opportunities You Can Get on LinkedIn

30 mins; November 10, 2025

135. How Running Healed me From Diet Culture

41 mins; October 27, 2025

134. How to Stop Underearning and Make More Money

52 mins; October 13, 2025

133. Why You Still Need LinkedIn & 3 Steps to Get Started

25 mins; October 06, 2025

132. Manifest Your Career with Dr. Norma Reyes

50 mins; September 29, 2025

131. More Than Just Salary: How to Evaluate a Job Offer

40 mins; July 23, 2025

130. How to Tap into the Hidden Job Market

29 mins; July 16, 2025

129. What to Do After a Layoff

46 mins; July 09, 2025

128. Choosing Between Two Career Paths - On Air Coaching Call

41 mins; July 01, 2025

127. How to Make AI Your Own Personal Career Coach

30 mins; June 24, 2025

126. How to Know if You’re Underpaid

31 mins; June 18, 2025

125. What Every First Gen Professional Needs to Know about the Workplace

32 mins; June 09, 2025

124. My Biggest Speaking Gig Yet and How to Get Paid Professional Development Opportunities

25 mins; June 02, 2025

123. Why Latinas Need to Embrace AI with Latinas in Tech Interim CEO Nikki Barua

40 mins; May 07, 2025

122. Three Self-Care Practices for Mental Health Awareness Month

29 mins; May 03, 2025

121. How to Build a Beautiful Business and Career with Rosalie Ennes

47 mins; March 17, 2025

120. How to Retire a Millionaire as a First Gen: Walli Miller Interview Part 2

46 mins; March 15, 2025

119. Overcoming Wealth Guilt as a First Gen: Walli Miller Interview Part 1

43 mins; February 23, 2025

118. How to Make Your Resume Stand Out

25 mins; February 18, 2025

BONUS: 10,000 Thank Yous!

12 mins; February 13, 2025

117. Career Moves For Financial Independence: How Nicole Paid Off $30K in 10 Months

33 mins; February 09, 2025

116. Grow Your Career through Public Speaking with Yvonne Armenta

55 mins; February 02, 2025

115. A Quick Start Guide to Networking Events

14 mins; January 28, 2025

114. Preventing and Managing Burnout

34 mins; January 21, 2025

113. Career Growth Strategies for 2025

34 mins; January 07, 2025

112. Defying Family Expectations & Tapping into New Dimensions with Mel Moreno

44 mins; December 15, 2024

111. Resilience and Representation: Breaking Barriers in STEM with Jeyra Arocho

52 mins; December 03, 2024

110. Do This Now to Get a Job in the New Year

49 mins; November 24, 2024

109. Get Job Offers Faster with These 5 Steps

48 mins; November 21, 2024

108. Increasing Confidence During Job Interviews

42 mins; November 15, 2024

107. Three Ways to Increase Your Salary by $30,000

27 mins; October 29, 2024

106. Paving the Way in Big Law with Latina Legal Minds Founder, Kimberly Lopez

38 mins; September 25, 2024

105. Launching a Successful Latine-focused Candle Company with Bonita Fierce Candles Founder Melissa Gallardo

45 mins; September 16, 2024

104. Managing Money Anxiety while Job Searching

58 mins; September 04, 2024

103. How to Apply to Jobs Faster

40 mins; August 27, 2024

102. How to Get a Six Figure Job

20 mins; August 09, 2024

101. Doubling my Salary and Growing a Business (Part 2 of My Career and Money Story)

77 hours 42 mins; July 31, 2024

100. From $20k to $200k: My Career and Money Story (Part 1)

50 mins; July 24, 2024

99. Feeling the Rage of Career Injustices

10 mins; July 14, 2024

98. Amplifying BIPOC Voices in Podcasting with Kristin Quiroz Bayona

44 mins; July 07, 2024

97. Increasing Your Confidence During Salary Negotiations

30 mins; June 24, 2024

96. Is Grad School for Me? Demystifying Process for First-Gen BIPOC Students with Dr. Yvette Martinez-Vu and Dr. Miroslava Chavez-Garcia

59 mins; May 22, 2024

95. From Teaching to Tech and Thriving Post Layoff with Maideli Garcia

58 mins; May 06, 2024

94. Increasing Your Salary Through Nervous System Regulation

48 mins; April 29, 2024

93. Empowering Black and Latina Women Through Financial Independence

52 mins; April 18, 2024

92. Redefining Financial Freedom with Lizbet of @LizbetTalksMoney

54 mins; April 11, 2024

91. The Ugly Truth About Doubling Your Salary

33 mins; April 03, 2024

90. How to Have a Profitable Career as an Interpreter & Translator with Laura Valdes

35 mins; March 27, 2024

89. You are Worth Fighting For with Trauma-Informed Self-Defense Coach Leslie Lew

58 mins; March 21, 2024

88. Are You Betraying Yourself in Your Career?

20 mins; March 17, 2024

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

21 mins; March 07, 2024

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

50 mins; March 02, 2024

85. Career Lessons from a Marketing Funnel

28 mins; February 22, 2024

84. Turning Casual Conversations into Job Interviews

26 mins; February 17, 2024

83. How to Lead with Integrity with Latina Leadership Coach Alejandra Thompson

45 mins; February 12, 2024

82. When Networking Feels Like a Waste of Time

32 mins; February 05, 2024

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

70 hours 50 mins; January 27, 2024

80. What to DO During a Job Interview

30 mins; January 22, 2024

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

57 mins; January 17, 2024

78. Three Types of Coffee Chats to Increase Your Income

29 mins; January 09, 2024

77. Grieving the Career You Thought You'd Have

13 mins; January 04, 2024

76. Why Your Wellness is Essential to the Collective with Wealth Para Todos Founder Rita-Soledad Fernandez Paulino

51 mins; January 01, 2024

75. How my Clients Collective Increased their Salary by $353,000!

52 mins; December 21, 2023

74. What to do before a job interview

46 mins; December 16, 2023

73. Job Hopping Every 15 Months with Janzel Manalansan

46 mins; December 14, 2023

72. Investing Wisely In your Growth

42 mins; December 07, 2023

71. Re-release: How to Get Your Resume to the Top of the Pile

34 mins; December 04, 2023

70. Managing Work Stress and Saying No to your Boss

63 hours 49 mins; November 26, 2023

69. Re-Release: 5 Signs it's Time to Make a Move in Your Career

34 mins; November 15, 2023

How to Get Job Offers Faster

2 mins; November 15, 2023

68. Cat's Journey to $30k in Raises in her Government Job

43 mins; November 13, 2023

67. Doubling my Salary in 12 Months with this Strategy

40 mins; November 09, 2023

66. - Dealing with Your Horrible Boss

33 mins; November 06, 2023

65. Part 3: Getting a Job When You Don't Know Where to Start

35 mins; November 02, 2023

64. Part 2: Getting a Job When you Don't Know Where to Start⁠

28 mins; October 29, 2023

63. Part 1: Getting a Job When You Don't Know Where to Start

26 mins; October 25, 2023

62. What to do When You're Not Motivated in Your Job Search

24 mins; October 22, 2023

61. Re-release: Why WOC Must Quit Their Low-Paying Nonprofit Jobs

46 mins; October 08, 2023

60. Networking is OUT. Building Community is IN.

35 mins; October 01, 2023

59. Healing the Wounds of Assimilation with Brand Strategist Camila Cardozo

40 mins; September 25, 2023

58. Interview Like a Pro: 5 No-Fail Prep Moves

31 mins; September 23, 2023

57. What to Say in A Job Interview

37 mins; September 20, 2023

56. Four Steps to Get Your Next Job Offer

52 mins; September 16, 2023

55. Hack Your Resume and Land More Interviews Using ChatGPT

35 mins; September 12, 2023

54. Changing Your Approach to Work

19 mins; August 29, 2023

53. The Politics of Wellness with Holistic Health Coach Naihomy Jerez

57 mins; August 10, 2023

52. Do You Have a Savior Complex?

41 mins; August 02, 2023

51. Outplay, Outwit, Outlast: How a First-Gen Latina took on Survivor

56 mins; July 26, 2023

50. Asking the Right Questions in a Job Interview

40 mins; July 11, 2023

49. Prioritizing Yourself as a Working Mom and Content Creator with Book Gal Kelly

38 mins; July 05, 2023

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