InspiraMe Latina

From Silence to Choice

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno. Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.
Links:Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.orgY Veras Coaching: yveras.comYudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com/ 
In this episode, we sit down with Nurys Santos, CPA, a Dominican-born accountant, educator, and community advocate whose journey reminds us that dignity, choice, and power are built, not given.
Nurys opens up about immigrating to the U.S. as an adult, navigating language barriers, rebuilding her career from the ground up, and the quiet psychological toll of losing her voice in rooms where she knew she belonged. From earning her CPA and graduating with a perfect 4.0, to healing money trauma, reclaiming confidence, and stepping into leadership as an educator and business owner, her story is one of courage, clarity, and deep self-trust.
This conversation explores education as liberation, mentorship as lifeline, and money as a tool for freedom, not fear. We talk about accents, impostor syndrome, generational wealth, and why financial literacy is an act of empowerment in our communities.
If you’ve ever questioned your worth, your voice, or your right to choose more, this episode is for you.
Because empowerment doesn’t start with perfection.
It begins with a conversation.
 
Guest Speaker Bio:Nurys SantosMSA | CPA | CFE | CVA | Founder of Santos Consulting CPA, PLLC
Email: nuryssantoscpa@gmail.com   I  Mobile: (914) 230-9488
LinkedIn @nurys-santos   I  Instagram: @nuryssantos.cpa  I  Website: nsantosconsulting.com  
Nurys Santos, MSA, CPA, CFE, CVA is the Founder of Santos Consulting CPA, PLLC, and a trusted financial strategist with more than a decade of experience in business valuation, taxation, forensic accounting, and IRS controversy.
After emigrating from the Dominican Republic to the United States in 2009, Nurys rebuilt her career from the ground up while raising a family and advancing professionally. She earned her Master of Science in Accounting from Lehman College (CUNY) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña in the Dominican Republic. Before launching her own firm, she spent ten years as a partner at a private CPA firm, where she developed deep expertise serving closely held businesses and individuals navigating complex financial decisions.
Nurys has successfully represented clients before the IRS in audits and appeals, saving taxpayers substantial amounts in taxes, penalties, and interest. She has completed hundreds of business valuations across industries, supporting estate and gift tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, and long-term strategy.
Today, Nurys is not only a CPA, but an educator, mentor, and advocate. She teaches accounting within her community, serves as a Trustee of the Inspirame Latina Foundation, and is deeply committed to empowering Latina women through financial education, leadership, and access. Her mission is simple yet powerful: to make taxation and wealth creation clear, ethical, and accessible, so others can build with confidence and choice.
 
This episode of the Inspirame Latina Podcast is proudly sponsored by Every Task Skilled Virtual Assistants, a partner in empowering women to focus on purpose over pressure. Every Task supports entrepreneurs and changemakers behind the scenes, so they can keep showing up boldly in front of them.
 

What We Inherit, What We Change

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno. Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.
Links:Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.orgY Veras Coaching: yveras.comYudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com/ 
In this episode, we explore rebuilding financial confidence and strategic wealth creation with two experts who help individuals and businesses redefine their relationship with money and success. We dive into practical frameworks, mindset shifts, and real-world financial strategies that empower you to take control of your financial future. Our conversation includes tax planning, business valuation, forensic accounting, and leveraging financial systems for growth, offering actionable guidance and encouragement to help you build clarity, confidence, and financial resilience. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, professional, or someone ready to strengthen your financial foundation, this episode is packed with insights and inspiration to support your journey.
🎧 Subscribe, listen, and share this episode with someone ready to own their financial story.
 
Guest Speaker Bio:
Nurys Santos, MS, CPA, CFE, CVA
Certified Public Accountant | Financial Strategist
Email: nuryssantoscpa@gmail.com   I  Mobile: (914) 230-9488
LinkedIn @nurys-santos   I  Instagram: @nuryssantos.cpa  I  Website: nsantosconsulting.com  
Nurys is a business valuation expert, tax strategist, and forensic accounting specialist with deep experience helping clients make sense of complex financial frameworks and transform uncertainty into clarity and growth. She holds a Master’s degree and multiple professional certifications, including CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), and CVA (Certified Valuation Analyst), and leads strategic financial planning and consulting initiatives that empower individuals and organizations to thrive. Her work bridges technical expertise with mission-driven financial empowerment for women, small business owners, and community leaders. 
Her guiding principle is to help you build confidence, clarity, and financial agency in every decision you make.
 
Guest Speaker Bio:
Juan Santos
Financial Performance Expert | Strategic Business Advisor
LinkedIn: @juan-santos1
Juan is an experienced professional with a strong track record of helping businesses optimize financial performance, improve operational efficiency, and drive strategic growth. With expertise in financial systems, process improvements, and business planning, Juan brings practical insights into how individuals and companies can build sustainable financial strategies that align with long-term goals. His background spans leadership roles where he’s supported teams in navigating complex financial landscapes and driving measurable outcomes.
Juan’s mission is to demystify financial systems and empower others to make informed decisions with confidence.

Rebuilding After Loss, Together

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno. Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.
Links:
Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.orgY Veras Coaching: yveras.comYudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com/ 
In this episode, we explore what it truly means to rebuild after loss; not alone, but together. We sit down with Angelita Suriel and her daughter Penelope, a mother–daughter duo navigating business, family, identity, and healing side by side in the beauty industry.
We dive into their journey of losing a business during the pandemic, redefining success, and choosing partnership over pressure. Our conversation covers generational expectations, immigrant sacrifice, guilt, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to start again, with boundaries, faith, and intention.
Together, they share honest reflections on building a business as family, learning when to lead and when to listen, and how healing personal wounds can unlock professional growth. This episode offers encouragement and grounded guidance for anyone rebuilding, starting over, or considering partnership, especially within family.
Whether you’re a mother, daughter, entrepreneur, or woman in transition, this episode is packed with lived wisdom, emotional truth, and reminders that success isn’t just what you build, it’s how you show up for the people you love.
🎧 Subscribe, listen, and share this episode with someone who’s finding their way back after loss.
Guest Speaker Bio:
Angelita Suriel  I  Entrepreneur & Beauty Salon Owneranpteam24@gmail.com     I   +1 (646) 249-0110
Instagram: @anpbeauties  I  @angela_magichands  I  @abeautynyc
Website:  https://www.anpteam.studio/
Angelita Suriel is a master hairstylist, educator, and soulful entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in the beauty industry. Born in the Dominican Republic, she immigrated to New York at 30 and spent decades building a career rooted in discipline, faith, and service.
In this conversation, Angelita reflects on losing her salon during the pandemic, the emotional toll of rebuilding, and the decision to begin again, this time in partnership with her daughter. She speaks openly about immigrant sacrifice, motherhood, and the importance of boundaries when family and business intersect.
Angelita is deeply committed to mentoring women in business, emphasizing preparation, business planning, and surrounding yourself with the right support. Known for creating salon spaces that feel like sanctuaries, she believes beauty is a healing art, and teaching is her next sacred chapter.
Her guiding belief: don’t give up on yourself, even after the storm.
 
Penelope Montilla
Hairstylist | Licensed Cosmetologist | Natural Hair Care Specialist
Website: www.anpteam.studio 
Penelope Montilla is a licensed cosmetologist with nearly six years of professional experience and a lifetime spent immersed in the world of hair. Specializing in natural hair care and color, she views hair as both an art form and a responsibility; a balance between creativity, health, and care.
In this episode, Penelope shares her experience navigating entrepreneurship as a young woman and mother, opening up about guilt, shame, forgiveness, and redefining success on her own terms. She speaks candidly about the emotional weight many daughters of immigrants carry, the pressure to “repay” sacrifice, and how learning to forgive herself became a turning point in both her personal life and business journey.
Penelope brings a modern, creative lens to beauty and business, embracing technology, mentorship, and continuous learning as tools for growth. Her approach is rooted in presence, intention, and the belief that freedom comes from aligning who you are with how you create.
For Penelope, beauty is not just expression; it’s self-respect in action.
This episode of the Inspirame Latina Podcast is proudly sponsored by Every Task Skilled Virtual Assistants, a partner in empowering women to focus on purpose over pressure. Every Task supports entrepreneurs and changemakers behind the scenes, so they can keep showing up boldly in front of them.
 

From Social Work to Sisterhood and Success

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno.
Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.
Links:
Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.orgY Veras Coaching: yveras.comYudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com/ 
In this episode, we sit down with the extraordinary Dr. Karen Díaz Meaike to explore what it truly means to rebuild, redesign, and reimagine your life on your own terms. From her 22-year career in social work to becoming a multi-state real estate professional and the first-ever Blushington franchise owner, Dr. Karen’s journey reminds us that change isn’t something to fear - it’s something to claim.
We dive into the courage it takes to step away from “safe,” the quiet battles women face when redefining themselves, and the stereotypes Latinas are expected to break through without breaking their culture. Together, we explore identity, imposter syndrome, the art of starting over, and the power of becoming the woman you once looked for.
This conversation is honest, soulful, and rooted in community wisdom - offering clarity, permission, and the reminder that evolution is not only possible, but necessary.
“Safe also means depriving yourself.”
Dr. Karen’s words echo throughout this episode as an invitation: to try the thing, make the leap, and choose yourself without apology.
Whether you’re navigating a transition, craving purpose, or rebuilding your confidence, this episode is filled with the insight and inspiration you need to move forward with heart.
If this conversation moves you, please share it with someone who needs it. And remember to subscribe so you never miss an episode of Inspirame Latina, empowerment begins with a conversation.
 
Guest Speaker Bio:Dr. Karen Díaz Meaike
Real Estate Entrepreneur   I   Founder, The Ladies Legacy Initiative   I   Board Member, Inspírame Latina Foundation
Website: https://kdmrealtor.com   I  Instagram: karendiazmeaike  
Dr. Karen Díaz Meaike is a powerhouse real estate entrepreneur, visionary leader, and the founder of The Ladies Legacy Initiative, a platform dedicated to empowering women through leadership, community, and intentional connection.
With extensive experience across luxury real estate in both Connecticut and South Florida, Karen has become one of the region’s most trusted and respected professionals. Known for her integrity, strategic insight, and ability to turn properties into lasting legacies, she continues to redefine what’s possible for women in business.
Karen is also the first-ever franchisee of Blushington Boca Raton, bringing accessible luxury beauty to her community. A passionate advocate for women across industries, she is the creator of Bloom in Beauty, a curated experiential event celebrating confidence, inner radiance, and the power of sisterhood.
As a board member of the Inspírame Latina Foundation, she remains committed to uplifting, representing, and amplifying Latina voices in leadership. Whether she’s negotiating multimillion-dollar deals, curating transformative experiences, or mentoring the next generation of powerhouse women, Karen leads with purpose, presence, and an unwavering belief in legacy over trends.
Her mission is simple, to help women rise, lead, and live lives worthy of their own legacy.

Breathe, Mija, You’re Allowed: Rest, Resilience, and Redefining Wellness

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno.
Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.
 
Links:
Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.org 
Y Veras Coaching: yveras.com 
Yudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com  
 
In this episode, we explore what it truly means to pause: to rest, breathe, and remember that caring for yourself is not selfish, it’s survival.
 
Karina Muller, Founder & CEO of Maripossa Wellness, shares her journey from global corporate life to building spaces that help others heal, reset, and lead from wholeness.
We talk about the quiet weight many Latinas carry, the guilt of slowing down, the pressure to be everything for everyone and how to reclaim peace through small, consistent acts of self-care.
💬 The Latina expectation of self-sacrifice and how to unlearn it
💬 Simple tools for restoring your energy, in five, ten, or fifteen minutes
💬 The courage to ask for help and scale your purpose with heart
💬 Why collaboration, not competition, is how our community truly grows
Whether you’re leading a team, raising a family, or just trying to catch your breath, this conversation will remind you: rest is not weakness, it’s how we rise.
Empowerment begins with a conversation.
 
Guest Speaker Bio:
Karina Muller
Founder & CEO, Maripossa Wellness
MBA, Cornell University | Corporate & Workplace Wellness | Co-Founder, Motivity Care
🌐 Connect: maripossawellness.com  |  LinkedIn: karinamuller 
Karina Muller is the Founder and CEO of Maripossa Wellness, a company dedicated to transforming how people experience well-being at work and at home. With more than 25 years in global corporate environments, Karina brings a rare blend of strategy, empathy, and lived experience to every room she enters.
A graduate of Cornell University’s MBA program, she holds multiple certifications in workplace wellness, stress management, and integrative health. Through Maripossa Wellness, she designs programs that meet people where they are, from hospital teams and startups to Fortune 500 leaders, helping them find practical ways to pause, reset, and thrive.
Karina also co-founded Motivity Care, a platform simplifying caregiving management, and serves on the board of United Latinas, championing representation and leadership for Latina professionals.
Her philosophy is simple: wellness shouldn’t feel like another task on your to-do list, it should feel like coming home to yourself.
 
This episode of the Inspirame Latina Podcast is proudly sponsored by Every Task Skilled Virtual Assistants, a partner in empowering women to focus on purpose over pressure. Every Task supports entrepreneurs and changemakers behind the scenes, so they can keep showing up boldly in front of them.

Mangú, Memories & Meaning: Passing Down Identity Through Storytelling

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno.
Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.
Links:Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.orgY Veras Coaching: yveras.comYudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com/ 
In this episode, we explore what it means to grow up between cultures, to feel both connected and disconnected, proud yet questioned, and how storytelling becomes a bridge back home.
Jasdomin Santana, author of Los Tres Golpes Mangú and founder of Dominican Fairy Tales, opens up about raising bicultural children, preserving identity through stories, and the freedom that comes from embracing every part of who you are.
We dive into her journey from banking executive to children’s author, covering:
💬 The importance of cultural representation in early childhood
💬 The struggle for belonging between two worlds
💬 How Dominican traditions can live on through creativity
💬 Redefining what it means to be Latina in America
Whether you’re a parent, educator, or first-generation dreamer, this conversation will remind you that identity isn’t something you lose, it’s something you evolve.
Empowerment begins with a conversation.
Guest Speaker Bio:
Jasdomin Santana  
Executive Director in Banking | Author | Storyteller
Jasdomin Santana is a devoted mother of two toddlers, a loving wife, and a banking Executive Director by day, and a passionate storyteller by night. Born in New York and inspired by her Dominican heritage, she has published 15 bilingual children’s books that celebrate Dominican culture, family, and everyday magic.
Her work includes the acclaimed Dominican Fairy Tales series and the viral anthem In My Dominican Era, which inspired a growing online community of bicultural women and parents reclaiming their roots. Jasdomin also launched a YouTube channel for children, teaching Dominican culture through animated stories, music, and educational resources.
With multiple degrees in Organizational Leadership, Management, and Computer Information Systems, Jasdomin merges intellect with heart,  proving that heritage, ambition, and motherhood can coexist beautifully.
Her mission is simple yet powerful: to help every child see themselves in the stories they read.
🌐 Connect: jasdomin.com  |  Instagram: @jasdominsantana  |    📩 Jasdomin@outlook.com

Redesigning Wellness: A Latina’s Path from Survival to Sustainability

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno.
Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.
Links:Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.orgY Veras Coaching: yveras.comYudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com/ 
In this episode, we explore the intersection of sustainability, healing, and identity with Gabriela Fiorentino, founder of Nest Earth.
Gabi shares how she transformed her background in architecture and environmental design into a mission of creating low-tox, intentional spaces that nurture both people and the planet.
We dive into what it means to live consciously in a culture built on consumption, covering topics like redefining wellness, setting boundaries in motherhood, and finding balance between beauty, sustainability, and simplicity.
Our conversation includes her insights on overcoming cultural expectations, releasing perfectionism, and embracing small, meaningful changes that lead to lasting transformation. Gabi reminds us that sustainability isn’t about doing it all, it’s about doing what feels right.
Whether you’re a parent, creative, or woman seeking alignment, this episode is filled with grounded wisdom and practical ways to reconnect with your environment, and yourself.
Subscribe, share this conversation, and take one small step toward a more intentional life today.
Guest Speaker Bio:Gabriela Fiorentino  I  Founder of Nest EarthMaster of Science in Architecture and Urban Design, Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) with Honours, LEED AP Building Design + Construction (BD+C) 
📩 hello@nestearth.com   I  🌐 www.nestearth.com  I  Instagram: @gabrielafiorentino I  LinkedIn: @Gabriela Fiorentino
Gabriela Fiorentino is the founder of Nest Earth, a platform helping parents and conscious individuals design low-tox, intentional spaces rooted in real-life solutions. With a Master’s in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Architecture with Honours from Pratt Institute, Gabriela has spent over a decade bridging the gap between sustainability and everyday life.
As a LEED Accredited Professional (BD+C), her work combines design, wellness, and environmental strategy to help families create homes that nurture both body and mind. Her approach is deeply human, translating complex sustainability principles into compassionate, practical shifts that feel accessible, not aspirational.
Guided by the belief that wellness isn’t about perfection, it’s about alignment, simplicity, and kindness, Gabriela’s voice carries both authority and empathy. As a Latina navigating motherhood, entrepreneurship, and healing, she brings a perspective that is as professional as it is personal, reminding us that true sustainability begins at home, and within ourselves.

From Runways to Rock Bottom to Rising Again

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno.
Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.
Links:Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.orgY Veras Coaching: yveras.comYudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com/ 
In this episode, we explore the journey of resilience, reinvention, and visibility with Kim Baker, visionary founder of Glamazon Beauty Cosmetics.
We dive into her powerful story of rising from the challenges of single motherhood, financial hardship, and even facing a federal prison sentence at 18, to becoming a celebrated makeup artist and entrepreneur.
Our conversation includes the realities of overcoming shame, learning self-worth, and building integrity while navigating an industry often lacking authenticity. Kim shares how faith, prayer, and determination carried her from eviction notices to owning the home she once dreamed of, and from early modeling to creating a beauty brand rooted in empowerment.
Packed with encouragement and practical wisdom, this episode is a reminder that your past does not define your future, it prepares you for it.
Whether you're a young woman chasing big dreams, a mother building legacy, or anyone striving to rise after setbacks, this episode offers insight and inspiration to help you find your voice and own your power.
Don’t just listen, share this episode with someone who needs to be reminded that second chances create powerful stories.
Guest Speaker Bio
Kim Baker | Founder of Glamazon Beauty Cosmetics
📧 glamazonbeautyinfo@gmail.com   | 🌐 glamazonbeauty.com  I  Instagram: makeupbykimbaker  I  LinkedIn: Kim Baker
Kim Baker is the visionary founder of Glamazon Beauty, the first-ever Black-owned beauty brand to launch on Shop HQ and one of the fastest-growing colour cosmetics lines now available on HSN and TSC. With over two decades in the beauty industry, she is a former Wilhelmina model turned celebrity makeup artist who has worked with A-list stars like Tiffany Haddish, Tom Cruise, and Toni Braxton.
Her mission with Glamazon Beauty is simple yet powerful: to help women embrace their bold, confident alter ego. Through curated, intentional products that adapt to every woman’s journey, Kim empowers others to express their true selves with authenticity, simplicity, and confidence.

When Everything Breaks, You Begin Again

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno.
Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.
Links:Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.orgY Veras Coaching: yveras.comYudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com/ 
In this episode, we explore the journey of resilience, faith, and reinvention with master hairstylist and entrepreneur Angelita Suriel.
We dive into her powerful story of building a thriving salon business, losing it during the pandemic, and finding the courage to start again alongside her daughter.
Our conversation includes the challenges of navigating fear, shame, and loss, and the strategies Angelita used to reclaim her confidence through faith, therapy, and community. She shares not only the struggles but also the actionable steps and mindset shifts that helped her transform darkness into a new chapter of possibility.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, immigrant, or woman striving to overcome obstacles, this episode is packed with inspiration, encouragement, and a reminder that investing in your own healing is the first step toward building something greater.
Don’t just listen, share this episode with someone who needs to be reminded that they are not alone, and that starting over is always possible.
Guest Speaker Bio:
Angelita Suriel  I  Entrepreneur & Beauty Salon Owneranpteam24@gmail.com
+1 (646) 249-0110
 
Angelita Suriel is a master hairstylist, educator, and soulful entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience. Born in the Dominican Republic, she moved to New York at 30 and has spent 28 years building a legacy of excellence. She is the founder of Angela Beauty NY (8 years strong) and now co-founder of A&P Beauty, created with her daughter.
Angelita serves a diverse clientele across all hair types and textures, with mastery in cutting, colour, and extensions. She’s especially known for enhancing curly hair, now the foundation of her new professional training programs.
Her mission is to help people feel seen, celebrated, and cared for, inside and out. Her salon suite is a sanctuary filled with love, warmth, and deep intention. She believes beauty is a healing art, and teaching is her next sacred calling.
Angelita’s story is a testament to resilience and the power of reinvention. Her guiding principle is simple but profound: even when life breaks you down, you must rise, heal, and create again.

Finding Your Voice, Owning Your Power

Welcome to the Inspirame Latina podcast with your host, Yudy Veras Bueno.
Yudy is the Founder, Executive Director and Program Curator of Inspirame Latina, a non-profit organization that focuses on bringing diverse expertise, a shared vision, and a commitment to ensuring Latinas feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Yudy is also a Professional Life Coach, Healer, Fearless Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, and Author. She is the CEO and Founder of Y Veras Coaching.
Links:Inspirame Latina Foundation: inspiramelatina.orgY Veras Coaching: yveras.comYudy Veras Speaking: https://coachyudy.com/ 
In this episode, we explore the journey of visibility, healing, and empowerment with Tina Arroyo, Account Executive at iHeartMedia.
We dive into what it means to feel unseen in a world of constant noise, covering the importance of reclaiming your voice, building confidence, and breaking cycles of silence.
Our conversation includes Tina’s reflections on overcoming domestic violence, navigating self-doubt, and learning to heal not just for herself, but for future generations. She also shares practical advice on how entrepreneurs and small business owners can amplify their presence, from embracing social media to owning their stories with courage.
Whether you’re a woman striving to be seen, a business owner seeking visibility, or someone navigating the healing journey, this episode is packed with inspiration and guidance to remind you that your voice matters.
Subscribe, share this conversation with someone who needs encouragement, and remember: empowerment begins with a conversation.
Guest Speaker Bio
Tina Arroyo  I   Account Executive, iHeartMedia 
tarroyo11@gmail.com
+1 (914) 843 8797
 
Tina Arroyo is a seasoned media professional who has spent her career helping brands connect with audiences through creative, impactful advertising solutions across radio, digital, and live platforms. At iHeartMedia, she partners with clients to design strategies that deliver real results. Beyond her professional role, Tina is deeply engaged in community service, serving on the InspiraMe Latina board, co-chairing committees, and building strong relationships that empower others.
Tina’s mission is rooted in empowerment and inclusivity. Through her work and advocacy, she strives to ensure that no one feels invisible, believing wholeheartedly that everyone deserves to shine.