Getting You Ready for Power with Alexis Meruelo

About this episode

Jannese Torres interviews Alexis Meruelo about empowerment, entrepreneurship, and overcoming self-rejection.

What does it actually take to step into your power? In this episode, I'm sitting down with Alexis Meruelo — second-generation Cuban-American business leader, founder of the Business of Her conference, and author of the brand new book Getting You Ready for Power — to talk about the real, messy, beautiful process of finding your purpose and owning it unapologetically. We're getting into her family's entrepreneurial roots, why she spent six months with a career coach just to answer one question, the concept of "business karma," and why more women need to stop self-rejecting before they even ask. This one is packed, mi gente. Let's get into it. WE GET INTO: 00:00 — Introduction 00:26 — Alexis's background and family entrepreneurial roots 02:01 — La Pizza Loca, Sahara Las Vegas, and the Cuban immigrant hustle 04:02 — Pain, rejection, and hitting a wall in her 20s 05:00 — Hiring her first career coach and betting on herself 07:25 — Redefining success without the ring or the kids 10:03 — How to deal with your Latino family's opinions 12:03 — Living in alignment and the new generation of young women 13:41 — The mentorship gap and why we self-reject before we even ask 19:21 — Business…

People in this episode

Host: Jannese Torres

Guest: Alexis Meruelo

Topics covered

• empowerment
• entrepreneurship
• career coaching
• women in business
• self-acceptance
• business karma

Keywords

• empowerment
• career coaching
• business karma
• women in business
• self-rejection
• entrepreneurial roots

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Business of Her

Books & works: Getting You Ready for Power

Places: Cuba, Las Vegas

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