Social Activist and Founder of Brazen Collective, Yareliz Mendez-Zamora is a daughter of revolutions. Born and raised in Miami, Yareliz grew up listening to her family’s immigration stories and constantly draws inspiration from them. Her family comes from La Tierra de Lagos y Volcanes– Nicaragua. She recently graduated from the University of Miami with her Master's in Education and Community and Social Change. She earned her Bachelor's from the University of Florida with a BA in English and History, as well as a Minor in Latin American Studies. She is involved with Latina Rebels, was a coordinator of the Latin@ Diaspora in the Americas Program, a Student Government Senator, interned at the Broward Public Defender’s Office, was an ambassador at La Casita and more. Currently, she works as a coordinator for a statewide non-profit.

Episode Themes: The Path to Becoming an Entrepreneur as a WOC. Throughout the conversation we hope to give the listeners tools on how to overcome barriers to find motivation and begin to embrace their purpose.

Themes:

• - First Generation Entrepreneurs
  
• - Nonprofits Industrial Complex – The fight for grants, the mimicking blueprint of harmful for profit corporate structures and the strain in pay grades
  
• - imposter syndrome
  
• - Race politics among black and brown folks
  
• - How to balance a 9-5 and Entrepreneurship tools
  

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