Wine: Esfuerzo Wines, Pinot NoirBIO:Samantha Ortiz, Latina entrepreneur and named the #1 fitness trainer in NYC. From being a former owner of Triple Threat Bootcamp (fitness studio), she has now transitioned to an online fitness platform which provides live and on demand workouts, nutritional guidance and personal development tips. Samantha has also been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Shape and Women’s Health Magazine. Samantha’s energy and passion for training and empowering individuals is truly what separates her from the rest. She makes it her business to encourage and make her clients the best versions of themselves. Samantha encourages body positivity throughout her online fitness platform and authentically shows her cellulite, love handles and having “off days” as a sign of normality. Website: live.somanti.comInstagram

Wine: Armitage Wines, Santa Cruz Mountains, Pinot Noir 2018BIO:Pabel Martinez Global Account Director at TikTok Pabel's superpower is uncovering the story behind the numbers; translating data to stories. He's been able to flex this skill at various technology companies such as Facebook (previous employer) and TikTok (current employer). Although he's been successful, he has met challenges along the way. Like many POC, he's experienced imposter's syndrome, microaggressions, and racism. He would often REPRESS parts of his identity inside & outside of work work in an effort to feel more included and less judged. Pabel's mission in life became redefining professionalism for Latinx communities by empowering authenticity. In 2020, he launched Plurawl to bring this mission to life. 

Wine: Honrama Cellars, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa 2017BIO:Lidia Ferrufino is the owner of The Salted Hippie Boutique in League City, Texas. Before purchasing The Salted Hippie in November 2019, Lidia was the creative behind the blog, Live With Lidia. She also hosted a YouTube show where she connected and interviewed creative women like herself. Lidia used her platform to step into the retail world and create an online accessories shop, but she quickly realized that she wanted more. Lidia wanted to own a brick-and-mortar and to be able to provide women with more than just accessories. Her background in fashion styling and personal shopping gave her the foundation she needed to curate pieces for the everyday trendy woman. The Salted Hippie welcomes women of all sizes and provides unique fashion finds. Lidia and her team help when you need to put looks together, need a little retail therapy, want to step out of your comfort zone, or just want to accessorize your life–no matter the occasion. Lidia thrives in helping other women shine. She is a natural networker and goes out of her way to help others make connections as well. When she took over The Salted Hippie, she made it her mission to showcase, feature, and stock the boutique with products from women-owned businesses. Lidia has a passion for giving back and her community. She is always finding ways to incorporate philanthropic initiatives with her work at The Salted Hippie. Lidia has been married for 20 years and lives with her husband and their son in the Houston area. Website: https://thesaltedhippie.comInstagram

Wine: 2017 Vidiano Théros, Greece, Crete BIO:Ana is a highly educated Latina who's purpose in life is to bring science-based sex education to marginilized communities and get Latinas talking about sex. This CSU East Bay alum is currently pursuing a masters of social work and a masters of education in human sexualitiies from Widener University. As a Certified Sex Coach and owner of Sex in Spanglish she empowers Latinx women, and those who have been socialized as women, with science-based sex education as well as coaching through sexual issues and frustrations. Ana's goal for her clients is to help them embrace both their culture and their sexuality. She is dedicated to lead Latinas to a life free of expectations so they can become the dominant dama they were born to be. Through her podcast, Sex in Spanglish, she empowers mujeres to get in touch with their bodies so they can own their pleasure and discuss their deseos con confianaza.Website: https://www.sexinspanglish.com/Instagram

Wine: Paula's Rose by Honrama Cellars, 2019 BIO:Jenny is a First-Gen Guatemalan-American Marketing Associate by day, and a content creator by night! She was was born in Long Beach, California to Guatemalan immigrant parents. She has become a TikTok and Instagram sensation with many celebrities sharing her videos! Jenny loves her Latinidad because she truly believe it's where she gets her strong moral values from.InstagramTikTok

Wine: Seis Soles Vine, SolTierra Red Blend, Lodi BIO:Talia from Always Advocating helps online coaches scale their dream business with alignment and excitement. She focuses on two things: the whole marketing and sales strategy to scale a profitable business and stepping into the person you want to become by up-leveling your mindset. She believes that mindset, strategy, the right coach, and inspired action are the keys to creating a profitable business.Website: alwaysadvocating.comInstagram

Wine: Honrama Cellars. Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon 2017BIO:As Founder and CEO of the Latina Podcasters Network, Bautista connects aspiring and established Mujeres Latinas and the Latinx community. She has been called a bold innovative thinker and cultural connector by her peers. She’s responsible for hosting the first Latina Podcasters meetup at any podcast convention. Her passion and love for the podcasting industry came in 2019 when she launched her first podcast, Empowerment & All That. This podcast was dedicated soley to empowering women by delivering motivational interviews and episodes. Her desire to keep growing in the podcast community and find cultural relevancy was the driving force to develop Latina Podcasters Network. Latina Podcasters is the first and only global podcast network commited soley to amplifying the voices of Latinas and Latinx mujeres. Bautista is a graduate of the University of New Orleans and has over a decade of experience serving on civic and non-profit boards representing Latinx voices in education, governement, business and sports.Latina Podcasters InstagramLatina Podcasters FacebookRita's Instagram

Wine: Josh Cabernet SauvignonBIO:From Vista, California, Lizzy Rivas was born to teen parents (15 / 18 years old). During their divorce Lizzy found soccer which allowed her to take her mind off her home life and concentrate on her skills on the field. Lizzy likes to emphasize that "soccer saved my life." Throughout her career, she has coached soccer and worked on the business side. She currently works for the Men’s Soccer team in San Diego as the Team Admin and hopes to build a non profit to empower young kids through Sports.Instagram

Wine: LIBERTÉ, Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles 2017BIO:Mozo Cruz is an Afro Dominicano, born and raised in Brooklyn NYC. He is a father, husband and person who wants to make the world a better place. He is on a mission to turn toxic masculinity into healing masculinity one conversation at a time.Podcast: Watch Your Mouth with Mozo (Available on Apple Podcasts & Spotify)Instagram

Wine: Seis Soles Red BlendBIO:As a young Latina woman, I have many times experienced first hand the daily difficulties that woman face and the struggles they go through when climbing the corporate ladder. My name is Diana, I am from Medellín Colombia and that used to be my reality, just like it probably is for many of you around the world. Only recently I understood the importance of inner strength, self-esteem, answering the call to help others and most importantly female empowerment. We can only nourish the world with our gifts when we have found them within us, and we can only find them when we believe that they exist. Now that I have discovered them I realized that my true vocation is to serve as the vehicle and channel to give that same confidence to as many women as possible.WebsiteInstagram

Wine: Seis Soles Rose BIO:Yvonne Hernández is the Founder and Host of the Decide Balance Podcast, a 5 - minute bilingual meditation podcast. She is also a Reiki Level 2 Certified Practitioner who sought and implemented holistic healing after being diagnosed with vitiligo, a condition in which skin loses its pigmentation. Decide Balance was founded in her journey to provide tools to manage stress, anxiety and emotions for her kids' classrooms. She is able offer it, for at no cost, as a means for parents and children to find relief, peace and comfort in their busy lives without any disruption to their day because the goal is to relieve stress, not add to it! The name “Decide Balance” encompasses what it means to have a busy life and access to holistic techniques to balance your daily life for yourself, your family and those around you without interfering with your daily obligations. As a Reiki Level 2 Certified Practitioner she helps others push away pain, anxiety and negative emotions so they are able to heal themselves and connect to the universal energy. Yvonne stays busy as Chief Operations Officer of Casa Hernández consisting of her husband and three future world changers. She is also a Girl Scout Troop leader and student of the Chopra Meditation Teaching Certification Program. She is an avid dancer who encourages her kids to move to their own beat.InstagramWebsite

Wine: El Potrillo Pinot Noir, 2017 by Honrama CellarsBIO:Joshua Santiago is a barber from North Philadelphia that provides free haircuts for the homeless. He grew up in a family that either sold drugs, did drugs, or both. He has been able to turn his life around after spending much of his youth in and out of incarceration. His grew up in a home where both of his parents were addicts and his mother has been homeless his life thus far due to drug addition. When he found the opportunity, he ran with it and founded Empowerment Cuts, a nonprofit which allows Josh to go into area of extreme homelessness and cut hair for free. Josh believes that being able to provide a free service to someone that couldn't afford it should mean more then actually receiving money for it. They are working on converting a 32 foot mobile home into a mobile barber with the help of GoFundMe and those who contributed to raise over $50,000.Instagram

Wine: Herencia Del Valle 2014 Zinfandel - Napa ValleyBIO: Latina. Fierce. Fighter. A San Diego native with a laugh as big as her hair. These are just a few things we would use to describe our Founder and Host of The Wine & Chisme Podcast, Jessica Yañez. But that’s just the beginning.Jessica grew up in the suburbs of San Diego and has always had a curiosity for other people and their stories. As far back as she can remember, she would be the first to approach a new student at school, introduce herself, and want to know all about them. Not much has changed as her curiosity has lent itself well to learning more about the world around her. She specifically created the podcast to amplify the voices of those from the BIPOC community to share their stories on career, love, life and more. All while sipping on a glass of wine.She has had the opportunity to live across the Southwestern United States and has worked for organizations as large as the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee to start up nonprofits. But ultimately there is no place like home for this San Diego girl and she has found her happy place where it all began.InstagramFacebook

Wine: Coppola Claret BIO:An advocate for social justice. A wannabe hacker. A weekend karaoke singer. A serial entrepreneur. A kitchen adventurer. One thing that can’t be said about Kimberly is that she’s one dimensional.Kimberly is a self-taught private chef, on-air personality, and the founder of Might Be Vegan – a plant-based multimedia company and consultancy dedicated to helping people around the world eat more plants.In the kitchen, she’s had the pleasure of serving busy executives, families, as well as celebrities and professional athletes. She’s also the creator behind the national #FromMeatsToBeets Challenge, the web series “Might Be Vegan presents The Trap Kitchen,” the award-winning national COVID-19 hunger relief program, Food Love by Might Be Vegan, and the world’s largest vegan-only tailgate, #VeganAtTheGame, which served more than 1500 people at no cost in the city of Atlanta during Super Bowl LIII.For her tasty recipes and community activism, Kimberly has been featured on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Essence.com, VegNews.com, ABC Portland, Fox Washington, and KTLA. She’s also made several guest host appearances on QVC. Before launching Might Be Vegan, Kimberly served as CEO of ContentPark. This tech-driven content development agency specialized in the production of premium content for large brands and mid-sized businesses. The content created by her team provided its clients with content that was narratively compelling, culturally attuned, and SEO-smart. Some of their work has been seen on web assets managed by Fortune 500 companies, such as Macy’s, AT&T, and Southern Company.Kimberly holds a bachelor’s of science in marketing from North Carolina A&T State University. Instagram 

Wine: 2018 Llamas Family Carneros Chardonnay100% Chardonnay from Napa Valley's Buhman Ranch in the Carneros AVA. Lime zest, white stone fruit and pineapple rind lead into subtle floral aromas. On the palate, the lively, medium-light body is wrapped in layers of white peach, under-ripe pear and apricot. The length shows hints of green grass and fresh herbs. This lean and bright wine is accessible now but has great aging potential for those who favor cellared whites like the great wines of Burgundy. BIO: Aly is a recovering "lost girl" and perfectionist. Goodbye people pleasing, hello manifestation. The labels she happily identifies with are Wife, sister, daughter, child of God, model, blogger, and woman in tech. She has spent the last 5 years going from "I don't belong here" to "let me create what I want and need". Aly is an all around advocate, a twice a year wine drinker, and avid manifester. While her position is within software now, she will soon be transitioning to protect our brown and black brother's, sister's, and babies from America's corrupt legal system. Aly prides herself in maintaining a transparent social media presence. From her struggles growing up "other" to having a healthy relationship and life after abuse to bigoted family member's. She's not afraid to speak her piece with a smile.Instagram