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WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
Struggling with what to do next? Need honest realtalk cause you're tired of the curated highlight reels on the socials? And want strategies to get out of your own way?
Your host, Elaine Lou Cartas, the oldest daughter of a Filipino immigrant, is an award-winning Business and Executive Career Coach for women of color and allies. Elaine is like you - she’s been fired, quit jobs, changed careers three times, and been in debt. Elaine’s success story? She’s always done what’s true to herself and…
Episodes
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
83: How Do You Know When To End Your Business And Get A Job Or Downsize with Monica Schrock
I had my first business from 2012 to 2016 as a Fundraising Consultant. I ended it after 4 years because I was done with the ups and downs of owning a business…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
82: Have a Job? Why and How to have a Personal Brand with Visa VP Matt Story
What do people say about you when you leave a Zoom call or physical room? Why should you even care? First, you shouldn’t care what other people think. I’m not…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
81: How To Ask For A Raise
I had just got a Director position at 24. I was doing 2 jobs and increased fundraising numbers by 500%... I knew I deserved a raise. I asked my immigrant…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
80: How To Ask For Help With Dominick Morales
“Elaine, back in the Philippines, as a family of 6, we had to share 1 fish.” As a first-gen immigrant, my parents always reminded me of the privilege I have to…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
79: How To Create Psychological Safety With Starbucks VP Global Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer Chéla Gage
Have you ever not felt safe at work? Maybe you’ve dealt with microaggressions, gaslighting, and bullying… And even if you have a senior title, you’ve also…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
78: Motherhood, Parenting Our Parents, ADHD, Marriage, and being a 9-figure Multi-passionate Entrepreneur With Danielle Kitzes
As the only daughter (I have 2 brothers), I find myself doing a lot of the caretaking for my parents. I’m getting ready for my dad’s knee replacement surgery…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
77: How To Find A Meaningful Career With Luna Clara Muñoz
Is it wise to pursue a new career in this challenging economy? When is the appropriate time? How can you stay true to your beliefs and values despite the…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
76: Why I'm Bringing Back My Mastermind To Simplify My Business With Monica Schrock
Two years ago, in episode nine, I shared why I decided to end my mastermind and simplify my business. This episode was one of my top-rated podcast episodes…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
75: How To Sell In This Economy with Jamie Gulino Davis
According to the Federal Reserve, we have hit our highest inflation since 1982. *big collective sigh* That's more than 40 years ago! Time is wild, and so is…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
74: How To Be A Gentle Parent With Boundaries With Justine David
Are you a parent? If so, you may have heard of the term gentle parenting. It's a different approach from how many of us millennials were raised, including…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
70: Our Big Podcast Mistake - Why We Decided To Change Our Name With Monica Schrock
What you “name” something is everything. For example, when you’re looking for a plumber. You look for a “plumber” on Yelp and Google and have some options…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
71: How To Be Confident With Your Own Decisions With Iryne Carrasquillo
At the start of the year, it's natural for us to want to make many decisions. And making decisions can be tiring AND emotional! It’s the 3rd week of the year…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
72: How To Find A New Job Or Industry
Hate the job you’re at? Or even ready to change industries entirely? But you’ve been doing this for a long time… So, how do you find a new job or industry? I…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
73: What To Do When You Hate Your Business
I hated my business in 2022. You may have had a similar feeling, but haven’t felt comfortable saying it. So let me tell you a story… When I started my business…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
69: Why Doing More Is A Problem, Do Less. You’re Enough
We need more people telling us that we, exactly as we are, are enough. More importantly, we need to say it to ourselves. Instead, we live in a society that…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
68: How To Rebound From A Tough Year
It's that time of year when everyone shares how great their life is… Their vacations Their increased wealth Their VIP experiences with Beyonce and Taylor…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
67: 6 Ways For Business Survival In 2024 With Tiffany Neuman
Do you have an intuitive feeling and can tell by your bank account that things need to change in your business? You notice that the same content you used to…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
66. 4 Steps To Reduce Financial Anxiety With Claudia Rucker
Money. How does that word make you feel? With inflation and the holiday season, it might bring up some fear and anxiety. Even when we’re in the giving spirit…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
65: How To Plan For The New Year
Time flies! Is it me, or does 2000 still feel like five years ago!? I still want to party like it’s 1999, which means listening to NSYNC’s albums all day while…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
64: How We Get Consistent Clients Without Launching with Monica Schrock
It's the holiday season and all the new products and ads are popping up left and right. You know the ones! They’re designed to make us think we’ll never have…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
63. How To Change Careers Successfully with Ava
Did you know before I turned 28, I’d been fired three times and quit two jobs? I’ve changed careers a few times, actually! Sometimes by choice and sometimes……
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
62. Beyond Small Talk: Networking as an Introvert with Monica Schrock
Are you tired of being glued to your phone or computer screen, especially during virtual meetings like Zoom? You're not alone. Many people, including…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
61. How I Became #1 On Google, and how you can too with Andres Aguero
I’m #1 on Google. Go search for yourself in the search bar with the following keywords: WOC Business Coach Women of Color Business Coach Business Coach for WOC…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
60. Sleigh the Q4 burnout: Avoid the hustle, enjoy the holidays
Is it me? But where did summer go? The 1st month of the 4th quarter is practically done. And I’ve been hearing from all my clients and my own body -- WE ARE…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
59. How To Keep Our Humanity In A World Of AI And Technology With John Gauntt
Is Terminator happening in real life right now? With AI becoming a part of our every day, it seems like it’s a machine vs. human world. For example, remember…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
58. How To Create A Client & Team Centered Retreat
Have you ever attended an event, retreat, or conference that left you feeling overwhelmed? There were so many guest speakers, and the information was thrown at…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
57. How to work when you or a friend is neurodivergent (ADHD, Bipolar, Anxiety) with Monica Schrock
Do you or a friend have ADHD, Bipolar, Anxiety or you’re neurodivergent? Or experience any of these yourself? Not sure how to express and share how to best…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
56. How to Give Feedback
PSA: this is a public apology to my exes and old friends. I used to be SO BAD at giving and receiving feedback. I was emotional and reactive because I didn’t…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
55. Growing Your Business Online and Offline
How is it September already!? Summer is officially over and PSL season is here. Now that it’s time to get back to business, has anyone else noticed that online…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
54. Work Life Balance: The Lie with Natalie Kuhn
Do you eat lunch with your laptop? Do you find yourself in back-to-back meetings and you can't wait for a call to end because you really need to go pee? Or do…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
53. How I Made My Business Work for Me Off the Grid
We often see influencers and business owners showing off that they're on vacation while they're on vacation. I don't know about you, but I can't help but ask…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
52. 3 Tips to Get Your Time Back with Amy Fritz
We all have the same amount of time, so the question isn’t how do we get more time; it’s how do we protect the time we have. In this episode of Color Your…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
51. 6 Years in Business: My Mistakes + Triumphs
My business has survived another trip around the sun! Will you join me in this episode to celebrate six years in business? My anniversary gift to you is a look…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
50. Prioritizing YOU VS. Other People’s Expectations with Christene Joy
As a woman, you’ve been taught to put other people’s expectations before your own. How do you unlearn this behavior and start putting yourself first? Christene…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
49. BTS of My Brand Evolution and Why It’s More Than a Logo with Tiffany Neuman
Do you have an established brand or are you trying to figure out your branding for the first time? Either way, this episode is packed with branding advice that…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
48. Smackdown: Marketing vs. Systems vs. Strategy - Which One Do You Need? with Monica Schrock and Juliana Wise
Marketing, systems, or strategy: which one should you be focused on? I’m joined by certified project manager Juliana Wise and marketing strategist Monica…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
47. Scripts and Strategies for Boundaries and Negotiation for WOC Leaders with Accion Opportunity Fund
Do you struggle to find the right words when you need to say “no,” enforce a boundary, give feedback, or navigate other difficult conversations? Listen up…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
46. 5 Retreat Reflections with Business Owners + Corporate Leaders
Do you wish that you could have been on the Color Your Dreams retreat with me? Good news! In this episode, I’m bringing it to you! After getting back from the…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
45. How You Can Have a Fulfilling Job and Life with Mac Prichard
Are you feeling unfulfilled in your job? Is your job having a negative impact on your personal life? If you feel uncertain about your career, question your…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
44. 5 Business Tips to Be a More Sustainable + Conscious Female Leader with Kim Kiel
Are you trying to transition to more sustainable business practices so that you can live a life filled with more of the things you love? Success and happiness…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
43. Leading Change + Managing Overwhelm for You and Your Team with Juliana Wise
So, your business is growing quickly. Congratulations! How are you managing the fast-paced change that comes with a growing business? Does it get a little…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
42. Should You Get ICF Certified as a Coach? with Dez Stephens
Did you know that there is an ethically wrong way to coach? In this episode, I’m joined by my mentor Dez Stephens to talk about why I decided to get certified…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
41. Redefining Success as a WOC and First Generation Immigrant with Kat Magsaysay
Are you a recovering workaholic? Are you trying to move away from seeing a full calendar as a flex? Same. And I’ve invited someone on the podcast who can also…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
40. Why Difficult Conversations Improve Our Life + Work Relationships with Erica Courdae and India Jackson
Communication in the workplace can be fraught. Bringing together groups of people with different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that shape how they…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
39. Your Relationship With Your Coach Shouldn't Be Codependent + How to Trust Yourself
You don’t need a coach to tell you what to do. Does that sound weird coming from me? It probably does, but here’s the thing: coaching shouldn’t be codependent…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
38. Part 2. One Year Later, How I Became Less Dependent on Social Media with Monica Schrock
Social media… do you love it or do you hate it? Back in 2021, I started feeling burnt out from social media. I was looking at my phone all the time and felt…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
37. Dealing with Stress and Burnout as a BIPOC Leader with Nicole Caruth
Are you feeling stressed and burnt out? What if I told you that you could cope with your burnout by making some small changes to your habits? In this episode…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
36. Resting is a Revolution: What We Can Learn From Nature and Seasons and How Capitalism Doesn’t Honor Rest with Brenda Moreno
Do you give yourself permission to rest or are you always trying to do more? Capitalism teaches us that we should be in perpetual summer, constantly doing and…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
35. 14 Reflections on My 35th Birthday on Life and Grief
Are you making the most of your life by your own definition? In this episode, dedicated to both my grandmother and my partner’s dad, I’m sharing 14 reflections…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
34. How October Was My Best Month in Business With No Launch, FB Blocking Me, and 6 Weeks of Vacation
I’m celebrating my best month in business (based on revenue) in the last 5 years! But this is not an overnight success story! So I’m sharing a look behind the…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
33. 5 Reflections from My Retreat with Established Business Owners
We heal in community. I was born into a community as a woman of color, and I love to continue that legacy by hosting events and retreats for my clients to help…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
32. Supportive Ways to Make Money While You Enjoy the Holidays + Life
The leaves are changing, Hocus Pocus 2 is out, and pumpkin spice is everywhere. We’re in full holiday mode, which means there’s an important question looming…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
31. How to Advocate for Yourself as a WOC in Corporate America with Lindsey Ingram
Are you able to be your most authentic self in your workplace? Our guest in this episode, Lindsey Ingram, is sharing her experience as a woman of color in…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
30. In a Moment of Reinvention? BTS of What I Did and What You Can Do
Have you ever found yourself in a moment of reinvention? I have, and it made this year a pretty tough one. Now that I’m coming out on the other side of it, I’m…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
29. How to Plan for the Rest of the Year
As we enter into PSL season, what are you doing to plan for the rest of the year? Before you try to make a plan to finish out the year, I want you to take a…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
28. The Importance of Trauma-Informed Spaces with Adria Moses
Are you holding a safe and transformative space for both yourself and others? These are known as trauma-informed spaces. Our special guest for this episode…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
27. Changing Careers and Increasing Your Salary as a First-Generation Immigrant with My Brother Daryl
If you’ve been thinking about changing careers, what’s stopping you? Is it fear of losing security? Fear of what people might think? Fear of rejection? In this…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
26. Simplify Your Business by Knowing More + Doing Less
I want to invite you to celebrate with me in this podcast episode! What are we celebrating? Simplifying and doing less. I’m sharing how I simplified my…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
25. Coaching vs. Therapy: Which One Do You Need? with Dr. Nazanin Moali
Coaching and therapy have both become more accepted in our society over recent years, but do you know how they differ? And do you know which one you need? In…
- WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk with Elaine Lou Cartas
24. 5 Years in Business: The Good, the Bad, and my Business Predictions
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’ve been in business for five years! I’m here to celebrate my five years in business with you! Sure, we’re celebrating…