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The First Gen Coach: Career Development for Latinas and First Gen Professionals

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Carla Santamaria

On the First Gen Coach podcast, first generation professionals learn how to rethink limiting cultural beliefs, up-level their mindset, advance in their careers, and build generational wealth. Host Carla Santamaria and her guests deliver practical and actionable ways to own your brilliance and have a thriving career and life. IG: @CarlaTheFirstGenCoach

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139. Webinar Replay: Get a Raise in Any Economy

If you produce excellent work and get strong feedback, but you’re told “raises are not in ... more

10 Dec 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:29

10 Dec 2025

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138. Negotiating my Salary and Falling Flat on my Face

Three different times, in three different jobs, I asked for fair pay and I was rejected. I... more

03 Dec 2025

59 MINS

59:26

03 Dec 2025

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137. Five Signs It’s Time to Make a Move in Your Career

🚨 FREE Resource Alert 🚨 Join Career Consejos, a FREE Weekly Newsletter filled with actio... more

25 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:05

25 Nov 2025

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136. 10 Types of Opportunities You Can Get on LinkedIn

LinkedIn is NOT just for jobs! In this episode, I list out 10 different types of opportuni... more

10 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:38

10 Nov 2025

#137

135. How Running Healed me From Diet Culture

This episode is a little different from my usual career content. It is a raw, unfiltered r... more

27 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:36

27 Oct 2025

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134. How to Stop Underearning and Make More Money

In this episode, I dive into the concept of underearning: what it really means, how it sho... more

13 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:29

13 Oct 2025

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133. Why You Still Need LinkedIn & 3 Steps to Get Started

LinkedIn gets a lot of hate, and much of it is well deserved. But it is still an excellent... more

06 Oct 2025

25 MINS

25:16

06 Oct 2025

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132. Manifest Your Career with Dr. Norma Reyes

Manifestation is so much about trusting yourself. In this very special episode with my dea... more

29 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:33

29 Sep 2025

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131. More Than Just Salary: How to Evaluate a Job Offer

If you’re coming from hourly jobs or a blue-collar background, it may be easy to think you... more

23 Jul 2025

40 MINS

40:31

23 Jul 2025

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130. How to Tap into the Hidden Job Market

In this episode, I break down what people call "the hidden job market" and why I don’t thi... more

16 Jul 2025

29 MINS

29:51

16 Jul 2025

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129. What to Do After a Layoff

Have you ever wondered how you’d handle a lay off, or how to prepare financially and emoti... more

10 Jul 2025

46 MINS

46:31

10 Jul 2025

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128. Choosing Between Two Career Paths - On Air Coaching Call

Have you ever felt at a crossroads between two career paths? In this special coaching call... more

01 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:22

01 Jul 2025

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127. How to Make AI Your Own Personal Career Coach

In this episode, I talk about how to use AI as your own personal career coach—especially i... more

25 Jun 2025

30 MINS

30:43

25 Jun 2025

#128

126. How to Know if You’re Underpaid

Have you ever wondered if you’re being underpaid compared to your coworkers or to other pe... more

18 Jun 2025

31 MINS

31:48

18 Jun 2025

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125. What Every First Gen Professional Needs to Know about the Workplace

In this episode, I got over five critical things every first gen professional should know ... more

10 Jun 2025

32 MINS

32:27

10 Jun 2025

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124. My Biggest Speaking Gig Yet and How to Get Paid Professional Development Opportunities

I spoke at Latinas in Tech Summit! This was such an exciting opportunity for me. Tune in t... more

03 Jun 2025

25 MINS

25:46

03 Jun 2025

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123. Why Latinas Need to Embrace AI with Latinas in Tech Interim CEO Nikki Barua

In this episode I interview Nikki Barua, Interim CEO of one of my FAVORITE organizations, ... more

08 May 2025

40 MINS

40:17

08 May 2025

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122. Three Self-Care Practices for Mental Health Awareness Month

Hello friends, I am back! May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so this episode is all abo... more

03 May 2025

29 MINS

29:52

03 May 2025

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121. How to Build a Beautiful Business and Career with Rosalie Ennes

In this episode, I interview Rosalie Ennes, founder of Portecua Consulting and author of B... more

18 Mar 2025

47 MINS

47:11

18 Mar 2025

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120. How to Retire a Millionaire as a First Gen: Walli Miller Interview Part 2

In this episode, Walli Miller, a first gen Latina who retired EARLY after becoming a milli... more

15 Mar 2025