Episode 1:I am Yesenia Bocanegra and I want to welcome you to my very first episode here on the Focus and Bloom podcast! The Focus and Bloom podcast is a business and lifestyle podcast that brings you weekly actionable items that will help you level and grow your business so you can have a work life balance with purpose and lots of joy.I am a professional wedding and lifestyle portrait photographer based in Raleigh, North Carolina. I have been a business owner and a photographer for over 10 years, I was born and bred in Puerto Rico and I am happily married to my wonderful husband Ben. We have two beautiful fur babies, Padme and Archer. I love plants, I love animals. I eat plants, I do not eat animals. I speak 5 languages, Spanish is my mother tongue, English, French, Italian a little bit of Porteguese and because I like to keep things interesting I’m even learning Arabic. I love to run and I am all about hanging out and watching Netflix movies with my pups and I really really love my coffee.I have a Bachelor’s in communications from the University of Puerto Rico, and there I learned a lot of cinematography and film. Eventually, I went ahead and decided I wanted to get a masters in Graphic Design from Atlantic University, also in Puerto Rico. After that I made the big decision and got a masters in fine arts and photography at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.So now that you know a little bit more about me, let me tell you what you can expect from me moving forward here in the Focus and Bloom podcast. I’ll be sharing with you a brand new podcast every week right here on this platform. I’ll be sharing tips on how to build your business by providing actionable items that will guide you to build that work-life balance that you've been wanting to have.