5: How I Built a 60K-Member Community Through Amigas Latinas w/ Dani Araya Molina

Dani Araya Molina is a Costa Rican native now living in NYC. She is the founder of Amigas Latinas, an organization of 60,000 Latinas worldwide, a customer success consultant, and a proud dog and cat mom. She loves connecting with other Latinas and amplifying their voices. Episode Chapters: (00:00-01:35) Intro (01:36-03:28) Catching up with Dani (03:29-04:52) Childhood (04:53-07:47) Navigating Identity in Predominantly White Neighborhoods (07:48-10:19) What Dani Wanted to Be When She Grew Up (10:20-17:54) College Experience (17:55-19:32) Exposure to Latina Heritage (19:33-24:37) Moving Around & Working (24:38-25:52) Embracing Change and Building Community (25:53-26:31) The Birth of Amigas Latinas (26:32-28:48) Early Love for Storytelling and Content Creation (28:49-30:50) Impact and Fulfillment of Content Creation (30:51-34:16) Importance of Making Latina Friends (34:17-41:32) From 10 Friends to 60K Members through Amigas Latinas (41:33-43:57) Overcoming Challenges and Asking for Help (43:58-48:03) Feedback and Demand for Amigas Latinas (48:04-55:33) Shaping Amigas Latinas (55:34-01:03:37) Funding and Growth (01:03:38-01:13:57) Impact of Amigas Latinas (01:13:58-01:16:50) Key Takeaways (01:16:51-01:18:01) Connecting with Dani (01:18:01-01:18:44) Outro Feel free to connect with Dani: Instagram: wfhdani Instagram: amigas.latinas Tik Tok: wfhdani Tik Tok: amigas.latinas Feel free to connect with Fiorella Lopez Lima: Website: ⁠https://www.fiorellalopez.com/⁠ Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/fiorellalopezlima⁠ Free Career Coaching Discovery Call: ⁠https://calendly.com/info-71xn/discovery-call-individual?month=2024-08⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@notyourspicylatinapod⁠ Instagram (Not Your Spicy Latina): ⁠https://www.instagram.com/notyourspicylatinapod⁠ Instagram (Latinas Ahead): ⁠https://www.instagram.com/latinasahead⁠ Tik Tok (Not Your Spicy Latina): ⁠http://www.tiktok.com/@notyourspicylatina⁠ Tik Tok (Fiorella Lopez Lima): ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@fiorellalopezlima⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiorellalopez90/