Meet Your 2025 Speakers

Alana Baumann

Alana Baumann is the co-host and co-founder of She Well Read, a podcast and digital community empowering busy women to reconnect with reading. She’s a creative strategist with a passion for authentic storytelling, audience growth, and building community through content.

Session Title: Tik Tok for Dummies – Day 2

Alitzel Guerrero Santibañez

Ali is the host of Latinas Brillando and Soulful Creators. She is the author of “No Fear to Shine” and the Founder of the Female Authors’ Club. Ali’s vision is to see more women taking up spaces and sharing their voice confidently.

Session Title: Your Podcast Content can be a Book! – Day 2

Angelina Gurrola

Angelina is a podcast producer, manager, and strategist hailing from Chicago. She helps rebellious brands build purposeful & profitable podcasts that challenge the status quo while connecting them more deeply to their audiences. Coming from the music production & sound recording space, Angelina believes that the technical side of podcasting should be accessible to everyone with a message they believe in.

Session Title: Un-Scary Podcast Tech- Day 1

Bianca Alba

Bianca Alba is the founder and host of This Latina Travels, a global travel platform, podcast, and blog – amplifying diverse voices, sharing hidden gems, and empowering Latinas to see the world on their own terms. Based in Puerto Rico, Bianca has built a vibrant community through storytelling, cultural connection, and brand partnerships that align with her mission. From the mic to live events, she is passionate about helping others turn their passion into purpose and rock their brand all the way.

Session Title: Own Your Story, Rock Your Brand – Day 1

Danielle Bezalel, MPH

Danielle Bezalel, MPH (she/her), is the Creator and Host of Sex Ed with DB—a top-rated podcast delivering smart, inclusive, and science-backed sex education. She leads the workshop “Making Indie Podcasts That Pay: Mastering the Art of Sponsorships,” helping aspiring podcasters and creators turn their passion into a full-time career. Danielle earned her Master of Public Health from Columbia University and is available for live and virtual speaking engagements—learn more at sexedwithdb.com.

Session Title: Mastering Sponsorships to Monetize Indie Podcasts – Day 2

Elsie Escobar – Keynote

Elsie Escobar is a voice-centered creator and creative transitions mentor who helps experts, leaders, and creators build influence, nurture communities, and create a powerful legacy using their own voice. A long-time podcasting pioneer, she co-founded She Podcasts, the first large-scale community for women and non-binary podcasters, and was the first Latina inducted into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame. She is also the Director of Community and Content at Libsyn, where she oversees content strategy and empowers creators through education and community support.

Keynote Presentation

Gabriela Ramirez-Arellano

Gabriela Ramirez-Arellano is a bilingual thought leader, entrepreneur, and advocate for inclusive economic growth. An immigrant from Mexico, she champions language access, empowers women, and supports first-time entrepreneurs. She’s a marathon runner, multiple #1 international bestselling author, and podcast host of Auténtico and SheLed Badass, and co-host of Women Rising St. Louis. Gabriela co-founded Latinas Rising to amplify voices through authorship, mentorship, and storytelling.

Session Title: Mic Check: Alzando Nuestra Voz – Day 2

Jacqueline Vazquez

Award winning transformational leader with 30+ years of entrepreneurial and professional experience, always looking to raise the bar. She is an international educator, speaker, mentor, award-winning entrepreneur, master event planner, event industry expert, 2X best-selling author, woman’s wellness advocate, podcast host and Co-Founder of Inspirame Latina.

Session Title: The Art of Guest Selection: Tips for Podcast Hosts – Day 1

Julie DeLucca-Collins

Julie DeLucca-Collins is a business strategist, named a Top 50 Over 50 Podcaster in 2025, and host of the top-rated podcast Casa De Confidence®. She co-hosts with her hashtag,
#HandsomedHotHusband, and is the founder of Casa De Confidence Productions. A sought-after, award-winning, best-selling author and speaker, Julie blends Tiny Habits® coaching, real-world strategy, and heart to help women show up, speak up, and scale up with con confianza.

Session Title: How to Get Clients From Your Podcast – Day 2

Kristine Gonzalez

Kristine Gonzalez is a Nuyoflorican web strategist, Latina marketing nerd and the host of So, It Depends, a podcast focused on digital marketing trends, insights and honest conversations about what works online. With over a decade of experience, she helps service-based entrepreneurs clarify their website strategies and systems, emphasizing content, SEO and automations. Originally from NYC and a lifelong New York Mets fan, Kristine now lives in Central Florida, where she enjoys concerts, visits to Disney parks and engaging conversations over cafecito about business, balance and life.

Session Title: How to Get Clients From Your Podcast – Day 2

Mafe Salazar

Mafe Salazar is the podcast alchemist who turns up the heat on your show, so you get seen, trusted, and PAID.

A Venezuelan transplant in Vancouver, she traded corporate life for a mic. Controversial as arepa origins (Venezuela, obvio), she helps clients ignite their voice, while sharing her own journey on From Tourist to Local: a podcast about the messy, magical reinvention of starting over. Mafe invites listeners to own their magic: that unshakable truth of who you are when you stop shrinking and start showing up.

Session Title: AI for Podcasters Who Have Better Things to Do – Day 2

Mayra Ortiz-Nieves

Mayra Ortiz Nieves is a podcast producer, strategist, and co-founder of Podcasteras Media, where she helps women create sustainable, branded, high-impact shows. She hosts Alto y Claro, a podcast that guides Latina entrepreneurs in turning their shows into powerful marketing tools, and co-hosts Qué está pasando en el podcasting, a news and trends roundup for Spanish-speaking creators. With over 20 years of experience in audio storytelling, Mayra blends clarity, strategy, and simplicity to help podcasters make their content work smarter—not harder.

Session Title: No More “What Do I Post?” – Day 2

Mónika Aldarondo

Mónika Aldarondo Lugo an award winning arts educator, podcaster, branding photographer, speaker and creative consultant in the SF Bay Area. She began podcasting in 2017 when she produced PSC Mami, a podcast about parenting with the rare disease PSC, and then produced and hosted Our Latina Lens Podcast in 2023. She has presented about podcasting at Latinas in Podcasting Virtual Summit, Moms at the Mic Summit, Podcast Movement Evolutions and PSC Partners Seeking a Cure Conference.

Session Title: From Invisible to Irresistible Cover Art – Day 1

Nicole Moreno-Deinzer and Gisel Martín – A La Mode branding

From the first scoop to the last bite, we bring your vision to life.
We’re your relatable, realistic, and reliable remote team for marketing and business growth. Founded by two Latinas during the pandemic, our agency brings over 20 years of combined experience in marketing, social media, and business development—created as a one-stop shop for public figures, product-based businesses, and mid-sized nonprofits.

Session Title: Branding Strategies For Podcast – Day 1

Nina Rodriguez

Nina Rodriguez is a podcaster, grief-informed guide, speaker, writer, and the creator of GRIEF AND LIGHT, a podcast and support platform fostering a more grief-informed, hopeful world. She helps individuals navigate life after loss with curiosity, compassion, and agency, both on and off the mic. Through her work, Nina invites others to honor the full spectrum of being human and build sustainable practices that embrace the both/and of life.

Session Title: Pause, Pivot, Podcast – Day 1

Steph Wharton

Steph is a Speaker, Coach, and Creator of the Speaker Movement—on a mission to help underrepresented folks amplify their impact beyond social media by confidently embracing their speaker identity.

You get to step into a reality where you get to go deeper into your core identity, your innate strengths, your values, your mission, and leverage speaking and community to create more reach and revenue without sacrificing rest.

Session Title: Your Legacy Deserves a Press Kit – Day 2

Taylor Tieman

Taylor Tieman is a Latina attorney and founder of Legalmiga® Law PC, a California-based law firm delivering accessible legal support for small business owners, creators, podcaster, and entrepreneurs. Through her signature Legalmiga® Membership and The Legalmiga Library®, she empowers BIPOC and women-led businesses to legally protect their brands, content, and legacy. With nearly a decade of experience and multiple industry accolades, Taylor is a trusted legal voice and advocate.

Session Title: Your Voice Deserves Legal Protection – Day 1

Yesenia Bocanegra

Yesenia Bocanegra is a podcast strategist, speaker, multilingual content creator, and founder of Focus & Bloom Studios. She helps coaches, educators, and creative entrepreneurs launch profitable, purpose-driven brands through podcasting and content creation. She is the host of Creative Made, Focus & Bloom and Bloom Creativo Podcasts.

Session Title: Turn Your Podcast Into a YouTube Funnel – Day 2

Yvette Martínez-Vu, PhD

Dr. Yvette Martínez-Vu is a grad school and productivity certified coach, consultant, author, LinkedIn Learning instructor, and host of the award-winning Grad School Femtoring Podcast. She is also the founder of Grad School Femtoring, LLC, where she helps first-gen BIPOC students and professionals navigate academia and their careers with sustainable productivity strategies.

Session Title: Sustainable Podcasting Workflows for Energy-Aware Creators – Day 1

Yvonne Armenta

Yvonne Armenta is a Keynote Speaker, Public Speaking Strategist & Consultant, and Founder of ¡Latina, Presente!, a space dedicated to redefining how we practice public speaking.

With over a decade of experience, Yvonne has built a career in tech, leading communications, community, and social impact work at companies like Healthline, MNTN, and Uber.

Session Title: All About Voice Inflection: Delivery Techniques Rooted in Storytelling – Day 1