Whether in business or in life, the old adage is definitely true. Patience does pay off, and so does persistance. Great news, friends! After several months of back and forth I was finally able to recover my hacked account from Meta. I'll tell you how I did it in this episode, and also share how these two characteristics have always been in my wheelhouse as tools to try to problem solve whenever possible. Let me know what you think, and if you can relate.Â
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Letting Go and Starting Fresh
Recently I lost access to an 13-year-old Instagram account that had been developed over that many years, and while this loss was definitely unexpected and unwanted, it did also make me confront a harsh reality. When we are forced to start fresh and reassess what we have been doing all along it is uncomfortable and pretty difficult. On this episode I share more about this experience and the takeaways I am choosing to take from the experience.Â
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Strategically Planning for Your Business Growth
In this episode we are talking about the process of planning and taking a step back to review and analyze your business today, so that you have a clearer vision of where you are going and how you are getting there tomorrow. After more than a year, I finally broke out the old SWOT analysis to review where I am in business and to identify the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats confronting my entrepreneurship journey right now. Happy to report the process was actually quite painless.Â
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DEI and The Changing Tides
Those three leters - DEI - and what they stand for have been in the news cycle quite a bit this new year, but is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion now a bad idea? If you are anything like us, you probably have been having and hearing a lot of conversations on the topic of DEI, and you may be feeling a bit nervous about where we are and where we may be headed. As of Februrary 2025, these are my thoughts on how we can all do our part to make sure the principles of this work are not lost or unlearned.Â
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Building Businesses with serial entrepreneur Gary Acosta
In the business today, Juan sits down with entrepreneur, public policy advocate, and investor Gary Acosta. He is the Co-Founder & CEO of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), co-founder of L'ATTITUDE, and co-founder and partner of L'ATTITUDE Ventures. Throughout the conversation, Juan and Gary discusses his personal story, his work with the Latino community, and his multiple business ventures. Get ready to be empowered as Gary shares invaluable insights on chasing your dreams, refining your skills, and nurturing meaningful connections.
The In The Business podcast is all about the business of helping you grow your business. We talk about entrepreneurship, business development, relationships, finances, networking and more, with host Juan Alanis and occasionally Anjelica Cazares.
Juan and Anjelica founded the creative marketing and communications firm Big Oak Tree Media and also host the annual Latina Entrepreneurship Conference in Houston, Texas.
Having bootstrapped their way to business ownership, Juan and Anjelica are now on a mission to help others avoid some of the same pitfalls and challenges they had to overcome during their first decade of entrepreneurship.