My ancestors sewed the seeds for me to be and grow here.

I am the great granddaughter, granddaughter and daughter of business owners before entrepreneur was a word in our vocabulary.

I founded Mariposa Strategies in 2018 and designed it in response to my own search for a coach who when I needed one most.

During a four year struggle navigating deep grief and professional overwhelm, I craved support from a coach of color. I found it really challenging to find someone who focused on both life coaching and professional/business strategy.

When receiving personal and professional support from someone, I know it’s important to be comfortable getting vulnerable. As a woman of color, I understand how the ability to get there with someone comes down to being able to relate, and being able to relate has so much to do with having shared lived experiences.

A strong, connected and vulnerable relationship with a coach can help you move from anxiety and overwhelm to clarity and progress. Once you get there, it’s like magic!

My timeline

• July 2018: Left my nonprofit Director role.

• October 2019: After going inward and getting really quiet/honest with myself, the clear, divine path emerged.

• November 2018: Launched Clarity Pages

• April 2019: Launched Mariposa Strategies client services

• July 2019: First WOC Culture Club cohort

• March 2020: More than outearned my highest salary. Business revenue in Q1 = more than half of all 2019 revenue.

• September 2020: Expanded team.

• February 2021: Expanded my team even further, bringing April into the fold!

• January 2022: Started podcast (175,000 downloads & counting as of January 2023)

• Spring - Winter 2022: In deep inquiry about the complex nature of our existence…

• 2023: Held space for the 11th and final WOC Culture Club cohort. Expanded team, refined internal operations, spoke on stages and podcasts, coached more sensitive, brilliant humans and rested a lot.

• 2024: Growing strategy team, writing, creating, evolving

MY BACKGROUND

I identify as a woman of color with complicated Spanish, Mexican and Indigenous lineage.

I’m a partner, tía, sister, daughter, granddaughter and fiercely loyal friend. I’m a double water earth being who finds great joy in and purpose in dreaming into the world I know we have the power to create.

Proud of my diverse background and life experiences. Here, in no special order, is some it:

• Certified virtual coach, business advisor and professional fundraiser

• Experience creator (giant events to intimate astrology circles)

• Backpacked for six months around South and Central Americas

• Licensed esthetician

• Waited on all the tables and served all the celebrities

• Nonprofit director

• From New Mexico (Tewa lands), I’ve also lived in New Orleans, LA, Hawaii, Brooklyn, the Bay Area, an RV, coast of Maine, and Atlanta.

I’ve worked across multiple sectors at different levels of leadership, and feel proud of the reputation I’ve built as a compassionate and inclusive community member, leader and colleague.

A curious person with a lifelong approach to personal development and knowledge-stacking, I’ve experienced my share of imposter syndrome. I don’t have a college degree and realize how the societal emphasis on having one contributed to my anxiety for years. I’m happy to report that I no longer give a fuck.

I live on Tewa lands with my partner, Matt, our cat, Mantequilla, and oh so many houseplants.

I support sensitive, visionary magic makers from all over.