Tune into this week’s episode to hear how Cecilia Polanco, a social entrepreneur, integrates this proverb in her business So Good Pupusas. Cecilia Polanco describes how she “shows up” for her community.  Listen now to hear more about what it means to show up for your others.

Quick Episode Summary

• :00 Sponsor highlight - ReCity

• :20 Intro!

• :45 Personal Check in

• Rob is learning that he can't change anyone's mind by arguing and how to communicate complex truths. 

• Jes had an exhausting evening speaking at an event that felt like a racial equity 101 training.

• 4:55 Rob and Jes Introduce Cecilia

• 6:00 Defining social entrepreneurship 

• 7:40 Cecilia tells her story

• Cecilia sees herself as an activist entrepreneur. 

• What So Good Pupusas is

• 9:32 Who are the scholarships for? 

• Cecilia's educational background

• Finding privilege amid disadvantage

• The duality and complexity of privilege

• The privilege of being the only person in her family to be born in the U.S.A.

• 12:55 Sponsor Highlight - Coastal Credit Union

• 14:00 Impact of So Good Pupusas on others

• An employee who recently achieved naturalization

• All employees have value and contribute to the end goal

• 16:20 What do you say to people in your shadow?

• Before you speak, listen for how to help.

• Be mindful of the impact you have by showing up for people

• 18:00 How can we show up?

• show up and eat/ order catering

• donate

• being an ally and an accomplice

• listening to community leaders and taking action

• 22:22 Episode debrief

• 25:25 Outro

Our Guest

• Cecilia Polanco - So Good Pupusas / Pupusas for Education 

Thank you to DJ Pdogg and Producer Lo Key for our awesome music throughout the show!

 Follow DJ Pdogg online:

• www.djpdogg.com

Articles and Links mentioned by Rob and Jes

• Capitol Broadcasting Podcast Network

• Emergent Strategy - Adrienne Maree Brown

• So Good Pupusas

• Pupusas for Education 

Our sponsors:

• ReCity Network

• Coastal Credit Union

Our hosts:

• Jes Averhart, cofounder of Black Wallstreet Homecoming

• Rob Shields, executive director of the Recity Network.

Our Producer:

• Michael Baylor