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- 5 days ago46 min
If Your Parents Hid Their Culture to Protect You, You Need to Hear This
Chris Armas grew up in a Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Italian household where family, discipline, and hard work came first. In 1970s New York, his parents avoided speaking Spanish at home to protect their children from discrimination — but their culture still shaped everything he became. Now a National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee and head coach of the Kansas City Current, Armas reflects on his journey from Long Island youth soccer to the US National Team and the highest levels of coaching. He shares lessons on identity, leadership, teamwork, and the values that built his career. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Growing up in a Puerto Rican and Cuban household 03:02 - Family values and hard work 05:18 - Soccer’s growth in the United States 07:10 - College soccer and the LA Galaxy 09:09 - Getting drafted into MLS 11:14 - David Beckham’s impact on US soccer 14:10 - Transitioning from player to coach 17:05 - Life after retirement from soccer 20:14 - Coaching from New York to Manchester United 21:10 - How soccer shaped his identity 24:35 - Puerto Rican culture and family traditions 27:14 - Experiencing discrimination growing up 34:04 - Building culture as a coach 39:18 - Entering the Soccer Hall of Fame 42:22 - Advice for young athletes 🔗 CONNECT WITH CHRIS ARMAS: ABOUT CULTURS: Reaching millions annually, CULTURS champions unique cultural identity, transforming culturally fluid populations (multiethnic and/or geographically mobile people like Third Culture Kids) from being invisible outliers to originals. This includes people of culture in the rapidly growing DNA testing-fueled Not Parent Expected (NPE) community. Our world-class, veteran team of researchers and professionals spans five continents. Get social with us: https://www.youtube.com/@CultursIntlMediaGrouphttps://www.instagram.com/Cultursmag/https://www.facebook.com/cultursmaghttps://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/ Join the CULTURS community: https://shop.cultursmag.com/products/culturs-membership Original Music by Tommy McMillion, McMillion Entertainment Makeup by Sedrique Olsen Styling by Sonja Henderson
- 1 weeks ago57 min
You Don't Need an MBA — You Need What Your Culture Already Taught You
Culture. Discomfort. Resilience. These are worth more than any degree. Joe Hyrkin, former CEO of Issuu and Silicon Valley veteran, didn't build his business skills in a boardroom or classroom. They were earned on the streets and trains of China. In this episode, he shares what nearly a decade in China taught him about negotiation, resilience, and reading any room you walk into. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - Cross-cultural childhood 03:41 - What led him to China 07:44 - Navigating a new culture 12:09 - Learning how to negotiate 16:33 - “I was not gonna be Chinese” 21:46 - Traveling vs. discovering 26:23 - From Hong Kong to Silicon Valley 30:01 - Building video before YouTube 34:00 - Resilience as a business skill 37:42 - Early days of social media 40:24 - How AI is history repeating itself 41:32 - The CEO years 45:29 - Why some businesses survived COVID 51:38 - 3 principles for entrepreneurial success 🔗 CONNECT WITH JOE HYRKIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joehyrkin/ ABOUT CULTURS: Reaching millions annually, CULTURS champions unique cultural identity, transforming culturally fluid populations (multiethnic and/or geographically mobile people like Third Culture Kids) from being invisible outliers to originals. This includes people of culture in the rapidly growing DNA testing-fueled Not Parent Expected (NPE) community. Our world-class, veteran team of researchers and professionals spans five continents. Get social with us: https://www.youtube.com/@CultursIntlMediaGrouphttps://www.instagram.com/Cultursmag/https://www.facebook.com/cultursmaghttps://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/ Join the CULTURS community: https://shop.cultursmag.com/products/culturs-membership Original Music by Tommy McMillion, McMillion Entertainment Makeup by Sedrique Olsen Styling by Sonja Henderson
- 2 weeks ago58 min
You've Been Code-Switching Your Whole Life — What If You Stopped?
Your hair is different in every climate. Your voice is different in every room. You've gotten good at switching, but you've never gotten comfortable with it. Orion Brown, founder of Black Travel Box, created her brand because the beauty industry had a simple answer for travelers like her: figure it out yourself. But building the brand meant rejection from manufacturers, facing implicit bias every time she walked into a pitch, and fighting for limited funding. This episode explores what it looks like to stop performing long enough to ask what it's been costing you. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Introduction 02:00 - Black Travel Box 03:49 - Where the global beauty industry is lacking 05:54 - The Starter Kit + product line 09:47 - Why she had to formulate the products herself 14:58 - From pre-med to brand manager 22:16 - Losing authenticity in corporate environments 23:53 - The Unmasking Audit 24:33 - Why she finally left corporate 32:12 - The Japan trip that started everything 35:57 - Funding challenges no one warned her about 40:10 - Implicit bias and masking your way to funding 48:20 - Trinidad Carnival + body neutrality 🔗 CONNECT WITH ORION BROWN: https://theblacktravelbox.com/ ABOUT CULTURS: Reaching millions annually, CULTURS champions unique cultural identity, transforming culturally fluid populations (multiethnic and/or geographically mobile people like Third Culture Kids) from being invisible outliers to originals. This includes people of culture in the rapidly growing DNA testing-fueled Not Parent Expected (NPE) community. Our world-class, veteran team of researchers and professionals spans five continents. Get social with us: https://www.youtube.com/@CultursIntlMediaGrouphttps://www.instagram.com/Cultursmag/https://www.facebook.com/cultursmaghttps://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/ Join the CULTURS community: https://shop.cultursmag.com/products/culturs-membership Original Music by Tommy McMillion, McMillion Entertainment Makeup by Sedrique Olsen Styling by Sonja Henderson
- 3 weeks ago58 min
He Was Ashamed of His Culture as a Kid — Now It’s His Whole Business
His grandparents fled Spain. His parents left Mexico. He grew up hiding it all. Chef Alex Villar, co-founder of The Cooking Clubhouse, was once ashamed of everything that made his family different — pig roasts in the backyard, loud dinner parties, and a Spanish-speaking home. But those exact cultural roots later became the blueprint for his business. In this episode, Alex shares how growing up between cultures shaped him as a chef, entrepreneur, and culturally fluid adult that he is today. Plus, stay for a special segment with Khadija Taylor, who breaks down the Spanish-inspired tablescape for this episode's Culturs Celebrations dinner. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Introduction 04:13 - Alex’s experience as a third culture kid 08:10 - Why his family really left Mexico 10:46 - Advice for anyone that grew up differently 13:10 - How his parents’ risk became his own 18:10 - The Cooking Clubhouse: concept and inspiration 25:39 - Finding his business partner and fellow TCK 27:33 - How living between cultures built his career 29:17 - Challenges of growing The Cooking Clubhouse 32:46 - The history and culture of tapas 34:25 - Inside the Paella experience and what’s in the Paella Kit 38:06 - The Spanish Dinner Tablescape 🔗 CONNECT WITH ALEX VILLAR: https://thecookingclubhouse.es/about-us/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH KADIJA TAYLOR: https://www.hosahomes.com/https://www.instagram.com/homeandsanctuaryllc/ ABOUT CULTURS: Reaching millions annually, Culturs champions unique cultural identity, transforming culturally fluid populations (multiethnic and/or geographically mobile people like Third Culture Kids) from being invisible outliers to originals. This includes people of culture in the rapidly growing DNA testing-fueled Not Parent Expected (NPE) community. Our world-class, veteran team of researchers and professionals spans five continents. Get social with us: https://www.youtube.com/@CultursIntlMediaGrouphttps://www.instagram.com/Cultursmag/https://www.facebook.com/cultursmaghttps://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/ Join the Culturs community: https://shop.cultursmag.com/products/culturs-membership Original Music by Tommy McMillion, McMillion Entertainment Makeup by Sedrique Olsen Styling by Sonja Henderson
- Apr 16, 202646 min
If Your Home Doesn’t Reflect Your Culture, Something’s Missing
Download the FREE Room Audit: https://cultursmag.ac-page.com/room-by-room-audit Same neutral walls, same trending furniture, same safe choices. This is more than a design problem; it's identity on mute. Kadija Taylor is a holistic interior designer with roots in Sierra Leone and Liberia, and the founder of Home and Sanctuary. Her philosophy is simple: if someone walks into your home and can't tell you live there, something's wrong. In this episode, Kadija and Elleyne explore why culturally fluid people erase themselves from their own spaces, how your design choices at home change how you show up in the world, and why chasing trends is the fastest way to lose yourself in your own house. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Introduction 02:50 - Kadija’s journey: from real estate to design 05:46 - What "holistic interior design" actually means 08:31 - How your home reflects you (whether you realize it or not) 13:02 - Bold moves, color, and identity 21:07 - The Trinidad and Tobago Tablescape 36:47 - How to design your own cultural tablescape 🔗 CONNECT WITH KADIJA TAYLOR: https://www.hosahomes.com/https://www.instagram.com/homeandsanctuaryllc/ ABOUT CULTURS: Reaching millions annually, Culturs champions unique cultural identity, transforming culturally fluid populations (multiethnic and/or geographically mobile people like Third Culture Kids) from being invisible outliers to originals. This includes people of culture in the rapidly growing DNA xxx dxx dxxf testing-fueled Not Parent Expected (NPE) community. Our world-class, veteran team of researchers and professionals spans five continents. Get social with us: https://www.youtube.com/@CultursIntlMediaGrouphttps://www.instagram.com/Cultursmag/https://www.facebook.com/cultursmaghttps://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/ Join the Culturs community: https://shop.cultursmag.com/products/culturs-membership Original Music by Tommy McMillion, McMillion Entertainment
- Apr 9, 202627 min
Chilean Mother, Nebraskan Father: How She Found Herself at 40
Download the FREE Sparkling Crumb Journal: https://cultursmag.ac-page.com/free-journal “What do you want to be when you grow up?” hits very differently past 40. For Andrea Bazoín, it sparked a four-year search for what she calls her “soul match.” Some people might call that a midlife crisis, but Andrea says she was following the next sparkling crumb. In this episode, she takes you inside her search — the moments of doubt, what kept her moving forward, and the breakthrough moment when everything finally came full circle. Topics discussed: 00:00 - Introduction 01:49 - How her cultural identity shaped her career decisions 04:10 - Why she left a long career behind and the struggle to start over 07:24 - What she did to find her "soul match" job 08:31 - Why “fake it ‘til you make it” can backfire 13:02 - Support, self-worth, and the privilege of searching 17:09 - How she kept moving while searching for what was next 20:36 - The moment that changed everything 🔗 CONNECT WITH ANDREA BAZOIN: https://www.andreabazoin.com/ ABOUT CULTURS: Reaching millions annually, Culturs champions unique cultural identity, transforming culturally fluid populations (multiethnic and/or geographically mobile people like Third Culture Kids) from being invisible outliers to originals. This includes people of culture in the rapidly growing DNA testing-fueled Not Parent Expected (NPE) community. Our world-class, veteran team of researchers and professionals spans five continents. Get social with us: https://www.youtube.com/@CultursIntlMediaGrouphttps://www.instagram.com/Cultursmag/https://www.facebook.com/cultursmaghttps://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/ Join the Culturs community: https://cultursmag.com/membership/
- Nov 25, 202539 min
The Destinations Podcast: Healing Through Art with Eugene Tapahe
ABOUT CULTURS GLOBAL MEDIA:If you grew up in different countries or having meaningfully experienced different cultures, you have found home. Bio:CULTURS- Transform from outlier to original.- Lifestyle reimagined so identity meets power.- Because culture isn’t followed. It’s forged. Manifesto:Culturs isn’t a brand. It’s an awakening.For those who navigate cultures, languages, borders — but never quite belong.You don’t have to choose a side.You are the bridge. The blueprint.We’re not here to market.We’re here to move culture — by owning ours.Because you weren’t made to fit the mold —You were made to forge the future.Welcome to CULTURS. Break the mold. Get social with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cultursmagInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultursmag/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/culturs/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/X (Twitter):https://x.com/cultursmag/Website: https://www.cultursmag.com/
- Nov 18, 202529 min
The Destinations Podcast: Genius in the Hood—Transforming Real Stories into Hollywood Success
ABOUT CULTURS GLOBAL MEDIA:If you grew up in different countries or having meaningfully experienced different cultures, you have found home. Bio:CULTURS- Transform from outlier to original.- Lifestyle reimagined so identity meets power.- Because culture isn’t followed. It’s forged. Manifesto:Culturs isn’t a brand. It’s an awakening.For those who navigate cultures, languages, borders — but never quite belong.You don’t have to choose a side.You are the bridge. The blueprint.We’re not here to market.We’re here to move culture — by owning ours.Because you weren’t made to fit the mold —You were made to forge the future.Welcome to CULTURS. Break the mold. Get social with us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cultursmagInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultursmag/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/culturs/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cultursmag/X (Twitter):https://x.com/cultursmag/Website: https://www.cultursmag.com/
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Welcome to the DESTINATIONS PODCAST: Where we Explore your Cultural Passions so you can embrace your cultural identity as we bring you tools to Live in Full Color.Destinations Segments include:Destination home—or CultursCASADestination cuisine-Including CultursCELEBRATIONS! Destination community—Cultures. Connection with others, and Negra Como Soy (I am Afro-Latina) segmentsDestination relationships—Including self-careDestination passion — BusinessDoni Aldine, MBA, is a globally mobile Af ro-Latina and first-generation American (U.S., Trinidadian and Costa Rican Adult Third Culture Kid) who, by age 19, lived in & identified with seven cultures on five continents. As Editor-in-Chief for Culturs Global Multicultural Magazine, Aldine is passionate about creating community for cross-cultural populations. She has extensive global experience in communications, media and marketing for organizations both large and emerging. She has presented around the globe as a keynote, at conferences
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