Boldly Ambitious

The Pressure of Being First-Gen: Guilt, Expectations & Success ft Elizabeth Quishpi

This episode is for the woman who’s carrying more than anyone realises, the first-gen woman who’s ambitious, grateful, determined… but quietly exhausted from holding it all together. The woman who’s building a future she’s never seen modelled, while trying not to disappoint the people who raised her. If that’s you, this conversation is going to make you feel seen. 🤍 Today on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the incredible Elizabeth Quishpi - Co-Founder of Empower LATAM UK and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree. Born in Ecuador, raised between Spain, and now carving her own path in the UK, Elizabeth’s story reflects the reality so many first-gen women live but rarely speak about: pressure, responsibility, identity shifts, and the courage it takes to build a life your family has never experienced. Inside this week’s episode, we get into: ✨ The invisible pressures first-gen women carry ✨ Navigating success when you don’t have a blueprint ✨ Guilt, identity shifts & outgrowing old versions of yourself ✨ How to build from scratch when the world feels unfamiliar ✨ Representation, impact & creating opportunities for others ✨ & more If you’ve ever felt like you’re torn between who you want to be and who you were raised to be… If you’ve ever felt guilty for growing, for wanting more, or for dreaming bigger than your environment… This episode will remind you that you’re allowed to build a life that reflects your courage, not your fears. 🤍 Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 01:30 – Elizabeth’s Early Life & Background 05:05 – First Gen Pressure 35:05 – Building From Scratch 46:40 – Identity Shift & Growth 53:50 – Representation & Impact  55:40 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Check out Elizabeth: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eliqc_/ Empower LATAM UK: https://www.instagram.com/empowerlatamuk/ Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter to hear more of our thoughts - https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 💌 Loved this episode? Send it to the ambitious woman who needs this reminder today. ⭐ If this inspired you, follow, rate, and leave us a 5-star review — it helps more women find our community. 🩷 For mindset shifts, BTS, and weekly motivation, follow us @boldlyambitiouspod. See you next week — byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why Capable Women Set Their Goals Too Small & How To Change That ft Jennyfer Mejia

This episode is for the woman who knows she’s capable of more, but still finds herself dreaming smaller than she secretly wants to. The woman who’s ambitious, driven, hardworking… yet held back by ceilings she didn’t build. If that’s you, you’re going to feel so understood in this conversation. 🫶 Today on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the powerhouse that is Jenn Mejia - Sales Manager, the first Latin American woman to step into leadership in her department at 25, and the Founder of Latina Rising, a non-profit empowering Latin American entrepreneurs in the UK. Featured in Forbes Ecuador, Time Out London, and having represented Ecuador at the United Nations… Jenn’s story sits at the intersection of leadership, psychology, identity, and what it means to believe you’re capable of more. Her journey is a masterclass in resilience, self-trust, and breaking internal limits that many ambitious women don’t even realise they have. Inside this week’s episode, we dig into: ✨ Why capable women often set their goals too small ✨ First-gen pressure, responsibility & internalised limits ✨ Moving from “I want more” to defining what “more” actually is ✨ Mindset, self-worth & building the courage to go bigger ✨ & more If you’ve ever felt like you’re holding yourself back, shrinking to stay safe, or downplaying what you really want… this episode will remind you that you’re allowed to want more, and you’re capable of creating it. Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 01:45 – Jenn’s Early Life & Background 05:50 – Why Capable Women Set Small Goals 18:15 – Wanting More vs Defining “More” 26:15 – First-Gen Ambition & Internal Barriers 31:50 – How To Raise the Bar for Yourself 46:10 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Check out Jenn: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennmejia__/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyfermejia/ Latina Rising UK: https://www.instagram.com/latinarising.uk/ Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter to hear more of our thoughts - https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 💌 Loved this episode? Send it to the ambitious woman who needs this reminder today. ⭐ If this inspired you, follow, rate, and leave us a 5-star review — it helps more women find our community. 🩷 For mindset shifts, BTS, and weekly motivation, follow us @boldlyambitiouspod. See you next week — byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How to Achieve Success Despite Detours & Delays ft. Ellen Nguyen

This episode is for the woman whose journey hasn’t been straight, simple, or predictable - the woman who’s doing her best while life keeps throwing detours she never planned for. If that’s you, you’re going to feel so seen. 🫶 Today on Boldly Ambitious, we’re joined by the incredible Ellen Nguyen - Payments Director, journalist, author, creator, and someone whose success was built through many delays, uncertainty, visa restrictions, financial pressure, and starting again (and again). Her story is a reminder that even when life slows you down, it doesn’t mean it’s stopping you. Inside this week’s episode, we dig into: ✨ How to keep going when it feels like everyone else is ahead ✨ Turning setbacks into skills, confidence & self-awareness ✨ Building internal belief when nothing externally validates you ✨ Navigating pressure, responsibility & invisible barriers ✨ What to do when your journey feels delayed ✨ & more If you’ve ever felt behind, paused, or like your path is taking longer than it “should,” this episode will remind you that slow progress is still progress, and your detours might be the very thing shaping your future success. Timestamps 🎧 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - Ellen's Background 05:55 - The Pivot Moment 27:40 - Overcoming Setbacks 36:20 - Backing Yourself 42:50 - Fear of ‘Wasting Time' 54:30 - Dear Ambitious Girlies Check out Ellen:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellennguyenofficial/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hnguyenuk1/ Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@EllenNguyen/videosHealing Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GS74NKKD Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter to hear more of our thoughts - https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 💌 Loved this episode? Send it to the ambitious woman who needs this reminder today. ⭐ If this inspired you, follow, rate, and leave us a 5-star review — it helps more women find our community. 🩷 For mindset shifts, BTS, and weekly motivation, follow us @boldlyambitiouspod. See you next week — byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How To Survive The Messy Middle: When You’re Trying Hard, But Nothing Is Working

This episode is for the woman who’s doing everything “right”, staying disciplined, showing up, putting in the work, but still feels like nothing is moving. Trust me, we’ve been there. 🥲 In today’s conversation, we’re unpacking the messy middle: that painfully quiet season where you’re trying so hard, but the results aren’t matching the effort. The season that makes ambitious women question themselves, their path, and whether it’s even worth continuing. Inside this week’s episode of Boldly Ambitious, we get into: ✨ Why the messy middle feels so emotionally heavy ✨ Progress vs validation, and why lack of applause can feel like lack of progress ✨ How perfectionism, comparison + uncertainty make the middle feel even harder ✨ Building tolerance for slow seasons instead of quitting them ✨ & more! If you’re in a season where things feel slow, quiet, or confusing, this episode will remind you of this: Slow doesn’t mean wrong. Lack of validation doesn’t mean lack of progress. And the messy middle is where most breakthroughs are quietly being built. Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 01:05 – What Is the Messy Middle? 04:58 – Progress vs Validation 12:29 – Uncertainty & Control 35:02 – Push Through or Pivot? 45:50 – For The Girl Who Feels Stuck 48:35 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Be sure to check out Shopify here:  shopify.com/boldly Be sure to check out Kikoff here:  Build credit fast and get your first month for just a dollar at getkikoff.com/boldly today. Thanks to Kikoff for sponsoring us! T&Cs: Must sign up via getkikoff.com/boldly to activate offer. Offer applies to new Kikoff customers’ first month only. Subject to approval. Offer subject to change. New car financing savings based on 2025 Chevrolet Silverado (MSRP) w/$10k down payment & 5-year financing for subprime borrowers vs those over 600 (nationwide APR average for new cars). Actual savings & financing factors may vary. Source: Experian, April 2025. Average first-year credit score impact of +86 points between Aug-2024 & Aug-2025 for Kikoff Credit Account users who started with a score below 600; who paid on-time; and who had no delinquencies or collections added to their credit profile during the period. Late payments may negatively impact your credit score. Individual results may vary. Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter to hear more of our thoughts - https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 💌 Loved this episode? Send it to the ambitious woman who needs this reminder today. ⭐ If this inspired you, follow, rate, and leave us a 5-star review — it helps more women find our community. 🩷 For mindset shifts, BTS, and weekly motivation, follow us @boldlyambitiouspod. See you next week — byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why Most Women Quit Their Start-Up Too Early ft Asti Wagner & Grace Mollaghan

This episode is for the woman who is serious about scaling and ready to confront the patterns that cause early founder burnout and premature shutdowns. Today, we’re joined by Asti Wagner, Founder & CEO of Invyted, and Grace Mollaghan, Community & Events Manager, whose work has taken Invyted to a global creator-tech platform with 7,000+ creators, an 800M+ combined reach, and a $25 million valuation in just three years. In this week’s conversation, we break down the real behind-the-scenes of building before you feel ready, backing yourself without credentials, and pushing through the messy middle that makes most women quit too early. Inside the episode, we get into: ✨ Why women walk away from their ideas too soon, and how to stop doing it ✨ What building credibility actually looks like ✨ The unsexy, unglamorous reality of the first 6–12 months ✨ How to keep going when everyone else would’ve given up ✨ The power of bringing the right people along as you build ✨ The mistakes ambitious women should avoid when scaling big dreams ✨ & more! If you’ve ever looked at successful founders and thought, “I could never do that, I don’t know enough yet,” this episode will flip that belief on its head. Your lack of experience isn’t a weakness. Your messy middle isn’t a setback. Your unconventional path might be the reason you win. This one will light a fire under every ambitious woman building something bigger than herself. 💛 Timestamps 🎧 00:00 – Intro 02:01 – First Steps 06:25 – Why Women Quit Too Early 14:25 – Building Credibility From Scratch 33:55 – The Unsexy Middle 40:30 – Building A Good Team 53:10 – Dear Ambitious Girlies Check out Invyted: Invyted App: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/inv%D1%83ted-influencer-collabs/id1624363395 Invyted App Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invyted.app/ Asti Wagner Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatwithast/ Grace Mollaghan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracemollaghan/ Check out FIGS here: https://www.wearfigs.com Remember to use code FIGSXBA for 15% off your first order besties! ✨ Connect with Myriad Studios: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myriadstudiosldn/ Connect with us: ✍️ Sign up to our newsletter to hear more of our thoughts - https://boldlyambitious.substack.com/ 💌 Loved this episode? Send it to the ambitious woman who needs this reminder today. ⭐ If this inspired you, follow, rate, and leave us a 5-star review — it helps more women find our community. 🩷 For mindset shifts, BTS, and weekly motivation, follow us @boldlyambitiouspod. See you next week — byeeee 💋 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]