Cecilia Lara, widely known as the “Latin Kiwi,” is a radio host, content creator and entrepreneur who has become a vibrant voice for the Latin American community in New Zealand. Cecilia and her husband Luis have built a rich legacy, including two iconic restaurants that brought the flavours of Latin America to the heart of Auckland.Her platform serves as a cultural bridge, bringing together the best of Latin American and Kiwi culture.

Timestamps & Moments

ENGLISH Segments:

(0:00 ) - 🔮 Intro

(3:09 ) - 🇳🇿 Migrating to New Zealand

(7:30 ) - 🧼 From Corporate Manager to Cleaning Toilets. Why?

(11:41 ) - 🫠 You why I didn’t fire you?

(14:17 ) - 😝 When you truly deserve to be fired lol

(16:53 ) - 👩🏻‍💼 I wanted to do something for myself. Becoming an Entrepreneur

(18:53 ) - 💋 An opportunity of a lifetime arrived. Besos Latinos

(20:19 ) - 🌎 Discovering my own continent. LATIN AMERICA

(23:51 ) - 😜 Sometimes ignorance is bliss

(28:08 ) - 🧐 Why open a second restaurant?

(31:07 ) - 🦠 COVID-19 and its impact on Hospo

(32:57 ) - 🛂 “Immigrants are taking our jobs”…

(34:40 ) - ☔️ “I’m not going to work because it’s raining” Haha!

(36:05 ) - 🔪 An Entrepreneur also needs to be able to realize when a project needs to…

(36:54 ) - 🥝 From a social service. A Latin Kiwi was born

(41:56 ) - 📲 A self-made career in Digital Marketing

(44:51 ) - 🇲🇽 At our worst, something spectacular happened. Besos Margarita Drink.

En Español (Momentos):

(53:20 ) - 🗣️ Estamos hablando en Español ahora.

(57:06 ) - ⚠️ Emigrar a Nueva Zelanda. ¡Importante investigar! El tiktok de 20 segundos.

(1:03:10 ) - 😞 “¿Cómo hago para que me deporten?” Tristes realidades.

(1:05:36 ) - 💨 Este año 81.200 ciudadanos Neo Zelandeses decidieron abandonar el país a largo plazo. Qué pasa?

(1:12:25 ) - 🇳🇿 - Por qué Nueva Zelanda?

(1:16:11 ) - 🥾 - Perfílate a ver si NZ es el país para ti. No es para todo el mundo.

(1:18:30 ) - 🧐 Yo me devolvería a mi país. Carlos Ballarta nos dejó pensando…

(1:21:43 ) - 🇨🇴 Volver a Colombia es una terapia emocional y un apreciar lo bonito de la vida

(1:23:53 ) - 🇲🇽 “Tengo mucho que dar”

(1:26:09 ) - 😅 Qué estoy haciendo acá?

(1:27:47 ) - 🤘🏿 Yo tenía claro que mi destino era ser “un perdedor”. Lo que aprendí siendo bartender.

(1:30:00 ) - 🥝 Latin Kiwi (Reinventado)

(1:32:20 ) - 🥳 “El único fracaso es no intentarlo” VA

(1:34:17 ) - 🥵 El miedo al rechazo, al fracaso y al “Qué dirán”…

(1:40:05 ) - 🤩 Mentalidad de crecimiento y colaboración

(1:42:20 ) - 🥰 Consejos para emprendedores

(1:48:07 ) - 🎛️ El Soundboard - Preguntas con Inteligencia Artificial

(1:49:04 ) - 📲 Creación de Contenido

(1:51:01 ) - 👏 Proyectos y colaboraciones que me emocionan

(1:53:21 ) - 🏆 Qué significa el éxito para ti?

(1:56:46 ) - 💧🏋️✌🏾

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