041: How to craft a career around what you love w/Kyra Caruso

Kyra Caruso is a Latina/New York native with a very an interesting mix of professions: she is a DJ and a doula. Part Mexican and part Austrian, Kyra is co-owner of the music and lifestyle company Blend Media Group. Caruso has become quite the hot commodity, even djing for the likes of Katy Perry and Rihanna.

If playing music for celebrities isn’t enough, Kyra is a certified doula, and is especially passionate about meeting the needs of immigrant, single and low-income women in her community. Through her work as a doula, Kyra is now launching a program called, Beyond Words: music therapy for mothers and their babies during labor. Caruso is preparing to launch this program in the United States and Mexico.

What you'll learn

• Kyra's dream and her path to pursue it
• The power of sticking to it
• How she crafted an unconventional successful career and life around what she loves
• How she took the entrepreneurial leap
• How she was able to DJ for Katy Perry, Rihanna and other celebrities
• The Latino competitive advantage

Resources & Links

• www.kyracaruso.tumblr.com
• www.walktalkyoga.tumblr.com
• Blend Media Group music
• Blendmediagroup.com

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