Erika Lucas on Economic Equity & Saving Democracy

Tamarindo

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🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Today’s guest is Erika Lucas, a passionate economic equity advocate who is unafraid to speak truth to power. An immigrant from Mexico, today she is based in Oklahoma where she founded multiple efforts that empower women and others who are too often left out of the economic mainstream. Beyond that, she produces educational videos that have gone viral for the way they break down politics and motivate those on the sidelines to stay engaged and defend our democracy. We talk about what motivates her work and how we must all step up to protect our movement for justice. Erika Lucas is the Founder of StitchCrew, an organization dedicated to building a more equitable economy by supporting new majority entrepreneurs, small business owners, and women professionals. Erika is the host of the VEST Her Podcast, where she interviews experts about the hidden barriers women face as they work to build economic mobility. She is also the Founder of VEST, a peer network for women professionals and an investment fund focused on women-led companies. Tamarindo is a lighthearted show hosted by Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval talking about politics, culture, and self-development. We’re here to uplift our community through powerful conversations with changemakers, creatives, and healers. Join us as we delve into discussions on race, gender, representation, and life! You can get in touch with us at www.tamarindopodcast.com Brenda Gonzalez and Delsy Sandoval are executive producers of Tamarindo podcast with production support by Karina Riveroll of Sonoro Media. Jeff Ricards produced our theme song. If you want to support our work, please rate and review our show here. SUPPORT OUR SHOW Contribute to the show: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tamarindopodcast1 Follow Tamarindo on instagram @tamarindopodcast and on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TamarindoPodcast-143

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1:45.9	inspire hope, I want to tell you about today's guests. We have been sharing Erica Lucas's
1:51.1	videos on Instagram for a while now. She breaks down what's going on and urges viewers to pay attention
1:57.5	once again, as I mentioned earlier, to those real threats that we're all facing
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