The Humble Rising Podcast

Welcome to the Humble Rising Podcast! Each week, host Arivee Vargas has conversations with inspirational women of color sharing their own stories and actionable strategies on how to have fulfilling careers and lives. The journey to get there isn’t linear or easy. As an executive and high performance coach, Arivee also shares strategies and stories on how to take care of ourselves, how to pursue meaning, fulfillment, and alignment in our lives. Get clear on the life and career you really want and deserve now, and take the action you need to overcome the challenges and roadblocks that are getting in your way. Arivee also shares her own coaching strategies and tips. From fear, disappointment, and self-doubt, to purpose, resilience, career clarity and transitions, we tackle it all. Be inspired, get motivated, gain clarity on your the next right thing, take action, and get ready to rise.

For learn more about Arivee and her coaching, check out www.ariveevargas.com

147. How to Escape the Burnout Trap - Michelle Niemeyer

Nov 27, 2025

In this episode, I talk with Michelle Niemeyer—speaker, coach, and former attorney—about how high achievers can work with their energy instead of against it. After more than 30 years in law, running her own firm, and serving in public office, Michelle faced a rare autoimmune diagnosis that forced her to slow down...

146. Your Money Isn’t the Problem—It’s Your Relationship With It: Alejandra Rojas

Nov 13, 2025

In this episode I brought in Alejandra Rojas—a finance expert and founder, certified TRAUMA OF MONEY™ practitioner, and founder of Brown Way To Money, who is on a mission to advocate for women's voices in reclaiming their financial narratives so they can achieve financial independence.

In this episode, Alejandra...

145. Honoring Your Season: Friendship, Growth, and Letting Go of the Chase

Oct 8, 2025

In this conversation, I sit down with two of my besties and fellow Boston College alumni, Carla Breton and Diana Isern. They joined the podcast (episodes 65 and 66: Women Sharing Life Lessons) a few years ago, and they’re back!

We’ve been with each other for years through careers, motherhood, creative work, and...

144. Redefining Success with Yesenia Bello

Sep 29, 2025

Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in NYC, Yesenia Bello helps professionals redefine success. Her 22-year career in media at companies like NBCUniversal, Hulu, Google, and iHeartMedia taught her the corporate world from the inside out. But it was a personal battle with burnout in 2018 that reshaped...

143. Breaking Free from the Golden Handcuffs

Sep 22, 2025

Have you ever found yourself asking, “Is this really it?” You’ve built the career, earned the salary, gained the title—and yet, something feels missing. Or maybe you’re exhausted, running on empty, and realizing you can’t keep going like this. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a role that no longer excites or...