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

149. The Quiet Crossroads (Part One) A Season of Recalibration

Feb 13, 2026

As we begin a new season of The Humble Rising Podcast, I want to acknowledge something that feels impossible to ignore: we are living through deeply unsettling times.

What’s happening in the United States right now is painful, alarming, and disorienting. And while this podcast has always been a space for...

141. How Workplace Culture Is Really Built—And Where We Go Wrong with Adriana Vaccaro

Aug 28, 2025

Adriana Vaccaro is the founder and CEO of Culture Redesigned, a data-driven culture and change management consulting company. With a deep expertise in people analytics, organizational behavior, and leadership development, Adriana helps businesses build high-performance cultures that drive engagement, innovation, and...

139. Beyond Awareness: How to Truly Change with Bizzie Gold

Aug 4, 2025

Bizzie Gold is a pioneering force in the mental health world. She’s the founder of Break Method—a data-driven system for emotional rewiring—and the author of the upcoming book Your Brain is a Filthy Liar, which explores how subconscious programming hijacks behavior and keeps us stuck in painful cycles.

In this...

132. Empowering Women in Politics With Trailblazer Diana Maldonado

Mar 23, 2025

Diana Maldonado is a best-selling author, speaker, business strategist and former Texas state representative. As CEO of Maldonado Strategies, Diana’s sharp insight for pinpointing incongruencies, combined with her method for listening and collaborating, helps organizations design and implement innovative solutions to...

129. Vanessa Schwippert: The Power of Self-Care & Pivoting with Purpose

Feb 21, 2025

In this episode, I sit down with Vanessa Schwippert to explore breaking free from the stuck mindset, what it means to really take care of yourself, and finding your own true path.

Vanessa is a first-generation Colombian-American woman dedicated to empowering others through education, storytelling, and community...