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From TikTok to a National Movement: How Sophia Zarate Is Rewriting the Rules of Community-Led Impact [220]

From TikTok to a National Movement: How Sophia Zarate Is Rewriting the Rules of Community-Led Impact [220]

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What happens when one Latina posts a TikTok out of corporate loneliness — and accidentally starts a nationwide movement?

In this episode, Adina sits down with Sophia Zarate, founder of Corporate Pero Latinos, a nonprofit creating professional and social connection points for the Latino community — while fueling massive impact behind the scenes.

📍Started as a Facebook group.

🏆 Won a grant from Bad Bunny + Cheetos.

📈 Now spanning 4 chapters (and counting), CPL leads national initiatives like scholarships for DACA and undocumented students, alongside chapter-led local programs such as ESL classes in NYC, where volunteers teach English to hospitality workers—all rooted in community and courage.

Sophia is a true model of a changemaker.

She didn’t wait for the “right time.”

She took the leap — before she had it all figured out.

Tune in for a conversation that’s equal parts inspiration + strategy. Because the future of movement-building doesn’t look like a boardroom. It looks like this.

🔑 In this episode:

  • How Corporate Pero Latinos grew from one TikTok post into a nonprofit with 20K+ supporters

  • The surprising moment that pushed Sophia to quit her 9–5 and bet on the mission

  • How they’re building wealth and giving back through a unique triple-mission model

  • The real reason “giving back” felt out of reach for so many — and what her community did instead

  • Advice for changemakers afraid of being visible online (and what to do instead)

💥 Whether you’re building a business, nonprofit, or movement — this is your reminder that:

You don’t need a perfect plan. You need a clear why — and people who believe in it with you.

🎧 Listen now and share with someone who needs to hear it.

📍Follow Sophia @sophiealamexicana

🌍 Follow the org @corporateperolatinos

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