Beautiful Journey

Combining two of Alya Michelson’s deepest passions—uplifting immigrant women and journalism— Beautiful Journey offers a mix of written, podcast, and video interviews that focus on the lessons these brave, beautiful, generous women have learned while building lives in a new home.

Jina Krause-Vilmar

In this inaugural episode of the “Beautiful Journey” podcast, Alya Michelson asks Jina Krause-Vilmar of Upwardly Global about the Career Skills Program they’ve partnered on, the challenges immigrant women face in pursuing their careers, the impact of harmful stereotypes, the emerging humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and more.

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Reyna Montoya

Reyna Montoya is the founder and CEO of ALIENTO. In this episode, Reyna talks with Alya Michelson on a range of topics, including the hardships she experiences as an immigrant woman and the importance of a strong community to get through challenges.

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Natasha Nguyen

Alya Michelson interviews Natasha Nguyen, Los Angles-based floral artist and entrepreneur who created the flower crowns for Alya’s “Beauty of Seven Continents” photo series.

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