Wait... What's Next?
🎙️ Wait… What’s Next?
Pull up a chair. Sip your Americano. And breathe.
Wait… What’s Next? is the podcast that feels like running into two friends at your favorite coffee spot, except the conversation goes places most people are too polished to go. We’re talking career pivots you didn’t plan, relationships that changed you, and the version of yourself you’re still figuring out, all with a cafecito in hand and zero judgment.
Hosted by Laura Alba, a Colombian-born marketing professional who built her life from scratch after moving to the U.S. at 15, and Amanda Brilhante, a former national news anchor turned event host, two women who’ve navigated more than a few “wait… what now?” moments of their own.
Every week, they pull up a seat either to talk through their own in-between moments or alongside guests who’ve shaped their paths through real transitions in career, relationships, health, and identity. They dare to have the honest conversations you wish someone had with you sooner, getting real without the filter.
Join us every week. New episodes drop on Thursdays.
Come for the deep talks, the occasional gossip, and the safe space where you’ll feel a sense of belonging and leave with a little more clarity, at the very least, in your heart.
Happy sips ☕
with Laura (@lauraalbaz) & Amanda (@amandakbril)
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Wait... What's Next?
He fumbled me, chaos claimed me... but I still landed in New York
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Tell Us Your Wait... What's Next?
In life, we tend to overplan, but as the saying goes, “life is what happens while we plan for the next move.”
While we obsess over timelines, checklists, and end goals, the universe quietly builds its own version in the back end… and somehow, it always makes more sense.
In this episode, we sit down with Erika Ramirez, who takes us through her most defining “what’s next” moment yet, one that started as a long-awaited move to New York, a love story that felt like the one, and a dream years in the making. But somewhere between rainy-day coffee orders and real-life plot turns, everything changed.
What follows is a heartfelt, empowering story about trusting the redirection, even when it’s not what you pictured. Erika reminds us that just because life doesn’t go as planned, it doesn’t mean it’s going wrong. Sometimes, it’s simply guiding you exactly where you were meant to be all along.
It’s vulnerable, it’s raw, and the kind of conversation that feels like a glass of wine with your most honest friend. This is the reminder that even when things fall apart, they might just be falling into place.
Wait... What's Next?
Host: Laura Alba
Co-Host: Amanda Brilhante
Executive Producer: Lauren Atkinson
Instagram: @waitwhatsnextpod, @lauraalbaz & @amandakbril
Email: waitwhatsnextpod@gmail.com