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Marta Fernandez, Checking Your Privilege, and Joan of Arc
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Host: Nicole Donnelly
Guest: Marta Fernandez, HR Generalist and Podcast Host of "HR, Are You Listening?"
What does a $4 ice cream cone have to do with privilege? For Marta Fernandez, everything. In this raw, unscripted episode of Hello Moxie, Marta shares the moment she realized she couldn't enjoy that ice cream cone without reckoning with the fact that her neighbor didn't have clean water — and how that single, uncomfortable thought became a lifelong practice she now calls checking your privilege.
Marta grew up moving between two worlds in Nicaragua — raised with privilege, but constantly crossing into a very different reality through her mother's private school, which welcomed students regardless of what their families could pay. That upbringing forced her to confront questions most of us spend our whole lives avoiding: How do you hold onto joy when someone else is struggling right in front of you? How do you stop being "the spending machine" for friends who assume you'll always cover the gap? And how do you build humility when people define you by your family's name instead of your own?
This isn't a conversation about frameworks or five-step plans. It's a real, unfiltered exploration of guilt, gratitude, boundaries, and the quiet values — empathy, humility, critical thinking — that shape who we become long before we ever set foot in a workplace.
🌟 What You'll Learn
- The "ice cream cone" moment that changed how Marta sees privilege
- How to set a boundary with people who expect you to always give more
- Why gratitude and guilt can coexist — and how to hold both without shrinking
- Why ignorance has nothing to do with how educated you are
- How to redefine ambition on your own terms, whether that's building a business or staying home
✨ Marta's Moxie Highlights
- Learned to say no to being "the spending machine" for her friend group — and to define herself by who she is, not her family's name
- Holds both privilege and proximity to hardship, and refuses to look away from either
- Champions humility and service as daily practices, not abstract ideals
- Believes ambition has no single definition — and that choosing family can be just as courageous as building an empire
💬 Favorite Quote
"Ignorance doesn't stop because you're well educated."
📚 About Marta Fernandez
Marta is a bilingual HR Generalist with a Master's in Human Resources Management from Georgetown University, and the host of the podcast "HR, Are You Listening?", where she explores workplace lessons through storytelling.
📧 Connect with Marta
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marta-fernandez-/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hrareyoulistening/
- HR, Are You Listening?: https://open.spotify.com/show/015g8jepbpq7yNaXnwbubd
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