From Barranquilla to Building in Miami: Love, Loss & Starting From Zero │ Alessandra │ Hero World

0:00 – Intro 0:45 – Growing Up in Barranquilla — Shakira's City 3:30 – The Carnival, the Culture & the African Roots 6:00 – Always Creating — Swimwear, Fashion & the Entrepreneurial Spirit 10:00 – Why Miami Always Felt Like a Second Home 13:00 – Moving to Miami the First Time & Working in Design 17:00 – The Swimwear Brand Exotica — Building Her First Real Business 20:00 – Moving Back to Colombia — Family, Baby & the Business That Kept Growing 24:30 – The Decision to Come Back to Miami With Martina 27:00 – Starting From Zero With a Baby (Stage 9: The Ordeal) 31:00 – The Business That Failed & the Bank Account That Hit Zero 35:00 – Fighting for Her Money — How Delight Was Born 38:00 – COVID Hits — The Restaurant Has 5 Days (Stage 12: The Resurrection) 42:00 – Painting It Herself & Copying Letters From the Old Sign 46:00 – What Delight Became & the Community Around It 50:00 – 18 Years as a Solo Provider & the Fight for Feminine Energy 55:00 – The Three Circles of Energy Protection 59:00 – People Come Into Your Life When You're Ready to Receive 1:02:00 – What She's Building Next 1:05:00 – Closing Message & How to Find Alessandra She grew up in Barranquilla — same city as Shakira, second biggest carnival in the world, a place where everybody knows everybody and rhythm is in the blood. She built a swimwear brand, a gym line, a fashion label, and a restaurant. All by herself. All from scratch. Multiple times. When COVID hit, she had 5 days to save everything. Alessandra Z is one of the most honest entrepreneurs we've had on Hero World. Not because her story is pretty — because it isn't. She lost everything more than once. She started from zero with a baby. She built Delight from nothing while copying letters off an old restaurant sign because she couldn't afford new ones. And she built it again. And again. This conversation follows the full arc of the Hero's Journey — from the Call to Adventure that made her leave a comfortable life in Colombia, through the Ordeal of zero dollars and a baby alone in Miami, to the Resurrection of Delight, all the way to the wisdom she carries now about energy, readiness, and the people who come into your life exactly when you need them. In this episode Alessandra opens up about: — Growing up in Barranquilla — the carnival city that shaped who she is (Stage 1: The Ordinary World) — Why she left everything behind to come to Miami (Stage 2: The Call to Adventure) — Starting from zero with her daughter Martina and no support (Stage 9: The Ordeal) — Building Delight in 5 days during COVID (Stage 12: The Resurrection) — 18 years as a solo provider and the daily fight to protect her feminine energy (Stage 8: The Road of Trials) — Why people only come into your life when you're ready to receive them (Stage 13: Return With the Elixir) This is not a highlight reel. This is a Hero's Journey. Follow Alessandra:   / alexotica   . Hero World Platforms YouTube    / @theheroworld   Instagram   / _heropod   Newsletter https://substack.com/@theheroblog Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2jAPSE3... #beyourownhero