Ends with Z
Hi, we are Juan Fernandez and Cecile Munoz. We are fascinated by the intersection of business and relationships and how to thrive in your life. In this podcast, we explore issues affecting the workplace and how it impacts culture, interpersonal relationships, and how to grow as a human being. What makes us qualified? Juan Fernandez has covered some of the biggest stories in the Southland Los Angeles as part of the CBS News. His favorites include Presidential visits and the arrival of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and its final journey through the streets of Los Angeles to the California Science Center. Cecile Munoz is the president and founder of U.S. Executive Search & Consulting, a leading nationally recognized financial services recruiting and consulting firm. She’s one of a very small group of executive search firms owned and run by minority women working Wall Street investment firms.
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- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 72
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Attractitude: Attitudes On Attraction & Dating In Today’s World
This week, Juan and Cecile sit down for a “friend chat” to discuss their “attractitude,” aka their attitudes and philosophies on attraction, dating, and relationships. They’re diving into their datin…
00:37:08 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
The Luckiest Girl in the World
Whether we were ready or not, we’re in 2023! Our kickoff episode to the year surrounds setting goals and intentions, being mindful of our thought processes, the importance of yearly closure, and why …
00:49:06 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Let's Celebrate!
This week is a BIG one for Ends with Z as we celebrate our 50th episode! Cecile, Juan, and Shawn reminisce on the beginnings of the podcast and recall some of their favorite show topics and episodes…
01:02:27 |
Sat 10 Dec 2022
Survival of the Friendliest
We all love more of a good thing but are too many friends bad for you? Our favorite psychotherapist, John Tsilimparis, is back to wrap up our friendship series and he's bringing the science and deepl…
00:58:49 |
Fri 18 Nov 2022
Friend or Frenemy?
What kind of friend are you anyway? Do you have close friends at work or just work acquaintances? Have you ever met a person who tried a little too hard to be your friend to learn later they only c…
00:42:17 |
Wed 09 Nov 2022
Friends & Colin Farrell . . . Such Is Life
We continue our friendship series and dive deeper into making friends, keeping friends, and breaking up with friends. We talk about platonic love (or friends without those benefits), the modern conce…
00:47:53 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
“Tell Me Who Your Friends Are And I’ll Tell You Who You Are.”
This week we dive into an underrated topic: the evolution of friendships. We get personal as we discuss the correlation between how we evolve as people and how our friendships evolve with us. What…
00:34:11 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Fan Focus: "I Quit! And I Couldn't Be Happier!"
This week’s episode, we have a fan of the show with us, Carlos, a hard-working, financial services professional who recently left his job, having been in the industry 16+ years. He’s listened to eve…
00:47:22 |
Thu 29 Sep 2022
Hole-Hearted & Hopeful
Are you an advocate…for yourself? These days, we’re all about supporting each other, but sometimes we forget to be there for ourselves. Join us this week as Cecile and Juan recap Juan’s recent health…
00:44:25 |
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Secret Sauce, Hold the Cheese
Do you have a secret sauce to life and are you willing to share it? This episode we talk about Juan's recent trip to Vegas for one of the nation’s biggest journalism conventions. We discuss how med…
00:45:01 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
Don't Grind, Unwind.
This week’s episode, we discuss why “the grind” is overrated, how channel surfing can be good for your mental health, and what being a man, woman, and successful whole human looks like in today's wor…
00:40:55 |
Tue 09 Aug 2022
Is Grind Culture Grinding Us Down?
The answer may depend on which generation you ask. With older ones having internalized it and younger ones glorifying it, grind or hustle culture has been around for hundreds of years and is embedde…
00:39:54 |
Mon 01 Aug 2022
Lean Into Life
Go with the flow, be like water, embrace change. They all mean the same thing: maintaining flexibility and leaning into change. We’re back this week to discuss what being adaptable means for each per…
00:38:59 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
Rest, Relaxation, and Relationship Time . . . The New 3 R's
Summer is here and that means vacay, baby! Yes, we’ve all had the wind knocked out of us lately with ever-increasing prices, especially when we fill up. So how do we get our three R’s: rest, relax…
00:49:32 |
Sat 25 Jun 2022
All Work And No Play Means Time For A Vacay
Taking time off shouldn’t be stressful, but it is for many, so much so that millions of vacation days go unused each year. Where is the line between being a hard worker and working all the time? It…
00:30:01 |
Tue 14 Jun 2022
Metaverse or Metaconfused?
While many of us are still trying to figure out what cryptocurrency is, the Metaverse has arrived. What is it exactly? Is it the Sims on steroids? Is it digital communal living? Virtual reality? …
00:34:28 |
Tue 31 May 2022
Digital Detox
What we consume is our world. And in California, we love our detoxes to keep our world healthy--juice cleanses, Keto, intermittent fasting, sweat chambers, sage burning--we love it all! But what ab…
00:41:30 |
Tue 31 May 2022
Digital Disruption
Is your phone keeping you from reaching your goals? Iphones, Androids, Tablets and Watches. They’re all so “smart.” You need to keep track of your receipts? There’s an app for that. Need to see what …
00:37:59 |
Tue 17 May 2022
The Cost To Be The Boss
COVID-19 has rapidly accelerated many things in our society. Americans started new small businesses in record numbers during the pandemic, many fueled by being laid off or by just having the time an…
00:40:32 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Hardwired To Thrive
With everything we have experienced over the past 2 years, It seems we are all trying find more capacity to handle what keeps coming at us. How do we preserve in the face of adversity or constant ch…
00:55:30 |
Wed 23 Feb 2022
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