Ever made connections because you chose to act on it then found yourself thinking after how remised you would have been if you haven’t, because you met yourself a kindred spirit in that experience? Yep, Leslie sits right in that category for me in more ways than one and I look forward to the next time we sit down in person over coffee or finally take her up on her offer to climb some indoor walls with her (Eeks!)

Leslie Espino is a female environmental scientist working at NASA. She uses new and repurposed fiber and paper to make botanical art - imagine storybooks from your childhood but of places and forests that are endangered by climate change. By turning trash into art, Leslie hopes to inspire small lifestyle changes that empower you to rethink waste and to create lasting change.

Come sit with Leslie and I as we deep dive and jammed about her unique art business, one through which she strives to educate others to rethink our relationship with waste and to join her in the quest to protect Mother Nature, followed by exchanging our individual yet shared experiences working in male dominant professional industries while sharing some tips we applied and learned along the way that supported us through situations and helped us thrive today. It’s a joyfully impactful one, you won’t want to miss it.

Ways to connect with Leslie:

• Instagram & TikTok: @leslieespinoart
• Website: leslieespinoart.com
  • Get in her email list to stay in touch with the latest ongoings of Leslie’s sustainable art business in general as well as where her next workshops are going to be popping up in the Texas area

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