About Leticia V. Garay, MBA

Recovering perfectionist. First-gen trailblazer. Strategy nerd with a splash of sass.

Hi, I’m Leticia — a mental health blogger 🧠, marketing ops wannabe 📊, and (sometimes) proud Latina in healing ✨.

I spent a decade climbing the higher ed ladder 📈—leading cross-collaborative projects, turning chaotic processes into streamlined systems, and collecting new assignments like Girl Scout badges.

But behind the polished résumé? Alice falling into Wonderland 🕳️🐇.

After six years of cheering students on from the sidelines, I realized something was missing — me on the other side of a big dream. While encouraging others to invest in their futures, I kept shelving my own: finishing a graduate degree 🎓.

Eventually, I got honest, quit the excuses, and dove in. Becoming both a full-time employee and MBA student wasn’t easy— but every late night, awkward Zoom, and imposter-syndrome-filled moment was worth it. That degree wasn’t just a piece of paper — it was a reclamation. (And yes, I have the three graduation awards 🏅 to prove it.)

But what should’ve been a high turned into burnout. Years of people-pleasing caught up with me, and life forced me to hit pause ⏸️. That unraveling? It became the beginning.

Now, I write about C-PTSD, burnout, and the messy, colorful process of becoming myself again 🎨. My blog blends personal storytelling with the same strategy lens I use in my work — because recovery deserves intention, and Latina healing deserves visibility.

I earned my MBA in Strategy & Marketing from UC Davis 💼, where I focused on bridging human-centered storytelling with data-driven decisions — and yes, I still color-code my spreadsheets 🖍️.

By day, I streamline marketing ops and build better workflows. By night, I write to remind you (and me): you’re not broken — you’re becoming 💫.

Welcome to Leticia Living in Color. Let’s stop performing and start transforming.