Eileen Perez is the Founder, Chief Possibility Officer, and lead Becoming Guide of Tacos and Tiaras LLC, the community, coaching, and consulting practice dedicated to helping people let their authentic light shine—personally, professionally, or both.

Her work is rooted in a simple belief: when people feel seen, supported, and empowered to be themselves, they create brighter lives, stronger relationships, healthier workplaces, and more meaningful communities.

Through Tacos and Tiaras Community, Coaching, and  Consulting, Eileen serves as a guide for people on their journey of becoming—becoming more confident, more aligned, more compassionate, more connected, and more fully themselves.

What began as a personal blog at tacosandtiaras.com evolved into candid storytelling, ukulele videos, and her Freestyle Friday series on YouTube, The Lighter Side with Leenie, where Eileen discovered the power of authentic connection and uplifting others.

Along the way, Eileen also found something powerful: people don't need someone to tell them who to be. They need someone who can help them remember who they already are.

"Treat people as if they were what they should be, and you help them become what they are capable of becoming." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Before launching Tacos and Tiaras, Eileen spent decades in as a technical writer, trainer, communications professional, and cybersecurity communications manager. Her career centered on making complex ideas easier to understand which helped her audience gain knowledge and confidence in doing their jobs.

One of the accomplishments she is most proud of was helping support a leadership vision of creating a kinder, gentler cybersecurity culture. Through new-hire orientations, cybersecurity awareness programs, training initiatives, technical documentation, and internal communications, she became known for blending clarity, humor, empathy, and human connection—even in highly technical environments. Eileen discovered she enjoys creating environments where learning feels approachable instead of intimidating.

Whether working with executives, teams, students, community members, or coaching clients, she has always been less interested in perfection and more interested in possibility.

People often describe Eileen as compassionate, encouraging, uplifting, and relatable. She has a gift for helping others move from self-doubt and overwhelm to confidence and action—often with a laugh or two along the way. Colleagues and clients alike value her warmth, encouragement, and ability to help people move from “I can’t” to “OMG, I did it!” 

Today, Eileen brings together her professional expertise, life experience, and heart-centered approach through her signature Brighter Together Method™. She helps individuals, leaders, and teams strengthen communication, build trust, reduce stress, embrace empathy, and create meaningful connections that support both personal growth and professional success.

At the core of everything she does are four guiding values:

Compassion. Empathy. Kindness. Love.

These values shape every coaching conversation, community gathering, workshop, consulting engagement, and piece of content she creates.

For those who feel called to explore a deeper level of personal growth, in 2027 Eileen will also begin offering optional mindfulness, intuitive, and spiritually inspired practices—including lunar reflections, oracle guidance, and other tools for self-discovery. Participation is always optional, and no one is required to be "all zen-and-anything" to benefit from working with her.

Eileen is also the creator of Uke 'an Feel Happy: Ukulele and Happiness Lessons with Leenie,  a joyful community where people discover the simple happiness that comes from making music, being fully present in the moment, and having fun without worrying about being perfect.

She is also the creator of the FREE All-Zen-and-Shit™ Toolkit, a lighthearted collection of practical tools designed to help people calm their minds, soften stress, and navigate life with a little more ease and a lot more humor.

The inspiration for the toolkit traces back to a personal practice that began years ago. From 2013 through 2017, Eileen ended each day by sharing a positive Facebook post. Her final post began with "Day 365 of I'm Just Trying to Be All-ZEN-and-Shit-2017" which was her theme for the year that concluded a five-year journey—a daily commitment to gratitude, perspective, and finding light even during difficult seasons. Over time, those small moments helped transform her relationship with stress, anxiety, and life's inevitable challenges.

Eileen didn't see at the time that her "trying to be" was actually her becoming all-zen-and-shit.

Today, her mission remains beautifully simple:

To let her own light shine so she can guide others in discovering and shining theirs.

She believes that every person carries unique gifts, strengths, and possibilities waiting to be expressed. Her role is not to provide all the answers, but to help illuminate the path so others can find their own.

Because when we feel calm and we lead with compassion, empathy, kindness, and love, we create spaces where people can truly thrive.

And when we do that?

We SHINE brighter TOGETHER!

Especially when we're being all-ZEN-and-shit.™