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Alexandra Olavarría fue la presentadora del segmento  Top 10 Latino de Esta Noche Tu Night en Mega TV y también fue productora y conductora de los especiales FTV/Glitz Latin America. Ahora, Alexandra es la conductora del programa de música SB Music y del segmento de música y entrevistas del programa de TV Miguel Sierralta Entertainment Showbussinestv, que son vistos en EUA y Latino América. Alexandra es también la conductora de la nueva sección de la revista Vanidades – Televisa “Enterate”. Aparte de su carrera artística, Olavarría es emprendedora y dueña de la compañía de Música, Producción y Entretenimiento ACOCH MUSIC Production & Entertainment.

Aprendizajes

  • Como Alexandra convirtio su dreams en realidad con mucho trabajo.
  • Su camino hacia el exito  de immigrante a conductora, celebridad y emprendedora en el mundo de la farandula.
  • La importancia de tocar puertas y trabajar duro

Recursos y Links

Esta fue una entrevista que grabe en Hispanicize hace ya varios meses. Pense que la habia perdido pero tuve la suerte de haberla encontrado y aqui se las comparto.

Si tienes un dream y las ganas para lograrlo pero necesitas ayuda para remontar las barreras que te haz encontrado en el camino que te están limitando toma accion ahora y lee Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality :

Este libro muestra cómo 50 Latinos y Latinas exitosos convirtieron sus sueños en realidad. El libro sintetiza los 12 principios probados que han impulsado a estos emprendedores y líderes Latinos para lograr su éxito en una manera fácil de leer y concisa.  El libro te va a dar la guía, la inspiración y los ejemplos que necesitas para superar las barreras con las que te estas encontrado para poder convertir tus dreams en realidad.

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Luis Valdivia es Gerente de Marketing en los Terrenos de la Feria en Del Mar, responsable de la mercadotecnia para la Feria del Condado de San Diego, el Show Nacional Ecuestre, y The Scream Zone. Un comunicador por convicción, Luis es conductor y productor del programa de radio “Una Dosis de Sentido Común”, el cual se transmite semanalmente en vivo por KDHK San Diego via Internet y está disponible como podcast en iTunes y Google Play. Además, como empresario, Luis es presidente de LV Omnimedia, Inc., agencia virtual de marketing y branding con especialidad en el mercado hispano tanto en español como en inglés. Su sitio web es www.luisvaldivia.com.

“Una Dosis de Sentido Común” es un programa de radio de opinión, con un punto de vista muy conservador para ideologías liberales, y muy liberal para ideologías conservadoras. Conducido por Luis Valdivia, e invitados especiales, los temas se analizan “sin pelos en la lengua”, desde una perspectiva “políticamente incorrecta”, y es de esperarse que los conductores “se metan en camisa de once varas”. El programa se transmite desde Chula Vista, California, los Sábados de 10 a.m. a 12 p.m., hora del Pacífico, a través de KDHK San Diego, www.kdhksandiego.com.

Aprendizajes

  • El dream de Luis y su camino para lograrlo
  • Como empezo su programa “Una Dosis de Sentido Común”
  • Los temas que trata Luis en su programa
  • Porque es crucial tomar responsabilidad de nuestras acciones
  • Porque hay que apagar la TV
  • La importancia de comer saludablemente
  • Como el invertir en su desarrollo personal a llevado a Luis a lograr su exito
  • No hay varita magica: El exito cuesta mucho tiempo y trabajo
  • Las tendencias del exito

Links y Recursos

Si tienes un dream y las ganas para lograrlo pero necesitas ayuda para remontar las barreras que te haz encontrado en el camino que te están limitando te recomiendo que leas Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality :

Este libro muestra cómo 50 Latinos y Latinas exitosos convirtieron sus sueños en realidad. El libro sintetiza los 12 principios probados que han impulsado a estos emprendedores y líderes Latinos para lograr su éxito en una manera fácil de leer y concisa.  El libro te va a dar la guía, la inspiración y los ejemplos que necesitas para superar las barreras con las que te estas encontrado para poder convertir tus dreams en realidad.

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Rahier Rahman is the Founder and CEO of Pangea. He draws on over 15 years direct experience in the finance and start-up space. Rahier is responsible for the execution of the Pangea vision, development of the IP, and cultivating relationships across the payment ecosystem. Previously, he was one of the founders at domu.com (Chicago's fastest growing online apartment rental listing service). Concurrently with Domu, he was CFO of Schatz Investments, a $100M investment vehicle for a HNW private family office; in this role, Rahier oversaw investments in real estate, distressed assets and venture capital. Prior to Schatz, he was on the principal investment team at Cerberus Capital Management, an alternative investment firm with $26B in AUM, focusing on stressed and distressed investments across varying industries. Before joining Cerberus, Rahier was part of numerous start-up initiatives at Time Warner across the digital and publishing divisions. Rahier graduated with a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and received his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University Of Chicago Booth School of Business.

What you'll learn

  • Rahier 's journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur
  • How Rahier successfully started Pangea a venture funded company that helps make international money transfers easier and cheaper 
  • How Pangea' is having a significant impact in our community by saving us signficant money in money transfers
  • Pangea's referral program which has helped drive word of mouth and adoption
  • How Rahier maintains focus to gain an edge over his competition
  • How having impact has driven Rahier to build Pangea 
  • Rahier's advice to entrepreneurs and wanta-preneurs
  • The importance of salesmanship, resourcefulness and persistence

Resources & Links

  • Gopangea.com
  • Search for Pangea on Itunes App Store or in theGoogle Play Store

Do you have a dream and the drive to pursue it but lack the roadmap, the inspiration and the access to Latino role models that show you that it is possible?

The “Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality” book will show you how 50 successful Latinos & Latinas turned their dreams into reality and how you can too. Get your book NOW on paperback, digital or audio here:logratudream.com/paperback

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Check out this insightful interview I had with Deborah Deras an amazing life coach, speaker and founder of Deb TV about how I wrote my Logra Tu Dream book and how I made it an Amazon # 1 bestseller. In the interview I also talk about what you'll learn in the Logra Tu Dream book.

Resources & Links

Do you have a dream and the drive to pursue it but lack the roadmap, the inspiration and the access to Latino role models that show you that it is possible?

The "Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality” book will show you how 50 successful Latinos & Latinas turned their dreams into reality and how you can too. Get your book here NOW on paperback, digital or audio here: logratudream.com/amazonreview

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Lou P. Nieto Jr  is president of Nieto Advisory, LLC, an advisory firm that works with small and mid cap consumer foods companies. He retired in June 2009 as president of ConAgra Foods’ $8.0 B Consumer Foods business. In this role, he was responsible for the overall management and profitability of a diverse portfolio of brands and products. He joined ConAgra as President of ConAgra Meats in 2005. He was previously President/CEO of the Federated Group, a retail and foodservice focused private label business from 2002 to 2005. He was also a Group President and a Corporate Officer of Dean Foods Company from 2000 to 2002. He joined Dean Foods in 1998 after 2 years with Mission Foods, a subsidiary of the Mexican corporation, GRUMA. Prior to Mission Foods, he spent 10 years with Kraft Foods in various brand management and strategic planning roles. Lou started his career with the Quaker Oats Company in brand management where he worked for 5 years before Kraft Foods. Lou has served on the Ryder Systems, Inc and Auto Zone boards of directors since January 2007 and September 2008, respectively. He is chair of Ryder’s Finance Committee and a member of the Audit committee at both Ryder and Auto Zone. Lou also serves on the boards of Eddy Packing, a Texas based meat products company, and Food Evolution, a prepared foods business. He served on the Board of Directors of White Wave, Inc., a Boulder, Colorado corporation, and of the Dairy Marketing Alliance, a joint venture of Dean Foods and Land O’Lakes, from 2000 to 2002. He is currently Treasurer of the Latino Corporate Directors’ Association, an advocacy organization for greater Latino corporate board representation.

Lou is a 1981 MBA graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration where he was elected President of the Latino Association and Vice President of the Marketing Club. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chicago in 1977 where he served in numerous student leadership roles and was elected to the Maroon Key Honorary Society. Lou has been involved locally and nationally in the effort to increase educational opportunities for disadvantaged youth. He served as the founding Chairman of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School’s Board of Trustees from 1994 to 1996 and as a board member until 2000. He was also a two-term president of the Chicago Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs. He served as vice president of the board for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Education Service Centers from 1990 to 1993. He was a national board member of Inroads, Inc. from 1995 to 1997. Lou has also been very involved with his various alma maters, church and community. He was a six year member of the University of Chicago’s College Visiting Committee and has co-chaired multiple reunions. He served in various roles during 2 terms on the board of the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago. He was the 1998 recipient of the President’s Award from his high school alma mater, St. Ignatius College Preparatory School where he served as co-president with his wife of the Parent Organization for the 2011/2012 year. He is currently a trustee of St. Ignatius. Lou has been involved with his parish in religious education, benevolence efforts and other leadership activities. He served in a leadership role with youth soccer in his community for over 7 years including 5 years as president of a 19 team travel club. He was an elected village park district commissioner where he served as treasurer. He and his family reside in suburban Chicago.

 
What you'll learn
  • How Lou's parents inspired him to achieve at the highest level
  • Lou's journey from humble beginnings  to managing an $8 billion dollar company
  • His Harvard Business School experience
  • How he managed to turn around a failed business through leadership and the inspiring message he delivered to the employees
  • Why this is the time for all Latinos to speak up against the forces of intolerance and say "Basta"!

Do you have a dream and the drive to pursue it but lack the roadmap, the inspiration and the access to Latino role models that show you that it is possible?

The "Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality” book will show you how 50 successful Latinos & Latinas turned their dreams into reality and how you can too. Get your book here NOW on digital or audio (the paperback version will be available on 10/16) here: logratudream.com/amazonreview

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Ricardo cuenta con más de 15 años de experiencia conviviendo y apoyando a Directores y Gerentes de empresas multinacionales como: Gruma, Colgate Palmolive,  Soriana, Arca Intercontinental, British American Tabacco, Seguros Monterrey, Grupo Industrial Saltillo, GNP, Procter & Gamble, Don Colchón, Unilever, Loreal, Kimberly Clark, Herdez, Axa, MetLife, Chrysler, Peugeot, Subaru, Mitsubishi entre otras. Gracias a las experiencias que ha vivido a través de los años, hoy es un Coach y Conferencista Inspiracional enfocado en resultados. Tiene experiencia en áreas de Retail, Seguros, Mercadotecnia, Ventas, Compras, Administración, Recursos Humanos, Sistemas, entre otras.

Está certificado como Conferencista Internacional por La Asociación de Conferencistas Hispanos. Autor del libro próximo a publicarse ¨El SPA de las Ventas¨– Fórmula para Incrementar tus Ingresos Rápido.

Cuenta ya con más de 3500 horas de experiencia en sesiones de Coaching Personal y de Equipos. Apoyando a diferentes personas y empresas en lograr sus metas personales y profesionales. Con excelentes resultados en cuestión de logros y aprendizaje para sus clientes. Es considerado uno de los tres Coaches más populares en México según Volumen Extremo. Actualmente Ricardo es colaborador en el periódico “El Asegurador” así como en la revista “Players of Life” y ¨Pro Magazine¨ enfocadas a emprendedores. También en el periódico electrónico “Pan y Circo.com “, Además colabora en las revistas en línea dedicada a Seguros “Buenafuente.com” y “Trascendiendo.net“. A colaborado en programas de radio como “Por el Placer de Vivir” con el Dr. Cesar Lozano, y “Vivir con Pasión”. Actualmente participa con temas de interés semanalmente en el programa de Radio “Así Somos” de Televisa Radio. Es fundador de ¨EsMiCoach¨ empresa de Coaching Profesional y fundador también de ¨La Academia de Asesores de Seguros¨.

Aprendizajes

  • Como Ricardo cambio su vida y como ayuda a mucha gente a lograr sus metas personales y profesionales.

Recursos y Links

Si tienes un dream y las ganas para lograrlo pero necesitas ayuda para remontar las barreras que te haz encontrado en el camino que te están limitando te recomiendo que leas Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality :

Este libro muestra cómo 50 Latinos y Latinas exitosos convirtieron sus sueños en realidad. El libro sintetiza los 12 principios probados que han impulsado a estos emprendedores y líderes Latinos para lograr su éxito en una manera fácil de leer y concisa.  El libro te va a dar la guía, la inspiración y los ejemplos que necesitas para superar las barreras con las que te estas encontrado para poder convertir tus dreams en realidad.
 

 

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David Chitel is an industry leader in the New Generation Latino media and entertainment space. Along with founding partner, actor John Leguizamo, in 2001 David created one of the first Latino social networking communities, iCaramba.com.  Over the next 5 years, David evolved parent company, LatCom Communications, into a leading 360 degree integrated service provider helping Fortune 500’s reach New Generation Latinos through live events, magazines, online and college campus marketing.  In 2006, he sold LatCom to Batanga Media, a leading online Latin music destination and online network.  Concurrently, David founded and chaired the New Generation Latino Consortium (NGLC.biz), an organization dedicated to hosting business conferences and fielding innovative research studies focused on the NGL audience.  He also served as creator, writer, and producer of the first Latino animated TV series, ‘Lugar Heights’, which aired on mun2 and later on MTV-Tr3s and as a full-length DVD. 

David’s career began at SiboneyUSA Hispanic advertising where he successfully served as Director of Client Services and New Business on such accounts as Colgate-Palmolive, U.S. Postal Service, Tropicana, Schering-Plough, Banco Popular and othersDavid's current venture, NGL Media (NGLMedia.com), provides Latino video marketing solutions for advertisers looking to reach and engage digitally-connected Latinos across platforms.  He lives in New York City with his wife and two kids who are “Spanglish-dominant.”  David holds a B.A. in Philosophy with a Spanish minor from Boston University.

What you'll learn

  • David's fascinating entrepreneurial journey in the Latino media and entertainment world, don't miss it !

Resources & Links

Do you have a dream and the drive to pursue it but lack the roadmap, the inspiration and the access to Latino role models that show you that it is possible?

  • Enter “Logra Tu Dream” a book that will show you how 50 successful Latinos & Latinas turned their dreams into reality and how you can too. Get your book here NOW: logratudream.com/amazonreview
Direct download: davidchitel.mp3
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Marcie Quintana is a recovering professional form the corporate world. She is a latina of Mexican descent born in California and raised in Mexico. She holds a BS in Accounting and is a non-practicing CPA, she is also a licensed realtor in CA and a Life & Business Certified Professional Coach. In November 2014 she added one more area to her entrepreneurial ventures by launching the podcast Hispano Entrepreneur where she interviews hispanic entrepreneurs and shares their journey with the podcast listeners. 

Aprendizajes

  • El camino de Marcie hacia a lograr su dream.
  • Como dejo el mundo corporativo para convertirse en podcastera
  • Como Marcie esta ayudando a emprendedores Hispanos con su podcast Hispano Entrepreneur
  • La visión de Marcie de crear una plataforma online de coaching
  • Porque es mas riesgoso estar empleado que ser emprendedor
  • Las claves del exito de Marcie

Recursos y Links

Si tienes un dream y las ganas para lograrlo pero necesitas ayuda para remontar las barreras que te haz encontrado en el camino que te están limitando te recomiendo que leas Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality  . Este libro muestra cómo 50 Latinos y Latinas exitosos convirtieron sus sueños en realidad. El libro sintetiza los 12 principios probados que han impulsado a estos emprendedores y líderes Latinos para lograr su éxito en una manera fácil de leer y concisa.  El libro te va a dar la guía, la inspiración y los ejemplos que necesitas para superar las barreras con las que te estas encontrado para poder convertir tus dreams en realidad.

Direct download: marciequintana.mp3
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After 6 months LograTuDream-3DCoverof hard work and one year and four months of interviewing some of the most success people in the Latino community. My dream of someday writing a book about how Latinos & Latinas turn their dreams into reality is now itself a reality.

Today 8/9/15 my book Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality has launched on Amazon !!

In this episode I will give you an overview of the book (in Spanish) and let you know how you can get it:

What do Latinos who achieved exceptional success have in common? Is there a certain mindset and a set of principles that helped them achieve their dreams? If so, can they be summarized and replicated?

This is the question stated by Arturo Nava in “Logra Tu Dream”, a book that explores the principles behind 50 success stories of self-made Hispanic leaders. From White House officials to tech innovators to millionaire entrepreneurs, these men and women show that it takes blood, sweat,tears -and ganas!- to overcome the odds and achieve the American Dream.

But achieving the American Dream has become increasingly difficult for many Latinos despite the huge opportunities because there is a lack of mentorship and inspiration from Latino role models…but it doesn’t have to be that way.

This book will show you how 50 of the most successful Latinos and Latinas in America turned their dreams into reality. These inspirational people share their stories providing us insight into the mindset, actions and habits that allowed them to overcome barriers and conquer fears, to achieve what they once thought impossible. After reading this book you will know that your dream is possible if you learn and put into action the proven principles you will discover here which will:

Show you that “si se puede” ( it is possible)

* Teach you how to adopt the mindset of success

* Inspire you to dream big

* Show why YOU are the most important asset you need to
invest in

* Prove to you why you need to be grateful, give and surround
yourself with the right people
 to be successful.

* Inspire you to get mentored and take massive action

As says Robert Renteria says “If your dream is big enough the odds don’t matter”. Gaby Natale the president of Super Latina TV who wrote the forward for this book puts it perfectly: “Logra Tu Dream” reminds us that it is vital for our community to keep embracing a Si Se Puede attitude and to develop our full potential both individually and collectively.

My goal is to reach as many people as possible with this book by making it an Amazon bestseller. With you help I believe we can ! Si se puede !!

Hot off the presses!…well, the virtual presses at least.

The wait is over!

CLICK HERE to download your FREE copy of Logra Tu Dream: How 50 Successful Latinos & Latinas Turned Their Dreams Into Reality .

Make sure you download the free Kindle version of our new book ASAP, because it is only free on Amazon for 2 days!

You’ll need to download it on Sunday 8/9 or Monday 8/10.

Get it while it’s HOT!

After you read the book I’d love to hear your feedback….

You can click here to leave a review on Amazon.

Dream BIG, keep the fire in your belly burning and you will Logra Tu Dream !!

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During the course of her service work in the nonprofit sector, Claudia Espinosa became more aware of the inequalities that marginalized populations, such as immigrants and women, faced every day in the United States and around the world. Her dedication to serve can be demonstrated through her work at the Latina Institute, Communilife, Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC, and UN Women. Her work with the Latina Institute and her vocation with Latina adolescents, helped her understand the disadvantages that her community experiences everyday and gave her the opportunity to create changes that can help Latino families live more positive lives.

In 2012, Ms. Espinosa founded the L.O.V.E. Mentoring Program, inspired by her experience working for a suicide prevention program where she counseled Latina adolescents with depression and suicidal ideations. After witnessing first-hand the overwhelming difficulties that inflict young Latinas, she was prompted to further investigate the particular challenges within the Latina community. Upon discovering the many studies that reveal staggering discrepancies between the rates of suicide, teen pregnancy, and high school dropouts for young Latinas and their peers, Ms. Espinosa recognized a clear and distinct need for the development of enhanced support systems—such as those that may be provided through building a close relationship with a positive role model.

Ms. Espinosa currently serves as the Executive Director of the L.O.V.E. Mentoring Program. In 2010, she received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Forensic Psychology with Magna Cum Laude honors from CUNY. In May 2013, she received her second Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU. She also completed the Professional Development Program, Managing Yourself and Leading Others, from the Harvard Division of Continuing Education in August of 2013. As a self-made professional Latina, she wants to show young Latinas that with determination, passion, and faith in ourselves, anything is possible. 

What you'll learn

  • The biggest issues Latinas face in the US
  • What inspired Claudia to start the LOVE mentoring program
  • Why the highest rate of suicide attempts in NYC is among Latinas
  • Claudia's dream and her journey 
  • The huge importance of exposing young Latinas to mentors that show them that success is possible.
  • How LOVE Mentoring is changing young Latinas lives
  • The importance of believing that your dream is possible

Resources & Links

Thank you so much for your support and for listening in ! Join my VIP list to get a FREE copy of the Logra Tu Dream book as soon as it gets published ! If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe on  iTunes  and Stitcher and leave us a rating and a review.  This helps us to reach more Latinos and Latina

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Graciela Tiscareño-Sato is a bilingual sought-after speakerand Chief Creative Officer of Gracefully Global Group LLC, the premiere,award-winning publishing and marketing firm for Latino innovation,entrepreneurship and leadership stories. She's the bestselling author of 5-timeaward-winning book Latinnovating: Green American Jobs and the Latinos CreatingThem. The 1st volume (of a planned series) showcasing Latino-led innovation inthe green economy, at the 2012 International Latino Book Awards, Latinnovating picked up Best BusinessBook honors, among others. Latinnovatingrepresents the convergence of Ms. Tiscareño-Sato’s corporate sustainabilityexperience, entrepreneurial drive and her desire to spotlightstereotype-busting stories of leadership from the Latino community.

Graciela speaks at universities, business schools, industryconferences, corporate ERG meetings and webinars, educational conferences andK-12 literacy & career events. In 2012, she shared the stage with Secretaryof Education Arne Duncan, as keynote speaker at the Green Schools NationalConference. She serves school districts as a bilingual STEM Consultant.

Graciela is a graduate of the School of Environmental Designat Berkeley, a former military officer and aviator and an active mentor toLatino youth. She earned her graduate degree in international management andmarketing while on active duty with the U.S. Air Force flying onboard KC-135refueling jets.

Graciela’s thought leadership pieces have published in theU.S. and Europe including Environmental Leader, Hispanic MBAand many more.She's been quoted in the New York Timesand contributes to the Huffington Post. In March 2014, The White House named her a Champion of Change with 9 other Women Military Veteran Leaders. LATINAStyleMagazine honored her as the “Entrepreneur of the Year” in Washington D.C.

Graciela's 1st children's picture book (of a plannedseries), Good Night Captain Mama, is the 1st bilingual book teaching youngchildren why mommies wear military uniforms; it was honored as “BestEducational Children’s Book – Bilingual” category at the 2014 InternationalLatino Books Awards at the ALA Convention. The Military Writers Society ofAmerica and Writer's Digest magazinehave also bestowed literary awards on this innovative children's book thatreminds Americans that women and Latinas are veterans too!

 

What you'll learn

  • Graciela's dream and her path to pursue it
  • How Graciela became an aviator in the air force
  • How talking about what she needed to do next has helped her find her next opportunity throughout her career
  • How she successfully transitioned from military aviator to marketer to entrepreneur, speaker and author
  • How Graciela became a best-selling author
  • Why you should write a book
  • Why you need to seek mentorship wherever you can get it and not be afraid to be the first in your family  to achieve new milestones

Resources & Links

Thank you so much for your support and for listening in ! Join my VIP list to get a FREE copy of the Logra Tu Dream book as soon as it gets published ! If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe on  iTunes  and Stitcher and leave us a rating and a review.  This helps us to reach more Latinos and Latinas.

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Deborah Deras,​M.S. C.R.C. is a charismatic and engaging inspirational speaker, author, and latina influencer and social media marketing consultant. With over 15 years of experience speaking to audiences around the globe, she is a highly sought after inspirational speaker, trainer, and coach. She is known as one of the top ten Latina speakers in the nation. She has facilitated trainings, keynote speaking engagements and board retreats for Fortune 500 companies such as: J.P. Morgan, Kaiser, Macy's, State Farm Insurance, NASA JPL in Pasadena, NASA in Houston, General Electric, J.P. Morgan, British Petroleum, Association groups, Colleges, Universities. She also facilitated leadership training for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines and U.S. Air force in California and Arizona.

She served as a regional spokesperson for Verizon Wireless presenting workshops to Hispanic Professionals on the best APPS to grow their Businesses. Deborah also served as an Emcee for their premiere awards event featuring Eva Longoria. Deborah is committed to empower professionals and small business owners with the life strategies, resources and marketing strategies to achieve their goals and improve the economic development by creating job opportunities.

Her efforts have been recognized with awards from New York Life and the National Latina Business Womens Association for her contribution to develop Latina Leaders. She has been a featured expert in Latina and Catalina magazines on the topic of speaking and life coaching. Her book, Confessions of an Adrenaline Addict: How to Achieve more with less ef ort, has contains powerful strategies to increase productivity and to thrive in the workplace. She also is the creator of Meditation for Success giving busy professional the tools to be more effective, productive and innovative. She resides in sunny Santa Monica, California but her second home is Miami, Florida.

What you'll Learn

  • How she found her calling
  • The simple shift in her thinking, energy and affirmations that brought her success and abundance
  • Why she hasn't had to go out to sell in her business since 2008
  • The power of asking, listening and taking inspired action
  • How Deborah has manifested her success throughout her life
  • How she successfully started her coaching business by being of service
  • The biggest mistake she made as an entrepreneur that made her crash and burn
  • Why your ego is not your amigo but your enemigo
  • Why it's ok to be vulnerable and share your struggle with your audience
  • What you should put in your let go list
  • The incredible power of meditation and affirmation practices
  • The more you can be abundant and on purpose the more you can serve the world
  • "It is our divine right to be abundant"
  • Deborah's powerful affirmation: "I am at the right place, at the right time meeting the right people using my talents, skills and abilities to be abundantly paid to do what I love"
  • Deborah's system for success and happiness:Prayer, meditation, affirmation, visioning, vision boarding, trusting, having faith, taking radical inspired action, being grateful, starting over again
  • "Be happy and  grateful, do the inspired action and you'll have the life you dream of"
  • The power of asking "The hungry bird gets the worm"
  • If we want to have the life of our dreams we have to pour into our consciousness positive information that inspires, educates and uplifts us and we can only do this by taking control of what we put into our minds

Links & Resources

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El mexicano Jorge Narváez es el papá soltero más famoso de YouTube, una plataforma a la que acudió para dedicarle canciones a sus hijas y que además, le ha servido como un medio para defender causas como la inmigración en Estados Unidos. 

Su canal "Reality Changers" cuenta con más de 178 millones de visitas y empezó con la intención de entretener a sus pequeñas hijas, pero hoy es uno de los canales de hispanos más populares en esta plataforma de vídeos en Estados Unidos. 

Aprendizajes

  • Como Jorge Narvaez se convirtio en una estrella Hispana de You Tube
  • El mensaje de Jorge: Ser positivo, ser fuerte y estar con tu familia
  • Como ver a su mama luchar por su familia lo ha inspirado para lograr su sueno
  • Jorge's message on Fatherhood advocacy 
  • How Jorge is inspiring single Dads
  • How Jorge is fighting for her mother who was deported

Recursos y Links

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Julissa is the director of development at Define American, an organizations that uses the power of story to transcend politics and shift the conversation around citizenship.  She is also the co-founder and Chairman of the Ascend Educational Fund, a college scholarship and mentorship program for New York City immigrant students regardless of their immigration status.  Julissa built a successful career on Wall Street working at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch and had seemingly achieved the American Dream of wealth and status, and yet she was not part of what defined American.  Arce asked herself, what if she defined American- a woman from Mexico who while undocumented achieved careers success.  Her powerful story has been featured in ELLE Magazine, Bloomberg Businessweek, Telemundo, MSNBC and others.
 
What you'll learn
  • Julissa's struggle and journey as an undocumented immigrant 
  • What she learned from her parents struggle
  • How Julissa financed her college education working on a funnel cakes stand in another city
  • How she got a job at Goldman Sachs and thrived
  • How she dealt with her feelings of living on borrowed time, feeling that she could be discovered at any time
  • What she learned from the time when her heart was pulling her to go back to Mexico to be with her terminally ill father but yet couldn't leave the country as that would have meant not being able to come back
  • How mentorship guided her helping her succeed at Goldman Sachs
  • "The more we rise to the top, the more we make room for others"
  • The immigrant's characteristics: Sacrifice, perseverance, resrourcefulness, hard work and the ability to conquer adversity
  • The great work Julissa is doing at the Ascend Educational Fund to enable students of exceptional promise to reach their full potential through higher education.

Links & Resources

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Felix A. Montelarafelix es Autor, Coductor de Radio, Podcaster y Blogger. 

Felix  es el autor del libro y conductor del programa de radio Potencial Millonario. Montelara tiene estudios a nivel graduado de Columbia Southern University en finanzas. El programa de radio es transmitido a través de WIQR 1410am y WKAX 1500am en Alabama. Montelara hoy es un hombre libre por que no tiene deudas. Montelara solo desea que tu llegues a la libertad financiero como el y muchos otros a quien él ha ayudado a ser libres.

Recuerde todos tenemos Potencial Millonario. “El Deudor es esclavo del prestamista”

 

Aprendizajes

  •  El dream Latino de Felix
  • Como logro Felix ir de ganar $10K al año a los 30 años a ser millonario solo 17 años después
  • Como lograr tu primer millon
  • La importancia del ahorro y las inversiones
  • Lo que hacen los millonarios de la puerta de al lado
  • Porque el interés compuesto es la octava maravilla del mundo
  • La labor que hace Felix en Potencial Millonario compartiendo educación financiera a nuestra comunidad

Recursos y Links

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One of the best parts of Hispanicize 2015 was D0n Francisco's appearance in which he shared with us his story of success in America over a luncheon in which he was honored by Hispanicize. It is a fascinating journey from one of the most prominent Latino icons of our generation. Don Francisco the long time host of Sabado Gigante an iconic Hispanic TV program is a true Latino pioneer who helped open many doors to many Latinos and Latinas that went after him. Enjoy !!

Resources & Links

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Sandra Alfaro has dedicated her 20-year career to Multicultural Marketing, primarily focusing on the Hispanic Market. She began her career at Saatchi & Saatchi’s Conill Advertising, where she worked on brands including HBO, Procter & Gamble Tide & Gain, Bell Atlantic and Helene Curtis’ Suave and Finesse brands. She later managed the Citibank Global Services and Interpersonal Banking account at JWT New York.

At The Vidal Partnership, Sandra she spent over a decade building a best-in-class Account Management department of over 30 professionals. In her role as Managing Partner, Director of Account Management at The Vidal Partnership, Sandra played an active role in winning and leading key agency accounts including McDonald’s, Heineken USA, Sprint, The Home Depot, JCPenney, Kraft Foods, Nissan, Wendy’s, The Ad Council, DIRECTV, Johnson & Johnson and Diageo. She was critical to the Agency’s unprecedented dramatic growth for over a decade, which led to the agency being recognized as Multicultural Agency of the Year for several consecutive years. In 2005, Sandra was recognized by Advertising Age in their Women to Watch profile (http://adage.com/article/special-report-women-to-watch/sandra-alfaro/103325/), the youngest featured to date at the time.

In 2010, Sandra joined kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners as the General Manager of their newly created Multicultural Unit, Ramona. In this role, Sandra works as part of an integrated offering at kbs+p to deliver a total market solution to all Clients, helping reach the increasingly diverse consumer market with culturally relevant communication. In this role, she led the expansion of their Client roster to include Kao Brands Jergens and John Frieda, Church’s Chicken, Dobel and 1800 Tequilas and BMW. Prior to joining Wing, Sandra co-led the Brand Leadership department at Lopez Negrete Communications, the largest independent Hispanic agency in the country, where she led a team of 20 staffers to service such brands as Walmart, Kraft Foods, Chrysler Dodge, MillerCoors, Sonic and Dr Pepper Snapple Group. She also actively participated in New Business efforts and led the pitches that won the agency the Southern California Edison and RBFF (Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation) accounts.

Under her leadership, the Walmart Client was recognized by AHAA as the first-ever Multicultural Marketer of the Year in 2013. Sandra also was a member of Walmart’s Multicultural Advisory Council, which has been noted as a key factor in contributing to Walmart’s best-in-class model of Total Market communications. Sandra earned here MBA in Marketing and Management from New York University’s Stern School of Business and her BSBA in International Business from The American University. She is a member of Advertising Women of New York (AWNY), New York Women in Communications, the National Society of Hispanic MBA’s (NSHMBA) and an active speaker on the subject of Leadership, Account Management and Multicultural Marketing.

Sandra is thrilled to have joined the WING team at Grey NY in May of 2014. Grey’s vision of Total Market communications and their structure of seamlessly integrated teams to deliver Famously Effective creative to their Clients are among the things that drew Sandra to accept the role as Managing Director of Wing. She is looking forward to working with the Grey team to deliver business-building insights that will drive their Client’s business with Hispanics. In this role, she was recently featured by Latina Magazine as an Inspiring Latina (http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/inspiring-latina/inspiring-latina-managing-director-wing-sandra-alfaro)

She is also a new Mother. She lives in New York City with her husband Justin and ninemonth old son, Sebastian.

Learnings

  • Sandra's American Dream
  • Why education is critical to Latino success
  • How she leveraged herLatina bicultural/bilingual heritage to succeed in her career
  • Why you need to be curios in anything that you do throughout your life
  • How she made it to the top of the Multicultural Marketing agency world
  • Why you need to be indispensable to your clients and to your team in your career
  • The importance of mentorship in her career,  how she got got mentors organically and got mentored
  • Why the multicultural market has become a business imperative for corporate America
  • The importance of the Latino consumer and their influence on the mainstream culture in the US
  • How to think through what are the right multicultural, total market or Hispanic market strategies for your business
  • Why Latinos are leading the way in social media
  • Sandra's take on the future of multicultural marketing
  • Why you need to be a Hispanic Professional and not a "Professional Hispanic"to be successful in your career
  • Never forget to give back to your community as you achieve your success
  • Ser curioso, se presente y se tu mismo

Resources & Links

Direct download: SandraAlfaro.mp3
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Gaby Natale es una personalidad de medios, empresaria y bloguera de celebridades. Es la conductora de “SuperLatina”, su talk show sindicado de televisión que fue seis veces nominado al premio EMMY.

Gaby es una de las pocas mujeres en la industria del entretenimiento que posee no sólo los derechos de su show de TV, sino también su propio estudio de televisión. Esta situación única le ha permitido combinar su pasión por los medios y su espíritu empresarial. En el mundo de las redes sociales y plataformas digitales, ha desarrollado una sólida base de seguidores, con más de 24 millones de visitas en sus canales de YouTube (creciendo a un ritmo de 1 millón por mes), y 35,000 seguidores en su cuenta de Twitter @superlatinashow.

La versatilidad de Gaby como conductora y periodista ha sido demostrada en su singular estilo periodístico. Ha realizado entrevistas y exclusivas con celebridades como Enrique Iglesias, Don Omar, Thalía, Emilio Estefan, Gloria Trevi, el icono de Hollywood Edward James Olmos y el ex presidente de Estados Unidos George H.W. Bush, entre otros.

A lo largo de su carrera, Gaby ha recibido varios reconocimientos, entre los que se cuentan seis nominaciones al premio EMMY. En el 2014, la ciudad de Dallas la incluyó en “Dallas BIG Influence”, una selecta campaña que presentó por primera vez a los Latinos más destacados que residen en la ciudad.

En el 2010, los reportajes de investigación de Gaby sobre los retos de la comunidad gay latina obtuvieron una nominación nacional en los GLAAD Media Awards.

Gaby Natale es también cofundadora y presidenta de AGANARmedia, una compañía vanguardista en el desarrollo de contenidos, enfocada en incrementar y conservar audiencias Hispanas a través de medios de comunicación tradicionales y no tradicionales.

Antes de iniciar su propia compañía, Gaby laboró como presentadora de noticias para Univision en Texas; reportera de asuntos fronterizos para TV Azteca México y corresponsal desde Washington para distintos medios de Latinoamérica como Cadena Caracol de Colombia y Radio Continental de Argentina.

Gaby es licenciada en Relaciones Internacionales por la Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina) y la Universidad de Westminster (Reino Unido), así como Magíster (Master’s) en Periodismo a través del programa para periodistas Hispanos de la Universidad de Columbia, la Universidad de San Andrés y el Grupo Clarín.

Asimismo, ha sido profesora impartiendo cursos de periodismo y comunicación en la Universidad de Texas, Midland College y Odessa College.

Aprendizajes

  • Como Gaby Natale fue de desempleada a conductora, bloguera de espectáculo y presidente/co-productora ejecutiva de SuperLatina, el talk show de entretenimiento e inspiración nominado al EMMY que se emite en sindicación para varios mercados del país.
  • El American Dream de Gaby
  • Como logro su primera oportunidad de trabajo fuera de Argentina
  • Como consiguio su primera oportunidad de trabajo en EU
  • La importancia de la persistencia para el exito
  • Los abusos laborales que tuvo que soportar Gaby para preservar su trabajo
  • La importancia de la historia crediticia en EU y como consiguio su primer credito de negocios para empezar Super Latina TV sin historia crediticia
  • Porque hay que enfocarse en las tareas que hacen crecer tu negocio y delegar las demas tareas
  • Como empezo y crecio Super Latina TV a 30 millones de views creciendo 1 millon por mes
  • Como logro colocar a Super Latina TV en TV en VME a nivel nacional y en Canada
  • Las claves del exito de Gaby: la perseverancia y las ganas
  • "El rechazo es parte del exito"

Recursos y Links

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This is the next in the series of the Inside Hispanicize podcasts I recorded during Hispanicize 2015. In this episode you'll hear inspiration from Ted Rubin, Jonathan Moreira, Cynthia Sanchez, Laura Elgueta, and Maria Arraras. 

These are a compilation of hallway conversations, short interviews and even short clip from one of the sessions.

Enjoy !!

Stay tuned for a few more Inside Hispanicize podcast episodes !

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Category:general -- posted at: 7:43pm EDT

Nely Galan is a Latina media dynamo and women’s empowerment advocate she is, dubbed the “Tropical Tycoon” by The New York Times Magazine, is one of the entertainment industry’s savviest firebrand talents. A first-generation immigrant and self-made media mogul, Galan was the first Latina president of a U.S. television network (Telemundo). She is an Emmy Award-winning producer of over 600 episodes of television in Spanish and English, including the Fox reality hit series The Swan, and the first Latina to appear on The Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump on NBC. She regularly electrifies audiences with her experiences as one of the first Latina producers in Hollywood and her rise to become a successful media and real estate entrepreneur as well as an inspirational speaker and passionate advocate for the empowerment of Latina’s everywhere.

Galan has owned and operated her own media company, Galan Entertainment, since 1994, launching 10 groundbreaking television channels in Latin America, and producing a staggering 600 episodes of programming spanning all genres—from reality to sitcoms, telenovelas to talk shows, in both English and Spanish.

Galan Entertainment was also responsible for creating and executive producing the smash FOX reality hit The Swan, and its in-house life coach, Galan wrote the bestselling companion book, The Swan Curriculum. The Swan has aired in over 70 countries around the world, and was famously spoofed by Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live. She has also owned her own real estate development and investment company, Santa Clara, for fifteen years, which has commercial and residential real estate holdings in multiple states. Galan appeared on the NBC hit The Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump, joining an all-star cast that included Gene Simmons, Nadia Comaneci, Marilu Henner and the infamous Omarosa. Galan’s appearance on the show, where she raised $250,000 for her charity COUNT ME IN, furthered her reputation as one of the nation’s top female moguls.

In her role as public speaker, Galan routinely draws rave reviews for her mesmerizing presentations on the Latino market, entrepreneurship and female empowerment.

Galan is also frequently cited for her influential work outside the industry as a board member for COUNT ME IN (the leading national non-profit provider for women entrepreneurs), the Coca-Cola Company Advisory Board, and she is an Emeritus member of The Smithsonian Board. She was recently featured in HBO’s The Latino List documentary and national museum show as one of the most influential voices in the Latino community.

What you'll Learn

  • Nely's American Dream
  • How Nely learned early on that fighting for what you believe leads to getting what you want in life
  • Nely's entrepreneurial journey and what she learned from her struggles and achievements
  • The keys to Nely's success
  • How Nely became the president of Telemundo
  • How the Adelante Movement was born
  • How the Adelante Movement is helping Latinas achieve their dreams

Resources & Links

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Direct download: NelyGalan.mp3
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We aIMG_2887re very excited to share with you that podcasting is making its debit at Hispanicize 2015 with a Latino Podcasting session that Laura Elgueta, Ray Collazo and myself will be hosting Frday 20 at 3pm. This episode is a sneak peak of what to expect at the session and also a couple of great short interviews with Debra Deras and Marcos Orozco two top Hispanic influencers we ran into at the halls of Hispanicize 2015. Enjoy !!                                                                                  

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Category:general -- posted at: 7:37pm EDT

Andrés Gutiérrez diariamente aporta su asesoramiento financiero a la comunidad Hispana como anfitrión de su programa de radio, El Show de Andrés Gutiérrez.  Él también es el creador de Paz Financiera, un curso de seis clases por video que se enfoca en la administración personal del dinero.  Gutiérrez es un codiciado orador, haciendo presentaciones en varias iglesias y compañías por todo el país.  Puede seguir a Andrés por medio de Twitter al @elshowdeandres, por Facebook al facebook.com/elshowdeandres y por Internet al andresgutierrez.com.

Aprendizajes

  • El dream de Andres
  • Lo que aprendio Andres de cavar un hoyo de deudas tan profundo, que hasta le era difícil ponerle gasolina a su carro lo que casi le costó su matrimonio, y como lo supero
  • El consejo financiero que nunca oiras de tu asesor financiero  que llevo a Andres al exito
  • Porque Andres llamo la atencion de Dave Ramsey el guru mas prominente de finanzas personales en EU
  • Como Andres se convirtio en el creador de Paz Financiera y en el anfitrion de El Show de Andres Gutierrez
  • Porque debes de cortar todas tus tarjetas de credito ahora mismo
  • El mito del reporte de credito
  • Los 6 pasitos a la libertad financiera
  •  Porque mas de 50% de la poblacion Hispana en EU tiene menos de $1000. ahorrados
  • Como eliminar tus deudas y lograr la prosperidad financiera

Recursos y Links

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I'll introduce Cristian with his letter to Crowdisimo: I am Cristian Arcega, I want to be an Electrical Engineer. I was born in Mexicali, Mexico and moved to Phoenix at the age of six. Despite deficiency in English I learned well and have performed at the top of my class consistently.Years later I found a place to put my talents to action. In high school I joined the Falcon Robotics Team. We Focused on STEM competitions to challenge ourselves. One year we entered an Underwater Robot Competition where we would be tasked to complete a series of tasks underwater with a robot of our creation.

This competition was unlike anything any of us had ever attempted so we entered the University Class of the competition. Even though it was our first time building an aquatic robot and with a budget a percentage of everyone else’s we had a dream. Regardless of the low expectations of our team, our robot and ourselves we went for it. In spite of our minimal budget and competing against the likes of MIT among others we won. We've leveraged that victory to inspire ourselves, our community and youth to create a system where everyone who can dream big believes themselves capable of great things. They believe in their futures, that they can be the best.

This story of success has been retold numerous times; by Wired Magazine in La Vida Robot, by Mary Mazzio in the documentary Underwater Dreams, the book by Josh Davis Spare Parts and most recently by Lionsgate and Pantelion FilmsSpare Parts.

Unfortunately life doesn't always unfold the way we want. Due to being undocumented, a year into my engineering degree my scholarship was revoked due to immigration legislation in Arizona. I was also no longer considered an in-state student and my tuition tripled. I have struggled to remain in school since. Ten years later I have not had the funds to attend college full time and complete my dream to become an Electrical Engineer.

My goal remains as always to get an Engineering Degree and start my own consumer electronics company. I hope to one day use my successes to uplift my community. I have recently started a crowd source campaign through CollegeDream.help to help raise funds to go to college. I hope that you will help me achieve my dream in the best way you can. Thank you.

What you'll learn

  • Cristian's dream to become an engineer and make robots
  • Cristian's family story emmigrating from Mexico and then living on a trailer park once in the US
  • How Cristian a Latino high school student and his team won the robotics competition vs MIT which inspired the Spare Parts movie with George Lopez
  • The incredible hacks that Cristian and his team came up with to build the underwater robot with little to no budget and tons of Latino ingenuity
  • The immigrant edge that Cristian'and his team had over the MIT kids that enabled them to come up with better more creative ideas
  • The importance of preparation to win
  • Cristian's keys to success: wanting it more than any other team, putting in the extra time and effort, perseverence, the ability to come back from failure and investing for the future
  • Why revoked Cristian's scholarship was revoked because he was undocumented, and why he has not been unable to graduate from college for 10 years
  • Christian's crowdfunding campaign on Crowdisimo to fund his education and how you can help

Resources & Links

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Direct download: cristianarciniega.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:30pm EDT

Periodista ganadora del prestigioso premio EMMY, autora, empresaria y madre. Angélica Atondo inició su carrera en los medios de comunicación a las 12 años de edad. Fue presentadora de noticias para la cadena Univision pr mas de 10 años. Reconocida como una de las latinas más influyentes en Chicago y Estados Unidos.

Oradora Morivacional que ha logrado llegar a miles de estudiantes y padres de familia con sus conferencias.

Su primer libro "El Secreto Para Lograrlo" ha venido más de 200 mil copias en Mexico y Estados Unidos.

Dia con dia, Angelica lucha con educar y crear conciencia de la importacia a ayudar a los demas poniendo el ejemplo con su labor altruista.

Dueña de LAS QUECAS, primera quesadillera en Chicago, BELZINA, una linea para el cuidado de la piel y el cuerpo y LOLA, accesorios para niña.

Aprendizajes

  • Como empezo su carrera en Sonora a la edad de 12
  • El secreto del exito de Angelica
  • Porque todos necesitamos a otras personas que nos impulsen para lograr el exito
  • Como consiguio su primera oportunidad en los medios aqui en EU
  • Como se convirtio en la presentadora de Univision en Chicago
  • Porque nunca hay que olvidarse de quien nos tendio la mano
  • Como empezo a prepararse para su carrera empresarial y para forjarse un futuro despues de la TV
  • Como nace su libro "Superate Mujer"
  • La labor que esta haciendo Angelica para cambiar vidas en nuestra comunidad Hispana

Recursos y Links

Direct download: AngelicaAtondo.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:20pm EDT

Hipatia Lopez was born and raised in New Jersey.  My parents are from Quito, Ecuador. She graduated from William Paterson University with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and worked in public accounting for 6 years.  Currently, She has 2 Part-time jobs and started her own company called H.L. Unico LLC.  She opened up her business because she invented a kitchen utensil called “Empanada Fork” which is a pastry press used to make fork like impressions on dough.

Her husband Henry is Dominican and is the cook in her family, she has3 children.  Hipatia had an idea during the Thanksgiving holiday season of 2010 while her family and her were preparing the holiday menu.  They were making 100 empanadas and naturally she was the “closer” which she did not like because it took forever and her hand started to hurt.  She stopped and thought, “I wonder if there is a utensil I can use to close them?”  So she started to do some research and had the idea on her mind all the time.  When she told her family what she wanted to do – they said “Go for it!” so Hipatia started to contact lawyers and realized she was on a road to something great.  This journey which started off with an idea that seemed crazy at first has helped Hipatia grow as an individual.  Hipatia realizes now that it is okay to take chances in life.  She hopes to make her utensil known to others and tell the WORLD it exists:  "Empanada Fork"

What you'll learn

  • The barriers she overcame to become the 5th  top student in her High School class
  • How she achieved a full scholarship that allowed her to go to college through great grades and hustle
  • The lesson she learned of having to put in your time
  • Her American Dream to open a business
  • Her journey from accountant to entrepreneur
  • The struggle she went through to convince herself to go forward  and start Empanada Fork
  • How she learned her way to get a patent of Empanada Fork, get customer feedback
  • Her first huge failure that almost caused her to give up
  • How the inventor contest she won gave her media attention and the momentum that got Empanada Fork into online retailers including QVC
  • How she figured out the sales and distribution approach through trial and error
  • The importance of the support of the Hispanic community in her venture
  • How Hipatia became a social media pro to market her business
  • The most important lessons she learned in her entrepreneurial journey: to believe in the product, to be ok with being uncomfortable, patience, asking and reminding herself that other people had gone through what she was struggling.

Resources & Links

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Direct download: empanadafork.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:19pm EDT

Maribel Duran is the chief of staff at the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. In this role she works on driving the initiative's mission of increasing the Hispanic community's educational attainment and outcomes through the development of key partnerships, implementation of communication strategies, and operational and capacity-building best practices. She leads the initiative's communications, including social media outreach and engagement, early childhood education, and federal interagency working group efforts. Prior to assuming this position, she served as a special assistant to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, managing administrative operations, prioritizing day-to-day activities, internal and external communications and issues, assessing policies and research, and serving as a liaison between internal and external stakeholders.

With over 15 years of experience and expertise as an operational manager, Duran has been recognized for being pragmatic and tactful, a thoughtful partner, and a dedicated public servant. She began her career in the Chicago Public Schools, first as an administrative associate in the Office of Technology Services in 2001, and then as executive assistant to Arne Duncan, the district's CEO at the time, from 2005 to 2009.

Born and raised in Chicago, Duran is a first-generation college student currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in English language and literature at Southern New Hampshire University. She and her two children reside in Falls Church, Va.

What you'll learn

  • The inspiration from her immigrant parents which instilled in her the values of hard work and education.
  • Her American Dream
  • How she started her career in the education sector
  • Her journey that led her to work for the President of the United States as the chief of staff for the White House initiative Educational Excellence for Hispanics
  • Maribel's keys to success
  • Why is there an educational attainment gap in the Latino community
  • How the White House is helping Latinos close the education gap
  • Why it is critical to engage and educate the parents to improve the kids educational achievement
  • How the White House will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the  White House initiative  on Educational Excellence for Hispanics

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In this our 50th Logra Tu Dream episode I share a talk I gave to Hispanic 7th and 8th grade kids at Stevenson Middle School in Chicago. My talk is about the 10 Lessons I have learned from the 40+ amazing Latinos, Latinas and some non-Latinos achieving their American Dream who I have interviewed on Logra Tu Dream over the last 10 months. I started Logra Tu Dream to help you achieve your American Dream but I had no roadmap on how successful Latinos/as were achieving their dreams, until now. This year my goals is to flush this roadmap more in many ways and share it with you.

I interviewed entrepreneurs, authors, leaders, marketers, executives and artists. They were all great, I learned so much from all of them and was very inspired. I interviewed some of the most inspiring and influential people in the Latino world like Lizza Monet Morales, Manny Ruiz, Alex Torrenegra, Jacqueline Camacho, Fidel Vargas, Deldelp Medina, Jesse Martinez, Jose Huitron, Ray Collazo, Mahrinah Von Schlegel and many more. I'm really grateful they all took time to speak with me.

 

What you'll learn

1. Have a BIG dream for your life

“Your only limitations are the ones that your mind creates” Jackie Camacho

How Avion Ventures is helping Latinas achieve their mobile entrepreneurial dreams Deldelp Medina

2. Feed your mind and spirit

“The minute we stop learning we die” Lizza Monet Morales

How to invest in yourself to develop your skills “No dejes de estudiar” Sonia Farace

The importance of education for business success- Tayde Aburto

3. Be Grateful

“I hope that successful Hispanic entrepreneurs to contribute back to the community, it is not just about building wealth there has to be a purpose.” Fidel Vargas

“ I am very grateful to anybody that cares about what I have to say” Gary Vaynerchuk

4. Get Mentored

“You ask for help because you need to remain strong not because you are weak” Robert Renteria

La importancia de tener mentores para lograr el exito como emprendedor y como obtenerlos- Alex Torrenegra

“Reach out to other people who are ahead of you” Lizza Monet Morales

5. Surround yourself with the right people

The importance of strong and broad networks in entrepreneurial success Mahrinah Von Schlegel

Las tres etapas del networking de negocios exitoso y como estos principios aplican a social media- Luis de La Hoz

6. Take massive action

“Make action our domain” Jose Huitron

How did Gianpaolo Pietri get Eva Longoria to sign up to produce the ” El Voto Latino” documentary- Gianpaolo Pietri 

7. Give and give some more

“The more you help other people get what they want the more you’ll get what you want” Jim Rohn quote Tayde Aburto

“Help other Latinos, don’t be a crab be an ant” Lizza Monet Morales

The critical need to shift to a collaboration mindset in the Latino community to enable Latino business success and what we can do about it- Tayde Aburto

8. Master the ONE thing you can do better than anybody else

Como  convertir tu pasion en la manera de ganarte la vida y como identificar en que eres mejor que nadie-  Mariana Ferrari

“Sometimes what you think is your biggest weakness is your biggest strength”- Deldelp Medina

9. Become very valuable to the marketplace

“Find the need and fill the gap” Manny Ruiz

How Milagros de Mexico is helping Latinos get healthier- Mauricio Simbeck

10. Compounding

How some people that don’t make that much money retire with more money than people with higher income than they do- Haydee Caldero

“You can slowly and meticulously save money and create wealth so you can enjoy your grandkids when you retire”  Ruben Rojas

 

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Fernanda Chacon, es Coach y Chef Saludable, Fundadora de “Heavenly Skinny Kitchen”, el movimiento “Cocina y Muévete Para Triunfar”, y editora de “www.CookAndMove.com” graduada en “Roosevelt University en el 2009, posteriormente, obtuvo su especialización en la nutrición de niños y de la mujer embarazada en el año 2012, por medio del instituto de Dr. William Sears.

 Lo que ha distinguido a Fernanda Chacón, es su misión de crear conciencia sobre cómo la nutrición y el ejercicio impacta a las personas de manera positiva o negativa no solo en el peso sino primordialmente en su actitud, desenvolvimiento, salud y estilo de vida. Una de sus pasiones es transformar y crear recetas de platillos saludables y balanceados sin restricciones de los diferentes grupos de comidas, enfocándose en una mejor opción menos procesada. Al igual que entrenar y educar a otros como llevar un estilo de vida más sana y placentera por medio de la nutrición y el movimiento a través de su campaña “Cocina y Muévete Para Triunfar”.

Durante su trayectoria profesional ha sido galardonada por “Women’s Net Ambar Award” como MUJER INNOVADORA en el 2011. También ha sido seleccionada entre las 100 blogueras Latinas más influyentes en los Estados Unidos por LATISM. Fernanda Chacón, se ha destacado en diferentes medios de comunicación en radio y televisión tales como: TeleChicago, Univision, Univision Radio, VmeTV, Mundo Fox, entre otras, compartiendo su trabajo y movimiento de salud aportando información educativa sobre como llevar un estilo de vida saludable.

Actualmente Fernanda tiene un segmento en el programa de Sin Censura con Vicente Serrano via 750AM y Mundo Fox Chicago todos los Jueves donde comparte este movimiento de “Cocina y Muévete Para Triunfar” dando consejos de salud, nutrición y ejercicio. Este próximo 2015 será la nutricionista oficial del programa Despierta con Zoe y Vida Mujer por medio de Univision Chicago.

Aprendizajes

  • Como Fernanda emigro de Venezuela para poder tener acceso a mejores oportunidades de educacion y trabajo
  • Como dejo un trabajo frustante para empezar su primer negocio de comida saludable sin saber cocinar
  • Porque hay que evitar dietas "rebote"
  • La importancia de cocinar rico y vivir saludable para lograr tus dreams
  • Como adapto su dream a su realidad de vida en vez de abandonarlo
  • Como crecio su blog y porque decidio lanzar un canal de YouTube y una serie de videos
  • Como monetiza su blog
  • Como ha logrado obtener segmentos de cocina saludable en TV con Univision y Mundo Fox
  • Las lecciones de su exito
  • Porque no importa lo que estudies en la universidad sino que sigas aprendiendo sobre tu pasion durante toda tu vida.
  • El movimiento cocina y muevete para triunfar

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