Finding your voice doesn’t get easier the older you get, it just becomes more and more necessary. The lessons you teach yourself about taking up space and voicing your opinions (or not taking up space and voicing your thoughts) are ones that you’ll either have to unlearn as you grow…
We’ll start with the most important truth — you are not selfish for wanting to prioritize yourself as much as you do your family and their needs. Just because you weren’t raised to believe this doesn’t make it less of a truth, it just makes it a harder truth that…
As the Class of 2019 takes the stage to receive their diplomas this Spring, I’ll be closing in on five years of self-employment. When I started writing about my own experiences with loss right after I graduated from college, I had no way to predict that I’d eventually grow enough…
Looking to successful leaders and entrepreneurs in the Latino community who have paved the way for younger generations and listening to their stories is beneficial when planning a future and preparing for what may lie ahead. ForbesWomen recently interviewed five successful Women Entrepreneurs and asked them to share some of…
With 2018 being called The Year of the Woman (in reference to the 1992 wave of women elected officials) and with the 116th Congress being the most diverse on record, it’s true that our nation’s government has become more diverse. Is this true about the staff that they hire? Currently people…
The Story of High School Twins Following in their Family’s Footsteps to Bring Success and Leadership to the Latino Community Sam and Sara are a couple of ordinary teens with extraordinary ambition. Sam, the more self-assured of the two, is a self-proclaimed band geek who cruised through years of straight…
I believe that the American Dream is accomplished when we work together and learn from each other. It is about carrying our parents' and grandparents' words of encouragement with us and remembering the countless sacrifices they made to get us closer to our goals. More importantly, it is not only…
Throughout my career I’ve had the privilege to serve in various leadership roles and one thing I always kept in mind as I approached each one is, “del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho.” It’s a Spanish-language proverb I learned when I was a young student that refers to the…