Maribel Duran

January 23, 2015 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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

Resources & Links

http://www.ed.gov/hispanicinitiative
@hispaniced
On Facebook
Emails: maribel.duran@ed.gov, whieeh@ed.gov

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050: The 10 Lessons I Learned from Latinos/as Achieving Their American Dream

January 11, 2015 by Arturo 2 Comments

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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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049: Cocina y Vive Saludable para Triunfar en 2015 con Fernanda Chacon

January 4, 2015 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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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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048: Fidel Vargas’ journey from Mayor at 23, to Partner in $1Bill minority-owned fund to current CEO of Hispanic Scholarship Fund

December 30, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Fidel A. Vargas is President and CEO of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, the nation’s leading provider of scholarships and services designed to give Latino students full access to the opportunities a college education can provide. With more than $430 million in scholarships awarded since its founding in 1975, HSF continues to provide increasing numbers of students all the tools they need to apply to college, do well in their course work, graduate, enter a profession, excel, help lead our nation going forward, and mentor the generations to come.

Prior to joining HSF, Mr. Vargas was a founding partner of Centinela Capital Partners, a private equity asset management firm that focused on investing and managing nearly $1 billion in minority-owned funds. Prior to joining Centinela, Mr. Vargas was a Managing Director with TMG Advisors, an investment/consulting firm specializing in business development, strategic planning, and government affairs. He was also a Founding Principal and Managing Director of Reliant Equity Investors, a private equity investment firm.

At the age of twenty-three, Mr. Vargas became the country’s youngest elected Mayor of a major city: Baldwin Park, California, with a population of 75,000, twenty miles northeast of Los Angeles. In addition to having served on HSF’s Board of Directors prior to becoming its President and CEO, Mr. Vargas has served on a number of public and private sector boards, including: the Latino Theater Company of Los Angeles; the New America Alliance; Sponsors for Education Opportunities; and Operation Hope, Inc. He served on President Clinton’s Advisory Council on Social Security; President Bush’s Commission on Strengthening Social Security; and Presidents Bush and Obama’s Commission on Presidential Scholars.

He currently serves on the boards of the California Community Foundation, the Latino Donor Collaborative, and The Los Angeles Theatre Center. Mr. Vargas has been recognized for his accomplishments by numerous organizations and media outlets, throughout his career. Time Magazine named him as one of the Top 50 Young Leaders in the United States, Hispanic Magazine named him one of the Top 30 Young Hispanics in the United States, and he was named one of the country’s 100 most influential Hispanics by Hispanic Business Magazine. Mr. Vargas graduated with honors from Harvard University with an A.B. in Social Studies and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

What you’ll learn

Fidel’s American dream
How Fidel became the youngest elected Mayor of a major city in the nation at age 23
What Fidel learned at Harvard Business School
How Fidel became a successful private equity investor of a $1 billion minority-owned fund
The large and growing Latino investor and entrepreneur base
How the Hispanic Scholarship fund is helping thousands of Latinos and Latinas go to college and thrive after college
Fidel’s keys to success
“You can’t accomplish nothing on your own”

Resources & Links

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047: Tune in to Latino Talk Podcast with Rafael “Ray” Collazo

December 14, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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After two sleepless years, Rafael “Ray” Collazo finally listened to his heart and founded Rays Podcast Network on Easter Sunday of 2013. Ray began Rays Latino Talk Podcast so everyone can have the inspiration and tools to release their immense greatness. Collazo felt compelled to share life lessons he had experienced through his unique personal journey to help others have the courage to listen to their heart. As Rays Podcast grew, Ray wanted to dedicate specific content to subject areas he particularly appreciates like Sports, Politics and Latina Empowerment, thus the creation of Latino Sports Talk, Latinos Talk Politics and Rays Latina Voices.

Ray is passionate about creating platforms so we can all learn from the incredible ‘Rays Of Light’ amongst us that can help transform our lives with their powerful messages. Collazo is a seasoned and acclaimed campaign professional and strategist who helps lead the political affairs for a prominent national civil rights organization. He believes anyone can have their values reflected in our larger society as long as they ‘own’ being the boss of their own life.

Collazo is exuberant about the opportunity to take his talents and passion for personal development, leadership, conversation and Latino Life to building an online media platform to raise the voices of the Rays Podcast Network Community. Ray is most proud of being a family man who loves spending time with his wife Michelle, sons Troy and Maxwell and an extended network of family and friends. In his spare time, Ray enjoys traveling, listening to podcasts and following his beloved Philadelphia Phillies…well maybe not beloved this year :-). You can contact Rafael “Ray” Collazo at podcastrays@gmail.com and on Twitter at @collazophilly.

What you’ll learn

Ray’s American dream and his journey to pursue it
How Ray led the largest Latino non-partisan voter registration drive in the US as an activitist
How Ray is helping raise awareness of the value the Latino community is contributing to this country
Why the “safe” path is actually riskier as it limits Latino’s earnings potential
How Ray started Latino Talk one of the first Latino podcasts in the US
Ray and I talk about the bright future of Latino podcasting
The tremendous online business potential of Latino and Latina entrepreneurs
Why the concept of working smarter not harder is sometimes difficult for Latinos/as to internalize
The tremendous pool of Latino talent and creativity
How to own your platform online
Why podcasting is such a powerful learning method

Resources & Links

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046: How Chris Cummings built an audience of 12 million people/month teaching people Spanish

November 23, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Chris Cummings is the founder and CEO of Curiosity Media, a leader in online language education. Curiosity Media’s flagship property, SpanishDict.com, is the world’s largest Spanish reference and learning website, helping millions of people improve their Spanish every month.

Prior to Curiosity Media, Chris worked as a management consultant with Bain and Company and The Bridgespan Group. Chris also architected the online student data platform used by the nonprofit, The Achievement Network, to help hundreds of schools analyze and act on student data.

Chris received a MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School, and a JD, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Emory University.

What you’ll learn

How he built Spanishdict.com into a very successful venture that attracts 12 million people/month
Why providing more value than the alternatives is the key to success in business
What he learned from his business failures
His secrets to his success
The growing popularity of Spanish language in the US

Resources & Links

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045: Como Alex Torrenegra logro el exito emprendedor despues de perder $3 Mill USD

November 14, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Alex Torrenegra started his first business at age 14 in Bogotá, Colombia, with the objective of buying his first computer. After migrating to the US and finding his love of his life, Tania Zapata, he co-founded Bunny Inc., with the objective of maximizing the productive creativity of human kind, by offering great services that allow all people on earth to participate in the global economy.

He also founded Torrenegra Labs, an incubator that was named one of the top immigrant owned startups in the US by Forbes Magazine. With Torrenegra Labs, he has co-founded and invested in several successful tech companies including WeHostels, VivaReal, and Dashbell. I also co-founded HubBOG, BogoDev, and BogoTech, the three largest communities of web entrepreneurs, software developers, and technologists in Colombia. In 2012 he was honored by MIT’s Technology Review with the TR35 Top Colombian Innovator of the Year award, in 2013 with the NYC Venture Fellowship by the City of New York, and also in 2013 with the High-Impact Entrepreneur title by Endeavor. He is a regular speaker on entrepreneurship, bootstrapping, crowdsourcing, and immigration.

Aprendizajes

Como empezo su primera empresa a los 14 anios obteniendo un prestamo a tan corta edad
Como brinco de trabajar en Starbucks y McDonald’s a volverse emprendedor enfocado en alta tecnologia
Lo que aprendio cuando perdio $3 millones de dolares en un startup y como se levanto de esa experiencia
Como empezo y logro crecer Bunny Inc. una empresa super exitosa que conecta a artistas de voiceover con clientes que los necesitan
La diferencia entre los emprendedores que tienen exito y los que fracasan
La importancia de crear un producto excelente
La importancia de tener mentores para lograr el exito como emprendedor y como obtenerlos
Como esta impulsando la reforma migratoria en EU logrando una audiencia con el presidente Obama

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044: How to become an NFL executive with Marissa Fernandez

November 5, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Marissa Fernandez is a Cubana who was born and raised in NY. She has extensive Hispanic marketing experience across a variety of brands and companies. A self-proclaimed brand-geek, Marissa believes strongly in the “consumer is boss” mentality engrained in her early on in her career at P&G.

She currently serves as Director of Fan Strategy & Marketing for the National Football League, America’s most popular sports league. In this role, Marissa’s primary responsibility is to lead the league’s Hispanic Fan Growth Strategy she aims to accelerate NFL fan development amongst the fast-growing Latino population in the US.

Prior to coming to the NFL, Marissa served as a Client Solutions Director at the Latinum Network, consulting with over 20 brands on their multicultural strategies, including the NFL, NBA, ESPN, The Walt Disney Company, Hershey’s, and Univision. Before Latinum, Marissa spent six years in brand management at Procter & Gamble, where she learned the brand building fundamentals working on powerhouse brands like Tide and Gillette.

Marissa graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS from Cornell University. Since college, she has lived in Cincinnati, OH, Boston, MA, Washington DC, and now resides in Manhattan, NY. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, traveling, watching sports, exercising, and spending time with friends and family. She also volunteers as a ‘Big Sister’ in the NYC Big Brothers Big Sisters Program. Marissa would like to thank her family – her eternal source of inspiration to succeed personally and professionally.

What you’ll learn

Marissa’s journey to pursue her American dream
How she crafted a career that landed her at a dream job at the NFL
What she learned at Procter & Gamble
Why she chose to work in Hispanic marketing
The white space to create best-in-class Hispanic brand marketing
The barriers that are holding back brand investment in the Hispanic market and how to overcome it.
How she landed her dream job as the NFL’s director of Hispanic fan engagement.
Her approach to success

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043: Gary Vaynerchuk on How to build a massive audience on social media

October 22, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Gary Vaynerchuk or Gary Vee as many call him is one of the hardest working and most successful businessman out there, he is one of the top social media experts in the world and three times New York Times best selling author of Crush it, the Thank you economy and Jab, Jab, Right hook which should be required reading for anybody in business today. He is the founder of the super successful wine library tv and of vaynermedia which is leading the thinking on how to build brands with content and storytelling on social media and digital platforms. He also just launched the podcast #askgaryvee, is a huge Jets fan and a very generous guy.

What you’ll learn

How I landed my interview with Gary Vaynerchuk in the streets of Chicago
How Gary has achieved a level of success very few have achieved
Why hustlers are inheriting the earth
Why there are no easy ways to become successful
The immigrant’s edge that you need to capitalize on
Why you will never win if you focus on fixing your weaknesses instead of focusing of leveraging your strengths
How to build a huge audience on social media and why most people get it wrong
How to vet out so-called “social media experts”

Resources & Links

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042: Busca tu historia con Esteban Arias

October 15, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Esteban Arias es un artista plastico Mexicano muy talentoso . Estudio ciencias políticas en UNAM, se dedico a la architectura y después se dedico a las artes plásticas después de los 40 . Es pintor de expresionismo abstracto, bohemio y amante de la vida.

Aprendizajes

Como descubrio su vocacion despues delos 40, para convertirse en artista
Sus influencias mas importantes en su vida
Porque hay que ser audaz y decidido en la vida
La importancia de estar expuesto al arte
Historia artistica y cultural de la bella colonia Coyoacan
Los grandes personajes que vivieron en Coyoacan y las fiestas de Rufino Tamayo
Porque nacemos con la historia del lugar donde crecemos
Porque uno se hace caminando
Audacia y busqueda

Recursos y Links

http://www.estebanariasmurueta.com/
Email: marycampos68@hotmail.com

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