012: How to become wealthy without a high income w/Haydee Caldero

May 16, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

Haydee Caldero is a Latina and the co-founder of Dignitas, LLC. She is responsible for designing the firm’s real estate and private asset investment models. She also advises business owners and entrepreneurs on capital structuring of their privately held companies, company equity raises, partnership structures and legal entity formation. Haydee actively coaches business executives of fast growth companies regarding strategic planning, corporate finance and partnership opportunities. Throughout her career she has served as an advisor to executives of closely held enterprises ranging from start-ups to companies with over $100 million in revenues.

She previously advised high net worth individuals and financial institutions on the disposition and recapitalization of over $5.0 billion in trophy commercial real estate throughout the United States. She has worked on marquee real estate assets including the Sears Tower, John Hancock, Inland Steel Building and Houston Galleria.

Haydee is an active member of the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago. She also serves on the Board of Directers for North Branch Works, the Governor’s Board for the Steppenwolf Theatre Auxiliary Committee and is a member of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School’s Leadership Advisory Committee. She is a native of Chicago and attended Whitney Young Magnet High School; she received a B.A. in Government and Women’s Studies from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

What you’ll learn

Haydee’s American dream and her path to pursue it
How to build and keep wealth
How to align your financial goals with your entrepreneurial goals
What differentiates those who have wealth with those who don’t
How some people that don’t make that much money retire with more money than people with higher income than they do
The most important factor that determines the likelihood of being wealthy
Haydee’s point of view on the emerging Latino wealth, the Latino attitude towards wealth and the key for Latinos to build wealth
A surefire way to help you save money
Why you must avoid debt, particularly credit card debt
How she prepared to take the leap as an entrepreneur
How she got her first clients at her company Dignitas
Haydee’s key ingredients for success: Confidence, hard work and commitment

Resources & Links

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011: How to become a multi-millionaire w/Toby Salgado

May 13, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Toby Salgado is a Latino serial entrepreneur who has built and operated 6 companies, in the service, technology, finance and real estate industries. He started a service (environmental) company in 2001.and grew to to 58 employees and over $4 Million in annual revenue.He became a millionaire at 33 and a multi-millionaire at 35. After becoming a millionaire he realized that helping people was a better feeling than increasing his bank account. He was able to put 7 people through drug programs that changed their lives. and was able to take laborers and teach them sales skills and they went from driving ratty old cars to owning their own homes and having an RV and a boat.

He got his start in real estate by working with publicly traded home builders. After the housing crash he formed a 12 Million dollar fund and became a hard money lender securing all the deals with real estate. He was able to buy a 73 Million dollar land portfolio from a bankrupt home builder out of Sacramento, California and launched his fix and flip strategy.

He recently launched the Super Agents Live podcast in which he interviews the top producing real estate agents in the nation who share their stories, strategies, and tactics to help real estate agents become #1 in their office.

What you’ll learn

Toby’s dream, what influenced it and his path to pursue it
How he started his first entrepreneurial venture at 9 years old
How he started a painting company with no money during college to pay for school
How his success has been driven by finding opportunities that others don’t see
How he became a millionaire by 33 and a multi-millionaire by 35
Toby will show you how he found opportunities others didn’t see and how he made a lot of money without any previous experience in the new businesses he started
Why finding the highest level person in the company at the biggest companies is the key to success to gain access to new big clients for your business
Finding fantastic opportunities in real estate lending
The main problems new entrepreneurs face
Why is real estate is a great option to build wealth if you are willing to work very, very hard
His new Super Agents Live podcast which helps real estate agents become #1 in their office
His principles of success: when you fall down just get back up and keep going

Resources & Links

Contact Toby:
- Super Agents Live
- @superagentslive
- superagentslive@gmail.com
- www.facebook.com/superagentslive
Rich Dad/Poor Dad book by Robert Kyosaki
Three feet from gold book by Sharon L.Lechter

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010: Don’t take No for an answer and surround yourself with great people w/Felix Ortiz III

May 11, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Felix Ortiz III is a Brooklyn native and the son of the New York State Assemblyman. He served in the U.S. Army 18th Airborne Corps and JAG Corps, before attending St. John’s University. While in college, he founded Visionary Trade & Export, a company presently located in the Bronx that provided humanitarian aid and supplies while increasing cultural relations with Cuba, which he sold in 2007. Felix later founded Viridis Learning, an education technology company that combines workforce education and human capital solutions for the middle-skill workforce and still serves as its Chairman & CEO. He was featured by Poder360° as one of 20 innovative Latino Entrepreneurs blowing the hinges off the old boys club doors.

What you’ll learn

Felix’s dream and his path to pursue it.
How his parents inspired him from an early age to help people.
How he started Viridis from his couch
How he just keeping going after many investors said no to him which ultimately led him to success
How he surrounded himself with great people to grow his company successfully
Why there is a lack of access to capital for Latino entrepreneurs within the Latino community.
How Viridis uses technology to help addresses some of the biggest challenges Latinos face: getting a good education and a good job.
Re-integrate people into the middle class and beyond
The need for more Latino role models
Felix’s formula for success: Don’t take no for an answer, stay persistent, focus on what you want to achieve and be open to learning while surrounding yourself with great people

Resources & Links

http://www.Viridislearning.com , @viridis, @fwoiii
Think and Grow Rich book by Napoleon Hill

009: How Latinas & Latinos can craft their entrepreneurial career with Mahrinah Von Schlegel

May 9, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Mahrinah has had a tremendous and inspiring career that she has crafted for herself. She is an Entrepreneur, Anthropologist, and Ecosystem Builder who has been in the digital startup space since 2001, developed nearly $1B in real estate, and founded an incubator in the City of Chicago. She received her BA/MS from the University of Pennsylvania and MBA from the Wharton School of Business. She is currently Managing Partner at I365, where she consults with early to mid-stage startups, and Executive Director of Embassy2.0.

What you’ll learn

Mahrinah’s American dream and her path to pursue it
How she started her entrepreneurial career
Why there is a lack of Latino tech startups in the Latino community
How she helps build entrepreneurial ecosystems and how they provide access, information and the pathway to help entrepreneurs start a tech company
The pitfalls new entrepreneurs face and how to avoid them
Why education that helps Latinos access opportunities in tech matters so much
The importance of strong and broad networks in entrepreneurial success
Ask people in the path you want to take for coffee, talk to as many people as possible and ask for help
How digital entrepreneurship is very different than traditional entrepreneurship and why you need to get advice from digital entrepreneurs if you don’t have this digital experience
Mahrinah’s keys to success: hard work and a strong network
To build a strong network you need to give back first !

Resources & Links

Contact Mahrinah: @mlvs , http://www.facebook.com/mahrinah , http://www.mahrinah.com, http://www.embassy2.org , http://www.i365syndicate.com,
Tech startup meetups: http://meetup.com
http://www.catalyzechicago.org/
http://www.builtinchicago.org/
http://www.1871.com/
http://www.technexus.com/
Illinois Technology Association
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Grind
Catapult
Getviable.com
Foundersuite.com
Leancanvas.com

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008: How to create financial freedom and retire young with Austin Netzley

May 6, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Austin Netzley is one of the first of what I call Latin inspired entrepreneurs that I will interview. By Latin inspired I mean non-Latinos that have tremendous value to offer to our community.

He is an engineer, entrepreneur and avid investor. He is the founder of ONE Pursuit Investments, as well as the host of a top-rated business podcast, YoPro Wealth. At 27 years old, he left the corporate world where he was working for a Fortune 3 company to take his investing and coaching businesses to the next level. Now, he travels around the world and builds up his businesses, while he lives the exact life that he wants to.

He went to college to play football and become an engineer. He graduated college with honors in the classroom (Cum Laude, Engineering Honor Inductee) and on the field (ESPN Academic All-District x2). He then took his competitive spirit and analytical abilities to test the field of entrepreneurship.

After investing for a few years with moderate success, Austin decided to get serious about the stock market. He spent a lot of time networking and reading hundreds of books to learn the investing game inside and out. Then, he created his own trading algorithm and automated his strategy, so that he just turns the program on and off each day. With this, ONE Pursuit Investments was born, and Austin has since spent his time scaling that business.

He wanted to get up to speed and build a great network as soon as possible. So, he started the YoPro Wealth podcast, where he interviews the world’s most successful and inspiring millionaires, investors, financial planners, entrepreneurs and subject matter experts, 3 days per week. In addition to this, he offers coaching services to help people create financial freedom while also living their dream lives.

In addition, Austin puts a huge emphasis on his relationships with family and friends, traveling throughout the world, reading often, grilling out, attending concerts, and keeping as fit as possible.

What you’ll Learn

Austin’s American dream of freedom
How he retired created financial freedom and retired at age 27
The influences that helped shift his mindset and helped him understand what true wealth is
How filling his head with good information and cutting out the news, TV and negative people completely changed his energy getting rid of limiting beliefs.
Why you are the average of the 5 people you spend more time with
The commonalities that all of Austin’s successful wealthy guests on his podcast share.
What is the first step towards success
The importance of coaches and mentors to achieve success
Why being willing to accept you are wrong and ask for help is key for success
What is passive income and why it is key for financial freedom
The key vehicles to generate passive income.
Why if you want to change your life you have to change your environment
The difference between the mindsets of the poor, the middle class and ultra-wealthy
Why he started http://yoprowealth.com/

Resources & Links

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill book
Rich Dad Poor Dad book by Robert Kyosaki
The mindsets of the poor, the middle class and ultra-wealthy:
Contact info: Austin@yoprowealth.com, http://yoprowealth.com/

007: Embracing the power of a positive attitude and the urgency of now to achieve your entrepreneurial dreams with Jose Huitron

May 4, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Jose Huitron is a champion of entrepreneurship and the Co-Founder of Crowdismo, a rewards-based crowd-funding platform fueling innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship within the Latino community. He is the organizer of Startup Weekend events and the Central Coast Chapter Director of the Latino Startup Alliance developed to encourage the inspiration and cultivation of U.S. Latino led technology startup ventures by providing a strong support network of fellow entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, & mentors.

Jose holds a Master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications from West Virginia University, a Bachelor’s in Communication from the University of Phoenix Online, an Associate’s in Business Administration and an Associate’s in Management Technology from Idaho State University.

What you’ll learn

Jose’s American dream: being the first in his family to access higher education and making the most of those opportunities.
Why Lifelong learning, and expanding your horizons is key to achieving your dream.
How Jose’s entrepreneurial family inspired him early on in his life to become an entrepreneur and how he navigated the process of getting into a good college and getting a scholarship.
How he launched Hub 81 a Hispanic marketing agency while going to college and working at the same time.
Why it is critical get buy in from your support base when you become an entrepreneur in order to navigate all the ups and downs.
You are the master of your own success as an entrepreneur because your thoughts lead to feelings which lead to actions that lead to results
Great quotes: “If you are not happy with your fruits change your roots” , “We must embrace the urgency of now”, “Make action our domain” , “Images X vividness = reality”.
Word of mouth is the best form of advertising so being relevant, authentic , meeting people and hustle are the big challenges entrepreneurs face.
How to deal with situations where family and friends question your choice to be an entrepreneur when the money is not coming in yet.
Entrepreneurial success is not about ideas it is all about execution.
Use the Lean Startup methodology and if you fail, fail fast
How the Latino Startup Alliance provides Latino entrepreneurs access to Silicon Valley networks and resources.
Jose’s formula for success: “Focus to forget and embrace the power of a positive attitude “ and don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and meet people being confident in yourself and in your idea.
The biggest challenge Latino startup entrepreneurs face is the lack of capital to the make their ideas happen:
- Only 1% to 2% of venture capital money goes to minority entrepreneurs as only 35% of minorities can even get in front of venture capital and only 15% of them are able to turn a pitch into funding.
- Latinos lack access to capital as we usually don’t have a rich uncle or the connections in the investor community we need to succeed and need to get better at pitching the business.
- Educating investors on the potential of the Latino market is key to helping them realize the tremendous potential.

Resources & Links

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006: (Spanish) Como emprendedores Latinos pueden lograr el exito en Estados Unidos con Mauricio Simbeck

May 1, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Mauricio is a co-founder and CEO of Milagros de Mexico, a retail chain that sells health and wellness products to the Latino Community with five stores located in established Hispanic neighborhoods in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Redwood City. Milagros de Mexico was one of 12 recipients of the prestigious Chase Mission Main St grant awarded to outstanding small business nation wide

Before co-founding Milagros de Mexico, Mauricio was the CEO of Farmacia Remedios, a bilingual pharmacy chain with nine stores based in San Francisco that markets to Hispanic consumers. Mauricio’s experience in the retail industry also includes his 6 year tenure at H.E.Butt Grocery Company (H.E.B.), a multi-billion dollar, privately held supermarket chain with more than 300 stores in Texas and northern Mexico. Mauricio started with H.E.B. as a Management Associate and went on to hold executive positions in store operations, procurement and supply chain in both their U.S. and Mexican divisions. Mauricio holds a law degree from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City, as well as an M.B.A from the Harvard Business School.

He sits on the Board of Directors of Milagros de Mexico and is a member of the SF Bay Area Chapter of YPO (Young President’s Organization.) Mauricio was recently recognized by the Mayors from San Mateo County and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as a community leader serving the San Mateo Hispanic population. Mauricio was born and raised in Mexico City and currently lives in Portola Valley, CA with his wife and three boys.

What you’ll learn

Mauricio’s American dream and his path to pursue it
How Mauricio’s company Milagros de Mexico is helping Latinos get healthier
The big health challenges the Latino community faces
Mauricio’s formula for success at Milagros de Mexico
Why we need to help each other as Latinos to be able to succeed as entrepreneurs in the US
The tremendous opportunity in the US Latino market for Latino entrepreneurs
What he wished he had learned when he was starting out about how failure is a conduit to success

Resources & Links

http://www.Milagrosdemexico.com
Mauricio’s email: msimbeck@ushv.com
http://www.entrepreneur.com/businessplan/index.html

005: From nurse to top Pinterest guru, speaker & podcaster in two years with Cynthia Sanchez

April 28, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Cynthia Sanchez is the founder of Oh So Pinteresting. She and her team work with businesses to create and implement Pinterest and social media solutions. Her clients range from companies in the sports apparel industry to Beverly Hills jewelers. She is an international speaker, writer and podcaster. She has been featured by Social Media Examiner and Entrepreneur as a leading Pinterest expert. In this episode we will learn how she went from being a nurse to becoming a top Pinterest guru, speaker, writer and podcaster in two years.

What you’ll learn

Her American Dream
How from being a nurse she became a top Pinterest guru, speaker, writer and podcaster overcoming self-doubt to pursue her passion in social media despite having no previous experience and training in the field.
How her Latino heritage and family support in her decisions has been critical to her success.
How she created a “snowball effect” that enabled her to meet the right people to attract the right opportunities that accelerated her success.
What her podcast has done to propel her business.
“Most of the success has happened because I get out and meet people”
What are the latest trends in social media and podcasting
How to use Pinterest to grow a small entrepreneurial business and rank high on Google.
Her key takeaways from the recent New Media Expo Conference.

Resources & Links

The Millionaire Mind book from T.Harv Ecker
www.ohsopinteresting.com

004: How to get into and succeed in corporate America with David Gomez

April 24, 2014 by Arturo 1 Comment

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David Gomez is the founder, C.E.O., and President of David Gomez & Associates, Inc. (DG&A) a top award winning executive search firm focused on diverse talent . He is a leader in the Latino community, a tireless advocate of Latino talent and member of the board of Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. In this episode you’ll learn about the path David took to achieve his American dream and David’s advice on how to get in and succeed in corporate America.

What you’ll learn

David’s American Dream and his inspiring journey towards achieving it.
How to identify your unique talent and passion to achieve success.
How he got his first job as a recruiter after the hiring manager told him to go drive a fork lift in the interview.
How from humble beginnings he overcame adversity to build David Gomez & Associates one of the most prominent executive search firms in the country focused on diverse talent.
His philosophy of “do you what can and can the rest” and “Plan, pray and execute” utilizing your unique talents to succeed.
The double hoops Latinos face to succeed in corporate America.
The due diligence you need to do before you take any job opportunity to avoid potential disaster
How Latinos can get in and succeed in corporate America.
The great opportunity for Latino entrepreneurs and executives that lies in the huge Latin influence that is transforming America.

Resources & Links

The Cure for the common life

003: How to achieve your tech entrepreneurial dreams with Pablo Fuentes

April 21, 2014 by Arturo Leave a Comment

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Pablo Fuentes is the co- founder and CEO of Proven a company that offers the best way to find and apply to restaurant jobs in San Francisco. He is passionate about helping minorities and women start technology companies, he has been invited to speak at the White House about Proven and mentoring.

What you’ll learn

Pablo’s journey towards pursuing his American dream
How you can pursue your tech entrepreneurial dreams in Silicon Valley and elsewhere.
How he overcame great adversity having to lay off many employees and to give up his apartment
Why physical activity and having an outlet is critical to keep yourself sane and motivated
How Pablo got into Stanford Business School
The only two skills that Silicon Valley companies look for
The difference between the companies that make it and don’t in Silicon Valley
What is cross ten and how you should build a minimal viable product to test your ideas get real feedback from real users to validate whether you have a good idea or not
The mentality that Pablo uses to keep himself always learning and striving to get better and why comfort is the enemy of growth
How Pablo was able to get venture funding for Proven.com his startup company from some of the best investors in the world like Anderessen Horowitz
The state of Latinos in Silicon Valley and in tech entrepreneurship and how he is trying to help Latinos get in to Silicon Valley

Resources & Links

http://www.proven.com

@provensf

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