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

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Mahrinah von SchlegelMahrinah 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 !

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

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Austin Headshot SquareAustin 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/

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

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JHJose 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.

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Thank you so much for listening ! If you enjoyed the episode, please consider subscribing in iTunes  and Stitcher and leaving a rating and a review.  This helps us to continue to be featured in the New & Noteworthy rankings so that more Latinos and Latinas can find us.

Considering Launching a Podcast?

  • Podcasters Paradise: This is my favorite resource for those of you considering launching your own podcast.  It was created by one of the most successful podcasters today-John Lee Dumas- who’s  Entrepreneur on Fire podcast was voted best in iTunes in 2013.  This is the only resource you will ever need to Create | Grow | Monetize your podcast. Over 700 members are consuming the 120+ video tutorials, engaging with other Podcasters in the private Facebook group, & loving the monthly webinars with todays top Podcasters! Sign up for our free LIVE weekly webinars here.

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

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Mauricio-40 low resMauricio 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

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

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cynthia sanchez 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.

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

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David GomezDavid 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.

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  • The Cure for the common life

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

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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

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http://www.proven.com

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002: How to turn your ideas into money in the bank with Maritza Parra

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Maritza Parra

Maritza Parra a Latina author, speaker, trainer and online marketing entrepreneur who has been a guest on Oprah among many other accomplishments.

What you’ll learn:

  • Maritza ‘s journey to reach her dream
  • How she successfully turned her passion for Iberian horses into a lucrative convention event business, a tourist equine experience as well as into profitable information products.
  • How she was invited to appear on Oprah  and why  finding what you are passionate about and would do for free attracts big success
  • How to turn your ideas into money in the bank through smart online marketing, information products, building an audience and an email list
  • Why you need to be the media
  • The entrepreneur ‘s journey
  • Why the people that have more failure have more success
  • Why to be a successful entrepreneur you have to be ok with failure, building a team around you and letting go of thinking that everything has to be perfect

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http://maritzaparra.com

001: Why I am starting Logra Tu Dream

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The mission of Logra Tu Dream podcast (Logra tu dream is Spanglish for achieve your dream) with Arturo Nava is to help Latinos & Latinas achieve their American dream. I interview successful Latino, Latina and Latin inspired entrepreneurs and leaders who will share their stories of how they pursued and achieved their dreams to inspire you, mentor you and provide you the business advice you need to get closer to your dreams.

In this first episode of Logra Tu Dream I introduce the podcast and talk about why I am starting it, my story and my vision for Logra Tu Dream. I will be interviewing  very inspiring guests like:

  • Jesse Martinez a  tech entrepreneur, philanthropist and  the co-founder of the Latino Startup Alliance.
  • Maritza Parra a Latina author, speaker, trainer and online marketing entrepreneur who has been a guest on Oprah among many other accomplishments.
  • Ruben Rojas a financial coach, entrepreneur and athlete who was  millionaire by 23, lost it all by 27 and now a few short years later he  is back on top.
  • John Lee Dumas the founder and host of entrepreneur on fire a top ranked podcast that interviews today’s most inspiring and successful Entrepreneurs generating over 500K unique downloads a month.
  • Mauricio Simbeck a co-founder and CEO of Milagros de Mexico, a retail chain that sells health and wellness products to the Latino Community and one of 12 recipients of the prestigious Chase Mission Main St grant awarded to outstanding small business nationwide.

If you aspire to start or grow an entrepreneurial business, achieve success in your career pursuing your passion, or build wealth to a secure a better future for your family this podcast is for you.

My vision is to build a community in which you can find the support and encouragement you need to achieve your success and where you can help others achieve theirs. It will be a three episodes per week podcast and most episodes will be in English with a few in Spanish.

If you enjoyed the podcast I would be very grateful if you can take a second to subscribe and leave a review and rating on itunes.  A couple of minutes of your time will allow me to reach and help more Latinos and Latinas with this podcast.  All you need to do is go to logratudream.com/reviews and  click on the itunes  icon to access our podcast page on itunes and leave your review.

Thank you for being part of the Logra Tu Dream project !

Arturo Nava

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