Cindy Fecher

Cyndi Fecher

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On the Job Learning

Ignacio R. Veloz earned his stripes on the sales floor of the family supermarket, where he worked his way up from bagger to general manager before leaving to start a company on the brink of global expansion

In Good Hands

Allstate Financial Services’ president and chief operating officer, Maribel Gerstner, on the challenge facing Latinos today and her personal road to success

2014 HITEC Top 100 Awardee List

The top 100 most influential and notable Hispanic professionals in the IT Industry

The Dream Factory

Luis Casamayor and Jorge Plasencia give us an inside look at the progressive marketing agency they’ve built.

A Life Spent in Service

Gloria Castillo helps increase opportunities for minorities as president of Chicago United.

Forward March

Mega producer Nely Galán’s Adelante Movement is pushing Latinas to prosper on their own terms

Hispanic Executive Best of 2013

The best stories and executives of the year

Manically Creative and Work Obsessed

Why Tony Dieste makes being “maniacally creative and obsessed with the work” a necessity at multicultural ad agency Dieste, Inc.

“I was always more attracted to all the processes and services that we take for granted everyday.”

Everyone’s way of life is influenced by an engineer. From the water effortlessly streamed into homes to the roads taken on the way to work, “you use all those things without realizing that someone did them for you,” says Juan Carlos Villalba, Fluor Corporation’s director of commercial strategies. “That’s what engineering was for me: so important.” Here, Villalba shares what drives his passion for engineering and how he is adding value to one of the world’s largest international design, engineering, and contracting firms.

A Passion for Law

Chris Garza has been approaching the bench since he was too little to see over it. While other kids were meeting in the sandbox, the director and general counsel at Cosentino North America followed his attorney father to work and met federal judges.

Fire Up the Grill

Hector Garcia pushes his marketing team at Char-Broil to innovate within the tight parameters of the retail world

Making a Seat at the Table

George Herrera on his life-long fight for economic parity and the issues he sees as president and CEO of Herrera-Cristina Group, Ltd.

From Cuba, with Dignity

Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP’s Hugo Chaviano on his struggle settling in the United States and the unwavering perseverance that made him sobresalir

“I didn’t know there was a term for feminists, but I knew I was one.”

We caught up with Lulu Flores to learn more about her advocacy and how she is helping women outside the courtroom as well.

Corporate Citizen

Verizon’s Mario Acosta-Velez proves that “corporation” and “community” are complementary, not contradictory

Latinos Want Their News in English

Increasingly, Hispanics are getting their news in English. What is sparking this new media trend? Hispanic Executive takes an inside look at what media companies are doing with this market from blogging to broadcast

The Light Guy

Where do you go when the only direction is up and you’ve reached the top? If you’re Julie Romero Agüero, you head to Raleigh, North Carolina

At Home in Two Lands

Puerto Rico is part of the United States, but at times it can feel like a whole different world. Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP partner Eduardo Guzmán shares how he navigates life in both legal cultures

The Art and Science of Marketing

Ada Agrait shares her secrets for marketing in the innovative and competitive tech sector and why it takes more than just up-front efforts to succeed

Finding Something Interesante in Silicon Valley

Antonio Altamirano, gives the Hispanic community a place all their own as founder of Interesante

Tapping the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Though he had little interest in school, Andre Uribe knew he was a natural entrepreneur. He shares how he tapped his exceptional people skills and knack for making the sale to form Power Grid Engineering, LLC