What Zeferino Banda Jr. started in 2003 as a one-man safety-consulting business has defied his own expectations. Now boasting 50 employees, Banda Group International, LLC demonstrates that with enough planning, care, and foresight, accidents are entirely avoidable.
“Having a food engineering background, complemented with an MBA, has given me the tools I need to make a difference,” says Claudia Esthela Granda.
As co-owner of the only Mexican-owned team in the US professional sports world, Antonio Cué Sánchez-Navarro thinks beyond winning a World Cup to giving back to the community and empowering youth.
Lupe Fernandez goes from part-time reception to company president at Entrust One Facility Services.
Despite a fulfilling career with consumer-products giant Campbell Soup Company, Harry Perales hasn’t forgotten his roots. In fact, he’s made it his mission to broaden opportunities and access for minority vendors.
Before anyone really knew what a stylist was—let alone did—Irma Martinez devoted herself to finding her niche in the alluring fashion world.
Through The Hartford Financial Services Group’s diversity committee, associate general counsel Ricardo Anzaldua promotes inclusion within its ranks and throughout the profession as a whole.
He heads his own company now, providing high-tech installations for high-profile clients such as the Chicago White Sox.
Cesar Beltran of Time Warner Cable Inc. works behind the scenes to help usher in nearly every major innovation in the cable industry.
Four all-star execs tackle this question and more
Juan Avila of Mesirow Financial discusses a turning point in his career and the importance of establishing your values and sticking by them.
Live Nation Entertainment’s Emily Simonitsch brings top Latin musicians from Maná to Gloria Estefan to her hometown of Los Angeles.
“My career in public health extended into the creative realm when I took a sabbatical to study interior design at The Illinois Institute of Art–Chicago,” says Estela Hartley.
Suzette Recinos shares why spending a day or two with an international client is more valuable than an entire year of phone calls
Because she’s moved 12 times in 20 years, Susan Santiago likens a career in the hospitality industry to one in the armed forces. Her “tours of duty” have taken her to top-tier destinations like Florida, New York, and the Caribbean. Perhaps the most important place they’ve taken her, however, is up.
Juan Guerrero reconfigures Office Depot’s distribution network to make it more agile and responsive to consumers’ needs.
Claudia Teran, executive vice president and deputy general counsel for Fox Network Group, shares with Hispanic Executive how she balances the business and legal functions of her demanding role.