American Dream 2024

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🎥 Uplifting Latinos: A Conversation with Felida Villarreal and Julián Castro

In an exclusive interview for Hispanic Executive, VIDA’s Felida Villarreal speaks with Julián Castro about driving economic opportunities for the Latino community

Lili Gil Valletta Culture+ Group
Lili Gil Valletta Knows How to Capitalize on Shifting Demographics

Culture+ Group CEO Lili Gil Valletta leverages the power of Cultural Intelligence Solutions and conscious capitalism to help businesses thrive with multicultural markets

Frederico Egli IBM
Frederico Egli Advocated to Work Internationally, and He’s Arrived

Frederico Egli worked through multiple organizations to achieve his goals, and he’s come to fulfill them at IBM

Juliana Mastroianni CrossCountry Consulting
Juliana Mastroianni: The HR Guru Shaping CrossCountry Consulting’s Meteoric Rise

Juliana Mastroianni is a CHRO with an incomparable understanding of the consulting world in a company growing at breakneck speed

Luisa Lopez National Geographic Society
Luisa Lopez: Fostering a Culture of Collaboration and Trust at the National Geographic Society

How Luisa Lopez promotes rigorous standards across the National Geographic’s Society’s global presence

Alvaro Toro Citizen Watch of America
Alvaro Toro Never Stops Innovating

Alvaro Toro fell in love with IT when he was in college. As vice president of IT applications at Citizen Watch of America, he’s as excited as ever by the field’s propensity for transformation.

Augusto Romano Digo
Augusto Romano Brings US Hispanics a Taste of Home at Digo

Augusto Romano helps provide a more tailored and thoughtful engagement of the Latino consumer

Jose Esquivel Behr Corporation
Paint by the Numbers: Jose Esquivel Bolsters Behr’s Bottom Line

Behr needed a new way to compete in the competitive world of paint. Jose Esquivel helped them find it through procurement.

Gabriela Ramirez. UBS
Gabriela Ramirez Is the Great Connector

Recruiting is more than a job for Gabriela Ramirez, who finds purpose in changing lives and forging deep bonds that can last a lifetime

Art Del Rio. EDF Renewables
Art Del Rio: Latino Leader Champions the Future of Renewable Energy

Kids from East LA don’t always get equal access to opportunity. The VP of Technical Services at EDF Renewables, Art Del Rio took his fate into his own hands, challenging established norms on his way to the top of the booming renewable energy sector.

Andy Unanue. AUA Private Equity Partners
From Goya Heir to Investor: Andy Unanue Empowers Families and Hispanic Leaders

Andy Unanue is using his expertise in the Hispanic market to invest in family businesses and build legacy as managing partner of AUA Private Equity Partners

Lorie Thibodeaux. National Association of Latino Healthcare
Empowering the Next Generation of Healthcare Leaders

Lorie Thibodeaux founded the La Mesa Emerging Leader Program to bridge the gap for early-career Latino healthcare professionals

Rodrigo Tajonar. Boston Globe Media
Rodrigo Tajonar Talks Less and Listens More

As chief human resource officer, Rodrigo Tajonar is helping shape culture at Boston Globe Media through employee-responsive initiatives

Alejandro Saenz. Harris
Taking on Giants and Deconstructing Trends

Alejandro Saenz has built a reputation for doing the impossible. Now, the visionary digital transformation leader takes aim at industrialized construction at Harris

Josh Smith. Veteran Benefits Guide
Josh Smith Is on the Veteran Benefits Front Lines

An inside look at how veteran Josh Smith at Veteran Benefits Guide is helping other service members fight for the disability benefits they have earned

Philip Catron. NaturaLawn of America
Philip Catron Lives a Green American Dream

With a passion for environmentally friendly lawn care, Philip Catron founded NaturaLawn of America and created opportunities for franchisees to follow in his footsteps

Karla Kannan. BirchStreet Systems
Karla Kannan Believes in the Value of Community

Karla Kannan of BirchStreet Systems leads by embracing her cultural background and building strong connections, both at work and in her community

Joel Silva. Vallarta Supermarkets
Joel Silva Helps Vallarta Supermarkets Plan for Expansion

CFO Joel Silva believes that Vallarta’s focus on its employees, community, and customers will bring the family-owned chain into a new era

Harold Castro
Harold Castro Measures Success in a Different Way

A first-generation college graduate who found a path in finance and accounting,
Harold Castro measures success in happiness and balance rather than in dollars and titles

Juliana Londoño
Juliana Londoño Is the Mental Health Advocate She Didn’t Have

Therapist Juliana Londoño aims to break barriers preventing Latino and BIPOC communities from accessing mental health services