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Often hailed as the Second City, Chicago is on a league of its own when it comes to opportunities for multicultural business, particularly for the 38,000 Hispanic-owned enterprises which call the city home.
Adolfo “Al” Aguilar has always thrived on being the underdog. With the help of wife Gisela Girard, he founded Creative Civilization, a new breed of advertising agency; one that happens to be Hispanic-owned and operated, but is responsible for total marketing.
Being president of a multimillion-dollar operation and maintenance company wasn’t exactly what Cindy Esparza Crockett had in mind when she finished law school at Catholic University of America. But, sometimes plans take an unexpected turn for a reason.
After a jarring layoff in 2003, Daniel Sandoval started his own business developing renewable and sustainable energy services and solutions sourced largely from biomass. Now, Source Technologies, LLC is ranked on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing privately held companies in the United States.
Following a string of industry accolades, Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, founder of San Francisco-based ODA Design Associates, sits down with HE to discuss why he runs his interior-design firm like a businessman—not an artist.
It takes a pretty compelling case to lure a full-scholarship law student, with a 4.0 grade point average, out of school and into a sweaty start-up in his mother’s garage. The winning argument for Cuban-born Carlos Ramirez was fashion.
As a 34-year-old father and multidisciplinary artist, Lucas Rivera still partakes in Philly’s notorious street life. Now, however, he’s contributing to the advancement of his community and not its degradation.
With his depth of experience with foreign cultures, Ricardo de la Blanca is a true international man of marketing. Born in Venezuela to the wealthy owners of Grupo Tropicana, de la Blanca was an apprentice before many of his peers reached high school.
With work experience spanning five countries in three continents, Burd is at ease doing business on an international scale.
Armed with a global perspective and a penchant for music, Hernandez ensures her clients’ matters are in perfect harmony.
Four social-media professionals reflect on why social media is a sound investment in today’s business climate.