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Alan Varela on constructing a successful career in the US and expanding his infrastructure business to his native Chile.
Once an aspiring physicist, Intel Corp.’s Benjamin Yrun-Ostapuk helps define the rules of engagement in the world of mobile connectivity
Defying all stereotypes, he now leads a multimillion-dollar tactical team helping Fortune 500 clients stay ahead of the digital curve.
Today, he’s one of Texas’s top intellectual-property attorneys working at a firm that specializes in patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.
Even as a young and eager student of filmmaking, Spain-native Santiago Pozo intrinsically grasped the dual forces driving the movie business. “Cinema is both masculine and feminine; the masculine part is the distribution, marketing, and money, while the feminine part is the innovation, originality, and intuition,” says Pozo, founder of Arenas Entertainment, LLC.
During his 17 years with Shell Oil, Hector Pineda has steadily risen through the ranks of this multinational firm’s legal-services department. A New Orleans native, he readily credits his family and their shared Hispanic heritage as pivotal to his own success.
As a young girl, Cuban-native Yolanda Nader aspired to be a lawyer. Although she opted for an MBA, her career has kept her close to the courthouse as she leads the fight to ward off competitors seeking to shut her company down.
A “cross-border” consultant who in his previous life led the “Latinization” of Continental Airlines, Pete Garcia discusses why cultivating relationships is more important than closing a deal.
American Airlines’ Maria Cristina Sebastian explains how the airline has found tweeting the most effective and immediate way to communicate with its customers.
Your customers have changed—and so has the way you engage them. As a best-selling author and thought leader on the subject of new media, Brian Solis shares how social media is redefining business as usual.
With more than 28 years of experience in the coastal state’s Bridgeport Housing Authority, Blanca Carrasquillo has provided a “temporary crutch” to thousands of families in transition.
Working for the largest private PR firm in the world, it’s no surprise Loida Rosario has a unique perspective on multicultural marketing and how it operates in the digital space.
After inheriting the business from his father, Master Fire Prevention’s Peter Martinez has taken the company to new heights. And in keeping with tradition, he plans to one day pass the company to his own son.
The discerning entrepreneur behind the beauty brand Grupo Ultrafemme, a family-owned business, shares how she went from operating a small perfumery in Cancun to overseeing 36 retail stores across Mexico.
Whether it provokes laughter or tears, Pepe Vargas knows a compelling film can ignite a mix of emotions in viewers—a method he wants to use to help counter discrimination and bring about change as executive director of the Chicago Latino Film Festival.
Besides launching her own company, Premier Social Media, the digitally savvy entrepreneur Ana Roca-Castro has filled her résumé with impressive accomplishments including launching LATISM [Latinos in Social Media].
Taking the reins of the family business is always a risky proposition, marked by unique challenges but also incomparable rewards. Meet five fresh-faced entrepreneurs who are catapulting their parents’ ventures to the next level—one bold idea at a time.
