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The Philanthropic Entrepreneur

“The current housing crisis has led millions of lower- and middle-income families—including many Hispanics—into foreclosure,” says Bruce Gago, founder of Bay Realty Capital. “This motivated me to create Bay Realty Capital, a for-profit investment firm to purchase distressed homes and convert them into affordable rental housing, which would meet an important market need.”

Connecting the Dots

Serial entrepreneur Andres Ruzo seeks to reshift flow of trade from east-west to north-south via Link America.

The Ties That Bond

With an intertwined family history and shared background and values, brothers Marcel and Gabriel Navarro and Martin Pico, now principals at MMG Equity Partners, coincide in their approach to business: building a legacy.

“My parents had instilled a work ethic. Working 70 or 80 hours a week was normal in my mind.”

Heading the largest wholesale distributor of swimming-pool supplies in the world, with $1.8 billion in last year’s sales, Pool Corporation’s Manuel Perez de la Mesa details how the hard-work ethic instilled by his parents have paved the way to prosperity.

Cornering the Mexican-Food Market

From a small grocery store and tortilla plant started by the Villarreal brothers to one of the biggest Hispanic-owned corporations in Wisconsin, here is the story behind El Rey Mexican Products Inc’s. explosive growth.

Partners Homero Tristan and Pedro Cervantes avoided the obvious road for Latino lawyers.

Their detour into business law and government relations, via their namesake firm, allows them to serve Hispanic-owned midsize businesses with their own personal touch.

Family Matters

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.

Monica Lopez Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
Monica Lopez Grew Up in the Fields and Is Now a Star In-House Attorney

Monica Lopez reflects on life as a migrant and the parents who raised her to become a successful corporate counsel

Builders Mutual Works to Ensure Against Future Data Breaches

How a 2022 Data Breach helped chart a new IT Path at Builders Mutual

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A New Generation of Workers Is Global, Remote, and Flexible

Younger workers are increasingly seeking freelance opportunities and remote work—a significant shift in workplace norms with a large-scale impact

We Need to Support Older Workers

There are more older workers in the labor force than ever before, including many Latinos. But the business world has yet to adapt to reality.

New Faces in the Boardroom

This issue focuses on the leaders who are proving the statistics wrong and securing some of their first board seats

Victoria Jenn Rodriguez Seizes Opportunity

Victoria Jenn Rodriguez knows embarking on a new adventure can be intimidating. But she did it anyway, first with VJR Enterprises and now with the Dare to Leap Academy.

Luis Machado Cultivates Close Ties at TopBuild

At TopBuild, Luis Machado flexes his M&A muscles while embracing the informal, collaborative company culture

Jesse Cortez Strives to Make a Difference at McKesson

Jesse Cortez is an empowering leader whose transparency and adaptability has ushered in a more inclusive company culture at McKesson

Monica Lopez Reinmiller
Monica Lopez Reinmiller: A Model for Change

It’s no exaggeration to say that Monica Lopez Reinmiller lives and breathes social responsibility. For…

Tere Alvarez Canida
2018 Best of the Boardroom: Tere Alvarez Canida

As a cofounder, principal, president, and highly successful portfolio manager at Taplin, Canida and Habacht…

NYU’s Natalie Hidalgo Knows What Makes IT Tick

“They never let me leave,” Natalie Hidalgo jokes about her time at New York University.…

Helping Non-Citizen Entrepreneurs Achieve the American Dream

Non-citizen entrepreneurs are an integral part of the economic engine that makes the United States…

“We have to address the lack of a pipeline for Latinos in Hollywood”

“We have to address the lack of a pipeline for Latinos in Hollywood”