Mentorship

Gustavo Torres Fervo Energy
Gustavo Torres Powers Fervo Energy Through a Landmark Year

Gustavo Torres went public with Fervo Energy, completed deals with Google, and was named “Attorney of the Year” by the Hispanic National Bar Association

Don Cornwell Dynasty Equity
Don Cornwell Stresses the Importance of Being There in Person

Don Cornwell has helped shepherd massive sports and entertainment deals. He believes in doing it in person.

Gabriel Yorio Inter-American Development Bank Group
Gabriel Yorio Brings Unrivaled Experience to the Inter-American Development Bank

Gabriel Yorio, Vice President for Finance and Administration at the IDB, brings decades of experience across government, public policy, and finance.

Catalina Sierra Mejía O-I Glass, Inc.
Catalina Sierra Mejía Continues Challenging the Status Quo 17 Years in at O-I

Catalina Sierra Mejía is the treasurer with decades of institutional knowledge at O-I

Sandra Forero ZS
Sandra Forero is as Much a Culture Ambassador as Analytics and Tech Innovator at ZS

Sandra Forero is a Chief Operating Officer With a Passion for Culture and Impact—and the Very Best of ZS DNA

René Rodriguez Volentum
René Rodriguez Will Make You Impossible to Ignore

René Rodriguez is a leading authority on leadership and influence for a reason.

Bobby Herrera Populus Group
Bobby Herrera Says we need more Sages than CEOs – we don’t have Enough Teachers

Bobby Herrera is hoping to multiply more leaders willing to invest their time in others

Avance Global 2026
Beyond the Numbers: What AVANCE Global Leaves Behind

More than 5,000 people gathered at AVANCE Global in Las Vegas. Decades of research on proximity, weak ties, and shared identity explain what that scale sets in motion.

Gabriel Regus Hispanics in Tech
Gabriel Regus Is Building the Pathways He Never Inherited

A dentist’s son from Washington Heights, Gabriel Regus now helps decide which emerging technologies earn a place on the electric grid—and is building the pathways into tech he never inherited

Patty Juarez Wells Fargo
Patty Juarez Makes Financial Literacy Personal at Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo’s Executive Vice President of External Engagement brings three decades of access, representation, and financial literacy to AVANCE Global

Patty Arvielo New American Funding
Patty Arvielo runs the country’s largest Latina-owned mortgage lender. This September she brings Thrive and Lead to the Bellagio at AVANCE Global.

The New American Funding cofounder brings her Thrive and Lead mentorship program to AVANCE Global, with a roster of women she knows personally and a hard line against what she calls fluencers

Pico y Pala by Sergio Barajas
Pico Y Pala: The Missing Middle Isn’t Just Housing—It’s Builders

The missing middle isn’t just housing—it’s builders. NHCA’s Build the Builder program is opening pathways for emerging contractors, tradespeople and developers

Rose Marie Glazer AIG
Rose Marie Glazer is a Large Cap Public Company General Counsel at AIG

How a small gift from her parents fueled Glazer’s career success

Edda Santiago Covenant House International
Edda Santiago is the Queen of Reinvention at Covenant House International

Who walks away from big law money to focus on combating homelessness? Edda Santiago.

Elena Ortiz Chiques Mastercard
Elena Ortiz Knows Mastercard Has Her Back

Elena Ortiz was promoted during her maternity leave, and she returned more committed than ever

Alex Sabad Accenture
Alex Sabad is the Connector at Accenture

Alex Sabad on thirty years in supply chain and being open to the unknown

Roberto Carrato Diageo
Roberto Carrato Reflects on Two Decades at Spirits Giant Diageo

Roberto Carrato trusts the process of becoming a CFO at Diageo

Iliana Hall Fossil Group
Iliana Hall Is Holding the Door Open at Fossil Group

From a file room in Dallas to VP of Total Rewards & Diversity, Iliana Hall is reshaping how Fossil Group supports its people around the world

Juan Carlos Caviedes
From Mop Duty to the C-Suite

One executive’s thirty-year climb from cleaning bathroom floors in a fast food restaurant to leading global teams across four continents

Ofelia Melendrez Kumpf CJ Foodville USA, TOUS les JOURS, International
Ofelia Melendrez Kumpf Joins the C-Suite at CJ Foodville USA

Ofelia Melendrez Kumpf was ready to drive change from the COO chair

Tony Rico Goya Foods
Tony Rico Helps Keep What Makes Goya Great While Expanding

Thirteen years later, Tony Rico may still have the same title, but his HR leadership is one to admire and emulate