Opinion

Chart your career course red sailboat in clouds
How to Chart Your Career Course

Just like any good sailor at the helm, you are accountable for steering your career. Kevin Salcido shares how to actively chart your career to stay on course.

Hisplaining September in Mexico and Its American “Primo” Hispanic Heritage Month

Laura Martinez celebrates this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month from Mexico and breaks down the order of festivities as well as what’s actually being celebrated in her home country

Hisplaining Why Nobody Should Freak Out about Multiracial People

Laura Martinez solves the “mystery” of VP Kamala Harris’s ethnic background, clears up what it actually means to be multiracial, and explains why racist haters should give it a rest

In a Career Transition? Leverage LinkedIn and ChatGPT

Benjamin Gomez shares seven tactical steps that helped him during his recent career transition and how you can do the same

Hisplaining the Power of “La Chancla” as Feature of Latino Culture

To celebrate the warm weather season, Laura Martínez breaks down the multipurpose chancla, beloved by fashionistas and angry mom alike

Losing Your Job
Why Losing Your Job Is Not the End of the World

Benjamin Gomez shares four lessons of how you can find your footing after losing your job and take control of your career

How to handle getting fired
You’re Fired: How to Handle the Bad News

There are many reasons why people are fired. Kevin Salcido offers three tips for when you find yourself without a job.

Hisplaining Mexican Mother’s Day: Why ‘Madres’ Is Such a Great Word

A pocket guide to the colorful—and complex—uses of the word madre in Mexican Spanish. ¡Ándale!

Collage of our top six guests for The Latino Majority podcast. In order from top left: Sol Trujillo, Orlando Bravo, Bobby Herrera, VP Kamala Harris, Camille Vasquez, Alicia Menendez
The Latino Majority: Voices of the Latino Vanguard

A roundup of our favorite episodes from The Latino Majority podcast, highlighting Latino leaders shaping the global marketplace in business and culture

A woman's fist breaks through the glass ceiling, shattering it.
Hisplaining My Very Own Gender Pay Gap

Confessions of a self-sabotaging Latina writer. Laura Martínez unpacks the lack of female empowerment amidst the growing gender pay gap.

Hisplaining WhatsApp: Latin America’s Finest Source of (Mis)Information

In which Laura Martínez navigates how to keep up—and debunk—the fake news in (the many) family WhatsApp chats

PIE
PIE: The Secret to Upward Mobility

Preparing for your next performance review? Benjamin Gomez breaks down the secret to advancing your career: Harvey J. Coleman’s concept of PIE.

Latinos don't trust banks
Hisplaining: Why Latinos Don’t Plan for the Future or Trust Banks

After a decade in the US, humorist Laura Martinez has not adopted the American penchant for planning. This includes financial planning, educational planning, and funeral planning.

Finding Work/Life Harmony as a Latina

An executive coach to high-achieving Latinas shares her (and her client’s) top advice and tips for finding work/life harmony

Why Hispanic Leaders Must Lead with Empathy

Executive coach Ilhiana Rojas Saldana believes leaders, especially Hispanic and Latino leaders, must lead with empathy. These are the three core ways in which they can do that.

Why and How to Invest in Yourself

Diana Maldonado believes we are all worthy investments, and she shares why we often refrain from self-investing and where to begin

Our Stories Start with our Nombres

Awilda Jiménez believes Latinos must honor themselves by asking for the correct pronunciation and spelling of their names—yes, even the accent marks, eñes and cedillas

5 Ways Latinas Can Break Free from Imposter Syndrome

Ilhiana Rojas shares how you can advocate for yourself in the workplace and conquer imposter syndrome