LatinxAmerica's podcast

Sergio Marrero is using his entrepreneurial experience in strategy and innovation consulting, startups, research, manufacturing, venture capital, and design to help founders seeking investment. This episode is part of a series done in collaboration with the Angel Capital Association. RBL1 launched a free founders training program for those that lost their job due to COVID. You can use the following info to sign up https://rbl1.thinkific.com/courses/launch Code: LatinxAmerica

Karina Cabrera Bell is a founding partner of OpenAccess a talent strategy firm that helps companies close the gender equity gap. We talk about building diverse leadership teams, DEI programs, and how companies can connect with OpenAccess to design DEI initiatives. This is an episode of the series done in collaboration with the Angel Capital Association where Karina will be featured as a speaker in their virtual summit in May 2020.

Miri Rodriguez is the Global Head of Internships at Microsoft and an award-winning digital marketer and storyteller. She is also the author of Brand Storytelling: Put Customers at the Heart of Your Brand Story . Miri is an advocate for developing brand narrative across many sectors and industries around the world. We talk about empathy and other soft skills that help in designing distinctive narratives and the importance of building a brand. You can use this code to get her book: SMKSTORYTELLING20

Alicia Robb from Next Wave Impact is an author, researcher, angel Investor, and managing partner of two early stage venture funds. Alicia is highlighting for investors that there is a strong pipeline of investible opportunities by companies led by founders of color that have the potential to be super impactful and a positive return on their investments. We talk about diversity and inclusion efforts in the VC space and the upcoming Angel Capital Association’s Founders of Color Showcase.

Arlan Hamilton is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, Arlan has raised more than $10M, and has invested in over 100 companies led by people of color, women, and/or LGBTQ. She talks about her personal and professional journey as well as her upcoming book. It’s About Damn Time is a book focused on creating changes that can scale impact thus creating a ripple effect. You can follow her on twitter @AlranWasHere or visit https://www.itsaboutdamntime.com/

Laura Silva is a leader in accessibility and UX. Laura was a speaker at Grace Hopper 2018 where she shared her passion for designing products with the understanding that they will be used by people from all walks of life. So keeping diversity in language, abilities and access in mind is very important. She is now leading accessibility technology at Bank of America as VP of Global Tech and Operations.

This is the first episode of a series titled Diversity CHAMPS: C-suite heroes advancing minority produced startups. This is part of a collaboration with the Angel Capital Association. This series will highlight capital sources across the spectrum from angel investors to family offices, to VC and private equity. During the first episode, we talk with Lucy Howell, Sheri Macdonald and Juliana Garaizar about the vision for this collaborative effort.

Mat Chacon, a serial founder, is the CEO and founder of Doghead Simulations - a company focused on fundamentally improving the way people educate, train, and collaborate using VR. In the first part of a two part episode, he shares his personal journey and what led him to launch his latest venture as a way to democratize access to education through emerging tech. You can connect with him on twitter @TheVRCEO or on LinkedIn. https://www.dogheadsimulations.com/

Max Tuchman is the co-founder and CEO of Caribu - a video-calling application that allows family members to read, draw, and play games with one another while in distant locations. She shares insights about how she launched her startup and how she was able to raise money for Caribu. https://caribu.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxemetuchman/

This is the second part of an interview with Eli Velasquez from VentureWell. Eli’s shares his extensive knowledge of the entrepreneurship and funding space along with his personal experiences navigating unfamiliar situations and places. You can connect with Eli via LinkedIn. https://venturewell.org/

En este breve episodio, destacamos una plataforma que conecta a médicos de habla hispana con pacientes. Unividoc está ofreciendo su plataforma gratuitamente, durante esta pandemia, y el fundador German Urrego brinda más información sobre cómo pueden conectarse pacientes y médicos.  Se necesitan mas médicos de habla hispana... https://unividoc.com/

In this brief episode, we highlight a platform connecting Spanish-speaking doctors with patients all over the world. Unividoc is making its platform free during this pandemic and Founder German Urrego provides more information about how patients and doctors can connect. https://unividoc.com/

Eli’s journey into STEM, law, and investing will inspire you.  His story provides pragmatic advice and the steps to become an angel investor.  Eli also shares insights for founders and those interested in joining the VC space. This is the first part of a two part episode.  You can connect with Eli via LinkedIn or https://venturewell.org/

Carolyn Rodz is a serial entrepreneur and leader with experience in raising capital and launching multiple ventures. She created a luxury retail line and later launched a global marketing firm that supported specialty product launches. Carolyn and her co-founder, Elizabeth Gore, launched Alice to help entrepreneurs launch and grow their businesses by connecting them to sources of capital, strategic partners and mentors to create businesses that scale. https://helloalice.com/

Manny Hernandez shares his journey into tech and how his personal experiences have impacted his career trajectory. Manny thrives at the intersection of culture, inclusion, and social impact, helping organizations shape their brand and create people-centric experiences, products, and content. Among the first people to join Livongo in the Bay Area, He helped grow the company from 50 to 600+ employees, going through 2 M&As, and IPO (NASDAQ: LVGO). Connect with him via LinkedIn or at twitter @AskManny.