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Season 3: You can hear the trailer now! If you want to be inspired to advance in your career, transition into tech, invest or launch your venture, then subscribe and listen to LatinxAmerica every Wednesday. Powerful stories from Latinx in tech, our leaders and champions will inspire you to achieve more in your career or your personal journey. Website: Latinxamerica.com Linkedin: Linkedin.com/latinxamerica Twitter: @America Latinx Insta: LatinxAmerica

Eva is the Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Santa Clara University. She is responsible for setting and leading the strategic direction of all admission and recruitment efforts for first-year and transfer students, including oversight of all technical and marketing initiatives. Learn about her personal story and how her institution is educating the next generation of the tech workforce and leadership. You can connect with her on Linkedin or visit: https://www.scu.edu/

Bonus LatinxAmerica episode highlighting one of our listeners!  Salvador Gamez is a product owner at PrinterLogic and an active LatinxAmerica listener.  His story highlights a different path into tech and how certificate programs and mentors have helped him advance in his career. 

Sammy Nuñez from the organization Fathers & Families of San Joaquin was the opening speaker for the LTXFEST day hosted by the Latino Community Foundation. During our conversation, he talks about transformative love, how to measure its impact and how to put it into action to better serve our communities. For more information about his organization: https://www.ffsj.org/

Jose Cordon created and shared poetry at the LTX in Tech 2019 hosted by the Latino Community Foundation, the Kapor Center and Latinas in tech. Through poetry, he is trying to mobilize our community to increase representation in tech, civic participation, and collaboration between grassroots organizations, philanthropy and tech. Follow him on Instagram #cordonconcepts

Eric Sanabria’s journey begins Southern California where he was raised by two immigrant Salvadorian parents. His interest in policy led him to become a Coro fellow and this opportunity exposed him to the world of VC and tech. At Google, he has created opportunities for himself and for the company. We also talk about his outlet - specifically his passion for music. His story was captured at LTXFEST19.

This is another episode highlighting our listeners who are launching their own ventures. Orlando Leon and Alan David are two young entrepreneurs who launched Volumen Technologies, a marketplace for digital creative services, to increase economic empowerment in underserved communities.  Learn about their journey and be inspired to launch your own venture with a social impact focus: https://volumen.digital/#

It’s never too early to launch your idea! Diego Gonzalez is a 13-year old entrepreneur who has been focusing on launching social impact ventures. He is trying to find solutions for everyday problems by leveraging technology. Diego’s speciality is in pitching and tinkering with new ideas. He pitched his team’s idea at LTXFEST19 and inspired attendees to continue to grow and follow their entrepreneurship journey. You can connect with Diego via twitter @diegodggt or send him a message via LinkedIn.

Amber Gonzales-Vargas is a Senior Program Manager at the Latino Community Foundation. She talks about her journey into philanthropy and how her work at LCF is impacting Latinx communities nationwide.  Amber works with tech companies in leading the formation of giving circles through which Latinx in Tech can scale their impact through change not charity. Learn about her story and consider supporting LCF’s efforts by joining a giving circle. This is a story from LTXFEST 2019.

Susan Calderon is currently leveraging her skill set, language and biculturalism to make a difference at DocuSing. In her current role, she focuses on Mergers & Acquisition integration strategy and operations and was also key in launching DocuSign’s Latinx ERG. She is a risk taker who has taken opportunities in moving forward and taking her career to the next level by putting herself in new situations and learning through those experiences.

Drea Chicas has helped to build inclusive communities and businesses by developing people, programs, and organizational culture. Learn about Drea’s journey to Accenture and how she is now helping advance Inclusion & Diversity efforts for Products West at Accenture. You can connect with her via LinkedIn.

Joshua Encarnacion is currently serving as the Chief Learning Officer at Outco Inc. His programs focus on training software engineers on the non-technical skills necessary to get through technical interviews such as communication, networking, negotiation, presentation and emotional intelligence. You can reach Josua via LinkedIn.

Rocio es experta en marketing, emprendedora y estratega. Es cofundadora de Latinas in Tech y ahora se desempeña como Directora Ejecutiva. Conozca en qué está trabajando actualmente y cómo continúa empoderando y conectando a las mujeres en la tecnología. Esta entrevista fue capturada en LTXFest 2019. https://www.latinasintech.org/ https://ltxfest.com/

Rocio is an expert in marketing, an entrepreneur and strategist. She is a co-founder of Latinas in Tech and is now serving as its Executive Director. Learn about what she is currently working on and how she is continuing to empower and connect women in tech. This interview was captured at LTXFest 2019. https://www.latinasintech.org/ https://ltxfest.com/

Carolina Reis Oliveira is the founder of OneSkin, a company developing products to help people age better by reprogramming “the code of life”. She was a speaker at LTXFEST19 where she shared how she raised her first million during a Latinas in Tech panel. In this interview, she talks about her personal and professional journey into tech and how purpose, diversity & inclusion can take your business to the next level. https://oneskintechnologies.com/ https://ltxfest.com/