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Tag Archives: green jobs
Putting Latinnnovating Stories to Work in K-12 Schools; a Call for Expectation Reform for Latino Students
On the stage as keynote speaker in Denver recently, I introduced the words “expectation reform” to the large gathering of K-12 educators and administrators attending the Green Schools National Conference. This came after sharing three stories of three “Latinnovators” and … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement gap, college, crisis in education, gracefully global, green economy, green entrepreneurs, green jobs, green Latino, high school dropout, Hispanic, Latina, Latina entrepreneur, Latina leader, Latinnovating, Latinos in green, leadership in green, mentoring, sustainability
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Getting to Hispanicize 2012 to Spotlight Latino Innovators in the Green Economy
Why do I want to go to Miami in April for Hispanicize 2012? Obviously, to connect with fellow Latina Mom Bloggers and to bring the stories of Latino green innovators that I’ve been writing (and presenting to live audiences), to … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneurship, green economy, green entrepreneurs, green jobs, green Latino, Hispanic, innovation, Latina, Latina entrepreneur, Latina leader, Latinnovating, Latino authors, Latino entrepreneur, Latino leader, Latinos in green, leadership in green, mentor, minority entrepreneur, sustainable business
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A Very Public Tribute to a Pioneering Green Business Couple as They Retire
One of my greatest joys of being a contributor to The Huffington Post is when I can showcase Latino entrepreneurs to mainstream audiences. We have some amazing entrepreneurial tales to tell. It’s my joy and privilege to do so! Here … Continue reading
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Tagged college graduate, creativity, entrepreneurship, green economy, green entrepreneurs, green jobs, green Latino, green printer, Hispanic, Hispanic business, innovation, Latina, Latina entrepreneur, Latina leader, Latinnovating, Latino, Latino entrepreneur, Latino leader, Latinos in green
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A Teaching Moment About the Green Economy
Thanks to my new friend and fellow author, Mariela Dabbah, I have been blessed with the opportunity to contribute to the Huffington Post. I’ll be writing for Latino Voices and relevant content will also crosspost to the Green section. Enjoy … Continue reading
The Buzz around Latinnovating is Building
I finally had a quiet day to reflect on achieving the milestone of publishing and launching my first book. The members of my publishing team at Thrive Publishing took me out to dinner recently to celebrate. One of them reminded … Continue reading
Picture of the Day
As I checked in with Facebook friends this morning, I was greeted with this wonderful picture, posted by my friend and Latinnovating star, Robert Zardeneta, Executive Director of LA CAUSA. Here’s the story of how one of our Cabinet members … Continue reading
Launch Day at Stanford
It’s been a few days since this baby was debuted at Stanford, at the Second Annual Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit. I am still processing the amazing events of the day, the new connections made and the new friends that … Continue reading
First major article in Spanish featuring book and its stars
A few weeks back I received a phone call from Arturo Varela, a journalist from Philadelphia. He was looking to do a feature story profiling Latinos leading green businesses for his paper Al Dia. Imagine his delight when he discovered … Continue reading
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Tagged entrepreneurship, green economy, green entrepreneurs, green jobs, green printer, innovation, Latina entrepreneur, Latina leader, Latinnovating, Latino entrepreneur, Latino leader, Latinos in green, leadership in green, minority entrepreneur, Salazar Packaging, sustainable business, sustainable packaging
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About that distribution quandary
I was asked today by a friend on Facebook “What did you end up deciding on the book distribution quandary?” Here’s the answer, in short form: I said no to the national book distributor that wanted to sign my title. … Continue reading
The first signed copy of my book goes to
….truck driver Otis who delivered half of my books today to our storage facility. See, we have such tremendous entrepreneurial spirit in this country –you just have to slow down and talk to people to learn that. As he unloaded … Continue reading