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Tag Archives: leadership in green
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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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
Blogging in Spanish for the Natural Resources Defense Council
In December I had a meeting at NRDC’s San Francisco headquarters with Adrianna Quintero, Director of Latino Outreach. I shared some of the stories about the environmental entrepreneurs from Latinnovating; she immediately recognized their uniqueness and potential impact. She graciously … Continue reading
Latinnovating, the Video Trailer
How do you summarize the vision, audience and objective of a love-driven book project that’s taken almost two years to complete? Make a video trailer of course! In just about a minute and a half, you’ll understand why I wrote … Continue reading
Want to be Present for the Book Launch at Stanford University?
Early bird registration for the May 14th 2011 Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit (SVLLS) has opened and runs through January 21st. I will present just after lunch and SVLLS visionary and founder Frank Carbajal has graciously scheduled a book browsing/signing … Continue reading
Birthing a Book, the Endorsement Phase
I received a lovely email yesterday from one of my interviewees in the upcoming book “Latinnovating: Green American Jobs and the Latinos Creating Them.” “We are looking forward to many things in 2011 including the first look at your new … Continue reading