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Silvia is an entrepreneur from Mexico City.  She already has had 3 different businesses and, in this conversation, she will share about her professions and some of her reflections on being a successful businesswoman.

Ana studied communications and after completing her degree was employed by a TV station.  Her position at the station was project manager for the technology departments; therefore, she had to be continuously learning new Apple technology.  She was fascinated by the Apple company's ability to innovate quickly.  Her interest led her to study her master's in Creative studies and Change...

Jose Manuel works for one of 24 Regional English Language Offices (RELO) of the U.S. State Department. RELOs offer professional development opportunities for English teaching professionals and provide free downloadable materials; Jose Manuel manages the online programs and all that this entails.  This position allows him to interact with many different people, learn about other cultures, beco...

Jessica is very enthused about her career in psychology.  She has had experiences working in hospitals and clinics and now works in her own private practice.  She particularly enjoys working with children with aggressive behavior, ADHD and autism.  She is driven to continue learning and help children and families discover and learn techniques to interact in a healthier manner. If yo...

Coral grew up in Zacatlan and attended university in Puebla.  After she finished her Master's degree in Physiology she returned to her hometown Zacatlan where she taught some science courses at the university.  During this time she began to help run her family business, which was making marmalades from the local fruits, using the plants of her area to make spirits and creating a milk liq...

Elvia's interest in politics began when she was very young.  She pursued degrees in Economics and Public Policy because she believed that understanding and working in these two areas could help solve some of the large problems in our world.  Elvia's background has in fact led her to her current position with the United Nations.

Luz has embraced many opportunities that were presented in her career and personal life.  As a result, she has lived and worked in the United States, Panama and Mexico City.  Her current entrepreneurship combines the skills she has learned as an employment lawyer and ex-pat.  Her varied skills are combined to serve her clients in her role as relocation specialist.  Listen to Lu...

Claudia was born and raised in Mexico City.  She has had numerous jobs; but, she found her passion 12 years ago when she discovered Reiki.  This powerful healing method transformed her life. Now she works to help others find peace and liberation through her healing business where she incorporates a variety of healing therapies. https://instagram.com/alkemy.838 https://www.facebook.com/Al...

Ofelia has been dreaming and realizing her dreams for years.  She studied English to meet new people.  Then, she taught English to young children for years.  Her yearning to grow resulted in her starting her own school.  She has been operating Excellence Learning Center since 2018.  Her school specializes in English training and also French, Spanish and TaeKwonDo.  Vi...

Carolina combined her interests in travel and marketing to open her own travel agency in January of 2021.  Her goal is to offer a more personalized experience for customers.  She seeks to understand their travel needs and help them build their trips accordingly.   Here are links to her Facebook https://www.facebook.com/traveltogo/?ref=pages_you_manage Website https://traveltogo.mx/...

Fany previously worked as an industrial engineer.  She worked tirelessly for the goals of other companies. Finally, she realized she would prefer to be working for herself.  She decided to quit her job, travel around Europe and find inspiration.  The magical nature of Gaudi's Park Guell in Barcelona led to the conception of her idea - to create a platform where people can plan event...

Damiana was born in Merida, Yucatan.  She was raised by a single mother who valued education and encouraged Damiana to reach high academically and to follow her passions and this is what she has done.

Alma has an extensive background in theater, film, radio and television.  She has had years of experience in all aspects of production from technical to talent to directing.  While filming a documentary in Santa Barbara, CA, she and her team realized that the quality of the Spanish-speaking radio stations was not as professional as expected.  This led to the birth of her project - S...

Beatriz enjoys technology and wanted to work in a field that would benefit humanity.  Her career choice was Biomedical Engineering.  Listen today to hear about her path, experiences and advice to potential entrepreneurs.

Gricelda's educational and work background is in finance and accounting; however, today she wants to talk about her passion - traveling Mexico.  Gricelda will offer some advice about planning your trip and describe some of the charming sites of Mexico City as well as remarkable sites around the country.

Alice lived the majority of her life in Mexico City and worked as an accountant.  Ten years ago she went to Homun, Yucatan on vacation.  She was so enchanted with the area that she purchased a piece of land.  When given the opportunity to work in Merida (one hour from Homun) she moved to her charming home.  She began renting rooms out of her house and the demand was so high tha...

Angelica came to the U.S. and  worked at a variety of jobs: orchards, restaurants and factories.  She began to feel tired of working for others.  One day, while working at a restaurant, a woman asked her if she would clean her house.  This was the beginning of Angelica's entrepreneurship.  Her stellar cleaning was admired and others began asking her if she would clean thei...

AnaG our counselor from Monterey will talk about positive psychology.  She will tell us what it is and some of the techniques we can incorporate in our lives to increase our mental health.

Iliana grew up in restaurant kitchens in Monterey.  Her dad was a chef and she loved watching and helping in the kitchen.  At the advice of her father, she studied business, public accounting.  After working in the field of accounting for a few years she decided to pursue her passion and returned to the kitchens.  Now, she feeds thousands home-cooked Mexican meals daily and she...

Monse began her University studies imagining that she would work in conservation, perhaps saving whales.  Then, she took a course in molecular biology and realized she was even more interested in molecular biology.  She began working selling medical devices and products such as botox and fillers to doctors and other professionals who worked with aesthetics.  Then, four years ago she...

Flora surprised even herself when she raised 4 children, graduated from dental school, managed a meat packaging plant and baked some specialty cookies to sell and share with others.  The key:  love what you do.

Citlali was familiar with many styles of dance (Hawaiian, Tahitian and Mexican) before she began her first ballet classes at 13 years of age.  Her dancing has evolved from fun play to emotional release to demonstrating political stands.  She participates in human rights advocacy - working towards better pay and benefits for dancers and is currently choreographing for the blind and visual...

Eli married her two interests - communication and the environment - to create a radio station.  Her station is www.habitatradio.com.  Here she hosts many professionals and activists.  She shares their stories, information and facts about the earth to raise awareness and consciousness of our home, Mother Earth.  She also can be found on Instagram @elisustentable.

Chris appreciates and values the resources and traditions in her hometown of Zapotitlan Salinas Puebla Mexico.  Her family has been very supportive of her and she values the help they provided in helping her finish her education and take care of her child.  Her father immigrated when she was 12 years old due to lack of opportunity in this area.  Chris hopes to promote the artists of...

Itzel has been intrigued by sales since she was a young child.  Her interest has continued and grown throughout her life.  She always knew she wanted to have her own business.  At 24 she started her own restaurant, a snack bar called "The Break".  She envisions The Break as a place where people gather, eat nourishing food and relax their minds.