Jorge Torres is co-founder of MindSDB, a tech company that's working to democratize machine learning so businesses make better predictions with their own data. He speaks candidly with Elian and Juleyka about pushing himself to think bigger and reimagine the problems his company can solve, finding the elusive product-market fit, and learning to navigate the VC funding game while rising above industry bias. Our Latino Business Moment of Zen affirms our significance and the value we bring to the se...
Jan 16, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The Founder and CEO of Dream Big Children’s Center, Cristina Cordeiro, transformed her mission-driven behavioral therapy company to survive the pandemic. Exactly when her clients needed their services most. She speaks with Elian and Juleyka about restructuring programs to address staff shortages. And she shares how relentless efforts to serve her clients and secure COVID-19 relief funds to buffer the business led to a visit from Vice President Kamala Harris. Our listener story features a Latina ...
Jan 02, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 9
As CEO and founder of Everyday Contacts, Lawrence Chavez designed a hybrid D2C business to strengthen not disrupt the doctor-patient relationship. He speaks with Elian and Juleyka about pitching this unconventional idea to investors and eyecare partners, standing up to pushback, and why he’s not afraid to commit first in business relationships. Our listener story features a Latina entrepreneur who grew her private practice Linardi Therapy Services inspired and supported by industry mentors and r...
Dec 19, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Co-founder of The Colour Bar Salon Lorena Martinez left her corporate job to build a beauty business that’s challenging her industry. She speaks with Elian and Juleyka about restructuring the company to comply with changing employment laws, supporting her team and competitors, and how an abundance mindset helped her make practical business decisions as she scaled. Our Latino Business Moment of Zen inspires us to be givers and receivers who support ourselves and others. This episode was supported...
Dec 05, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 7
As CEO of Academy on Demand, a healthcare training company, Laura Oldaker builds on her expertise in senior care to anticipate change and capitalize on problem-solving. She speaks with Elian and Juleyka about concentric diversification as a growth strategy, and explains how her focus on innovation helped her company thrive through the pandemic. Our listener story features a Latina entrepreneur growing her coaching and consulting company, Paragon Solstice during the COVID-19 pandemic and emerging...
Nov 21, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 6
George Madrigal, the founder of boutique financial services firm Penserra, speaks with Elian and Juleyka about how honoring his relationships and keeping his word were key to his success, from raising capital, to developing his leadership style, and identifying the right teammates. Our Latino business moment of Zen helps us connect our values and self-knowledge to our business practices. This episode was supported by our LBAN Alumni Founding Sponsors Windrose Vision or and VND ....
Nov 07, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 5
As partner and COO of ReKon Productions, Lesley Lopez uses her years of experience as a producer on set to organize, restructure and grow her independent film company. She speaks with Elian and Juleyka about creating a company culture that supports creatives, the challenges of balancing art and commerce in a changing industry, and why Latino filmmakers should be able to tell whatever stories they want. Our listener story features a Latina entrepreneur in the world of wine and spirits who is tran...
Oct 24, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 4
As founder and CEO of law consultancy ONE400, Allen Rodriguez uses technology to reinvent how legal professionals operate. He speaks with Elian and Juleyka about overcoming pushback in an old-school field, and using his outsider's perspective to drive innovation and profitability while expanding access to justice. Our listener story features a Latina entrepreneur changing the narrative of what it means to be culturally connected as a social worker.
Oct 10, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3
As co-founder and CEO of the retail intelligence platform Wisy, Min Chen is solving a $1-trillion problem in the consumer packaged goods industry, while centering her company's founding values. She speaks with Elian and Juleyka about raising a historic $1 million in her native Panama, achieving the right product-market fit, and the shock of relocating Wisy to Silicon Valley. And our Latino Business Moment of Zen illuminates our purpose by turning our attention inwards.
Sep 26, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2
David Favela, the founder and CEO of craft brewery Border X Brewing, speaks with Elian and Juleyka about crowd-funding for capital, using data to discover who his customers really are, and going against industry norms that often overlook Latinos and women. And our Latino Business Moment of Zen invites us to see what is possible when confronted with change.
Sep 12, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 1
The first podcast from LBAN, the Latino Business Action Network, features alumni from the LBAN Business Scaling Program at Stanford in conversation with LBAN’s Elian Savodivker and program alum Juleyka Lantigua, founder of LWC Studios. As they share their scaling stories and business insights, these Latino leaders put a human face to the fastest-growing segment of entrepreneurs in the country. The insightful conversations also touch on LBAN’s world-class research on the state of Latino entrepren...
Aug 10, 2022•2 min
