Logra Tu Dream: Helping Latinos Achieve Their American Dream I Inspiration I Mentorship I Business Coaching

  Toby Salgado is a Latino serial entrepreneur who has built and operated 6 companies, in the service, technology, finance and real estate industries. He started a service (environmental) company in 2001.and grew to to 58 employees and over $4 Million in annual revenue.He  became a millionaire at 33 and a multi-millionaire at 35.   After becoming a millionaire he realized that helping people was a better feeling than increasing his bank account. He was able to put 7 people through drug programs that changed their lives. and was able to take laborers and teach them sales skills and they went from driving ratty old cars to owning their own homes and having an RV and a boat. He  got his start in real estate by working with publicly traded home builders.  After the housing crash he formed a 12 Million dollar fund and became a hard money lender securing all the deals with real estate.  He was able to buy a 73 Million dollar land portfolio from a bankrupt home builder out of Sacramento, California  and launched h

Felix Ortiz III is a Brooklyn native and the son of the New York State Assemblyman. He served in the U.S. Army 18th Airborne Corps and JAG Corps, before attending St. John’s University. While in college, he founded Visionary Trade & Export, a company presently located in the Bronx that provided humanitarian aid and supplies while increasing cultural relations with Cuba, which he sold in 2007. Felix later founded Viridis Learning, an education technology company that combines workforce education and human capital solutions for the middle-skill workforce and still serves as its Chairman & CEO. He was featured by Poder360° as one of 20 innovative Latino Entrepreneurs blowing the hinges off the old boys club doors. What you'll learn Felix's dream and his path to pursue it. How his parents inspired him from an early age to help people. How he started Viridis from his couch How he just keeping going after many investors said no to him which ultimately led him to success How he surrounded himself with great p

Mahrinah has had a tremendous and inspiring career  that she has crafted for herself. She is an Entrepreneur, Anthropologist, and Ecosystem Builder who has been in the digital startup space since 2001, developed nearly $1B in real estate, and founded an incubator in the City of Chicago. She received her BA/MS from the University of Pennsylvania and MBA from the Wharton School of Business. She is currently Managing Partner at I365, where she consults with early to mid-stage startups, and Executive Director of Embassy2.0. What you'll learn Mahrinah's American dream and her path to pursue it How she started her entrepreneurial career Why there is a lack of Latino tech startups in the Latino community How she helps build entrepreneurial ecosystems and how they provide access, information and the pathway to help entrepreneurs start a tech company The pitfalls new entrepreneurs face and how to avoid them Why education that helps Latinos access opportunities in tech matters so much The importance of strong

Austin Netzley is one of the first of what I call Latin inspired entrepreneurs that I will interview. By Latin inspired I mean non-Latinos that have tremendous value to offer to our community. He is an engineer, entrepreneur and avid investor. He is the founder of ONE Pursuit Investments, as well as the host of a top-rated business podcast, YoPro Wealth.  At 27 years old, he left the corporate world where he was working for a Fortune 3 company to take his investing and coaching businesses to the next level. Now, he  travels around the world and builds up his businesses, while he lives the exact life that he wants to. He went to college to play football and become an engineer. He graduated college with honors in the classroom (Cum Laude, Engineering Honor Inductee) and on the field (ESPN Academic All-District x2). He then took his competitive spirit and analytical abilities to test the field of entrepreneurship. After investing for a few years with moderate success, Austin decided to get serious about the s

Jose Huitron is a champion of entrepreneurship and the Co-Founder of Crowdismo, a rewards-based crowd-funding platform fueling innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship within the Latino community. He is the organizer of Startup Weekend events and the Central Coast Chapter Director of the Latino Startup Alliance developed to encourage the inspiration and cultivation of U.S. Latino led technology startup ventures by providing a strong support network of fellow entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, & mentors. Jose holds a Master's in Integrated Marketing Communications from West Virginia University, a Bachelor's in Communication from the University of Phoenix Online, an Associate's in Business Administration and an Associate's in Management Technology from Idaho State University. What you’ll learn Jose’s American dream: being the first in his family to access higher education and making the most of those opportunities. Why Lifelong learning, and expanding your horizons is key to achieving your dream. H

Mauricio is a co-founder and CEO of Milagros de Mexico, a retail chain that sells health and wellness products to the Latino Community with five stores located in established Hispanic neighborhoods in San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland and Redwood City. Milagros de Mexico was one of 12 recipients of the prestigious Chase Mission Main St grant awarded to outstanding small business nation wide Before co-founding Milagros de Mexico, Mauricio was the CEO of Farmacia Remedios, a bilingual pharmacy chain with nine stores based in San Francisco that markets to Hispanic consumers. Mauricio’s experience in the retail industry also includes his 6 year tenure at H.E.Butt Grocery Company (H.E.B.), a multi-billion dollar, privately held supermarket chain with more than 300 stores in Texas and northern Mexico. Mauricio started with H.E.B. as a Management Associate and went on to hold executive positions in store operations, procurement and supply chain in both their U.S. and Mexican divisions. Mauricio holds a law degree fr

 Cynthia Sanchez is the founder of Oh So Pinteresting. She and her team work with businesses to create and implement Pinterest and social media solutions. Her clients range from companies in the sports apparel industry to Beverly Hills jewelers. She is an international speaker, writer and podcaster. She has been featured by Social Media Examiner and Entrepreneur as a leading Pinterest expert. In this episode we will learn how she went from being a nurse to becoming a top Pinterest guru, speaker, writer and podcaster in two years. What you’ll learn Her American Dream How from being a nurse she became a top Pinterest guru, speaker, writer and podcaster overcoming self-doubt to pursue her passion in social media despite having no previous experience and training in the field. How her Latino heritage and family support in her decisions has been critical to her success. How she created a “snowball effect” that enabled her to meet the right people to attract the right opportunities that accelerated her succes

David Gomez is the founder, C.E.O., and President of David Gomez & Associates, Inc. (DG&A) a top award winning executive search firm focused on diverse talent . He is a leader in the Latino community, a tireless advocate of Latino talent and member of the board of Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. In this episode you’ll learn about the path David took to achieve his American dream and David’s advice on how to get in and succeed in corporate America. What you’ll learn David’s American Dream and his inspiring journey towards achieving it. How to identify your unique talent and passion to achieve success. How he got his first job as a recruiter after the hiring manager told him to go drive a fork lift in the interview. How from humble beginnings he overcame adversity  to build David Gomez & Associates one of the most prominent executive search firms in the country focused on diverse talent. His philosophy of “do you what can and can the rest” and “Plan, pray and execute” utilizing your unique talents to succe

Pablo Fuentes is the co- founder and CEO of Proven a company that offers the best way to find and apply to restaurant jobs in San Francisco. He is passionate about helping minorities and women start technology companies, he has been invited to speak at the White House about Proven and mentoring.  What you’ll learn Pablo’s journey towards pursuing his American dream How you can pursue your tech entrepreneurial dreams in Silicon Valley and elsewhere. How he overcame great adversity having to lay off many employees and to give up his apartment Why physical activity and having an outlet is critical to keep yourself sane and motivated How Pablo got into Stanford Business School The only two skills that Silicon Valley companies look for The difference between the companies that make it and don’t in Silicon Valley What is cross ten and how you should build a minimal viable product to  test your ideas get real feedback from real users  to validate whether you have a good idea or not The mentality that Pab

Maritza Parra a Latina author, speaker, trainer and online marketing entrepreneur who has been a guest on Oprah among many other accomplishments. What you'll learn: Maritza 's journey to reach her dream How she successfully turned her passion for Iberian horses into a lucrative convention event business, a tourist equine experience as well as into profitable information products. How she was invited to appear on Oprah  and why  finding what you are passionate about and would do for free attracts big success How to turn your ideas into money in the bank through smart online marketing, information products, building an audience and an email list Why you need to be the media The entrepreneur ‘s journey Why the people that have more failure have more success Why to be a successful entrepreneur you have to be ok with failure, building a team around you and letting go of thinking that everything has to be perfect Resources & Links http://maritzaparra.com

The mission of Logra Tu Dream podcast (Logra tu dream is Spanglish for achieve your dream) with Arturo Nava is to help Latinos & Latinas achieve their American dream. I interview successful Latino, Latina and Latin inspired entrepreneurs and leaders who will share their stories of how they pursued and achieved their dreams to inspire you, mentor you and provide you the business advice you need to get closer to your dreams. In this first episode of Logra Tu Dream I introduce the podcast and talk about why I am starting it, my story and my vision for Logra Tu Dream. I will be interviewing  very inspiring guests like: Jesse Martinez a  tech entrepreneur, philanthropist and  the co-founder of the Latino Startup Alliance. Maritza Parra a Latina author, speaker, trainer and online marketing entrepreneur who has been a guest on Oprah among many other accomplishments. Ruben Rojas a financial coach, entrepreneur and athlete who was  millionaire by 23, lost it all by 27 and now a few short years later he  is back