Have you been asked to provide a bio and wondered what to include and how to craft it so it doesn’t sound stale or too self-promotional? Or maybe you want to update or add to your social networking profiles.
Consider your audience: Who will be reading/listening to your bio and what do you want them to remember about you?
If you are presenting at a conference or event, consider the attendees’ interests and highlight information that is relevant, memorable and builds credibility. Is your target a
The new documentary "Underwater Dreams" follows four teenage boys living in Arizona as they build an underwater robot for a major science competition.
On its surface, the story seems unremarkable. But their parents are Mexicans who are living in the United States illegally, and their high school is plagued by gangs and poverty.
American documentary maker Mary Mazzio said she set out to show just what the children of Hispanic immigrants can accomplish, especially if the U.S. Congress passes immi
The Senate easily confirmed San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Wednesday to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, boosting the national profile of a Democrat with a compelling biography who's considered a vice presidential contender in 2016.
The 71-26 vote makes the 39-year-old Castro one of the government's highest-ranking Hispanics, a growing group of voters who lean solidly Democratic. His ascension comes two years after he got his first broad national exposure when President
Hispanics tend to be fashion leaders and enjoy shopping more than their Caucasian peers, according to research conducted by SUNY Buffalo State assistant professor of fashion and textile technology Arlesa Shephard.
In 2010, Shephard, the lead researcher who was then teaching at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and two colleagues from the University of North Texas surveyed more than 450 students in South Texas about shopping behavior and how they prioritized fashion. They discovered that both mal
Your network is your net worth. It is a source of knowledge, job opportunities, potential business partnerships, future hires and so much more. Networking won’t only help you find your next job, it will help you improve within your current position. In short, your power is derived from and amplified by your network.
One of the world’s most successful tennis stars; a pop singer from the 90s making her comeback; the beauty director at a major national consumer magazine for teenagers; the son of a
Here’s a heads up for business owners in St. Louis and elsewhere: Wealth owned by Hispanic families could triple within 10 years, according to a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Most of the expected gain is population growth and will likely rise to a record high of 2.6 percent to 3.2 percent of all U.S. wealth, a hop from 2.2 percent in 2010.
Hispanics lost more than average families during the Recession, but stand to grow considerably faster than the average family through 2025,
When family tales are passed from generation to generation with no single point of origin, when history fails to document years of pain and struggle, when personal identity becomes too complex to describe in a single sitting, when memory and imagination mingle in the land of dreams, this is where art comes in very handy.
For young Latina artists, art is an invaluable tool to archive the past, understand the present and activate change in the future. Yet, as with many underrepresented population
Google is investing in thousands of women and minorities already in tech to advance their skills.
The search giant, in collaboration with its third annual techmakers programme, has teamed up with Code School to provide thousands of the online learning platform's paid accounts for free.
Code School's CEO, Gregg Pollack, said Google will pay for three months for select women and minorities already working in IT, in efforts to expand their skills.
"Today, a quarter of IT roles are held by women, a
More organizations are paying attention to Hispanics and Hispanic Millennials are drawing a great deal of that attention for reasons discussed in our recently released project:
Our findings, like other studies on His
Women of color are a principal force behind one of the most important components of America’s current marketplace and our nation’s future economy: entrepreneurship. Today, women of color are the majority owners of close to one-third of all women-owned firms in the nation.
Increased access to business capital—including microenterprises, venture-capital-funded firms, and crowd funding—has helped the number of women entrepreneurs grow substantially. But women of color face significant obstacles in
Whether it’s about how to use social media, getting through the early dark days of a startup, or about marketing your business, getting advice can help you succeed.
The video below contains success tips from 11 business leaders. It was shot at ICON14 in Phoenix, Arizona. ICON is the Infusionsoft customer conference that attracts 3,000 attendees, most of them small businesses or serving small businesses like yours and mine.
I was there on behalf of Small Business Trends capturing some “man on th
Everybody’s talking about this year’s World Cup. Next to the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup is the largest, most all-encompassing sporting event in the world with nearly 200 countries trying to qualify for their chance to be among the final 32 taking the field in unarguably one of the most enthusiastic fútbol (soccer) countries in the world, Brazil.
And for marketers hoping to attract the Hispanic market, the odds of having your message seen by millions during the games are in your favor.
In 2010
San Francisco is heading for Latin America.
Set to start operating this year, LatinSF will work to bring Latin American businesses to the city. It will focus on Brazil and Mexico, but will also pursue companies from Colombia, Chile, Peru and Argentina. And it will help San Francisco businesses get set up there.
Modeled on ChinaSF, which has brought 47 Chinese companies to San Francisco in the past five years, LatinSF, is the first initiative from the recently formed Mayor's Office of Internatio
Two to one: That’s the number of unemployed people actively applying for every one posted position in the U.S.
Latest statistics show that there are about 4.4 million current job openings and more than 9.8 million unemployed Americans actively seeking a job.
The Bureau of Labor and Statistics stat on job seekers does not include those who have temporarily given up their search due to discouragement or took early retirement from an employer who gave them no other option, and still need to work t
Latino Leaders magazine recently named Monica Martinez of Comerica Bank, senior vice president of Corporate Contributions for Texas and Arizona and National Hispanic Business Development, to the publication’s “Top 10” list of corporate Latinas. As featured in the April issue, the list recognizes Hispanic women who have made outstanding contributions in their field and whose achievements serve as an inspiration to others.
“It’s an honor to be among the trailblazers on the list,” Martinez said. “
Diana Gomez was a first generation Latina student attending college, 45 minutes from home. Her parents supported her emotional desire to attend college but could not help financially. Diana went to school full time but also worked three jobs as a nanny, student assistant and clinical tech to make it work.
Diana, like many Hispanic female students, faced what seemed like conflicting messages from her parents.
They supported her dreams of a college degree, but they also needed her at home to help
Looking to improve your professional network inside and outside your company? These three tips from executive career coach Ford Meyers will help you decide what you should do, what you may want to do and what you should never do.
Always network with business peers and others by making genuine personal connections--even if you use technology (email, texting or social media) to make first contact. There is still no substitute for socializing.
If networking makes you uncomfortable, get some coachi
For the first time in more than two decades, Latinos who are immigrant hold fewer jobs in the United States than those who are born in this country.
This change is happening because it is now harder for immigrants to enter and find jobs in the U.S., and because a new generation of U.S.-born Hispanics is entering the U.S. workforce, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
This information comes as politicians are focusing more and more on immigration and job recovery as the midte
Univision Communications' owners are looking for an exit.
Los Angeles billionaire Haim Saban and his four private equity partners are trying to unload their stakes in the nation's biggest Spanish-language broadcaster. The media giant is seen as a jewel on Wall Street because of the growing importance of Latinos in the U.S. market.
The broadcast giant has been knocking on the doors of deep-pocketed buyers, including CBS Corp. and Time Warner Inc. So far, Univision hasn't gotten the nibbles its o
Today, nearly half of the world lives in poverty, including nearly a quarter of Californians. The United States, like every nation, grapples with the challenge of income inequality. Colombia is no different.
But our use of technology to change the lives of millions of our citizens has the potential to transform the way the world thinks about lifting those in need out of poverty.
With a population of 47 million, Colombia is the third-largest country in Latin America and has the third-largest eco
