Celebrate Latinx Voices with Lead With Your Brand!

In celebration our Hispanic friends and colleagues, the Lead With Your Brand!™ podcast is amplifying the voices of leaders, executives and changemakers who are Latinx. We’re showcasing some of our favorite episodes that spotlight Latinx voices, including actor, speaker & author April Hernandez Castillo, the original influencer Perez Hilton, New Majority Ready’s Jackie Hernandez, and Dow North America’s Louis Vega.

Rachel Hernandez, Director of Marketing, Next Net Media

Rachel is the Director of Brand Strategy at Next Net Media. In this role, she spearheads the world’s largest global network of trusted media outlets, link partners, and global news websites, catapulting clients to online retailing success with high-authority backlinks and targeted organic visitors.

Javier Constante, President, Dow Brasil & América Latina

Javier is the President of Dow in Brazil and Latin America and as an out senior executive at a global company, Javier stands as an advocate and role model for bringing your full, authentic self to work.  A true inspiration with an amazing career story!

Mauricio Simbeck, CEO, Milagros de Mexico & Milagros Medical

Mauricio is the CEO of Milagros de Mexico, a retail chain that provides health and wellness products to the Latino Community and Milagros Medical, a retail medical concept owned by MdM offering family practice and urgent care services.

Chef James Tahhan : CEO : Chef James, LLC

Building on his philosophy that food can change the world, James Tahhan, better known as Chef James, has become one of the most influential Hispanic chefs in America.

Lucy Bustamante, Journalist and Anchor, NBC10 and Telemundo62

Lucy is a 4x Emmy award winner and is passionate about serving the Hispanic/Latinx community and military families. She is the former and founding President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and has been involved with the Naval Officers Spouses Association as well as the NBC Universal Veterans network.

Mirian Arias, Head of Corporate Communications, Harlem Globetrotters

As a child, Mirian was always vocal about wanting to work in the entertainment industry, and has built an incredible career doing just that.  Currently, she leads communications for the iconic Harlem Globetrotters.  Throughout her career, she has been able to develop a powerful network of mentors and sponsors that have helped continually breakthrough to the next level.

Delia I Garced, SVP Marketing Health and Wellness, Synchrony

Delia has created an incredible career for herself rising through the ranks at GE and several other companies. She shares her personal experience of participating in her company’s employee resource groups and leveraging them to build her personal network, leading to mentors and sponsors who helped pave the way. Now as a senior leader, she is helping others do the same through the Latinx Executive Alliance.

Joelle L. Martinez, President & CEO, Latino Leadership Institute

After a successful career as a political consultant, Joelle turned her focus to help develop the next generation of Latino leaders with the launch of the Latino Leadership Institute. The LLI is an influential leadership community connecting Latino professionals, entrepreneurs, and partners across generations and geography.

Carlos Zapata, News Anchor/Reporter, Noticias Telemundo Texas

Carlos has had an incredible career as a reporter and anchor for several television stations. Starting his career at a small newspaper in Ecuador while still in college, rising to one of the top hispanic language stations in the country. 

Stephen Macias, President Multicultural Marketing & Communications, R&CPMK, Head of Inclusive Diversity, OSEN Worldwide

Stephen serves as President Multicultural Marketing & Communications, R&CPMK and Head of Inclusive Diversity, OSEN Worldwide, one of the world’s leading sports and entertainment communications firms. His work focuses on strategies that connect his clients with diverse audiences and has represented many top global brands.

April Hernandez Castillo, Actor, Speaker, Author

You’ve seen her on Law & Order, Elementary, New Amsterdam and plenty more of your favorite shows! April launched her career as the “Yo girl” in the Visa Check Card spot starring Yao Ming and Yogi Berra, originally airing on the Super Bowl. Expanding her impact on the world, she has gone on to become a successful author and keynote speaker, sharing her message of resilience, overcoming adversity, and the ability to move beyond trauma.

Luis Sandoval, Senior Correspondent for Univision’s “Despierta America”, Host of “Buena Vibra” on K-Love 107.5FM in Los Angeles

His “say yes” work ethic and “good vibes” attitude helped him move up the ranks at one of Southern California’s top Spanish language radio shows. Soon after, never having worked in television before, he landed an on-air talent position at Univision.

Richard Borjas, Showrunner & CEO Bormont Enterprises

As a television executive, showrunner and now CEO of Bormont Enterprises, Richard has had an amazing career with equally rich stories to share. Most recently, he was the executive producer of Red Table Talk: The Estefans, featuring Gloria Estefan

Dr. Ilan Shapiro, Medical Director, Health Education and Wellness, AltaMed

During and before the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Shapiro has been a featured commentator on CNN, NBC, Univision, Telemundo and EstrellaTV and other international channels to share critical evidence based information for the community.

Margaret Lazo, Chief Human Resources Officer, Univision Communications Inc.

Margaret brings a wealth of knowledge across several industries and has built a passion for helping organizations navigate change. She is a huge advocate for diversity and has worked tirelessly to develop a sense of community and belonging for her workforce.