LATINA Style Business Series Raleigh, NC
When
Friday July 17, 2015 from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM EDT
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Where
RALEIGH MARRIOTT CITY CENTER
500 FAYETTEVILLE ST
State Ballroom
Raleigh, NC 27601
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Agenda

Friday, July 17, 2015

Raleigh Marriott City Center Hotel

 

Registration (7:30 am- 9:00 am)

Networking Breakfast (7:30 am - 8:30 am)

Opening Ceremony(8:30 am - 9:00 am)

Emcee: Leyla Santiago, Anchor, WRAL

Introduction: Robert E. Bard, President & CEO, LATINA Style, Inc.

Title Sponsor Remarks: Loreley Burgos, Senior Consultant, Nationwide Direct

Advocate of the Year: Dr.  Gloria Patricia Herrera, MD PA, Owner, G Patricia Herrera PA: Herrera G Patricia MD

 

Workshops

 

Entrepreneurs Spotlight: Lessons Learned

(9:00 am - 10:00 am)

Focus: Successful Latina entrepreneurs at different stages of business maturity discuss lessons learned, insight gained through their experiences, challenges encountered, and ways to overcome these. These women will share ways to be ready for growth and new opportunities.

 

Moderator: Mary Cantando, Founder, Growth Expert, Women's Advantage

Speaker: Claudia Casco, Owner, Teacher,   Maracas Montessori

Speaker: Dr. G. Patricia Herrera, Owner, G Patricia Herrera PA: Herrera G Patricia MD

 

Accessing Capital: Building Strong Businesses

(10:00 am - 11:00 am)

 

Focus: This panel combines a unique blend of professionals with extensive experience in the areas of business bank lending; private, venture & angel investments; and government lending for small business. Panelists will present available sources and ways to build capacity to position a small business to secure capital for expansion.

 

Moderator: Astrid Chirinos, Chief Development Executive, Latin American Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)

Speaker: Patrick Rodriguez, Senior Area Manager, NC U.S. Small Business Administration

Speaker: Larry Ross, Mentor, SCORE Chapel Hill

Speaker: Nivia P Hayes, MBA, Stakeholder Liaison, IRS/SBSE/CSO

 

Enhancing Women Empowerment through Technology & Social Media

(11:00 am - 12:00 pm)

 

Focus: As a business owner you are faced with many challenges, one of them being keeping up- to-date with the latest technology. In the ever-expanding world of social media via texts, tweets, and online blog communities, the corporate world is rapidly integrating social networking into a new business model that is only increasing in popularity. Hear valuable information to gain an advantage, remain competitive, tools for getting the most out of your data, and thrive through the use of social media and technology in today's business climate.

 

Moderator: Leonor Clavijo, Executive Director, North Carolina Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Speaker: Bianca Montes Jones, CEO and President of Justotech

Speaker: Tobi Bower, President, Instinctive Branding

Speaker: Patricia Martinez, President, Leadership in the Clouds?

 

12:00 pm - 12:15 pm

 Energetic, short brain break!

 

12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Latina Style Entrepreneur Awards Luncheon

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Mistress of Ceremonies

Ginna Cardenas,Univision Anchor

 

Title Sponsor Remarks

Loreley Burgos,Senior Consultant, Nationwide Direct

 

LATINA Style Remarks

Robert E. Bard

President & CEO of LATINA Style, Inc.

 

Keynote Speaker

Marisa Rivera, President, MPowerment Works, LLC

 

LATINA Style Entrepreneur of the Year

Claudia Casco, Owner, Teacher, Maracas Montessori Pre-School

 

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm    Closing 

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LATINA  Style 
, Inc. Announces Keynote Speaker at the Business Series in R
aleigh, NC on July 17 , 2015.

 
LATINA  S tyle, Inc., the premier company addressing the needs of professional Latinas in the United States, presents the 17th Annual LATINA  Style Business Series Tour in Raleigh, NC, on Friday, July 17, 2015, from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, at the Raleigh Marriott City Center hotel (500 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601).


 LATINA Style is delighted to announce Marisa Rivera as the Keynote Speaker

  

Ms. Rivera is the president of Mpowerment Works; a consulting firm designed to impact global change by empowering people, especially focusing on empowering the majority - women. 

Mpowerment Works, LLC, provides unique domestic and international seminars, keynote presentations, and innovative programs; all designed to empower people to become agents of social change. Ms. Rivera is a social entrepreneur.

 Currently she is producing  Latina Voices: Leadership Journeys, educational video showcasing Latina leaders sharing their secrets to success.

 Ms. Rivera is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. She has a bachelor's degree in communications from American University and a master's degree in education administration from Western Illinois University. She is an alumna of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government School of Government Executive Program, the Center for Creative Leadership Institute, the Gallup Leadership Institute, the HACR Harvard Business Executive Program on Corporate Governance, and the Mexican American Solidarity Foundation.

Marking its 120 th stop, the one-day program for Latina entrepreneurs in the nation includes a power-packed agenda where participants have the opportunity to network, learn about business ownership, meet dynamic speakers from throughout the nation, receive the most cutting-edge information and essentials tools from successful Latina leaders, and an interactive expo.

Agenda
Networking Breakfast from 7:30 am to 8:30 am.
Program Begins promptly at 8:30 am. 
Workshops: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
"State Ballroom"

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Chairing the Business Series in Raleigh is Iris Ramirez Reese, CEO of Fusion Multicultural Marketing & Communication, NC's premier full service Hispanic marketing and communications agency (HMA), and Elke Weil, claim specialist I- Diverse Market Team (Bilingual) of Nationwide. "Their leadership, dedication and support will ensure we have a successful conference in Raleigh," says Robert E. Bard.

 

To learn more about this program please visit www.bs.latinastyle.com. For more details email Tania Davila at Tania@latinastyle.com/ Reyna Sanchez at Reyna.d@latinastyle.com, or call 214-357-2184.