Latinos Who Tech

In this episode, we spoke about how he got started in the field and ways to level up via certifications and mentorship. Hear about LatinX in AI and what they want to accomplish. Learn how he keeps up to date with technology and his advice for all those professionals who want to break into data analytics, consulting, or Salesforce.

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I spoke over Zoom with my friend Karin Ulloa, a project analyst for Human Resources at Amazon, to get her take on the current situation. We talked about what it’s like to work at Amazon during Covid-19, how to build relationships with recruiters using LinkedIn, how to get referrals from Amazon employees, and how to navigate a layoff if you find yourself facing one.

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Javier is a customer success manager who ensures his customers achieve the best experience possible in order to get their multi-feedback on a product. He leverages the people he works with to provide a suitable solution within the needed timeframe. Customer success is focused on the relationship between the manager and customer to align client and vendor goals for mutually beneficial outcomes.

We spoke about how Javier got into the tech world, what he does now, and insights into what is customer success. We talk about the importance of a good relationship with his customers and the challenges he has getting his job done every day. Learn how he scales solutions and what has made him feel very proud during his whole journey. Hear about ideal skills for those who want to start a career in customer success.

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About Pamela Martinez

Pamela Martinez, is a Mexican-American with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Snowball Wealth. She is a first-generation college graduate. Pamela started her professional career right out of college as a Program Manager at Microsoft and was involved in the launch of Xbox One. In search of building things and other missions, Pamela left the corporate world and began her start-up journey. First, she worked at Clever, then Seesaw Learning, and finally at Snowball Wealth, a start-up company she founded with two co-workers. Snowball Wealth offers tools and different options to help people not overpay on their student debt so they can have financial freedom and stability.

About The Episode

Pam combines her expertise at large companies like Microsoft with first-hand knowledge of the challenges first-generation students face. This includes getting your first full-time job, repaying student  loans and building wealth. Learn about her day to day at Snowball, financial literacy and the challenges that millennials face when tackling student debt. 

We spoke about how she got to San Francisco, her time as a Program Manager at Microsoft, and her transition from the corporate world to start-ups. We also talked about Snowball Wealth, her experience being a CTO, problems she wants to solve, and about what happens when one is no longer a user. Finally, we covered advice for those who want to jump from the corporate world to a start-up, how to handle impostor syndrome, and what she does to keep up to date with tech.

This episode was recorded before the Covid-19 outbreak, so we didn’t touch on it on the conversation. However, here are some resources curated by the Snowball Wealth team. We hope they help you navigate your finances during these difficult times: https://www.covidcheatsheet.com/

Connect with Pamela via linkedin:

* Pamela Martinez

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Mentioned resources:

* Stanford University* Clever Inc.* Snowball Wealth* Glassdoor* Salary.com* Seesaw Learning* YCore

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Who is Hugo Castellanos?

Who is Hugo Castellanos? Learn more about him on Linkedin

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About Marcos Ciarrocchi

In this episode, I spoke with Marcos Ciarrocchi, a Venezuelan electronics engineer turned product manager. Marcos is a partner at Graphite, a boutique digital marketing firm that builds scalable growth engines for consumer technology companies. Customers include Ticketmaster, Thumbtack, MasterClass, and Honey. Additionally, Marcos is the co-founder of the Code for Venezuela, a non-profit side project dedicated to gathering talented technologists to address Venezuela’s needs. 

About “Breaking into Product Management“

We spoke about product management, what is product growth,

strategies to build the audience of digital products. Learn how to get started

in a career as a product manager and the basic approach for informational

interviews. Marcos talks about the qualities someone should have to be great at

growth, as well as Code for Venezuela and one of the data-driven projects they

are working on.

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via Linkedin:

* Marcos Ciarrocchi

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Mentioned Resources:

* Universidad Simon

Bolivar* Politecnico Di

Torino* Code

for Venezuela – To learn more about their initiatives* Opencollective  – For whoever wants to support Code for

Venezuela* Podcast

episode on SEO with Graphite Founder, Ethan Smith* Diseño

Chachacha – The podcast about Latinos in design careers* MasterClass* Ticketmaster* Thumbtack* Honey* Sachi* “Chaos

Monkeys” – author of book: Antonio García Martinez and quote, “If we have data, let’s look at the data. If

all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.” By Jim Barksdale, the former

CEO of Netscape – book and quote summarizing growth* Angostura– One of Code for Venezuela’s projects

Who is Hugo Castellanos?

Learn more about him on Linkedin

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In this episode I spoke with Lauren Valdez. A native Californian, entrepreneur and public health expert. She is cofounder of Forte Labs an organization that helps people become more productive than they ever thought possible.

Lauren is a digital nomad. Along with her partner, Tiago Forte, they’ve managed to build a business that is run fully remote and they run it from the comfort of their home in Mexico City.

We spoke about her decision to relocate from the San Francisco Bay Area to Mexico City, what is it like to run a business with her partner and the idea of “building a second brain” for all those ideas, conversations, articles and knowledge that inspires you and you want to use in the future.

You can check out Forte Labs on their website https://fortelabs.co/ and subscribe to Lauren’s newsletter here: https://laurenvaldez.substack.com/

I’ve been using the P.A.R.A. System to organize my projects and reference materials since mid 2019 and it’s been a life changer. I no longer worry about missing articles, podcast notes, meeting notes or even memes that I want to share with others using Evernote. I strongly suggest you consider it for your digital notes. You can read more about it here https://fortelabs.co/blog/para

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Cyber Security is a field that is often misunderstood. It seems that there is a massive data breach every other day and that our personal information is common knowledge to hackers. In 2018 alone, there were over 1200 massive data breaches affecting 174 million records.

However, we seldom hear from the thousands of data breaches and cyber-attacks that are avoided every day. Organizations count on cyber security professionals like Diego Alvarez Molina to help them create a strategy to minimize their risk and be prepared for when cyber-attacks come.

Diego Alvarez Molina currently works as a Cyber Risk Manager

in the Risk and Financial Advisory practice of Deloitte & Touche in

Chicago, Illinois. He is also the Hispanic Network President for Deloitte

Chicago.

In his episode we spoke about Diego and how he broke into

consulting, what a cyber risk manager does and potential career paths for young

professionals that want to be part of the growing field of cyber security. We

also talked about different cyber-attacks, how to be prepared for them and

cyber awareness campaigns, ethical hacking and governments at federal and state

level using privacy rules.

Connect with Diego

via:

* Linkedin: Diego Alvarez

Molina* Identity Force

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Mentioned Resources:

* Deloitte* Creighton

University’s Heider College of Business* Nike* Tik Tok* Alexa* CCPA for

California* CISSP (Certified Information

Systems Security Professional)* CISM (Certified Information

Security Manager)* CEH

(Certified Ethical Hacker)

Who is Hugo

Castellanos? Learn more about him on Linkedin

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In this episode, I spoke with Brianne C. Martin, Senior

Manager for Membership Relations at Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

(SHPE). Brianne is one of the most authentic persons I know. She has a passion

for career development and growth that is impossible to ignore. Brianne is a

mechanical engineer, musician, and speaker. She has extensive experience in

advanced manufacturing techniques and project management.

We spoke about why she chose mechanical engineering, what it

means to be an “ally” for others, how men become allies and advocates for women

that work in STEM, and how people can find their own values. Finally, we

discussed at length ideas of mansplaining, microaggressions, and how

micro-affirmations can help build a stronger team.

Connect with Brianne

via Linkedin:

* Brianne C. Martin

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Mentioned Resources:

* Support

us on Patreon* The

Values Game: Find out your top 10 values* Brianne’s

interview on Buzzfeed* Brianne’s

blog* The

People Engineer podcast* How

to know if you are mansplaining* SHPE

Who is Hugo

Castellanos? Learn more about him on Linkedin

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Code for Venezuela Fireside Chat

In this episode I spoke with Joaquin Delgado, PhD a Venezuelan-American Engineer and Head of Music Search-Applied Sciences at Amazon music. Joaquin is a veteran from Silicon Valley Startups and tech giants such as Oracle, Intel, Yahoo and was a cofounder for Lending Club. We spoke about his experience and the advice he has for people looking to build a career in Silicon Valley and the field of business analytics.

I had the opportunity to record this episode in front of a live audience as part of the 2020 Data Analytics Hackathon organized by Code for Venezuela and students from the Hult International Business School.

During this particular event more than 100 students and volunteers got to work together to build data analytics solutions to benefit Medicos por la salud, a Venezuelan non-for-profit at the front lines of the current health crisis in Venezuela.

Follow Joaquin Delgado on Twitter: @Joaquind

Would you like to study in Japan? Here is a helpful guide to Japanese Government Scholarships: https://www.studyinjapan.go.jp/en/planning/about-scholarship/

Amazon Music reaches 55 million users: https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/22/21077187/amazon-music-service-55-million-customers-spotify-apple-music-prime-members

Learn more about Code for Venezuela, a community of technologists and innovators: https://www.codeforvenezuela.org/

Who is Hugo Castellanos?

Learn more about him on Linkedin

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Happy 2020! We kick-off our first episode of the year touching on what we accomplished on 2019 and the systems that helped us do it. We also talk about one of my favorite habit-tracking apps, everyday.app

This episode is brought to you by Code for Venezuela: a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing together technologists and innovators who care about Venezuela leveraging their talent and network to solve the most pressing needs of the country.

Learn more about them via: https://www.codeforvenezuela.org/about-us-1

If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can sign up for their February Hackaton @ the Hult International Business School here: https://www.codeforvenezuela.org/sf-hackathon-2020

If you can’t attend, you can still support by donating here: https://opencollective.com/code-for-venezuela

Resources Mentioned:

http://everyday.app/ https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/ Getting Things Done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCswMsONkwY

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