Valerie made improbable leaps into the most competitive, elite universities and top tech employers. In this episode, we had discussions about coming from a humble background, and clawing your way to break into power, and using it to make space for others. Valerie also demystified and explained the role of a Product Manager, we talked about why Product Management can be a powerful and natural function for Latinxs.

Additional Reading Mentioned in the Interview: ⁠medium.com/latinxinpower⁠

Our website is ⁠LatinxInPower.com⁠. Send me a message on Instagram⁠ @Latinx_in_Power⁠ or Twitter⁠ @LatinxInPower.⁠ Check out our new episodes every first Tuesday of the month.

We had an inspiring conversation about how machine learning and cloud-based solutions can be a huge help in the fight against cancer. Alma is a Latinx in Power. She’s a successful Product Owner at Roche who came from Mexico as a Computer Engineer and transitioned her career to Product. We talked about the importance of negotiation skills and how communication is so important for better negotiation. Alma mentioned how negotiation is also about hearing people, and a lot of times we don't talk about hearing and listening to people anymore.

Additional Reading Mentioned in the Interview: http://bit.ly/3hBRbtJ  

Our website is LatinxInPower.com. Send me a message on Instagram @Latinx_in_Power or Twitter @LatinxInPower. Check out our new episodes every first Tuesday of the month.

Inspiring conversation about service design, value creation, design pillars and the importance of holistic thinking with Jane Vita, Design Director at Digitalist Group & Network. We had discussions about learning the design tools and also improving your communication and crafting your narrative skills. A designer should be able to use the design tools but also learn how to extract information from stakeholders, knowing how to extract value creation and experience for the users.

Additional Reading Mentioned in the Interview: ⁠medium.com/latinxinpower⁠

Our website is ⁠LatinxInPower.com⁠. Send me a message on Instagram⁠ @Latinx_in_Power⁠ or Twitter⁠ @LatinxInPower.⁠ Check out our new episodes every first Tuesday of the month.

Amazing conversation with Olivia Lobo Goulart, a Media Content Editor, working onsite at a Fortune 100 Company. We asked her questions about her career and transition to different areas of work like International Relations and Affairs, Design and Visual Communications, and Localization. Olivia shared interesting insights about following your purpose, how our experiences are unique and help to shape our strengths.

Additional Reading Mentioned in the Interview: ⁠medium.com/latinxinpower⁠

Our website is ⁠LatinxInPower.com⁠. Send me a message on Instagram⁠ @Latinx_in_Power⁠ or Twitter⁠ @LatinxInPower.⁠ Check out our new episodes every first Tuesday of the month.

Conversation with Gretchen Rodriguez, a Senior Product Manager at Santander Digital in Palo Alto. We asked her questions about her journey and role as Product Manager. We talked about establishing herself in a new country, changing careers, using frameworks like Agile that can improve your life and work, and embracing the 80/20 rule. Gretchen also shared amazing tips for folks who are transitioning to Product Management. 

Gretchen was nominated as one of the Latinx Product Leaders by Product School recently. Congrats, Gretchen! ✨

Additional Reading Mentioned in the Interview: ⁠medium.com/latinxinpower⁠

Our website is ⁠LatinxInPower.com⁠. Send me a message on Instagram⁠ @Latinx_in_Power⁠ or Twitter⁠ @LatinxInPower.⁠ Check out our new episodes every first Tuesday of the month.

Our goal is to demystify tech and the way we do that is by interviewing Latinx leaders all over the world to get their perspective, encouragement and insights.