Karen was a VP of Engineering at Adobe (The Photoshop company) and my amazing place of employment. She began the Adobe and Woman at Adobe network. She's since then been on a journey to teach others how to become better inclusive humans and better inclusive allies - one tip at time. She's an author, a speaker and a coach. Learn how to become less bias when hiring, more inclusive in meeting, more confident in you.

Isidro grew up in Silicon Valley (San Jose) before there was a Silicon Valley. He was an immigrant and came from Central Mexico alongside his family for a better life. His better life came in the form of a Taco Truck. He and his family endured racism - anyone with a badge was a threat. Listen to this episode to gain insights on what it was like to have a Taco Truck, working before school as a child, what is was like to be an unwanted "newbie" to the community, how with life he has looked back to connect the dots that have beautifully illustrated that those dots were needed to make him the proud son of TAQUERO.

Raul Ceja is a first generation professional in the Silicon Valley! His parents have humble jobs, his mother sells flowers out of her van and dad works the land but he did just fine, his brother as well and his sister ended up at Princeton. How.? You gotta listen.   Enjoy this talk with my friend Raul.

Jason Levine has keynoted over and over - he is a sight to see on a stage. He mesmerizes audiences of close to 20 thousand all over the world and coaches executives on how to give impactful talks. So, when I found out I was going to get coaching from him, I was star struck and I wanted to learn everything. I had ZERO stage and speaking experience, so Jason had a lot of work to do and so did I. My story was personal. How do you tell a story ... well, find out by listening. You'd be surprised by some of the techniques we used to tell my story in an authentic way and one that made sense to me. Storytelling can be so healing. With the right coach...life-changing!

This BUTTERFLY moment could not have been possible without the "from the heart" coaching of Jason.

Thank you coach...thank you friend.

Rocio Perez is CEO of Inventiva Consulting, Inclusion and Diversity Thought Leader, Coach and so much more. At 12 she left her abusive home, she moved over a dozen times, she had a child at a young age but with hard work and perseverance …. UNSTOPPABLE!

- Born in Mexico 

- Smuggled into the U.S. as a baby (just like me)

- Lived in a rough environment ....got out of it

- Picked oranges at 4

- Had good guidance from school counselors

- Using his voice for good wanting to grow the Latino percentage in the tech

A heartfelt conversation with Mark Aceves. He's been at top companies in the Silicon Valley and started without any experience, he just did it.  Didn't know design - he taught himself. Didn't know web - he taught himself. He's currently at HP and doing his magic there. Friends, do not let the roadblocks in life stop you. Mark is proof that sometimes those roadblocks becomes stepping stones in life.

Surreal conversation with Ken Fong my first Silicon Valley tech believer. I knew ZERO about tech, but tech is like that, it’s always changing so sometimes energy and desire make a difference too and knowing tech is just a technicality. Find out why he gave me a chance - so many valuable insights. Also, a very nice reminder to never forget where we come from, to just be yourself, be curious and get to know each other one level deeper.

Gonzalo was born in Venezuela and came to the U.S. as a 22 year old.  His father wrote jingles for popular brands and was an Opera singer - he too sings Opera! He is advocate for better and is the host of his podcast @anchor.fm/InnoLatino. He and I could not come from more different backgrounds, but through our conversation we connected through our ups and downs of life.  Enjoy my conversation with my friend, Gonzalo. 

Martin has seen violence, he's seen death, he's paying for his own schooling and although he's still going to college....he is in tech at one of the largest companies in the world. Enjoy this "from the heart" conversation from an amazing human who at a very early age is realizing his voice and his story sometime is all we have and its enough.