Peter O. Estévez Show

Stepheny is a powerhouse Latina who is speaking at our LatinTalks event in Houston this week. She is an entrepreneur, a wife, a mother, an advocate for women, and so much more. I have loved meeting her and hearing her story because how it started is so relatable to so many members of the Latin community in the U.S. From becoming a mother as a teenager, to opening her first business at age 18, to realizing she needed to evolve her mindset in order to increase her success, she has walked the pa...

I met Ruben when he reached out to me after hearing about the series we are doing, Latin Talks. He convinced me that it was essential we bring the event to El Paso, where he is based, and I’m excited for you to hear his perspective as a business owner and leader in his community.Ruben Alvarez is the founder and co-owner of The Marketing Hunters, a Marketing / Advertising Agency based out of Surprise, Arizona and El Paso, Texas. He started this company because he saw a giant need to help busin...

I am excited for you to hear from today’s guest because she has such an interesting resume and is making a big impact in her local community. She will be featured in our upcoming Latin Talks event and I hope you come hear her speak in person.April Monterrosa is a San Antonio, Texas native, an entrepreneur, a published author, and the CEO/Editor in Chief of Live From The Southside, the first Latina-owned publication in South side San Antonio.She is listed as an influential Latina in San Antoni...

Today’s guest on the show has a different kind of wisdom to share with us than most guests. He spent over a decade working in a church and now is a keynote speaker and consultant who specializes in helping people understand their own stories and what the truth about them really is.Rocky Garza challenges the stories you tell yourself so that you can experience the freedom of living vulnerably. There are stories that you tell yourself, whether they were first told to you by someone else or it’s...

I met Ingrid in preparation for our Latin Talks series and I was so impressed with her resume and background within television and reporting. She is making a big impact with her skills and position and I knew her story would be powerful to hear.Ingrid Barrera is an Anchor and Reporter for Noticiero Telemundo Houston which airs on KTMD, the local station serving the Spanish-speaking community in the Houston, Texas area. Barrera joined Telemundo Houston in November 2017.Before joining Telemundo...

I met José in preparation for Latin Talks and I could see that he embodied the aspirational success that so many Latinos seek when they immigrate to the States. His story is a powerful example of holding steady through the ups and downs of entrepreneurship in a new country.José Ochoa is an award-winning Mexican-American entrepreneur, engineer and business innovation evangelist who started multi-million-dollar companies in the US and Mexico, among them Global Containers & Custom Packaging ...

One of the powerful results of elevating Latin voices in the U.S. is discovering the artists and storytellers who are crossing traditional boundaries and making new kinds of art for the next generation to learn from.Duncan Tonatiuh is an award-winning author-illustrator. He is both Mexican and American. He grew up in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and graduated from Parsons School of Design and Eugene Lang College in New York City. His artwork is inspired by Pre-Columbian art, particularly tha...

I am bringing you another incredible story of Latino success in the States because of education. If you’ve been listening to recent episodes, you know that I am passionate about sharing the value of investing in an education as a path to success. My guest today has a powerful story of what happened when he did this.Dr. Armando X. Orduña is the Executive Director of Leadership Programs and Partnerships for Greater Houston for Latinos for Education. Armando’s background is anchored in the inter...

I love stories of Latin creatives who are telling the stories of our community and getting heard and seen. My friend Patricia is an amazing example of this. I met her at SXSW where one of her most recent films was shown, and I knew I needed her to come on the show.Everything Patricia Chica directs wins multiple awards, gets selected at numerous film festivals and generates rave reviews. This daring, vivid and non-conforming Canadian-Latina director, writer, producer, editor and acting coach h...

As our team has been looking for excellent Latinos to speak at Latin Talks, we found Andy Canales and I was so impressed with him. I wanted to have him on the podcast so that you can hear his story of what it looks like to create success for Latinos in the U.S.​​Andy Canales was the Greater Houston Founding Executive Director at Latinos for Education, an education non-profit organization focused on developing and placing Latino talent in the education sector. Andy worked with a wide range of ...