Nspire Careers by Leah Solorio: Recent Episodes
Leah Solorio
YOU’RE GOING TO LIKE THIS PODCAST IF:You want to hear career success stories that inspire, you need career insight,You want someone to tell you what strategies work for job search, or you just want to laugh. Nspire’s podcasts are REAL TALK with REAL people about careers. You are in the right place with Nspire Careers.Nsprire’s founder, Leah Solorio, is a respected, influential leader with 20+ years of experience in the careers industry with a diverse background in career consulting and recruiting. She’s a motivational speaker and trainer with extensive background and experience in business development and account management, for both government and private sector companies. Get NSPIRED!
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Steve Garland, a Branding and Marketing expert, 20+ years as a popular On-Air personality in San Francisco radio, KFRC, KYA, KRQR and KFOG while also launching his first Ad Agency and Jingle Company. CEO of SGM advertising and The Jingle Lab, LLC
A podcaster who hosts HOT Rock Podcast, interviewing rock stars. and is a lifelong musician who performs as lead singer and bassist with Viva Santana, the ultimate Santana tribute. Runs two radio stations from his Ad Agency recording studios, both are on the iHeart Radio App. That 80’s Channel and The Beat.
Yara Estrada Lowe is a Latina filmmaker, director, writer, and producer.
A talented Latina filmmaker broke barriers and fearlessly stepped into the director's chair, defying the status quo and showcasing her immense talent and vision.
She was born and raised in East San Jose, California. At a young age, she had the passion to work in front of and behind the camera.
In 2008, she decided to just do it! She moved to Los Angeles, started working consistently as an extra/featured extra, and joined SAG in 2010.
Holding multiple jobs on film sets behind the scenes as a script supervisor, first assistant director, and director of over 100 episodes of internet soap opera.
She studied her craft at Play House West and other acting studios and was mentored by Robert Carnegie and Jeff Goldblum.
In 2016, she wrote a screenplay for a feature-length rom com entitled Epic Love.
In 2021, she wrote a feature-length erotic thriller titled Demise. Demise is complete and streaming now in digital and on demand.
Ashlyn Carter is a conversion copywriter and marketing strategist specializing in the wedding & creative industries. She traded Fortune 500 clients in corporate marketing to bring in more than seven figures in her business writing for creatives, now helping women write words that sell, so they can work from a place of rest—not hustle.
Listen in as retired officers. Bill and Neal give advice to those who are seeking a career in law enforcement. They are exceptional men and professionals who are successful and thriving to this day. I am thankful for their outstanding combined 54+ years of service to the city I live in and love. San Jose Police Department, San Jose, CA
Music by Juelian Ortiz, CEO, Red Room Entertainment
Credits https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/tGyds8stv4/
Be Nspired by this professional soccer player Katarina Comesana. Listen in as she shares her experience as an American soccer player who plays professional soccer in Peru. Katarina cares about the soccer community and believes in all the great things that comes from playing sports.
Lauren Cerri, Attorney
Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard
Representing child sexual abuse victims in civil cases.
Named Trial Lawyer of the Year 2022 & 2016
Santa Clara County Trial Lawyers Association
Dolores Cantu,
Actress, Entrepreneur, and Hollywood Talent Manager,
At a young age, Dolores packed her bags and set out to follow her dreams of becoming an actress in Hollywood and 50+ years later she is still living the dream. A self-made woman and visionary. A trailblazer, one of the first Latina ambassador stewardess for Eastern Airlines. Known in Los Angeles as “Dolores the Florist” the first Latina owned grocery store florist. For the last 22 years a Hollywood Talent Manager, Candu Management is inspiring the next generation of actor and actresses.
Be inspired by her Can Do Attitude.
The Honorable Michael Montelongo, a career soldier, public official, and corporate executive, is president and chief executive officer of GRC Advisory Services, LLC and most recently was chief administrative officer and senior vice president for Sodexo, Inc. A governance and audit committee financial expert and NACD Board Leadership Fellow, Montelongo serves on corporate and nonprofit boards including Civeo Corporation (NYSE: CVEO), Conduent Inc (NASDAQ: CNDT), and Leadership Roundtable. He is a former Bush White House appointee who served as the 19th assistant secretary for financial management and chief financial officer of the US Air Force and the first Latino in that role. Before joining the Bush administration, Montelongo was an executive with a global management consulting firm, a regional telecommunications company, and completed a career in the U.S. Army, a Congressional Fellowship in the U.S. Senate, and service as an assistant professor teaching economics and political science at West Point. Besides corporate and military awards and the highest decorations for Exceptional Civilian Service in the Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), he is featured in NACD Directorship magazine’s Board Fellow Spotlight, Private Company Director magazine’s Directors to Watch, and several nationally-recognized Latino publications including being twice-listed in Hispanic Business magazine’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics.
Angels by his side
Ana Dutra, Co-Chair, LCDEF and Fmr CEO, Leadership and Talent Consulting.
Ana is a corporate director and executive with 30 years of global experience in profit and loss management, technology, business growth, and C-Level business advisory. She has held executive and board positions in fin-tech, renewable energy, banking, and healthcare companies. Knows ESG, mergers and acquisitions, technology, executive compensation, and corporate governance.
Ana holds a Bachelor of Economics from the Universidad Federal do Rio de Janeiro, a Juris Doctor from the Universidad do Estado, and a Master of Economics from Pontificia Universidad Catholica. Ms. Dutra also has a Master of Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where she teaches strategy and innovation, leadership development, and globalization.
Dr. Al Carlos Hernandez is a media pioneer and media consultant, he is a Global magazine Editor with hundreds of A list interviews, a University Professor, he has worked as a Screenwriter, Radio Executive, Record Producer, Business owner, and PR Consultant. Awards include a Grammy Nomination in 1996, Voted International Latin Program Director of the year 1980 By Record World Magazine. He most recently produced an EP for Rock and Roll Hall of Fames Mike Carabello of Santana. The EP features Carlos Santana and Charlie Musselwhite, the collaboration will continue with the inclusion of Neal Schon from Journey.
Dynamic, results driven business development professional with 25 years extensive experience in designing and implementing global sales and distribution strategies within the channel network marketing sector.
Specialties: Leadership - Business Development - Customer Solution Sales Distributor / Reseller Partnerships Networking - Go To Market Strategy Development - Presentations - Sales Tools - Community / Employee Program Development / Implementation - Client Recruitment Process Redevelopment - Sales Lifecycle Support - Customer / Partner Support Risk Analysis - Financial Management - Legal Issue Resolution
Frank Carbajal, Founder and President of Es Tiempo, LLC, "It's Time", Founder of the Silicon Valley Latino Leadership Summit, which brings the Top Thought Leaders throughout the Country to Silicon Valley shares his career journey to Nspire YOU!
A first Gen college graduate earning an MBA, an entrepreneurial journey, his leadership, to a published author is outstanding!
In his own words, "through our parent's hard work as farm workers and their DNA of resilience unlike their photos in the fields where they are not smiling, we are able to smile”.
His gratitude and genuine passion to uplift the Latinx community is heartwarming, he built an ecosystem within a big ecosystem on Linked In, to leverage his network to help others.
Because he states that “at the end of the day, and at the end of our journey in life, were nothing without helping one another”.
Esther Aguilera, President and CEO of the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA)
Recognized as 50 Most Powerful Latinas, 2021 ALPFA
Esther Aguilera brings together accomplished executives at the highest levels of corporate governance to advance diversity in the boardroom. She is recognized as a social entrepreneur and turnaround specialist leading scale-up, innovative change and managing high performance teams. She brings a 25-year record of success executing strategic business plans to drive organizational effectiveness, growth and impact. Previous positions included leading the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) for 11 years as its President & CEO, principal at the Dewey Square Group, senior advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy, executive and legislative director of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and a policy analyst at the National Council of La Raza. She was recently recognized as Al DÍA News Media 2021 Person of the Year and Hispanic Executive 2021 TOP TEN Lider. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Occidental College and completed the Harvard Corporate Governance Executive Program in 2005.
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This story proves that if you have confidence, and understand that a NO is just a NO, not right now, you can have a rewarding career that you love. With hard work, tenacity, focus, and planning, all things are possible. All of my work experiences were steps that led to my dream of launching my own company. Let my experience and knowledge help you discover, and launch, your dream.
Join Nspire Careers and partner with me to explore the possibilities.
Gain solid career advice from Commercial Relationship Manager Gonzalo Aranda Sandoval. He has a successful career in the finance industry, and he's also a start-up founder, inventor, and student pilot. He brings proven strategies to the table so you will want to listen to the very end. Learn one of the most important traits he learned at a young age and what successful people around him have that he has found to be a huge value-add in his professional career and personal life.
Be Nspired by Joe Velasco’s success story with words of advice to those considering a real estate career. He’s named by Wall Street as a top 1% Realtor in the USA. With more than 23 years’ experience in all aspects of real estate, top-producing agent Joe has closed over $1.2 Billion in real estate sales and ranked in the Top 250 real estate professionals in the country per REAL Trends for 7 years. Joe Velasco Group, Compass Group, JV Homes.
Officer Acosta, with 25 years of experience in law enforcement, continues to have the same positive energy, motivation, determination, and eagerness to serve the department & our community as he did when he started his career. The most rewarding part of his role in recruitment is seeing new hires spread their wings, grow, and mature to responsible police officers who exude enormous amounts of command, presence, confidence, integrity, and who are eager to serve the community, too. San Jose Police Department recruitment department will guide you through all the steps to join the department.