The American Dream – an ideology that drives many of us to take risks, aspire big, and work hard. Why is it so hard to actually achieve? That’s what Elias Torres (co-founder, advisor, Henry Crown Fellow) explores on the American Dream podcast. Join Elias every other Tuesday as he talks with entrepreneurs who know what it feels like to be the only “other” in the room. Hear them share their stories, learn from their mistakes, and leave with the information you need to pave your way to your own American dream.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 12 hours 3 minutes
episode 2: Edrizio De La Cruz on Why Hispanics Don’t Advance in Tech Entrepreneurship
Edrizio De La Cruz, Dominican immigrant, entrepreneur, and author of The Underdog Founder, joins Elias back on the American Dream podcast to discuss the real reasons why we don’t see more Hispanics in the entrepreneurial tech scene.
episode 3: Eneida Roman on the Founding and Future of AmplifyLatinX
- (1:18) All about Eneida
- (4:36) The origins of AmplifyLatinx
- (7:29) How Eneida became CEO of AmplifyLatinx
- (12:10) Why Eneida committed to work in the United States
- (14:18) The official kick off of AmplifyLatinx
- (17:49) Elias’ introduction to AmplifyLatinx
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episode 2: Edrizio De La Cruz on Why Hispanics Don’t Advance in Tech Entrepreneurship
Edrizio De La Cruz, Dominican immigrant, entrepreneur, and author of The Underdog Founder, joins Elias back on the American Dream podcast to discuss the real reasons why we don’t see more Hispanics in the entrepreneurial tech scene.
episode 1: The American Dream Podcast is Back!
Elias Torres is back for another season of the American Dream podcast. This season, you can expect more conversations with underrepresented leaders who have pushed themselves to get to the top, raw truths from those who are no stranger to being the "other" in the room, and advice for how to achieve your own version of the American Dream. We're working our way to a more equitable corporate America, and we hope you'll join us. First, a reintroduction to your host.
episode 44: Here are the Stepping Stones to Successful Career Progression (with Isabel Gomez Vidal, Chief Revenue Officer of Moody’s Analytics)
“Practice and preparation breeds perfection over time”
That's the motto Isabel Gomez Vidal, Chief Revenue Officer of Fortune 500 company Moody’s Analytics, used to motivate her own career growth, and it's the motto she continues to use to help others grow their own careers...
episode 43: Give Each Other Grace, and Work to Make the Process Unfold (Zamawa Arenas, Flowetik)
"Fair, balanced, and kind."
Those are the three adjectives people most commonly use to describe Zamawa Arenas, Founder & CEO of Flowetik. They're also the adjectives that help Zamawa communicate effectively in the board room.
In this episode of The American Dream, Zamawa explains why she chose to stay in the United States only if she could drive change...
episode 41: How A Passion for Technology is Bringing an Impact to Healthcare (With Sami Shalabi, Outcomes4Me)
“If you have an idea, you see the friction point in the world, and if you have the time and drive, you can change it.”
This motivation drives Sami Shalabi in his work at Outcomes4Me - an AI-driven patient empowerment platform that helps cancer patients take a proactive approach to their care, gaining access to personalized, evidence-based treatment options and information...
episode 40: What It's Really Like to Be a Colored Person in a White Man's Space (With Y Combinator's Edrizio De La Cruz)
“Just by the virtue of surrounding yourself with success, you become success. Just by the virtue of osmosis.”
That's the logic Edrizio De La Cruz has lived with since he forced himself into the Wall Street world some 17 years ago.
After trying out a few different jobs to support his family, Edrizio made a pivot into the foreign world of finance...
episode 39: How Do We Give Everyone a Chance to Find a Career in Tech? (With Microsoft's Beatris Gandica)
“Have resilience, keep doing it, keep trying, no te rindas, and don’t give up”
That's the motto Beatris Gandica, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, takes with her students at Nuevo Foundation - an organization founded to help get more underrepresented individuals introduced to tech earlier...
episode 38: How to Champion Diversity in Venture Capital Firms (With Ashley Aydin, VamosVentures)
“You need individuals on the other side who are open to telling their story to have little Ashley who didn't expect to be in the venture capital space to be like, “Wow, I want to be this Latina one day, to become a successful investor and who does a lot for the community.”
Ashley Aydin didn’t know the world of venture capital existed until she attended Brown University as a first-generation college student...