“We Have The Tools For Hope”: Atenea Gimenez, a Venezuelan college student and volunteer teacher, demonstrates how to light up the darkest of moments

“We Have The Tools For Hope”: Atenea Gimenez, a Venezuelan college student and volunteer teacher, demonstrates how to light up the darkest of moments

Meet Atenea, once voted as the future CEO of Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA) by her peers in the academy (I was there to witness this). She has a passion for leadership and promoting educational resources to college students. Atenea emits rays of hope and she only wants to spread her waves even further. In [...]

To find yourself, know yourself: Gustavo Heredia, founder of Edulimitless, talks about how to transform education and promote holistic learning in Latin America

To find yourself, know yourself: Gustavo Heredia, founder of Edulimitless, talks about how to transform education and promote holistic learning in Latin America

Hi, everyone!I am so excited to introduce my next guest on the Podcast today: Luis Gustavo Heredia Vasquez. We met over a leadership bootcamp hosted by the Latin American Leadership Academy (LALA) where I interned this summer (interested in hearing more about that? Check it out!). Right from the start, Gustavo had a strong sense [...]

Valorarte empieza ahora: Anabella Espinosa, fundadora de Valorarte, nos cuenta su historia y cómo podemos empoderar a las niñas y mujeres

Valorarte empieza ahora: Anabella Espinosa, fundadora de Valorarte, nos cuenta su historia y cómo podemos empoderar a las niñas y mujeres

Hola a todos! Hoy, me siento con Anabella Espinola, la cual conocí a través de la organización LALA (Latin American Leadership Academy en inglés) o también conocido como la Academia Latinoamericana de Liderazgo. To read this in English, scroll below the Spanish transcription. Listen to the Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Anchor or more. Escúchelo en [...]

Bring Humanity to a Statistic: Marianna Bonilla, Co-Founder, Leader of Voices of Migrants, intersects art and charity to uplift immigrant and refugee stories

Bring Humanity to a Statistic: Marianna Bonilla, Co-Founder, Leader of Voices of Migrants, intersects art and charity to uplift immigrant and refugee stories

Hey, everyone! I hope you all have been doing well and getting stoked for the start of September. Going back to college excites me! I miss the campus, the people and definitely some of my favorite clubs. After spending some time up in Maine and Miami, I've arrived back home with the anticipation of packing [...]

Stronger Women, Stronger World: From Senior Partner at Deloitte to Launching Inner Rock, Joni Swedlund shares her biggest workplace advice for women and minorities

Stronger Women, Stronger World: From Senior Partner at Deloitte to Launching Inner Rock, Joni Swedlund shares her biggest workplace advice for women and minorities

It is my pleasure to introduce to you to Joni Swedlund, a single mother of two teenagers who’s life journey has led her from a top-tier consultant to launching her own company, the Inner Rock Group. Listen to my podcast with her here on Anchor, OR it’s now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Make [...]

Loving the Neighbor Overseas: Carolina Zubler, Co-Founder of Voices of Migrants, Makes Virtual Service a Possibility

Loving the Neighbor Overseas: Carolina Zubler, Co-Founder of Voices of Migrants, Makes Virtual Service a Possibility

Welcome back, friends! I am honored to have Carolina Zubler, co-founder of Voices of Migrants and former co-leader of Vamos Tutoring, today with me on the Podcast for a special talk about her journey to where she's at today. Thank you to all the listeners who tuned into my first podcast episode with Lorena Giménez. [...]

Fabulous and Furious Five: Tips that Make All the Difference at Your Event

Fabulous and Furious Five: Tips that Make All the Difference at Your Event

Happy June! Amherst's semester came to a joyful close around late May. As a lucky humanities person, I had only papers to complete, which for me, works a lot better than tests. Fun fact: I've actually never taken a test while at college (unless it was a written one--but no multiple choice nor math)! My [...]