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LATINA Style
Business Series
A Miami Affair
LATINA Style
Magazine held its
last business series
workshop of the
year, November 30,
2007 at the Doral
Golf Resort and Spa
in Miami, FL. The
event featured a
number of guest
speakers which
included Sonia Maria
Green, director of
the Florida
Initiative at
General Motors
Corporation; Liliam
Lopez, president &
CEO of the South
Florida Chamber of
Commerce and Rebecca
Sosa, commissioner
of the Miami-Dade
County, district 6,
to name a few.
The evening prior to
the event, a dinner
for sponsors,
partners and
speakers at the very
intimate Las Vegas
Cuban Cuisine
restaurant owned by
Irina Vilariño in
the exclusive Coral
Gables, brought
together laughter,
energy and ideas for
future plans. It is
not a surprise that
the spirit of the
organizers
translated
beautifully to the
attendees. The
elegantly private
setting lent itself
perfectly for
business chat with a
dash of class.
The following
morning, guests and
sponsors were
treated to a warm
buffet breakfast.
Panelists covered a
variety of topics
ranging from
business plan
preparation, to
technology
innovations for the
women entrepreneur
of the new
millennium. The
quality of the
panelists and
moderators was
unsurprisingly, of
national caliber
which is another of
the trademarks of
the LATINA Style
Business Series.
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(Left to
right):
Elaine
Vazquez,
president
– El
Heraldo;
Annette
Taddeo,
president,
Language
Speak;
Maria
Romero,
president,
Accentmarketing;
Angelina
Perez,
president,
Bertone
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The first panel,
“Innovative
Resources for Access
to Capital,” was
moderated by
Clara-Diaz-Leal,
South Florida Small
Business director at
Wachovia Bank.
Panelists included
Barbara Boxer,
president of Women
Angels; Brittany
Sickler, Business
Development
specialist at ACCION
USA in Miami, and
Ilene Rubio,
assistant district
director at the
Small Business
Administration.The
second panel,
“Protecting You and
Your Investments”
included Kristy
Lopez, agent at
State Farm and
Odalis Lopez,
president of
Sterling Benefits
among others.
The final panel of
the day was “Latina
Entrepreneurs:
Lessons Learned,”
moderated by
Patricia San Pedro,
president of San
Pedro Productions.
Panelists included
Maria De Lourdes
Sobrino, owner and
CEO of Lulu’s
Dessert; Berta
Bravo, president of
The Guayabera Lady
and Victoria
Villalba, president
of Victoria &
Associates. Each
provided strong
examples of the
indomitable spirit
of a determined
business woman.
These women are
intelligent,
attractive,
admirable, and
extremely successful
Latinas. Their words
and general demeanor
was inspiring and,
rather appropriately
indicative of the
participants as a
whole.
Last but not least,
attendees gathered
at the exhibit area
for a networking
reception. Great
prizes were
distributed to
winners.
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State
Farm
Insurance
Representatives,
(left
to
right):Shawn
Gaines,
Agency
recruiter;
Jenny
Manresa,
Agency
recruiting
assistant;
Cristina
Gonzalez,
Zone
Marketing
analyst;
Jose
Soto,
Public
Affairs
specialist |
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Sylvia
M.
Arbesu,
Downstream
Fuels
Marketing,
AROSC
Operations
Logistics
manager,
Exxon-Mobil |
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Event
co-chair,
Sonia
Maria
Green,
director
–
Florida
Initiatives,
General
Motors
Corporation |
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Clara
Diaz
Leal,
VP
South
Florida
Small
Business
director,
Wachovia
Bank |
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Liliam
Lopez,
event
co-chair,
president
&
CEO,
South
Florida
Hispanic
Chamber
of
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Thanks to all our
Miami sponsors,
partners and
participants for a
successful and fun
event!
Miami Sponsors
National Sponsors:
American Airlines,
AARP Health Care
Options, AT&T,
Exxon-Mobil, IBM
Corporation, New
York Life, Office
Depot, State Farm
Insurance, Sam’s
Club, United
Healthcare, and
Wal-Mart.
Local Sponsors:
General Motors
Corporation and
Wachovia
Local Partners:
Accion Miami, ALPFA,
El Heraldo,
Empresarios en
Accion, Hispanic
National Bar
Association, Latin
Business Club of
America, South
Florida Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce
& Women’s Business
Development Center –
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