You can learn more about what I do or check out my official media bio and press if you want, but I personally prefer fun facts so here are a few about me:

  • I started my first company straight out of college and lived out of a suit case in the back room of my very first office (on a blow-up air mattress that would deflate halfway through each night!). #TheStruggleWasReal

  • I speak on various topics (Wealth-Building, Latina Leadership, Branding, etc.) for universities and organizations and I once had a chance to share the stage with Kevin Harrington of ABC’s Shark Tank! (Inside Secret: He's a lot shorter than he looks on TV!)

  • I've got a thing for personal development and am certified in Neurolinguistic Programming and Hypnotherapy. I've also walked on glass, eaten fire, and punched through a board in the name of pushing myself to see what I'm capable of.

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  • I know my way around a power saw and have been known to get my hands dirt when needed… just don’t ask me to put together Ikea furniture.

  • I've been featured a few places like KTLA Channel 5 News, NPR, Realtor.com, She's Trending and Real Estate Game Changers Radio to name a few, but my favorite so far was a show I did on Latino Radio called Mujeres Y Yo. That's because it was my first time ever going live en Español!

  • I am a former Huffington Post contributor, invited by Arianna Huffington herself all because I took a risk and shot her an email pitch.

  • I wrote The Chingona Manifesto because I believe that my feminism, my culture, my net worth and my growth are all intertwined and I wanted to speak to the souls of women like me. It has been shared over 1000+ times!

  • I went through a bad business break-up back in 2015 which resulted in selling my part of a company I had helped grow to 6 digit revenue in under 6 months. Not a bad way to end things and ring in birthday 25.