Melissa Vela

I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Latina badass and financial expert, Vice President and Houston Community Manager at JP Morgan Chase, Melissa Vela.  "…There are some excellent people at that bank and they've made me grow so much. He was one of them…He was the first one to say, 'You're good enough. You're worth it. You don't have to be anything but your authentic self'...And from then on I stopped being so polished, and I just started being 'Mel,' Melissa. I just started being me..." We talked about finances in our community and the pressure on women in our culture to be silent vs. speaking up and advocating for ourselves. Prepare to be inspired!  Listen to this latest episode of the Latina Leadership series right now on your podcast listening platform of choice. Just click the link in my bio to find it!