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Latinos Who Tech
by Hugo Castellanos
Conversations with Latinos that work in Tech. From Google to NASA
Episodes
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Beyond AI: From Barriers to Breakthroughs with Latinas in Tech Interim CEO Nikki Barua
In this special episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nikki Barua, Interim CEO of Latinas in Tech and serial entrepreneur. We talked about AI, leadership, legacy, and the upcoming Latinas in Tech Summit, happening May 28–30 in San Francisco, CA. If you’re in the Bay Area (or need a reason…
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Why I Left my six-figure remote tech job feat. Hugo Castellanos | Season 4 Finale
We made it to episode 50! Thank you for sticking around. I share the story of why I left a very lucrative, very toxic, tech job, some perspective from having achieved my FIRE number, my personal values, and how I like to make career decisions at this point of my life. It's been 1.5 years since I...
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How LATAM developers can work for US companies feat. Gino Ferrand, Founder @ TECLA
In this episode we spoke with Gino Ferrand. Founder @ TECLA a company that helps tech professionals in LATAM get the tools they need to work with U.S. companies remotely. Sign up for our meetup in Salt Lake City during the SHPE 2023 Conference: https://forms.gle/Eg2pz58udkS2CVN59 Sign up for our...
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5 use cases for ChatGPT you can try right now
Do you enjoy this kind of format? Let me know your thoughts via LinkedIn clicking here What content do you want to hear in the podcast? Fill out this 2 minute survey and let me know clicking here Do you want to attend virtual speed networking meetups with other latinos in tech? Sign up for our...
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How to build a career in Customer Success feat. Monica Perez - Head of Customer Success, Americas @ Notion
What content do you want to hear in the podcast? Fill out this 2 minute survey and let me know 👉🏼 https://forms.gle/FKHU7VHeQ9hyGFNL9 Do you want to attend virtual speed networking meetups with other latinos in tech? Sign up for our mailing list right here ## Connect Connect with Hugo…
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From Academia to Industry feat. Gabriel Golczer-Gatti PhD, Senior Data Scientist @ CAMP4 Therapeutics
In this episode we spoke with Gabriel Golczer-Gatti, PhD about his experience going to graduate school at Tufts University, choosing a career in industry instead of academia, the day to day of a data scientist on a biotech startup and his volunteer work for the Universidad Simon Bolivar Alumni...
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Breaking into Tech feat. Kevin Sandoval
Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hugocastellanos For feedback or business inquiries reach out to hello @ latinoswhotech.com Connect with Hugo Castellanos: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugocastellanos Connect with Kevin Sandoval: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksandovaldev/ --- Sign up…
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How to become an Ethical Hacker feat. Stephanie Aceves Sr. Director of Product Management @ Tanium
Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hugocastellanos For feedback or business inquiries reach out to hello @ latinoswhotech.com Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latinoswhotech/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/latinos-who-tech/ Follow Hugo:...
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Working at Google (from Miami) feat. Luis Delgado iOS Engineer @ Google
Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hugocastellanos For feedback or business inquiries reach out to hello @ latinoswhotech.com ***Disclaimer*** : I used the wrong settings for my mic, so the audio wasn't the highest quality, my apologies. Luis's audio worked out great though. Thank you...
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What being a first generation STEM professional is really like feat Natalie Marquez Solorzano
Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hugocastellanos Follow Us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latinoswhotech/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/latinos-who-tech/ Follow Hugo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugocastellanos Follow Natalie:...
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How to get an analytics job at Google feat. Gabriela Garcia Fischnaler
Welcome to a new episode of Latinos who tech, my name is Hugo Castellanos. This a podcast about the stories of latinos working in the tech industry and tools to help you take your career to the next level. In this episode we spoke with Gabriela Garcia, a Civil Engineer turned Sr. Analytics...
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How to retire by 40 (while working in STEM) feat. Lennis Perez, Wellness Engineer & Speaker
Welcome to a new episode of Latinos who tech, my name is Hugo Castellanos. This a podcast about the stories of latinos working in the tech industry and tools to help you take your career to the next level. In this episode we explore the FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early) and…
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What is it like to pursue a career in Academia feat. Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, PhD Assistant Professor @ Penn State University
🚀 If you are enjoying this content please fill out this 5 minute survey to help me pick topics for upcoming episodes https://forms.gle/UZb7g31PPu84TSwGA ### Shownotes In 2016, a study out of the University of California San Diego stated that there were 587 Latino faculty members in the United...
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Is working in Silicon Valley in 2023 overrated? feat. Carolina Baquero PMM @ LinkedIn
Shownotes: Connect with Carolina Baquero on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugocastellanos/ Connect with Hugo Castellanos on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinabaquerov Join our Discord Community: https://latinos-who-tech.captivate.fm/discord Sign up for our mailing list and...
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My SHPE Story feat. Aileen Tapia
Aileen Tapia is a daughter, a sister and a nieta. She is a first-gen industrial engineer and currently serves as a Strategy & Management Consultant @ Accenture. We spoke during the first Virtual SHPE 2020 Convention in October. She told us her story breaking into the industry and gave us an...
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Remote Work and building a career in HR feat. Jose Paz Castro from Microsoft
Are you feeling stressed out because of remote work? Do you feel there is a blur between your personal life and work life? Is it hard for you to close your laptop at the end of the day? Don’t worry, you are not the only oneIn this episode I spoke with Jose Paz Castro, an HR professional and Sr....
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Career Coaching for Tech Professionals feat. Cristina Costa, Outco Inc
Cristina Costa is a learning and development professional and career coach focused on humanizing tech. She hails from Boston, Mass and has been part of organizations like Drift, HubSpot and Women With Purpose. We had a very enriching conversation about the human side of tech. She told us her…
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Getting Ish Done: Making time for all the things that matter feat. Ish Verduzco
Getting Ish Done: Making time for all the things that matter @ishverduzco is one of the hardest working people I know. Wether he is at his day job as Director of Growth & Marketing for @craveitsf , DJing, podcasting, writing or doing community outreach via webinars or social media. He likes to…
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Delivering Great Virtual Presentations feat. Zoraida Martinez, Programmer Analyst @ Foster Farms
Do you remember the last time you had to give a presentation for work? Do you think you could have done a better job? No worries, you are not alone. Public speaking is not easy and in our current reality even less so. Not only do we have to overcome issues like bad wi-fi or unexpected household...
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The Future of Higher Education feat. Vanessa Diaz, PhD
Latinos Who Tech is back! After a couple months of hiatus I want to welcome you back to our newest season. We have 10 episodes ready for you exploring the intersection of Latinos, Technology and Authenticity. Fall 2020 is going to be an interesting time for higher education to say the least. In...
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Building a Career as a Salesforce Consultant: Sebastián Anaya
In this episode, we spoke about how he got started in the field and ways to level up via certifications and mentorship. Hear about LatinX in AI and what they want to accomplish. Learn how he keeps up to date with technology and his advice for all those professionals who want to break into data...
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How to Bounce Back After a COVID-19 Layoff: Karin Ulloa, Project Analyst for Human Resources at Amazon
I spoke over Zoom with my friend Karin Ulloa, a project analyst for Human Resources at Amazon, to get her take on the current situation. We talked about what it’s like to work at Amazon during Covid-19, how to build relationships with recruiters using LinkedIn, how to get referrals from Amazon...
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Understanding Customer Success in Saas: Javier Cortavitarte, Customer Adoption Manager at Broadcom Inc.
Javier is a customer success manager who ensures his customers achieve the best experience possible in order to get their multi-feedback on a product. He leverages the people he works with to provide a suitable solution within the needed timeframe. Customer success is focused on the relationship...
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Helping Millennials Tackle Student Debt: Pamela Martinez, Co-Founder and CTO at Snowball Wealth
About Pamela Martinez Pamela Martinez, is a Mexican-American with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Snowball Wealth. She is a first-generation college graduate. Pamela started her professional career right out of college as a Program Manager at Microsoft and was involved in the launch…
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Breaking into Product Management: Why SEO is Alive and Well: Marcos Ciarrocchi, Partner @ Graphite
About Marcos Ciarrocchi In this episode, I spoke with Marcos Ciarrocchi, a Venezuelan electronics engineer turned product manager. Marcos is a partner at Graphite, a boutique digital marketing firm that builds scalable growth engines for consumer technology companies. Customers include...
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Building a Second Brain and Becoming a Digital Nomad with Lauren Valdez, Cofounder @ Forte Labs
In this episode I spoke with Lauren Valdez. A native Californian, entrepreneur and public health expert. She is cofounder of Forte Labs an organization that helps people become more productive than they ever thought possible. Lauren is a digital nomad. Along with her partner, Tiago Forte, they’ve...
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How to build a career in Cyber Security: Diego Alvarez Molina, Manager @ Deloitte
Cyber Security is a field that is often misunderstood. It seems that there is a massive data breach every other day and that our personal information is common knowledge to hackers. In 2018 alone, there were over 1200 massive data breaches affecting 174 million records. However, we seldom hear…
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How to Be an Ally to Women in STEM: Brianne C. Martin, Senior Manager for Membership Relations at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
In this episode, I spoke with Brianne C. Martin, Senior Manager for Membership Relations at Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). Brianne is one of the most authentic persons I know. She has a passion for career development and growth that is impossible to ignore. Brianne is a...
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Fireside Chat with Joaquin Delgado, PhD @ Code for Venezuela 2020 Hackaton
Code for Venezuela Fireside Chat In this episode I spoke with Joaquin Delgado, PhD a Venezuelan-American Engineer and Head of Music Search-Applied Sciences at Amazon music. Joaquin is a veteran from Silicon Valley Startups and tech giants such as Oracle, Intel, Yahoo and was a cofounder for…
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How to make 2020 your best year yet, building systems and Everyday.App
Happy 2020! We kick-off our first episode of the year touching on what we accomplished on 2019 and the systems that helped us do it. We also talk about one of my favorite habit-tracking apps, everyday.app This episode is brought to you by Code for Venezuela: a non-profit organization dedicated to...
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Life of a Program Manager: Yuri Ramirez, Technical Program Manager @ Intel
In this episode, I spoke with Yuri W. Ramirez, Puerto Rican, with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Puerto Rico, and an M.B.A. in Operations and Technology Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Once Yuri graduated, he came to the US in search of a Ph.D., and with...
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How We Built This: InternMakers: Mariana Briones and Alejandro Davila
In this episode, I spoke with Mariana Briones, Incoming Hardware Program Manager at Microsoft and Alejandro Davila, FDSE at Palantir Technologies, both born in Mexico and raised in the north of the country. They share their experience as international students studying in the US and crossing the...
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The PhD Chronicles: Year 2 with Emily Anne Vargas
In this episode, we catch up with my favorite Cuban American engineer, Emily Anne Vargas. Emily is an Industrial Engineer and a 2nd year PhD student in materials sciences and engineering at the M.C. Gill Composites Center at the University of Southern California. We previously talked with Emily...
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How to have difficult conversations feat. Rosa Delgado Sr. Project Manager
In this episode, we spoke with Rosa Delgado, a Civil Engineer & Sr. Project Manager. Rosa is a 1st generation engineer and shared with us her challenges and key learnings as a woman in STEM. We spoke about civil engineering, productivity and the art of having difficult conversations. Notes…
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LIVE from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Convention – #SHPE2019
First-ever live episode! Over 150 people attended a panel we hosted at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. The SHPE National Convention happens every year and over 9k students and professionals converge during 4 days to network, attend workshops and find...
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SHPEtina Origins – Igniting Latinas in STEM
I recently got back from my 11th SHPE Conference. This particular one was held in Phoenix, Arizona where 9000+ professionals, students, and STEM advocates gathered for 4 days of workshops and networking. A big highlight of the conference is the 200+ companies that attend to recruit talent....
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Life @ Google: Aaron Ramirez, Technical Solutions Engineer at Google
In this episode, I spoke with Aaron Ramirez, Mexican American, Technical Solutions Engineer at Google. We spoke about how he got to Google and how being a SHPE member helped him with the interview process, his role at Google and his definition for Googliness, advice on how to get prepared for an...
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From Engineering to Technical Marketing: Hugo Castellanos, Product Marketing Manager @ Intel
In this episode I share with you a conversation I had with Adriana Flores Ragade, Social Entrepreneur and host of the podcast LatinxAmerica. She asked me about my story and my journey from Electronics Engineering to Technical Marketing. We also spoke about how I got to Silicon Valley, my...
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Keeping It Civil: Jimmy Galvez, Project Manager @ Sherwood Design Engineers
In this episode I spoke with Jimmy Galvez, a Project Manager @ Sherwood Design Engineers. We spoke about his journey coming from Guatemala to the US, his experience managing civil engineering projects in California, Texas and overseas and his involvement with the Society of Hispanic Professional...
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Thriving as an Introvert: Dushka Zapata, Writer and Executive Communications @ Zendesk
In this episode, I spoke with Dushka Zapata, Executive Communications at Zendesk, writer, and author of seven books. We spoke about writing as a part of her life and how she captures ideas to do so, her work at Zendesk, Quora and her seven books, the process she goes through to write a book, and...
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Life @ Facebook: Carlos Sarmiento, Software Engineer @ Facebook
In this episode, I spoke with Carlos Sarmiento, Software Engineer at Facebook. Originally from Venezuela, Carlos joined Facebook in 2017. We spoke about how he got to Facebook, the company’s recruiting events and engineering bootcamps, his day in the life as a software engineer, and all about...
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Transforming Lives Through Learning: Angela Romero, Principal Manager @ Coursera
In this episode, I spoke with Angela Romero, Principal Manager at Coursera. We spoke about her experience working in a PR agency, cold calling and her role in sales at Google, Duolingo as a startup with an e-learning environment giving people practical and fun learning opportunities through...
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How to Become a Product Manager without a Tech Background: Erika Torres, PhD
In this episode, I spoke with Erika Torres, PhD., a Product Manager and Social Scientist, Marketing Officer at Prospanica Sillicon Valley. Erika has a PhD. in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University. We spoke about her path to a PhD, her work as a professor and in hospitals, the...
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Summer Special: Life @ LinkedIn: Ismael Verduzco III, Social Media Lead @ LinkedIn
In this episode, I spoke with Ismael Verduzco III, aka DJ Ish, Social Marketing Lead at LinkedIn. Ish graduated from the University of California, Merced with a B.S. in Management. We spoke about life at LinkedIn, how he found his way into tech and his role as a Social Media Lead. Latinos Who...
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The Way of the PhD: Liliana de la Paz, PhD, Research Scientist from Gilead Life Sciences
Everyday 1 billion people take at least one pill that was manufactured by Gilead Sciences. A company devoted to manufacture antiviral drugs that treat HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and influenza. One of the many researchers at Gilead Sciences is Liliana de la Paz, PhD. A Bay Area native with...
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A Framework to find your Dream Job in Tech: From interview to salary negotiation feat. Juan Lopez Marcano, Software Engineer @ Uber
In this episode I spoke with Juan Lopez Marcano, Software Engineer at Uber. Juan has been at Fortune 100 companies, startups and Silicon Valley Unicorns like Uber. In this conversation we spoke about his strategy, the in-demand skills he has developed, how he preps for technical interviews…
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Leadership at Scale: Amir Abou Baker, Head of Global Markets @ WhatsApp
In this episode, Hugo welcomes Amir Abou Baker, an American Lebanese-Puerto Rican Industrial Engineer with a masters in Engineering Management and Business Strategy working at WhatsApp Inc., as the Head of Global Markets. He is a technology and operations executive with skills in retail,...
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Living For The Mission: Rocio Mendez, Industrial Engineer @ Tesla
In this episode, Hugo welcomes Rocio Mendez, a Mexican American industrial engineer at Tesla. Rocio was fascinated by engineering early on and earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. #GoMustangs! Rocio shares her journey from her…
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To MBA or NOT to MBA: Roxana Ruvalcaba, Operations Finance Specialist @ Intel Corporation
In this episode, Hugo welcomes Roxana Ruvalcaba, a Mexican-American industrial engineer born in LA, working as an operations finance specialist at Intel Corporation. Roxana went to Berkeley University to study industry engineering and operations research, and at the time, had her first exposure…
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Boricuas on Mars: Nicole Gonzalez & Elio Morillo, Engineers @ NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
In this first episode, Hugo welcomes Nicole Gonzalez and Elio Morillo, Puerto Rican engineers working at Nasa JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory). Nicole is an electronic engineer who develops electronic systems for both the Mars 2020 and Psyche exploration missions, and Elio is a testbed engineer…
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