Sandra Magallon,
Minority Entrepreneurs
West Division Area
Manager, JPMorgan
Chase.
Alice Rodriguez,
Managing Director,
JPMorgan Chase.
Lory Burgos, Senior
Consultant, Enterprise
Diverse Marketing,
Nationwide.
Jeannette Pineiro,
President & CEO,
Cruiseport Destination.
The fourth session “Entrepreneurs Spotlight:
Lessons Learned,” focused on the do’s and don’ts of
running a successful business. Pitfalls to avert,
challenges to face, opportunities to tackle. Moderated
by Alice Rodriguez, Managing Director, JPMorgan
Chase, panelists included Jeannette Pineiro, President
& CEO, Cruiseport Destination; Luz Paz, Owner &
Dr. Sherita Hill Golden,
MD, MHS, Vice
President, Chief Diversity
Officer, Johns Hopkins
Medicine.
Valeria Aloe, President &
Founder, Abundancia
Consciente.
Luz Paz, Owner &
Founder, Balloons by
Luz Paz
Elisha Gonzalez, Exec.
Board Secretary, Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce,
Metro Orlando, VP.
Founder, Balloons by Luz Paz, and Debbie Rodriguez,
Owner & Founder, Competitive Edge Partners &
Consulting, LLC.
The LATINA Style Entrepreneur of the Year
award was presented to Jeannette Pineiro, president
of Cruiseport Destinations. Pineiro is the founder of
America’s Gateway, Inc. dba Cruiseport Destinations,
Dr. Mayra Sanchez
Gonzalez, PHD,
Assistant Professor,
Johns Hopkins Univ.
School of Medicine.
Liliam Lopez, President
& CEO, South Florida
Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce.
in Miami, Florida, and serves as President since
2007. Through her leadership, Cruiseport
Destinations has become one of the most important
Ground Handlers for the Cruise Industry in the United
States by serving South Florida ports and airports.
Cruiseport Destinations was specifically created to
provide Ground Services, including Terminal, Airport,
Hotel, Transportation and Port Agency Services for
the Cruise Industry.
The conference wrapped up with a special
fireside chat gathering Lupita Colmenero, Chief
Operating Officer, LATINA Style, Inc.; Lory Burgos,
Senior Consultant, Enterprise Diverse Marketing,
Nationwide; Veronica Maldonado-Torres, President
& CEO, GHCC; Liliam Lopez, President & CEO, South
Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and
Elisha Gonzalez – Exec. Board Secretary, Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce - Metro Orlando, VP,
Government Affairs & Community Relations &
Executive Dir. FAIRWINDS Foundation.
Thank you, Sponsors and Partners
LATINA Style is delighted to count on the continued partnership of Nationwide as title sponsor
of the Business Series. Supporting Sponsors: City of Orlando, Office of Entrepreneurial
Development – SBA, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando, Global Head of
Advancing Hispanics & Latinos, JPMorgan Chase, USHCC, Latin Diversity Network, American
Airlines, Minority Entrepreneurs West Division Area, Abundancia Consciente, Johns Hopkins
Medicine, Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, Cruiseport Destination, Balloons by Luz Paz,
Competitive Edge Partners & Consulting, LLC, GHCC, South Florida Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce - Metro Orlando, FAIRWINDS Foundation. LS
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