Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - (Page 16) BRIEFCASE TRENDSETTER By Conrad Dahlson SPOTLIGHTS AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL His family’s gritty coal mining past is projecting entrepreneur Dave Mendez into a moviemaking future. he grandson of a Mexican immigrant who came North for opportunity and ended up laboring in the coal mines of West Virginia, Dave Mendez knows exactly what lies beneath the surface of his success. “To the current press, you’d assume that Mexicans didn’t exist 30 years ago, and all of a sudden they are swarming the nation,” he says. “That’s not true. We are very much part of the building blocks of this nation, just as much as any European or other ethnic group that has landed on this soil.” The sacrifices of his grandparents and parents—and their unflagging belief in the future—allowed Mendez to aspire and achieve beyond what most people could imagine. Once, his dream was simple: to go to college. Now, after subsequent careers as an engineer, a software developer and a venture capital consultant, Mendez is turning a new page and becoming a movie producer. “I plan to make this career move a permanent one,” says Mendez, the founder and CEO of Monterrey Pictures, a newly established independent film company. His first feature, 700 Hill, is the story of his great-grandfather Sebastian, who migrated north with his brother Chon from revolutiontorn Mexico in the days of Pancho Villa. It is the tale of dark mineshafts in the West Virginia coalfields, of perseverance and dangerous work, and of his Appalachian grandmother, Nancy Dynes, who was brutalized and disowned by her family for marrying into a Latino clan. The script takes a brighter turn when Nancy, as a young widow, moves from the 16 HISPANIC ENTERPRISE T October/November 2007
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 Contents BIZBUZZ: Business Briefs Trendsetters BIZTECH: Personally Digital BizLife - Travel: The Mobile Meeting Motoring: Is What You Drive, Who You Are? Q&A - Fact Tank for the Hispanic Population Hispanic Commerce Cover Story: Tiles with Style Success & Motivation: Grammy Whammy Finance: Talking Code Event: Masterminds NCLR Report - Improving your Triple Bottom Line Politics & Government: Keep on Truckin' Managing: Avoiding an Identity Crisis Franchising: Beyond the Brand Finance & Investing - Talking Money Movers & Shakers Regional Report - Louisiana, Louisiana Chamber Focus - On the Island of Enchantment Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 (Page Cover1) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 (Page Cover2) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 (Page 1) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Contents (Page 2) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Contents (Page 3) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Contents (Page 4) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Contents (Page 5) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Contents (Page 6) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Contents (Page 7) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 8) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 9) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 10) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 11) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 12) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 13) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 14) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 15) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 16) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 17) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 18) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BIZTECH: Personally Digital (Page 19) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BizLife - Travel: The Mobile Meeting (Page 20) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - BizLife - Travel: The Mobile Meeting (Page 21) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Motoring: Is What You Drive, Who You Are? 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(Page 27) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Q&A - Fact Tank for the Hispanic Population (Page 28) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Q&A - Fact Tank for the Hispanic Population (Page 29) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Hispanic Commerce (Page 30) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Hispanic Commerce (Page 31) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Hispanic Commerce (Page 32) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Hispanic Commerce (Page 33) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Cover Story: Tiles with Style (Page 34) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Cover Story: Tiles with Style (Page 35) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Cover Story: Tiles with Style (Page 36) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Cover Story: Tiles with Style (Page 37) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Success & Motivation: Grammy Whammy (Page 38) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Success & Motivation: Grammy Whammy (Page 39) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Success & Motivation: Grammy Whammy (Page 40) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Success & Motivation: Grammy Whammy (Page 41) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Finance: Talking Code (Page 42) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Finance: Talking Code (Page 43) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Event: Masterminds (Page 44) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Event: Masterminds (Page 45) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Event: Masterminds (Page 46) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Event: Masterminds (Page 47) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Event: Masterminds (Page 48) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Event: Masterminds (Page 49) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - NCLR Report - Improving your Triple Bottom Line (Page 50) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - NCLR Report - Improving your Triple Bottom Line (Page 51) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Politics & Government: Keep on Truckin' (Page 52) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Politics & Government: Keep on Truckin' (Page 53) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Managing: Avoiding an Identity Crisis (Page 54) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Managing: Avoiding an Identity Crisis (Page 55) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Franchising: Beyond the Brand (Page 56) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Franchising: Beyond the Brand (Page 57) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Finance & Investing - Talking Money (Page 58) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Finance & Investing - Talking Money (Page 59) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Movers & Shakers (Page 60) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Movers & Shakers (Page 61) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Regional Report - Louisiana, Louisiana (Page 62) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Regional Report - Louisiana, Louisiana (Page 63) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Chamber Focus - On the Island of Enchantment (Page 64) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Chamber Focus - On the Island of Enchantment (Page Cover3) Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - Chamber Focus - On the Island of Enchantment (Page Cover4)
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