Hispanic Enterprise - October/November 2007 - (Page 44)

SUCCESS & MOTIVATION T HISPANA LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2007 Continuing to invest in the community is something Contreras-Sweet considers a privilege. And that was her message to fellow participants at the Summit, a three-day conference at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. The event, presented by Hispanic Enterprise and KFC, brought together established, successful Latinas to interact with their peers. It also gave upand-coming businesswomen the opportunity to meet and get ﬁrst-hand advice about succeeding in business. According to Martha Montoya, owner of Los Kitos Entertainment and panelist on the Passion to Proﬁts session, one of the most important beneﬁts was the opportunity to network with other Latina entrepreneurs. “We can share notes and help each other to increase our knowledge and to grow our business, as well as to grow personally,” she says. Nina Vaca, founder, Pinnacle; Delaney Bellinger, Chief Information Ofﬁcer, Yum! Brands; Linda Griego, president and CEO, Griego Enterprises; and moderator Maritza Newman, Hispanic Segment Marketing Director, Wachovia Corporation; opened Saturday’s sessions with a breakfast panel about the Art of Leading People; the quartet of very successful Latinas shared invaluable insights on management and identifying the best people to build a winning team. he sweetest part of success is being able to invest and contribute to the success of others, Maria Contreras-Sweet said during her keynote address at the 2nd Annual Hispana Leadership Summit. Contreras-Sweet, founder of Promerica Bank, knows all about supporting the community. The bank’s creation was a project she undertook to help Hispanics. However, she noted, she never could have done it alone. As she reminisced on the days when she struggled for funding, Contreras-Sweet recognized in the audience the faces of many who, with their own money, helped to raise the funds necessary to make Promerica Bank a reality. HOSTED BY: 44 HISPANIC ENTERPRISE October/November 2007

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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

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