Latino Leadership Institute

BY 2050, LATINOS WILL COMPRISE NEARLY 30% OF THE US POPULATION. TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE, THE DEMOGRAPHIC DESTINY OF THE U.S. WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY THE GROWING LATINO POPULATION. IN FACT, LATINOS HAVE AN IMPACT IN ALL ASPECTS OF LIFE. WE ADVANCE LATINOS TO POSITIONS OF INFLUENCE AND POWER THROUGH CROSS-SECTOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORT. AND THE ACTIVATION OF OUR NATIONAL LATINO PROFESSIONAL NETWORK. BY UNLOCKING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF LATINO LEADERS THROUGH ACCESS TO TECHNICAL AND SOCIAL CAPITAL, WE WILL REACH OUR GOAL OF SUCCESSFULLY BUILDING POWER, DRIVING CHANGE, AND GENERATING WEALTH.

LEAP LAUNCHED IN APRIL, 2002 AND HAVING JUST COMPLETED THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE PROGRAM, WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED KEY OBJECTIONS AND WE CONTINUE TO TRACK AGAINST THE DESIRED OUTCOMES AS FOLLOWS: 1) THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED, AND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT, ELEVEN (11) LATINO AND BIPOC ENTREPRENEURS WITH THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATION: A) 4 FEMALE-LED COMPANIES AND 7 MALE-LED COMPANIES; B) 8 ENTREPRENEURS THAT IDENTIFY AS LATINO AND 3 THAT IDENTIFY AS BLACK; C) 3 PRE-REVENUE COMPANIES, 2 COMPANIES GENERATING BETWEEN $50,000 AND $100,000 ARR, 3 COMPANIES GENERATING BETWEEN $100,000 AND $250,000 ARR, 2 COMPANIES GENERATING BETWEEN $250,000 AND $1,000,000 ARR AND 1 COMPANY GENERATING ABOVE $1,000,000 ARR; AND D) 4 SERVICES COMPANIES (DEI, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, MENTAL HEALTH, IMMIGRATION), 4 TECH OR TECH-ENABLED COMPANIES (EDTECH, LEGAL, TALENT ACQUISITION), 1 AGRICULTURE COMPANY (FOOD SUSTAINABILITY), 1 PRODUCT COMPANY (FLOOD MITIGATION), AND 1 CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. 2) EACH ENTREPRENEUR HAS A FORMAL ADVISORY BOARD OF 4-5 ADVISORS THAT MEET INDIVIDUALLY ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND COLLECTIVELY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS; 3) THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT SPEAKER SERIES THAT COVERS A RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING; MASTERY OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SALES BEST PRACTICES, NEUROLEADERSHIP FOR BUSINESS, AND MORE.

IGNITE WAS DEVELOPED AFTER YEARS OF RESEARCH AND WORK WITH LATINO PROFESSIONALS ACROSS ALL SECTORS AND INDUSTRIES TO REFLECT THE DEEP RICHNESS AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY. IT MEETS INDIVIDUALS WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR UNIQUE LEADERSHIP JOURNEY. BASED IN NEUROSCIENCE, IGNITE PROVIDES THE FOUNDATION FOR HELPING INDIVIDUALS BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THEY THINK, SO THEY CAN ACKNOWLEDGE HOW THEY FEEL, AND ULTIMATELY TAP INTO HOW THEY CAN BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE LEADERS. BEYOND THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT THAT IGNITE OFFERS, INDIVIDUALS WILL ALSO CULTIVATE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER LATINO PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN RELATE TO THEIR UNIQUE LEADERSHIP JOURNEY AND SUPPORT THEM ALONG THE WAY. LAST YEAR IGNITE SUPPORTED OVER 200 LATINO PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE IDENTITY, BUILD CONFIDENCE, DEVELOP EXECUTIVE DECISION-MAKING TECHNIQUES, AND CREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR ADVANCEMENT DRIVEN BY VALUES AND GOALS. THE CULTURAL CONNECTIONS AMPLIFY THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE.

LLI'S INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING, INSIGHT TO INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP, WAS DEVELOPED WITH A NEUROSCIENCE LENS AND GROUNDED IN HISTORY AND CONTEXT PREPARES LEADERS FOR THE DIVERSE WORKPLACE. LAST YEAR THE LLI SUPPORTED OVER 300 ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS WITH THIS TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRAM. INSIGHT TO INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP EXAMINES HOW OUR BRAINS HAVE BEEN UNIQUELY SHAPED BY OUR EXPERIENCES, EMOTIONS, RELATIONSHIPS, AND SOCIETY. THIS NEUROSCIENCE LENS, GROUNDED IN HISTORY AND CONTEXT, IS THE FOUNDATION FOR HELPING INDIVIDUALS BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THEY THINK, SO THEY CAN ACKNOWLEDGE HOW THEY FEEL, AND ULTIMATELY TAP INTO HOW THEY CAN BECOME MORE INCLUSIVE LEADERS. INSIGHT TO INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP IS COLLABORATIVE IN NATURE AND DESIGNED FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVANTAGES OF DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES.

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