The Second Cohort of the Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leaders Program
80 Latino business owners have been selected for the summer cohort. (PRNewsFoto/Latino Business Action Network)
The Latino Business Action Network (LBAN) has selected 80 Latino entrepreneurs from across the United States to be a part of the second cohort of the Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leaders Program (SLELP2.) SLELP2 is a six-week program jointly developed by Stanford faculty and LBAN. Its focus is to help Latino business owners and entrepreneurs scale i.e., grow their businesses. As part of this immersive six-week program, SLELP2 provides participants with valuable concepts and frameworks, enhanced access to capital, personal mentorship from successful entrepreneurs and investors, and a better understanding of the capital resources necessary to grow their businesses, create jobs, and build a stronger economy.
The bar for applicants to SLELP2 is quite high. To be considered for this program, the preferred criteria for applicants is to have either generated $1 million in revenue or have raised $1 million in funding. As part of the six-week program, the entrepreneurs will take a customized online course based on curriculum developed by two Stanford Professors, Huggy Rao and Bob Sutton, who are internationally recognized as experts in scaling businesses.
SLELP2 business owners proudly represent over 40 industries, 50 U.S. cities, and 18 states (and Puerto Rico). They are part of an elite and talented group of innovators and business leaders whose drive, work ethic, and ambition will help to grow our economy and community across the United States.
See the 80 businesses below:
- Adela Cepeda, A.C. Advisory, Inc., Chicago, IL
- Adolfo Murillo, Alquimia Organic Tequila, Oxnard, CA
- Adrianna & Marco Navarro, Ladera Garden & Gifts, Portola Valley, CA
- Aldo Bello, Mind & Media, Inc./ Ideas America, Alexandria, VA
- Alejandro Galicia, AGBW Corp DBA BPI Plumbing, San Diego, CA
- Alex de Castroverde, De Castroverde Law Group, Las Vegas, NV
- Alexander Mitich, AUTONOTAStv, Bellevue, WA
- Alvaro Grudián, La Noticia, Charlotte, NC
- Alvaro Ramirez, eHarvestHub Inc., Discovery Bay, CA
- Amy Arellano Williams, AB Unlimited Worldwide, Los Angeles, CA
- Andre Sandoval, Cloud Therapy, San Antonio, TX
- Andres Ramirez, Ramirez Group, Las Vegas, NV
- Antonio (Vince) Vasquez, CrowdStory, Campbell, CA
- Antonio Martinez, Latino Tax Professionals Association, LLC, Salinas, CA
- Aquiles La Grave, Brandzooka, Boulder, CO
- Arasely Rios, Seraphym Designs, Temecula, CA
- Brian Vega, Concours Direct, Inc., Atascadero, CA
- Carlos Rocha Cuevas, Magma Consulting Group LLC, Los Angeles, CA
- Carlos Ruiz, Flatev USA, Inc., Brooklyn, NY
- Cesar Donofrio, Making Sense, San Antonio, TX
- Dario Ayala, Knowledge Power Group, Inc. San Juan, PR
- Derek Goldstein, Casaplex, LLC, Washington DC
- Eduardo Velasco, WaveMAX Corporation, Austin, TX
- Edward Medina, Ramona’s Mexican Food Products, Inc., Gardena, CA
- Eva Plaza, The Plaza Law Group, Los Angeles, CA
- Felipe Sommer, Nearpod, Miami, FL
- Fran Alicea, Hogarea, Inc., Caguas, PR
- Francesca Kennedy, Ix Style, New York City, NY
- George Ponce, Cardiovascular Consultants of the Inland Valley, Riverside, CA
- German Trejo, Battleground Solutions, Columbus, OH
- Henry Luevano, Lemus Insurance Agency, Santa Rosa, CA
- Ingrid Reyes-Jankowski, creADtura LLC, Los Angeles, CA
- Izzy Beraja & Carlos Izquierda, Ibeza LLC, Miami, FL
- Jackie Krick, ECU Communications, Manassas, VA
- Jacqueline Duvivier Castillo, Better 4 You Meals, Los Angeles, CA
- Jaime & Mayra Fuentes, Jaime Fuentes Insurance Agency Inc./ Tile With Style, Merced, CA
- Jennice Fuentes, Fuentes Strategies, LLC, Washington, DC
- Jennifer Elena, Jelena Group, San Jose, CA
- Jim Montelongo, EngineeringPeople, Peoria, IL
- Jose Barrios, Cognilab, San Francisco, CA
- Juan Pablo Torras & Santiago Pampuro, Club Point, Miami, FL
- Lance Rios, Being Latino, New York City, NY
- Larry A. Chavez, Dreamstyle Remodeling, Inc., Albuquerque, NM
- Leandro Finol, The Idea Center, Miami, FL
- Leo Ramirez Jr., Encast, Inc., Austin, TX
- Leslie Luciano, Fusionworks, Inc., San Juan, PR
- Manny Marrero, CDI Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
- Marcos Leonardo Antiles, XumaK, LLC, Ontario, CA
- Maria Rios, Nation Waste Inc, Houston, TX
- Maria Luisa Pineda, Envisagenics, Inc., Huntington, NY
- Mariana Frese González, Hellotracks, LLC, San Francisco, CA
- Mark Macias, MIS Inc., Los Angeles, CA
- Mark Madrid, Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Austin, TX
- Maxine Chapman, BuddhiBox, San Diego, CA
- Nicole M. Grado, American Packaging and Supply Co. Inc., El Paso, TX
- Noemi Tovar, Tovar Printing, Inc. El Paso, TX
- Norberto Madrigal, Lunas Construction Clean Up, Inc. Las Vegas, NV
- Norman Ortiz,iGenapps Inc., Guaynabo, PR
- Odette Pineiro, Global Education Exchange Opportunities Inc., Manatí, PR
- Omar Arcadia, Artoy Trading LLC, Rowland Heights, CA
- Osvaldo Jimenez, Moustache Baked Goods, Healdsburg, CA
- Patricia Navarro-Issel, Issel Corporation, Las Vegas, NV
- Paul Argueta, Real Estate Heaven, South Pasadena, CA
- Peter Mendoza, High-Light Electric Inc., Riverside, CA
- Rafael Solis, Core Studio SPX, LLC, San Francisco, CA
- Ray Montelongo, Montel Technologies, LLC, Rockford, IL
- Rene Polin, Balance Product Development, Inc., Cleveland, OH
- Renzo Castillo & Ivan La Frinere-Sandoval, SolarUnion, San Francisco, CA
- Ricardo Cuervo & Veronica Cabezas, Genostyle, New York City, NY
- Roberto Martinez, Social Outlier, Los Angeles, CA
- Ryan Diaz, Bay Valley Contractors, Inc., Walnut Creek, CA
- Sandra Carolina Seldes, ITNOVA, Severna Park, MD
- Selene Benavides, AutoCentro Plus LLC, Austin, TX
- Tania Zapata & Alex Torrenegra, Bunny Inc., San Francisco, CA
- Teresa Razo, Villa Roma Argentine & Italian Cuisine, Orange, CA
- Tito Ramgolam, Walters Bay, Austin, TX
- Victor Urbina, P3001, LLC, El Paso, TX
- Will Salcido, Bedrock Analytics Corporation, Oakland, CA
- Yasmin Davidds, Women’s Institute of Negotiation, Orange, CA
- Yolanda Robles, Cultura Link, Atlanta, GA
About Stanford University and LBAN Collaboration
LBAN and Stanford University collaborate on programs for Latino Entrepreneurs including the research focused Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative (SLEI) and the Stanford Latino Entrepreneur Leaders Program. LBAN endeavors to make America stronger by empowering Latino entrepreneurs to grow large businesses through entrepreneurship research, education, and networks. LBAN’s ultimate goal is to double the number of $100 million and $1 billion Latino owned businesses by 2020. To find out more about our programs, visit www.LatinoEI.org.
