Food for Thought
BY VALERIE MENARD
While the bottom line rules in many business sectors, sustainability dictates that in agriculture, companies consider the future. Humans exert more energy than any other species on getting fed. From sowing a seed to harvesting it, then processing it, and ultimately... Read More
Hiring Our Heroes
BY ANA RADELAT
When Jose Soriano returned last year from a one-year tour in Iraq with the Army National Guard, he thought he would quickly get a job. Settling back in his hometown of Oakland with his wife and year-old daughter, Soriano applied at several security firms and retailers, a couple... Read More
Secrets of Success
BY PABLO AND KRISTIN SCHNEIDER
Success is no secret. If you succeed at what you do, you know
what it takes: perseverence, hard work, and a bit of luck. But certain individuals are five-star leaders and have taken success to a whole new level. A five-star ranking signifies top leadership abilities and an exceptional level...Read More
CEO Forum
In March 2002, George Halvorson was named Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, the nation’s largest nonprofit health plan and hospital system, with nearly 8.9 million members. Having 30 years experience in health care management, Halvorson is also the author of several books, including Health Care Will Not Reform ...Read More
Championing Young Latinos
BY ROCKY EGUSQUIZA
The great population shift of the past 20 years continues to change the face and makeup of the United Sates. Hispanics now make up 16% of the population in the United States. In April, the Pew Hispanic Center reported that Hispanics are the largest ... Read More
Against the Odds
BY BLANCA DE LA ROSA AND GRACE FLORES-HUGHES
Blanca De La Rosa was born in the Dominican Republic and rose up the ranks of a Fortune 5 company. Having grown up in the projects of New York City, she entered corporate America at a time where there were few role models, and had to learn things her own way, by trial and error....Read More
Unlocking the Door
BY ALBERT GONZALES
Knowledge is power. For young Latino men especially, knowledge of the Federal requirement to register with Selective Service is the power to realize dreams and goals of success. On the other hand, lack of knowledge can cripple a young man. ...Read More
From the Barrio to the Boardroom
BY IGNACIO SALAZAR
Hispanics in the United States now number 50 million, or nearly 17 percent of our nation’s total population of 308 million. Release of this demographic information reinforced what many of us already knew: Latinos are creating a tipping point in race and ethnic relations ...Read More