As we get into the holiday season, I’m thinking more and more about gratitude. Typically, my whirlwind schedule means I bounce from one activity to another, but as often as I can, I reflect on the things I’m thankful for. Those brief quiet moments sometimes come when I’m getting ready in the morning, after I’ve caught a plane, or as …
Some of the best business minds in the country are headed to one of the best parties of the year – the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation Gala this Thursday. It’s a delight to showcase my hometown of Dallas for the second time in two months. Last month, thousands joined us here for three jam-packed days of education, inspiration, …
I can’t wait to participate in the Texas Conference for Women – the largest women’s conference in the state! Thousands of women will come together in Austin this week to swap ideas, join forces, and make lasting change across Texas and beyond. Seeing so many women invest in each other’s success is beyond inspiring. The conference fosters personal and professional …
Until this year, the last time the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National Convention was in my hometown of Dallas, was in 2010 and things have certainly changed. Seven years ago, I’d just started as Chairman of the Chamber. Now, I’m Chairman Emeritus, and Chairman of the USHCC Foundation. The Chamber has since expanded – it now promotes more …
Today is a milestone in my life. Today, after twenty-one years, I’m launching my own personal website, ninavaca.com. To celebrate the kickoff, I was interviewed by WE USA, the leading women enterprise magazine in America. I wanted to share my interview with you, to invite you into the story of ninavaca.com. What inspired you to launch ninavaca.com? I was inspired …
Lately purposeful profiting has moved more and more into the spotlight. Corporations are realizing that earning profit isn’t enough; profit should have a purpose. It’s why social entrepreneurs have become a huge trend. More and more companies are being founded on a purpose, matching their sales to philanthropic efforts like TOMS and Seventh Generation. Purposeful profiting speaks to something in everyone, a need to …
As a CEO and mother, one of the most important things I can do in my life is serve as an example to my daughters. They represent the next generation of leadership, so by supporting them I am actively investing in the future of us all. This is the reason my daughter Amanda and I joined EgonZehnder’s 2017 Dallas Leaders & …
I’ve said it before in print, but in case I didn’t say it loud enough, Dr. Betty Uribe’s book #Values is one of my favorite new business books! The best kind of books for me are ones that help me recognize and remember things I’ve already learned, but that also stretch me to learn something new or see something in a different light. …