DALLAS — Mayor Eric Johnson on Monday named Nina Vaca, CEO of Dallas-based Pinnacle Group, as the city’s inaugural Entrepreneur-in-Residence. In this role, Vaca will provide advice and counsel to the mayor and promote Dallas as an international magnet for innovation and entrepreneurship. Mayor Johnson’s appointment of Vaca fulfills a recommendation presented earlier this year by the Mayor’s Task Force on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which …
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, named Pinnacle Group Chairman and CEO Nina Vaca to their annual Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing list for the fifth time in the list’s five-year history. Vaca founded Pinnacle Group in 1996 and under her visionary leadership it has won over 135 local and national awards for exceptional performance and …
It’s always important to learn from others, and one of the easiest ways to do that is to read books that tell inspiring stories. Good books can teach you a lot about both business and life and inspire you to overcome obstacles and be the best possible version of yourself. However, there are so many books out there that sometimes …
It is the easiest thing in the world to get lost in your own life, especially if you’re balancing family, career, volunteer work, hobbies, etc. Life can take over and you may forget about your own needs and your own wellbeing as you prioritize getting everything done for everyone else. Until one day you find yourself tired, run down, sick …
As a working mother of four who is constantly traveling across the country while balancing family, community, and business, my day-to-day schedule is very full. However, if there are two things that I always make time for, it’s my family and my hobbies. Spending quality time with my husband and our beautiful children and participating in some of our favorite hobbies …
Since I was a young girl, my mother and my grandmother always instilled in me the importance of becoming an independent woman. My grandmother would always say, “aprende a vivir sola.” She, of course, did not mean “you will never get married,” which is how this phrase is often used. What my grandmother meant was “learn to be a self-made …
Nathalie Molina Niño, CEO of BRAVA Investments, released her new book, Leapfrog, on Aug. 28. Nina Vaca is among entrepreneurs and industry leaders featured in the book. Nathalie Molina Nino is the CEO of BRAVA Investments, a company that invests in high growth businesses that create an economic benefit for women. She also launched her first tech startup at the …
