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18: Innovación y Conexión con Paola Lopez

The Startup Junkies Podcast

Release Date: 10/31/2024

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En este episodio de Querido Emprendedor, conversamos con Paola Lopez, una líder con más de 13 años de experiencia en educación superior, destacada por impulsar Latinx. Paola comparte cómo ha fomentado la colaboración entre estudiantes y desarrollado sus habilidades en gestión de crisis. Además, nos ofrece consejos para emprendedores sobre la importancia de construir conexiones comunitarias y superar desafíos en el camino al éxito. ¡No te pierdas esta charla inspiradora!

Host:

Ignacio Balderrama

 

Guest(s) Name and Company:

Paola Lopez | Serve2Perform and LatinXNA

 

Guest & Company Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paolaclopez/

https://www.serve2perform.com/

https://www.latinxna.com/

https://www.startupjunkie.org

 

Show Notes

(00:05) Welcome & introduction.

(00:43) Paola’s story.

(03:18) Two languages.

(06:01) Big project.

(07:10) Finding your voice.

(11:17) Hispanic nuances.

(15:34) Big challenge.

(17:56) The big leap.

(21:36) Community impact.

(25:15) Advice from the past.

 

Quotes

“Siempre mi mamá era ‘eres puertorriqueña’ - Con eso siempre lleve la cultura a mis clases, a las diferentes ferias... Cada verano desde kínder hasta casi terminando mi escuela superior los pase en Puerto Rico.” -Paola Lopez (01:25)

 

“Aprendí inglés watching Sesame Street y Garfield, así aprendí inglés... La educación de los 90’s.” -Paola Lopez (01:52)

 

“El proyecto que fue un logro fue ese desarrollo y ese trabajo en la Universidad de Oklahoma por que fue teniendo la visión siendo una profesional bien joven, teniendo esa visión de decir ‘vamos a hacer lo que necesitamos que hacer no importa las barreras, las puertas que casi abren o casi están cerradas’ y persistiendo.” -Paola Lopez (06:01)

 

“Para un profesional joven es difícil encontrar tu voz y usar tu voz.” -Paola Lopez (07:10)

 

“Mi estudio son en servicios humanos, una combinación de psicología y psicología industrial y organizaciones.” -Paola Lopez (08:14)

 

“La belleza de ser latino es el matizado de ser latino.” -Paola Lopez (11:16)

 

“De brincar de educación alta hasta emprendedor y un startup, una comunidad diferente, he aprendido mucho en los últimos dos años.” -Paola Lopez (17:56)

 

“Usa tus librerías públicas, conéctate con la comunidad, yo sé que es difícil y que hay mucho miedo, pero hay gente que te quieren ayudar y te quieren apoyar, y específicamente en Northwest Arkansas, yo nunca he vivido en un área que tiene tanto y tantos resources para la comunidad y para seguir adelanta… No pierdas la visión, no pierdas la confianza, sigue adelante.” -Paola Lopez (22:01)

 

“Para la comunidad latina, como mi mamá dijo ‘eres puertorriqueña’, vallas a la escuela con ese orgullo, sea latino, tenga ese orgullo, no importa si sabes el lenguaje o no, eres latino, nadie te puede robar de eso y aquí estas por un propósito.” -Paola Lopez (24:37)