UpNext — Gabrielle Jackson Bosché Interviews Helena Ramirez

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On this episode of UpNext, Gabrielle interviews Helena Ramirez, the Eastern Coalitions Director of The Libre Initiative. Helena is a Latino community leader and a recognized millennial organizer. Helena served as the inaugural Chairwoman for She Should Run’s Frontrunners, a group that is committed to increasing the number of women in public leadership, and the inaugural National Outreach Director for the Vanguard PAC, a millennial-focused and -run group that seeks to refresh the conservative message. Helena is passionate for Hispanic outreach and helped with the 2012 Republican National Convention, assisting with the first-ever Hispanic digital outreach strategy with Digital Communications and Specialty Media teams. In 2015, Forbes named Helena to their "30 Under 30" list in Law & Policy. Listen in as Gabrielle and Helena discuss: — What the American Dream means for millennials and Latinos — How Hispanic women are starting businesses faster than any other sub-group and what America can learn from them — What stereotypes young leaders have to overcome and how vision-casting looks different for us Find out more about Helena’s work empowering Hispanic millennials at belibre.org.