We made it to episode 50! Thank you for sticking around. I share the story of why I left a very lucrative, very toxic, tech job, some perspective from having achieved my FIRE number, my personal values, and how I like to make career decisions at this point of my life. It's been 1.5 years since I left that corporate gig, and I find myself so much at…

In this episode we spoke with Gino Ferrand. Founder @ TECLA a company that helps tech professionals in LATAM get the tools they need to work with U.S. companies remotely. Sign up for our meetup in Salt Lake City during the SHPE 2023 Conference: https://forms.gle/Eg2pz58udkS2CVN59 Sign up for our online speed networking meetups here: https://lwt-ema…

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In this episode we spoke with Gabriel Golczer-Gatti, PhD about his experience going to graduate school at Tufts University, choosing a career in industry instead of academia, the day to day of a data scientist on a biotech startup and his volunteer work for the Universidad Simon Bolivar Alumni Association of America Inc. ## SHOW NOTES For feedback …

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Welcome to a new episode of Latinos who tech, my name is Hugo Castellanos. This a podcast about the stories of latinos working in the tech industry and tools to help you take your career to the next level. In this episode we spoke with Gabriela Garcia, a Civil Engineer turned Sr. Analytics Consultant at Google in London. We spoke with Gabriela abou…

Welcome to a new episode of Latinos who tech, my name is Hugo Castellanos. This a podcast about the stories of latinos working in the tech industry and tools to help you take your career to the next level. In this episode we explore the FIRE Movement (Financial Independence, Retire Early) and what does it mean to retire before 40. I spoke with my f…

🚀 If you are enjoying this content please fill out this 5 minute survey to help me pick topics for upcoming episodes https://forms.gle/UZb7g31PPu84TSwGA ### Shownotes In 2016, a study out of the University of California San Diego stated that there were 587 Latino faculty members in the United States. Out of those 587, 485 were men, and only 102 of …

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recorded: (dec. 20, 2021) I MADE A TYPO IN THE LAST EPISODE THIS IS TOP TEN FROM 2021 NOT 2022!!! lol my bad it's been a minute. YES THATS RIGHT WE'RE BACK BABYYYYY.... for three episodes only lol. This is the second of the three episodes we recorded for the new year. This was a long one that's why it took a lil minute but that also means more grea…

recorded: (dec. 20, 2021) YES THATS RIGHT WE'RE BACK BABYYYYY.... for three episodes only lol. This is the first of the three episodes we recorded for the new year. you already know we had to keep the tradition going and record the top ten albums of the year for y'all. Christian's part will be coming out soon and the third episode is our spiderman …

recorded: 03/12/2021. hey everyone this week we have a special guest juicy chocolate. famous for his slander on the weeknd, mr. chocolate and i have a debate on the weeknd and drake he argues against the weeknd and for drake and i argue the opposite, christian is the mediator in all this as he appreciates all music. this was a very fun episode to r…

recorded: Jan. 2, 2021. hey everyone! we're back this week with my friend jacob flores. i am obviously a couple months late with this upload so i apologize in advance but im so glad to share with you guys this episode. jacob has been working on an indie film titled: "Kung Fu Ghost," which is a film coming out summer 2021 and he shares his experienc…

hey guys! welcome back to open takeout this week i will be sharing with you all the songs that got me through 2020. hope you guys like it and send us your lists we definitely wanna see what got y'all through 2020. thanks for all the support we'll catch y'all on the flip.

hey guys! we're back this week with christian's part of the top 10 songs of 2020 hope you all enjoy. he's got some great picks, part two or hugo's part will be up shortly. thanks for all the support everyone! :)

hey guys sorry for such another long hiatus lots of stuff has been going on behind the scenes but i am genuinely excited for you all to hear all of the upcoming episodes for the rest of this month and we're starting off 2021 with my part and also the last part of the top 10 albums of 2020. hope you all enjoy and we're excited to share the rest of t…

Aileen Tapia is a daughter, a sister and a nieta. She is a first-gen industrial engineer and currently serves as a Strategy & Management Consultant @ Accenture. We spoke during the first Virtual SHPE 2020 Convention in October. She told us her story breaking into the industry and gave us an intimate look and the challenges she has faced and how she…

hey everyone we're back! we took a hiatus because of school and of course because of covid 19. but we wanted to deliver the yearly tradition of the top 10 albums of the year. this is part one of two, christian shares his list first and i hope you enjoy listening to his list he's got some good picks. part two will be out tomorrow so be on the lookou…

Are you feeling stressed out because of remote work? Do you feel there is a blur between your personal life and work life? Is it hard for you to close your laptop at the end of the day? Don’t worry, you are not the only oneIn this episode I spoke with Jose Paz Castro, an HR professional and Sr. Manager with Microsoft. We spoke about working remote …

recorded on Oct. 9th, 2020. trio this week Christian, Jonathan, and Hugo review the spillage village and reason album in depth. chance actually has a good contribution in music for the first time in years. we also talk about who might have the next mcdonald's meal. hope y'all enjoy this week's pod!

date recorded Oct. 2nd, 2020. the whole crew is back for this week and we review joji, 21 savage, and bryson tiller's latest lp's. we go in depth reviewing these albums and have multiple laughs and btw i said i was going to go back to the interlude on trapsoul 2 and i definitely have not gone back to it lol. hope you enjoy this week's episode.…

Cristina Costa is a learning and development professional and career coach focused on humanizing tech. She hails from Boston, Mass and has been part of organizations like Drift, HubSpot and Women With Purpose. We had a very enriching conversation about the human side of tech. She told us her story and how networking helped her break into the indust…

Getting Ish Done: Making time for all the things that matter @ishverduzco is one of the hardest working people I know. Wether he is at his day job as Director of Growth & Marketing for @craveitsf , DJing, podcasting, writing or doing community outreach via webinars or social media. He likes to keep busy and it shows. But, how does he manage all of …

Do you remember the last time you had to give a presentation for work? Do you think you could have done a better job? No worries, you are not alone. Public speaking is not easy and in our current reality even less so. Not only do we have to overcome issues like bad wi-fi or unexpected household noises, but we also need to talk to the camera natural…

recorded on Sep. 18th, 2020. Jonathan, Christian, and Hugo talk about offset and cardi b's divorce, the weeknd's rolling stone interview, kanye's twitter rants, singles from saba, slowthai, and sadly justin bieber, asap rocky's notorious paparazzi shoot with a chair he found on the street, and finally charlamagne has now joined the ranks of michael…

Recorded on Sep. 11th, 2020. The entire gang is here for this one: Noah, Jonathan, Christian, and Hugo talk about the world renown travy patty, big sean's Detroit 2, the sza and bryson tiller singles, and joe budden's big secret.

recorded on Sep. 4th, 2020. RIP Chadwick Boseman.

This was recorded on Aug. 28th 2020. Christian, Jonathan, and Hugo review jaden smith's new album, talk about travis and weeknd singles, dc fandome, and r. kelly getting his ass beat in prison. Hope you guy's enjoy

Hey, Christian and Hugo are back with hopefully the last rebranding of the podcast so hope you enjoy. We talk about music and movies this week so have fun. Recorded on Aug. 21st 2020

Latinos Who Tech is back! After a couple months of hiatus I want to welcome you back to our newest season. We have 10 episodes ready for you exploring the intersection of Latinos, Technology and Authenticity. Fall 2020 is going to be an interesting time for higher education to say the least. In this new episode of Latinos Who Tech I spoke with Vane…

In this episode, we spoke about how he got started in the field and ways to level up via certifications and mentorship. Hear about LatinX in AI and what they want to accomplish. Learn how he keeps up to date with technology and his advice for all those professionals who want to break into data analytics, consulting, or Salesforce.--- Send in a voic…

I spoke over Zoom with my friend Karin Ulloa, a project analyst for Human Resources at Amazon, to get her take on the current situation. We talked about what it’s like to work at Amazon during Covid-19, how to build relationships with recruiters using LinkedIn, how to get referrals from Amazon employees, and how to navigate a layoff if you find you…

Javier is a customer success manager who ensures his customers achieve the best experience possible in order to get their multi-feedback on a product. He leverages the people he works with to provide a suitable solution within the needed timeframe. Customer success is focused on the relationship between the manager and customer to align client and …

About Pamela Martinez Pamela Martinez, is a Mexican-American with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at Snowball Wealth. She is a first-generation college graduate. Pamela started her professional career right out of college as a Program Manager at Microsoft and was involved in the launch of Xbox One. In search of building things and other m…

About Marcos Ciarrocchi In this episode, I spoke with Marcos Ciarrocchi, a Venezuelan electronics engineer turned product manager. Marcos is a partner at Graphite, a boutique digital marketing firm that builds scalable growth engines for consumer technology companies. Customers include Ticketmaster, Thumbtack, MasterClass, and Honey. Additionally, …

In this episode I spoke with Lauren Valdez. A native Californian, entrepreneur and public health expert. She is cofounder of Forte Labs an organization that helps people become more productive than they ever thought possible. Lauren is a digital nomad. Along with her partner, Tiago Forte, they’ve managed to build a business that is run fully remote…

Cyber Security is a field that is often misunderstood. It seems that there is a massive data breach every other day and that our personal information is common knowledge to hackers. In 2018 alone, there were over 1200 massive data breaches affecting 174 million records. However, we seldom hear from the thousands of data breaches and cyber-attacks t…

In this episode, I spoke with Brianne C. Martin, Senior Manager for Membership Relations at Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). Brianne is one of the most authentic persons I know. She has a passion for career development and growth that is impossible to ignore. Brianne is a mechanical engineer, musician, and speaker. She has extensi…

Code for Venezuela Fireside Chat In this episode I spoke with Joaquin Delgado, PhD a Venezuelan-American Engineer and Head of Music Search-Applied Sciences at Amazon music. Joaquin is a veteran from Silicon Valley Startups and tech giants such as Oracle, Intel, Yahoo and was a cofounder for Lending Club. We spoke about his experience and the advice…

Happy 2020! We kick-off our first episode of the year touching on what we accomplished on 2019 and the systems that helped us do it. We also talk about one of my favorite habit-tracking apps, everyday.app This episode is brought to you by Code for Venezuela: a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing together technologists and innovators who c…

Hey everyone as promised there is a new episode today, I was fortunate enough to sit down and talk with my friend Jacob and talk about his new project Kung Fu Ghost an indie film coming this summer where we talk about beginning his experience as an assistant director and much more so strap in and enjoy!…

Hello everyone I'm back it has been a long wait but slowly but surely the pod is going to make a return. I'm here with my friend Christian Silva and all we do is talk about the albums we liked in 2019 it was a fun and interesting conversation and I hope you all enjoy and sorry the pod has a delay just skip to 23 seconds! Thanks guys hope you enjoy!…

In this episode, I spoke with Yuri W. Ramirez, Puerto Rican, with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Puerto Rico, and an M.B.A. in Operations and Technology Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Once Yuri graduated, he came to the US in search of a Ph.D., and with the enthusiasm of knowing what the implications of t…

In this episode, I spoke with Mariana Briones, Incoming Hardware Program Manager at Microsoft and Alejandro Davila, FDSE at Palantir Technologies, both born in Mexico and raised in the north of the country. They share their experience as international students studying in the US and crossing the border every day to go to UCLE in El Paso, Texas. Hav…

In this episode, we catch up with my favorite Cuban American engineer, Emily Anne Vargas. Emily is an Industrial Engineer and a 2nd year PhD student in materials sciences and engineering at the M.C. Gill Composites Center at the University of Southern California. We previously talked with Emily about mental health for high achievers in episode 11 o…

In this episode, we spoke with Rosa Delgado, a Civil Engineer & Sr. Project Manager. Rosa is a 1st generation engineer and shared with us her challenges and key learnings as a woman in STEM. We spoke about civil engineering, productivity and the art of having difficult conversations. Notes: Follow us on IG: @LatinosWhoTech and sign up for our newsl…