Sharing Sweat Equity

Guest Crystal Cholewa, owner of Xtreme Core Fitness, describes how she first struggled to start her business and how now she stays positive and profitable.

Liz Reveles CEO of Rev It Up! Consulting Group shares the best practices of a leader.

Join us for a heartfelt episode with the CEO of Pencil Cup Office Products, Teresa Gandara, where she shares how her business pivoted and survived the pandemic.

Our Public Policy Advocacy Specialist Desirae Manzanares sits down with Barron White, Chief Executive Officer of ESL International, LLC, to talk about how he started his business and discuss the current state of ESL education.

Guest Paul Dipp, president of Economy Wholesale Grocers, talks about opening a second location and muses on the state of the entrepreneurial spirit in the time of Covid.

Learn all about convalescent plasma and how it is being used to help COVID patients. Also, how to donate twice a week to help others and yourself. Have a listen!

Hear from the President and CEO of El Paso Electric, Kelly Tomblin. She talks about how to position yourself to climb the corporate ladder and what makes a CEO tick. El Paso Hispanic Chamber CEO, Cindy Ramos-Davidson interviews Kelly about how she became successful and what steps to take to do the same. Have a listen!

Colonel Michael S. Oshiki is a native of Washington, D.C., and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned a Bachelor of Science, with a double major in zoology and history, and was commissioned as an armored cavalry officer through the University of Wisconsin-Madison Reserve Officer Training Corps program in 1987. After seven years as a line officer, including a deployment to Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Colonel Oshiki began medical school at the Uniformed Services University in 1994, and graduated in 1998. He completed a residency in Family Medicine at DeWitt Army Community Hospital Fort Belvior, VA , in 2001, where he served as Chief Resident. Most recently, COL Oshiki completed a Master's Degree in National Security Resource Strategy at the National Defense University Eisenhower School. Prior to starting at the Eisenhower School, Colonel Oshiki served as the Commander of Fox Army Health Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL.

COL La’Tonya N. Jordan is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina. She completed eight years of enlisted service in the North Carolina Army National Guard prior to receiving her commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1997. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in Speech Pathology from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and a Master’s of Science in Logistics Management from Florida Institute of Technology. She became the Commander of the U.S. Army 5th Recruiting Brigade July 10 in a virtual ceremony at Fort Sam Houston.

Listen to the individuals doing it all and rocking it! Our invited speakers will tell us all about working towards their entrepreneurial dreams and raising a family of their own! Speakers: Denise Oropeza, Owner of Spark Social Media Agency Elena Reyes, Owner of Oh Snap Nail bar Angie Rodriguez, Owner of Big Frog Custom T-shirts & More