This week, we were thrilled to welcome our first guest to the Summit Up conversation: Ashley K. Stoyanov Ojeda. A bestselling author, speaker, and community builder, Ashley’s work has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, and Inc. She’s also a celebrated advisor to LLI’s LEAP growth-stage accelerator.
Is there a difference between hope and optimism? Most of us use them like they’re the same thing—but they’re not. They are distinct concepts with unique impacts on our mindset, decision-making, resilience, and ability to lead during challenging times.
Funding is vanishing. Needs are growing. And the old models aren’t working. Join us for a critical conversation on the nonprofit funding crisis, the urgent strategies organizations must adopt to survive, and how philanthropy needs to shift to sustain the work happening in our communities.
This is more than a discussion—it’s a call to action for anyone committed to the future of mission-driven work.
Latinos across the country are mobilizing, using our collective purchasing power as a force for change. Let’s keep the momentum going—expanding our economic influence into wealth redistribution and generational wealth creation.
Last Thursday on Summit Up, we dove into one crucial question: How do you build yourself up as a leader to navigate chaotic times? Joelle Martinez and Harry Hollines continued their candid discussion on why this question is so important and how health, focus, and strategy are pivotal to overcoming today’s turbulent challenges.
Summit Up isn’t just a discussion—it’s a space to convene, share knowledge, and spark honest conversations about leadership, community, and collective action. Join Joelle Martinez, LLI President & CEO, and Harry Hollines, LLI Chief Strategy Officer, Thursdays on LinkedIn live.
“If we don’t have entrepreneurs growing relative to the demographic shifts happening, you’re not going to have as many businesses, not going to have as many places to buy from and the dollars won’t circulate from the economy at the same rate,” says Harry Hollines, LLI Chief Strategy Officer, in this recent Denver Post article. Read more.
“It makes sense then for Latinas to think ‘I need more money, and the only way I’m going to get more money is if I’m my own boss,'” Joelle Martinez, President & CEO of the Latino Leadership Institute, said in this recent Forbes article. Read more.
As we celebrate the power of Indigenous leadership during Native American Heritage Month, Robert L. Doore, LLI Board Member, takes pride in his lineage of strong Indigenous women and the profound lessons they have passed down through generations in his family. Read more.
A dedicated advocate for diversity in education, Maria Molina, an LLI graduate, is building bridges for students to pursue careers in healthcare. Read more.