by Harry Hollines | Mar 14, 2025
“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...
by Harry Hollines | Dec 2, 2024
“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...
by Latino Leadership Institute | Oct 10, 2024
Joelle Martinez, President & CEO of the Latino Leadership Institute, reflects on her family’s inspiring legacy. Her grandmother was the first Latina to lead the Denver City Council, helping pave the way for Joelle’s own leadership journey. Don’t...
by Latino Leadership Institute | Oct 10, 2024
Joelle Martinez joins Colorado Public Radio’s Nathan Heffel and Denver7’s Micah Smith to discuss the complexities of Latino identity. She shares insights into the long history of our community being asked to check boxes that don’t fully reflect who...
by Latino Leadership Institute | Oct 10, 2024
“You are more than ready for this position. Go show them what I see in you.” This powerful text message from an incredible Latina mentor to Joelle Martinez, LLI President & CEO, transformed how she viewed herself as she stepped into the boardroom of...
by Latino Leadership Institute | Oct 10, 2024
Latino-owned businesses are the backbone of our economy, but only 3% reach the million-dollar mark. Meet Roberto Meza, a visionary entrepreneur who joined the first cohort of the Latino Leadership Institute’s Latino Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (LEAP)....
