Notable Accomplishments

Over a 10-year partnership beginning in 2016, I played a key role in the design, delivery, and scaling of BakerRipley's Entrepreneur Connection Program, providing bilingual (English and Spanish) business training and coaching to small business owners across Houston.

I taught core Launch and Grow entrepreneurship classes twice a year covering financial management, lean operations, sales, and marketing, while also delivering extensive one-on-one coaching to entrepreneurs at different stages of maturity. In parallel, I trained and upskilled BakerRipley's internal coaching team on effective coaching methodologies and adult learning practices.

During this period, the program grew from serving approximately 10 entrepreneurs to more than 2,000, becoming one of BakerRipley's flagship economic development initiatives, with a primary focus on supporting Spanish-speaking and immigrant entrepreneurs and strengthening long-term economic resilience.

Since 2020, I have partnered with Connect Community's HTX Sewn Goods program to deliver bilingual business training, curriculum development, and strategic growth planning for multicultural sewist entrepreneurs in the Gulfton/Sharpstown community. At 10 to 15 sewists per cohort, my work has included designing and deploying tailored business curricula, providing hands-on coaching in production efficiency, operations, safety, pricing, financial planning, and sustainability.

I also supported leadership with long-range strategic planning. This engagement directly contributed to strengthening program structure and operational readiness, helping position the organization for a major expansion into a 9,000-square-foot textile lab that opened in 2025, while maintaining mission alignment and long-term financial sustainability.

Through the Fabric Forge Program, I provided business coaching and entrepreneurial support to early-stage makers and fabricators transitioning from informal production to structured micro-enterprises. I delivered practical guidance on pricing, operations, and go-to-market fundamentals, reinforcing business discipline alongside technical skill development.

This support enabled 10+ participants to formalize their businesses, improve cost awareness, and successfully commercialize products through community markets, pop-ups, and pilot sales opportunities.

In partnership with United Way's Bright Beginnings Program, I delivered bilingual business training and coaching to 11 childcare centers, supporting owners with practical tools in sales and marketing, operations, and financial management.

My work spanned centers of varying scale, from 10+ children childcare centers to multimillion-dollar 100+ child operations, helping owners improve budgeting discipline, enrollment strategy, and operational decision-making while balancing financial sustainability with mission-driven outcomes.

As a business coach for United Way's Home-Based Child Care Provider Program, I delivered culturally responsive, bilingual training and one-on-one coaching to women-led micro-enterprises across Houston. I helped providers strengthen pricing models, manage costs, improve enrollment stability, and apply basic financial literacy concepts in practical ways.

Through this work, I supported a population of 800+ home-based providers in improving their business management skills in Sales and Marketing, Revenue Optimization and Pricing — transitioning from care models to businesses that are more stable, licensed, and revenue-consistent, directly contributing to improved household income stability.

Within the DIFY Foundation's Latina Entrepreneur Academy, I served as a lead business instructor and coach, delivering structured entrepreneurship education in Spanish to 60+ Latina founders. I taught core business fundamentals — including entrepreneurial mindset, marketing, operations, and finance — while providing individualized coaching that reinforced confidence, execution, and accountability.

This work supports the cohort of Latina entrepreneurs in formalizing their businesses, improving sustainability, and strengthening leadership capacity within their families and communities.