How Malia Lazu Moved from Intention to Impact
Latina to Latina
English - April 01, 2024 04:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MB - ★★★★★ - 607 ratingsSociety & Culture Business Entrepreneurship aliciamenendez hispanics lantiguawilliams latinas latinos Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
She started her career as a political organizer, launching Mass VOTE, a state-wide voter engagement campaign, then parlayed those skills into economic development. As the EVP and Regional President at Berkshire Bank, Malia evolved the bank’s strategic focus to prioritize community impact. Malia shares how her theory of change evolved, how she identifies gaps between organizations’ intentions and their impact, and the very personal question she is constantly circling back to in therapy.
Follow Malia and her work on Instagram @theurbanlabz, and find her book From Intention to Impact here. If you loved this episode listen to Why Cristina Tzintún Ramirez Wants Latinas to Be Less Humble and More Demanding and Code for America’s Amanda Renteria Lost Some Battles, but Is Winning the Political War.