Ep 14. JOLYNN VALLEJO - "Building Bridges between LatAm and Silicon Valley, an insiders view from San Francisco in 2021"

On this episode, Ileana and Rob are joined by Jolynn Vallejo, (recently) former Director of LatinSF, an innovative collaboration between GlobalSF & the City of San Francisco. She is an accomplished Economic Development leader, with an expertise in building bridges between Silicon Valley/Bay Area and Latin America. Jolynn is a powerhouse. A musician, relationship builder and single Girl Mom with an incredible story as an Ecuadorian American. She has deep roots and love for her home city of San Francisco, as well as the country of some of her most formative years, Ecuador! An accomplished student of both the Berklee School of Music as well as UC Berkeley, she makes it 2 for 2 on GOBears guests on this season's episodes! She shares her deep thoughts about the current state of entrepreneurialism in Silicon Valley, the pandemic effect, the challenges and opportunities of building in LatAm and for LatAm founders building in the Bay Area and so much more. We could have talked for hours with Jolynn and we can’t wait to have her back on the show, as well as to watch her next big career steps building on her passion for entrepreneurial economies in LatAm and USA.
We're so grateful to you, our growing audience of entrepreneurs, investors, builders, influencers and those interested in the entrepreneurial economies of Latin America and the LatinX communities in the USA! Ideally, Season Two will bridge you between these two deeply interdependent worlds.
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