What does it take to make you feel like you belong?: Jessica Rodriguez
Women Rule
English - August 14, 2019 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB - ★★★★ - 308 ratingsNews entrepreneur business entrepreneurship interview marketing health career finance clique who what wear Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
She started out as an intern and worked her way up to become the
president of entertainment and chief marketing officer of Univision. But
before all that, she was a girl growing up in the Bronx — the eldest
daughter of two Spanish-speaking immigrants, which gave her a foot in
two worlds. As a kid, she had to translate for her parents — especially
after her father died suddenly when she was just 15. She says those
responsibilities coming at such an early age are common — and where
others simply see hurdles, she also sees the start of her trajectory as
a business leader.
Now, Jessica Rodriguez is one of the most powerful Latinas in media. And
she wants to help make the c-suite more diverse — which means, in part,
making people see their own strengths.
She started out as an intern and worked her way up to become the president of entertainment and chief marketing officer of Univision. But before all that, she was a girl growing up in the Bronx — the eldest daughter of two Spanish-speaking immigrants, which gave her a foot in two worlds. As a kid, she had to translate for her parents — especially after her father died suddenly when she was just 15. She says those responsibilities coming at such an early age are common — and where others simply see hurdles, she also sees the start of her trajectory as a business leader.
Now, Jessica Rodriguez is one of the most powerful Latinas in media. And she wants to help make the c-suite more diverse — which means, in part, making people see their own strengths.