Elias wraps Season 3 with an honest conversation with Harold Castro, Director of Walmart International Controllership. The two not only discuss Harold's career journey up until this point, but also highlight how they're learning from their own mistakes to pave a better future both for themselves and for others.

From attending boarding school when she was 5 to immigrating to the United States alone in her 20s, Sabari Raja knows the power of staying resilient amidst all of life's challenges. In this episode of The American Dream podcast, Sabari shares her career trajectory with Elias — moving from software developer to business development manager to founder and now investor. Listen to hear Sabari's lessons learned along the way and how resiliency has played a role in every stage of her journey.

Eva De La Rosa has climbed the corporate ladder. From graduating from Stanford University to receiving her MBA from Duke University to leading marketing efforts at companies like American Express, BP, and BlackRock, Eva has had the self-agency to succeed. In this episode of The American Dream Podcast, Eva shares what values define her agency. She and Elias discuss what a network really means, Latino loyalty, and the desire to work.

In honor of Mother's Day, we're re-sharing a very special episode of The American Dream podcast. Listen to Elias reflect on his childhood while standing in the kitchen of the house he bought his mother, Consuelo Rios. Wishing a very happy Mother's Day to all the moms and mother figures out there!

Can you be a corporate executive, a club owner, and a mentor at once? Absolutely, and more. In this episode of The American Dream podcast, Elias meets with Arturo Nunez — board member, entrepreneur, speaker, author, investor, club founder, judge of Shark Tank Brazil, and former CMO. They discuss how Arturo broke into corporate America, his passion for marketing, and why Arturo is adamant about paying it forward to the next generation.

Few career trajectories are linear, but sometimes, the zig zag paths teach you the most. Ariel Lopez started college with the goal of going to law school and creating change, but she dropped out and become a recruiter, then an entrepreneur, and is now helping more founders achieve their own dreams. On this episode of The American Dream podcast, Ariel tells Elias what she's learned from all those life milestones and why she believes every failure and victory contributes to one's ultimate success.

The tables have turned. Sergio Claudio, Head of School at ONE School, an online portfolio school for Black creatives, joins Elias on the show; but unlike most episodes, Sergio flips the podcast on Elias, asking him things like why it's important to pay attention to community, how to find the right thing to double down on, and the value of saying no.

Go big and build relationships. That's been the secret sauce to Mariana Cogan's (CMO of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence) success. On this episode of The American Dream podcast, Mariana and Elias go back in time to how they first met, discussing how a business meeting turned into a longstanding friendship, and how understanding cultural differences leads to strong leadership.

Today, Latinos comprise just 6% of technical roles across the largest U.S.-based tech companies. Look to executive roles, and the percentage becomes even less. Lili Gangas, Chief Technology Community Officer at Kapor Foundation, is determined to increase both percentages. On this episode of the American Dream podcast, Lili shares how she became interested in technology, why she believes diversity drives innovation, and the key areas in which Kapor Foundation is focused to drive change. Make sure to subscribe, so you never miss a new episode.

Viviana Faga is General Partner at Felicis Ventures, but she never saw herself in venture capital. On this episode of The American Dream Podcast, Viviana explains how she has built her career around finding the next tech wave and why she believes working in startups builds a strong foundation for successful venture capitalists.

What does it mean to be a venture capitalist? What is a "Fund" and where is the money allocated? What are the metrics for success? Sergio Monsalve, Founding Partner of Roble Ventures, answers these questions and more on this episode of The American Dream.

Elias kicks off Season 3 of The American Dream podcast with Liz Agosto, former Chief Operating Officer and Head of Cybersecurity Strategy at BNY. Elias and Liz chat about how Liz's childhood shaped her into the driven leader she is today and about the importance of planning and being your authentic self. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss when another episode drops every other Tuesday. *Note: This episode was recorded while Liz was still working for BNY.

Maria Medrano knows first-hand the value of opportunity: the opportunity to receive an education, the opportunity to pursue higher education, the opportunity to break out of poverty, and the opportunity to start a company that has investors knocking on the door. In this episode of the American Dream podcast, Maria shares all of those experiences, and explains how they taught her, and now her children, the value of saying “yes.”

From thinking she wanted to be an athletic trainer freshman year of college to graduating with a bachelors (and masters) degree in information systems, Deena McKay, scrum master and host of Black Tech Unplugged podcast, is no stranger to the nonlinear trajectory of tech careers. In this episode of The American Dream podcast, Deena and Elias discuss the role of a scrum master, Elias argues if it’s really worthwhile, and the two agree on the need for adaptability and flexibility when paving your way into tech. Check out Black Tech Unplugged, a podcast focused on telling the stories of Blacks in Tech to assist you with developing your own tech path, anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Elias shares a conversation with his mother, Consuelo Rios.

We're continuing Women's History Month with La Jefa herself, Enna Jimenez. Emma immigrated from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts with her family as a young girl, became a first-generation college graduate, and paved her way into Vice President positions in quality assurance. Within the first few minutes of the episode, you'll understand why Emma is La Jefa, but make sure to listen to the end to find out how she fought for her position in corporate America, and learn how you can, too!

To kick off Women's History Month, we're highlighting one of Elias Torres' role models: Freada Kapor Klein. Freada has considered herself an activist since high school, and since then, she's founded SMASH — an organization that helps low-income students get into STEM, co-founded Kapor Capital, which invests in early-stage startups focused on closing the equity gap, and even wrote a book all about what it takes for companies to actually close the equity gap. In this episode of The American Dream podcast, Freada and Elias discuss how technology and activism can (and should) co-exist, the problems prohibiting equality today, and debate if we really are making progress closing the equity gap.

We're changing things up this week! Today, Harvard University juniors Hannah Zhou and Rhea Acharya join Elias on the show to discuss the upcoming Harvard WeCode Conference happening on February 17 and 18. Register for the conference or learn about sponsorship opportunities here: https://www.harvardwecode.com/

Growing up in Colorado, Guillermo Diaz Jr. always dreamed of having palm trees in his backyard. Now, after many years of hard work and diligence, he has more palm trees than he knows what to do with, which is why he created Conectado. Conectado aims to leverage technology to bring individuals and institutions together to increase equality from the classroom to the boardroom. In this episode of The American Dream podcast, Guillermo explains how he worked to achieve his palm tree dream, why he believes so strongly in "ships," and why he shifted his focus from Cisco to Conectado.

Growing up in Colorado, Guillermo Diaz Jr. always dreamed of having palm trees in his backyard. Now, after many years of hard work and diligence, he has more palm trees than he knows what to do with, which is why he created Conectado. Conectado aims to leverage technology to bring individuals and institutions together to increase equality from the classroom to the boardroom. In this episode of The American Dream podcast, Guillermo explains how he worked to achieve his palm tree dream, why he believes so strongly in "ships," and why he shifted his focus from Cisco to Conectado.