Trailblazing Latinos's Podcast

Samara Mejía Hérnandez has one of the most unique careers in the world: she invests in companies that have the potential to completely change and disrupt industries. Having an eye to spot companies that have the potential to change millions of lives isn’t easy. Samara credits her immigrant upbringing as an advantage to help her invest in companies that may get overlooked from traditional investors. She has found that being an immigrant is not a disadvantage, but an advantage. She didn’t grow up with money; she didn’t grow up with connections; she was in ESL classes; and venture capital or the wall street vernacular was not spoken in her house—all this has led Samara to look at unique markets in a different way. Many Latinos may have come across the world of venture capital through companies like Snapchat and Uber, but outside of that, the world of venture capital is as mysterious to Latinos as the great pyramids of Egypt are mysterious to archeologists. Less that 3% of venture capitalists are Latinos, and Les