Hispanic-Net is pleased to announce Linda Ronstadt as Social Entrepreneur and James Gutierrez, Founder, Progress Financial, Entrepreneur of the Year. We will be celebrating their success on Saturday April 11th, from 6 to 9 pm at the Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford University. More details and tickets can be purchased at Hispanic-net Banquet RSVP
This year's Hispanic-Net banquet is sponsored by:
Silver Sponsor
Patrons Circle Sponsors
Linda Ronstadt
Hispanic-Net 2009 Social Entrepreneur of the Year
Ms.
Ronstadt has expanded beyond her world famous entertainment career to
raising awareness of issues relevant to the Latino community. These
include immigration and childrens' rights, empowerment through
entrepreneurship, health issues and cultural awareness. A native of
Tuscon, AZ, her family is deeply rooted in Mexican culture with family
heritage on both sides of the border.. Awareness of her Latina
background was first widely promoted with her 1987 album Canciones De
Mi Padre. It stands as the biggest selling non-English language album
in American record history with nearly 10 million records sold
worldwide.
James Gutierrez
Hispanic-Net 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year
James
Gutierrez, CEO, Co-Founder, is a serial entrepreneur who believes in
changing the world through entrepreneurship and early stage investing.
After graduating from college, James started Magic Beanstalk, a 3rd
party recruiting company that organized campus recruiting events at 40
universities in the US and Brazil, and later built a web application
for online recruiting. As CEO of Magic Beanstalk, James raised $5MM in
venture capital, recruited the senior management team, and grew the
business from 2 co-founders to 50+ employees with offices in NY and CA.
In addition to Progress Financial, James is a General Partner
of Great Oaks Ventures, a $4M early stage angel fund that has invested
in 12 ccompanies, including Jumpcut (acquired by Yahoo!), Trulia
(funded by Accel Partners), Zimbio, OKCupid, and Farmacia Remedios.
James received his MBA from Stanford where he was co-President of the
Entrepreneur Club and a BA in Economics from Yale.
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