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16/09/2024

Janie Flores Receives Prestigious National Scholarship from the Craft Industry Alliance

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CHICAGO, IL September 16, 2024 - (BUENA VIDA MEDIA) - Janie Flores, CEO of Buena Vida Media, was awarded a national scholarship by the Craft Industry Alliance for the sustainable “Janie’s Art Journals” initiative created in 2023. Eleven scholarship recipients from across the nation were selected amongst a record high number of submissions this year. The scholarship makes membership available in the leading craft industry organization, allowing creators and makers access to invaluable industry resources and community support regardless of financial means.

Janie’s Art Journals is the latest sustainable art endeavor launched by Buena Vida Media. Up-cycling vintage books and repurposing them into unique art and writing journals seamlessly combines eco-friendly practices with creativity. Other materials used are packaging, vintage papers and fabrics, as well as specialty fabrics and handmade papers sourced from Mexican artisans. Janie has also collaborated with artists like Sharktopia, and Mexican artisans from the Mexico, Cultura and Orgullo collective in Oaxaca to create special projects.

“The journal-making and bookbinding industry has grown into a global market, offering creators, artisans, and makers a platform to commercialize their art. However, the industry remains largely Anglo-centric, with many creators and makers of color still not seeing the financial benefits they deserve. Janie’s Art Journals aims to build on the pioneering efforts already underway to change this narrative. I am often the only artisan of color at the arts and craft fairs I participate in with my unique journals. Joining the Craft Industry Alliance aligns with my goals of fostering creativity, diversity, and sustainability within the arts and crafts community. Janie’s Art Journals are labor intensive works of art designed to spark creativity and joy through an interactive experience of writing, drawing and painting in the journals,” stated Flores.

Janie’s Art Journals is grateful to the local arts and crafts organizations in Southeastern Wisconsin like Retro Racine, Union Grove Market, Highway 11 Market, and Tiny Hooves Pallooza, for welcoming this new venture. These opportunities are especially meaningful as new vendors often encounter limited access to more profitable markets where priority placements are typically given to long-established crafters, and where high entry fees and administrative barriers can be prohibitive. Janie’s Art Journals is also visiting local schools and community centers to introduce sustainable art practices to the next generations.
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About Janie’s Art Journals
Janie’s Art Journals, the newest venture from Buena Vida Media, an international multimedia company, is committed to sustainability by transforming old books into one-of-a-kind art and writing journals. By incorporating vintage papers, recycled packaging, and specialty paper and fabrics sourced from Mexican artisans in Oaxaca, MX, Janie’s Art Journals blends eco-consciousness with creativity. For more information, visit www.buenavidamedia.com.

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11/09/2024

“A date which will live in infamy”
We carry them always in our hearts

09/03/2024

Happy International Women’s Day! Thank you Femme Drive for the IDrive nomination. I am surprised and truly consider it an honor to be included among these industry heavy hitters! These women have been leaders in changing the auto industry and making it more inclusive for women. They have worked tirelessly to ensure that women’s voices are heard and represented in what was once a male dominated arena. Thank you for recognizing their important contributions. Congratulations to all the nominees in the different categories! They are all winners!

19/10/2023

🗞️ via Noticias Newswire

MIAMI, FL — October 18, 2023 — (NOTICIAS NEWSWIRE) — Buena Vida Media, a recognized multi-media company, and the Latin American Business Association (LABA), present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards on a special edition of the “Janie Flores Live” Show on YouTube. The event, celebrating the important economic impact made by Latino entrepreneurs in South Florida and the United States, serves as an ongoing tribute to the resilience and success of these entrepreneurs throughout the year.

The sixth edition of the awards showcases remarkable Hispanic ingenuity and creativity in the face of challenges encountered by Latino entrepreneurs in the United States.

🔗 https://www.noticiasnewswire.com/hispanic-heritage-entrepreneur-awards/

17/10/2023

Welcome to a special edition of the Janie Flores Live Show, and join us in celebrating the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards presented by Buena Vida Media and the Latin American Business Association.

We want to thank you, our viewers, for your steadfast love and your unwavering support of our show. We would not be able to do this without you and our faithful partners, Noticias Newswire, Florida Power & Light, Florida Venture Foundation, and Creser PR

The Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards recognize Latino entrepreneurs for their courage, perseverance and vision, for excelling and making important contributions to society and the economy of South Florida and the US. In 2023 , $3.2 Trillion dollars of the American GDP were produced by Latinos. Our economic force cannot be overlooked and our stories need to be told and highlighted. All of our 2023 honorees have compelling life stories. Men and women who have overcome obstacles and leveraged their creative entrepereneurship to innóvate and grow the economy. Buena Vida Media and LABA are so proud of our honorees and we humbly take this opportunity to shine a light and celebrate them!


The 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards:
🏵️Hispanic Entrepreneur Award: Lucy Beato, Coach, Author, Entrepreneur
🏵️Emerging Entrepreneur Award: Dudu Rodrigues, Artist, Designer & Creator of the Antonieta Collection
🏵️Mental Health Champion of the Year Award: Miriam N. Smith-Taylor, Public Speaker, Trainer, Mental Health Innovator
🏵️Public Relations Champion of the Year Award: Aileen Abella, CEO & Founder, A2Media
🏵️Serial Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Rikki Rincon, Founder, Activ8 Live
🏵️Fierce Ally of the Year Award: Angela Posillico, CEO, Ms. International World, Ms. Latina International
🏵️Hispanic Entrepreneur Award: Dr. Alex Osorio, Doctor of Chiropractic, Optimum Spine Chiropractic Center
🏵️Hispanic Entrepreneur Award: Gabriela Ramirez-Arellano, Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, International Bestselling Author, Podcast Producer and Host
🏵️Creative Entrepreneur Award: Melina Almodovar, “La Muneca de la Salsa”, Salsa Music Artist, Producer & Event Production
🏵️Business Champion Award: Alfred Santamaria, CEO, Santamaria Developers Group
🏵️Sustainable Beauty Company of the Year Award: Nora Fernandez, Nora Fernandez Living Beauty, CEO & Founder
🏵️Hispanic Entrepreneur Award: Dr. Naim Dahdah, M.D., Founder, D-Clinik
🏵️Hispanic Entrepreneur Award: Gisela Rojas, Founder & CEO, Caissa Realty Investment
🏵️Creative Entrepreneur Award: Josué Peña, Founder, OnlineCEOs, EmprendedorDigital.co
🏵️Business Champion Award: Nitza Mendoza, Community Leader, Logistics Coordinator, San Ignacio University
🏵️Creative Entrepreneur Award: Daniel Gomez, CEO, Detective Gomez Agency
🏵️Media Entrepreneur Award: Agustin Rangugni, CEO & Founder, RadioMiami.us, TVRadioMiami.com
🏵️Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Angela Sustaita-Ruiz, Co-Founder and Chairwoman of Brilla Media Ventures, Nuestro Stories
🏵️Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Manny Ruiz, Chief Content Officer, Co-founder, Nuestro Stories

Thank you for joining Buena Vida Media and the Latin American Business Association for the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards on this special edition of the Janie Flores Live Show. Leveraging creative entrepreneurship to innovate and grow the US economy.

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Welcome to a special edition of the Janie Flores Live Show, and join us in celebrating the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards presented by Buen...

13/10/2023

🏵️ Buena Vida Media & LABA (Latin American Business Association) present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards

🏵️Business Champion Award: Nitza Mendoza, Philanthropist, Logistics Coordinator, San Ignacio University

🏵️ Nitza Mendoza is a philanthropist, educator, presenter and an influential chef in the Miami gastronimc scene, having studied at Le Cordon Bleu and worked for renowned and large hotel chains, having obtained awards from the ACF. Currently she serves as the Logistics Coordinator for San Ignacio University in Doral, where she uses her sizeable influence to help hundreds enter the workforce, while also developing healthy nutrition programs for children.

🏵️This highly respected and beloved community leader immigrated to the United States twenty years ago, seeking a better future for herself and her young daughter. Her dream to become an entrepreneur led Nitza to study at the prestigious culinary school, Le Cordon Bleu in Miami, graduating with honors Magna Cum Laude. She started from the bottom in a male dominated industry, but continually reminded herself that all women are strong, intelligent, and competitive, and that with hard work she would realize her dreams. Within the space of three years she was in charge of one of the most important kitchens in the region, leading teams and reporting directly to the owners of the establishment. Her success then led her to become an integral part of San Ignacio University where she advocates for business owner who are recent immigrants. She is currently writing a book on healthy nutrition which will be free to the public

🏵️Congratulations Nitza on receiving the Business Champion Award! We celebrate you and honor your indefatigable spirit and overarching commitment to the hundreds of business owners that you have opened doors for, and to the many immigrants that you have tirelessly helped, especially during the pandemic

13/10/2023

🏵️ Buena Vida Media & LABA (Latin American Business Association) present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards

🏵️ Hispanic Entrepreneur Award: Gisela Rojas, Founder & CEO, Caissa Realty Investment

🏵️ Gisela Rojas Broker is the Founder and CEO of Caissa Realty Investment, a leading consulting firm in the US. An economist, a public accountant Summa Cum Laude, real estate broker and business coach, Gisela has more than twenty years of experience in the business world. Gisela arrived in the US from her native Venezuela with high hopes and grand dreams, only to learn that she had been defrauded. Instead of living in the beautiful home she thought she had purchased, an eight-month pregnant Gisela ended up living in her car with her son and daughter. The heartbreak was unimaginable, yet Gisela persevered, she set to work baking cakes and selling figurines, saving money with the goal of studying to obtain a real estate license. Gisela believes in the power of education, and her PhD from Oxford, her MBA from Complutense University of Madrid, and her studies at Harvard, proved to be the solid foundation on which she would rise up and build her success.

🏵️ As founder and CEO of Caissa Realty Investment, her comprehensive approach in helping thousands of Hispanic families achieve the American dream of owning their own home in a safe and reliable manner, sets her apart. Helping families build a solid financial foundation and learn the American system has been her driving force and purpose. “The happiness of my Hispanic families is my greatest gain,” says Gisela, who never forgets how she overcame the adversity of not having a roof over her head when she arrived in the US.

🏵️ Congratulations Gisela on receiving the Hispanic Entrepreneur Award. We celebrate you and honor you for overcoming adversity to now serve as an instrument so that Hispanic families can achieve the American dream of owning their own home.

13/10/2023

🏵️ Buena Vida Media & LABA (Latin American Business Association) present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards

🏵️ Creative Entrepreneur Award: Josué Peña, Founder, OnlineCEOs, EmprendedorDigital.co

🏵️ Josué Peña is founder of Online CEOs, an Instagram marketing business helping entrepreneurs grow and monetize their business, and the recently launched academic platform,EmprendedorDigital.co. He began his Instagram journey in the Dominican Republic as a way to market himself as a soccer player and attract the attention of professional soccer leagues. His marketing ploy succeeded and he earned a contract to play professionally. Unfortunately his dream was derailed, and he resolved to immerse himself in the world of Instagram sales and marketing despite the naysayers
🏵️ Josué’s resolve has reaped rewards and today his sales on Instagram have earned him three prestigious “Two Comma Awards”, given to online companies achieving million dollar sales. He has worked with high profile personalities and has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur.com, and more. Josue never forgets his humble beginnings and is on a mission to help people become digital entrepreneurs even without college degrees

🏵️ Josué has created a high-end coaching program focused on the A to Z of starting an Instagram agency with the promise of getting his clients to $100,000 in revenue in the first year, even without experience. Josué is passionate about uplifting the Hispanic community and supports charities in the Dominican Republic. His motto is the biblical verse, “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go,” Joshua 1:9

🏵️ Congratulations Josué on receiving the Creative Entrepreneur Award! We honor you for creating programs that educate and provide economic opportunities for the Hispanics in the US

12/10/2023

🏵️ Buena Vida Media & LABA (Latin American Business Association) present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards

🏵️Media Entrepreneur Award: Agustín Rangugni, CEO & Founder, RadioMiami.us, TVRadioMiami.com

🏵️Agustin Rangugni, CEO and founder RadioMiami.us and TVRadioMiami, is a well regarded international journalist and analyst in politics and economics. He began his career in his native Argentina serving as a member of the presidential press team for several Argentinean presidents and frequently participated in international presidential trips. His experience as a journalist and his love for the media led him to found RadioLider 91.5 FM in Buenos Aires in 1985, and consequently expanded to the launch of Canal 5 TV in 1991.

🏵️Agustin foresaw the advent of online media and news, and was an early adopter of streaming technology and digital platforms, launching RadioMiami.us in 2003 and TVRadioMiami.com in 2010. His digital news companies have become some of the most important platforms providing deep analysis of the Latin American political scene. His profound interviews with former presidents, government officials, and political refugees reach thousands in the United States and throughout Latin America.

🏵️This media visionary is passionate about news in Spanish and collaborates with Asociacion Canal Literatura in its mission to spread the Spanish language worldwide. Agustin has received numerous awards and recognitions for his journalistic career, and was recently awarded a Certificate of Recognition from the US Congress, and an award from the United Nations.

🏵️Congratulations Agustin for receiving the Media Entrepreneur Award. We celebrate you and honor your commitment to journalistic integrity, and your passion to disseminate factual and impartial news to audiences in the US and in Latin America.

11/10/2023

🏵️ Buena Vida Media & LABA (Latin American Business Association) present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards

🏵️Creative Entrepreneur Award: Daniel Gomez, CEO, Gomez Detective Agency

🏵️DFW native Detective Daniel Gomez is the owner and leading detective in infidelity and background investigations at the Gomez Detective Agency. After 15 years in law enforcement, he opened the investigations agency, motivated by personal hardship and the hope of preventing people from becoming victims

🏵️As a successful business owner, Detective Gomez was offered the chief detective position on the “Cheaters” reality TV show about investigating cheating spouses/partners. After 20+ years of working on the series, Detective Gomez took the information he had gathered from hundreds of cases and compiled them into his first book, “Play To Win, Don’t Be Lucky at Love, Know the Stakes.” The book educates people on being cautious in relationships, helps them to look at the big picture, to ultimately prevent them from being hurt by loved ones. He also created an online university course focused on the indicators of dishonesty and on ways to detect false information. Detective Gomez wrote the course to be easily understood and accessible for anyone with internet connectivity

🏵️Today, Detective Gomez produces & hosts the widely popular podcast, “Beyond Cheaters - The Detective Gomez Files,” with an audience spanning across the nation. He and his dedicated staff are focused on assisting the many people that contact their office. He finds his success in the many cases he has closed, and the people he has assisted

🏵️Congratulations Detective Gomez on receiving the Creative Entrepreneur Award, for taking pride in your work and leveraging your creativity to educate and help others from being harmed by those closest to them

11/10/2023

🏵️ Buena Vida Media & LABA (Latin American Business Association) present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards

🏵️Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur of the Year Award: Angela Sustaita-Ruiz, Co-Founder & Chairwoman of Brilla Media Ventures, Nuestro Stories

🏵️Angela is the Co-Founder and Chairwoman of Brilla Media Ventures, and the company’s flagship platform, Nuestro Stories, the content, adtech, influencer, and studio that celebrates Latino heritage every day. A co-founder of the U.S. Hispanic social media marketing industry and Hispanicize, which sold in 2019, she is also founder of the first Latino influencer network, DiMe Media (formerly Latina Mom Bloggers). In her more than 23 years in marketing and public relations, Angela has played a leadership role in award-winning U.S. Hispanic and multicultural programs and campaigns spanning public relations, experiential, and social media.

🏵️In 2022, she was named one of Inicio Ventures’ 100 Rising Latinx Founders, and in 2021, she was a recipient of the Hermes Creative Award for the CDC’s “How Right Now” COVID Response Campaign, as well as a finalist for the PRWeek Multicultural Marketing Campaign of the Year for Altísimo Live. Angela has also received the Hispanic Public Relations Professional of the Year Award by the HPRA (Hispanic Public Relations Association). Angela started her career at Edelman where she was the regional director of multicultural practice. During her 11 years at the firm’s New York, Austin and Miami offices, she directed national multicultural marketing initiatives for Fortune 500 companies including Unilever, Kraft Foods, and more.

🏵️Congratulations Angela on being the Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur of the Year! We celebrate you and honor your courage to dream big as well as your commitment to opening doors for Hispanic creators and influencers.

11/10/2023

🏵️ Buena Vida Media and LABA (Latin American Business Association) present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards

🏵️Hispanic Entrepreneur Award: Dr. Naim Dahdah, M.D., Founder, D_Clinik

🏵️ Dr. Naim Dahdah, is board certified in internal medicine and is the founder of D-Clinik, which specializes in aesthetics, anti-aging and regenerative medicine. D-Clinik offers the most advanced technology in aesthetic treatments, such as Morpheus8 and BodyTite, and injectables such as Botox, Juvederm and PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma).

🏵️Dr. Naim Dahdah believes that a positive self-image plays an important role in both internal and external health, and he is passionate about helping patients look better and feel better. He was recently nominated for the American Heart Association’s Leaders of Impact campaign in an effort to combat health inequities in the Hispanic community. The Leaders of Impact initiative engages community leaders across 150 cities to take part in a seven-week challenge to improve health by raising awareness and funds to support the life-saving work of the American Heart Association. Dr. Naim Dahdah was motivated to participate in this important campaign because he recognizes that the Hispanic population has higher rates of multiple conditions that are associated with increased risk of heart attack or stroke, including obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. The campaign culminates on National Philanthropy Day, November 15.

🏵️Congratulations Dr. Naim Dahdah on receiving the Hispanic Entrepreneur Award. We celebrate you and honor your passion and drive to make a difference in the lives of the Hispanic community.

11/10/2023

🏵️ Buena Vida Media and LABA (Latin American Business Association) present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards

🏵️Sustainable Beauty Company of the Year Award: Nora Fernandez, Nora Fernandez Living Beauty, CEO & Founder

🏵️Nora Fernandez is on a mission to make a queen out of every woman. As the CEO and founder of Nora Fernandez Living Beauty, a wellness and beauty company, she offers a range of spa and beauty services, image consulting, nutrition coaching, workshops for self-discovery, and has formulated a proprietary series of natural vitamins and supplements to strengthen the body, along with a line of skin care based on the best natural ingredients. Her commitment to sustainability forms a part of the protocols in all she does.

🏵️Nora trained as a lawyer in her native Colombia, and has dedicated a large part of her life to sharing a message of justice and equality, to empowering women with children, and to helping those in need. Having to start over in the US, she decided to pursue her passion for holistic beauty, and trained as a cosmetologist, beautician, and image consultant. She has served as an image consultant for political candidates, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and was the official makeup artist for Miss Universe 2015 in Las Vegas.

🏵️Nora dedicates herself to beautifying women inside and out, and is an international speaker and coach, teaching workshops on identity, self-esteem, image consulting, colorimetry, body care and skin care. She lives out the sustainable goals of equitable quality education for all, and actively empowers and educates women, single parents, and young adults in areas of entrepreneurship and productivity

🏵️Congratulations Nora Fernandez Living Beauty on being the Sustainable Beauty Company of the Year! We celebrate you and honor your lifelong mission to empowering and educating women from all walks of life

11/10/2023

🏵️ Buena Vida Media and LABA (Latin American Business Association) present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards

🏵️Business Champion Award: Alfred Santamaria, CEO, Santamaria Developers Group

🏵️ Alfred Santamaria serves as the CEO of the Santamaria Developers Group, a successful construction and development business focused on the construction of workforce housing for vulnerable communities. Alfred has had a lifelong calling to public service, and has prepared himself for leadership roles receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Florida International University (FIU), and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Nova Southeastern University (NSU).

🏵️Alfred has worked closely with local, state and national government officials in both political advisor and congressional staff capacities over the past fourteen years. His political expertise has made him a sought after speaker and presenter at important political summits focused on the political climate of Latin America and Latinos in the US. During times of national or international crisis, he is often invited by the media to provide informed political analysis and commentary

🏵️Alfred is a passionate champion for Hispanic business owners, creating bridges to key resources and opening doors of opportunity for them in the US and Latin America
He has also created two foundations providing assistance to the underserved in the community, and was boots on the ground during the pandemic providing food assistance to hundreds in South Florida. A much loved and respected community leader, he has served as a director on prestigious boards such as the World Trade Center Miami, Bascom Palmer Hospital FLEB, and the Small Business Advisory Board of Miami Dade

🏵️Congratulations Alfred on receiving the Business Champion Award. We celebrate you and honor your lifelong commitment to serving humanity

10/10/2023

🏵️ and LABA (Latin American Business Association) present the 6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Entrepreneur Awards

🏵️Hispanic Entrepreneur Award: Gabriela Ramírez Arellano, Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, International Bestselling Author, Podcast Producer and Host

🏵️Gabriela understands and values the power of collaboration and has built lasting relationships with a network of partners, mentors, and experts across the country. Through her work at Cortex and the BALSA Foundation she uses her voice to support economic development, foster local business relationships, empower entrepreneurs from underserved communities, and build a more inclusive and resilient St. Louis. This bestselling author, marathon runner, and podcaster also co-leads the St. Louis Inclusive Small Business Ecosystem, and was recognized as an Influential Business Woman by the St. Louis Business Journal, among other recognitions in 2023.

🏵️Inspired by her own experience as an immigrant in the United States, Gabriela has a passion and commitment to helping others, giving back to the community, and amplifies the voices of bilingual Latin(x) professionals and small business owners on the podcasts she produces and hosts in collaboration with St. Louis Public Radio. Gabriela started her career with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce championing Hispanic businesses. She sits on a number of boards and is a Diversity Initiative Fellow, graduating from the 2021 Leadership MO class.

🏵️During the pandemic, Gabriela co-founded StLJuntos, advocating and ensuring that the Spanish-speaking community had access to critical information in their language, while also providing essential resources. StLJuntos continues to speak out for language access, and Gabriela’s countless volunteer hours were recognized with the Civic Award Recognition in 2021. She is most proud of raising amazing children who inspire her to help make the world a better place.

🏵️Congratulations Gabriela on receiving the Hispanic Entrepreneur Award. Your passionate advocacy for the Hispanic community and your spirit of service is an inspiration to us all.