Sylvia Pizarroso from the SBDC Finance Center (sponsored by the OC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce) talks (in Espanol) with Gabriela Vilchiz, co-founder of HUGS FROM HEAVEN about her unique business and how the SBDC and OC HISPANIC CHAMBER helped her grow. Along with the Programa Consular de Emprendimiento para Mexicnas en el Exteror #hispanic #hispanicbusiness #ochcc #octalkradio

Shawna Smith, Executive Director of HOPE BUILDERS, an innovative workforce development organization clsoing the skills gap and breaking the cycle of poverty for young adults in Southern California #nonprofits #hopebuilders #ochcc #octalkradio

Meet Hilda Solis, a Candidate for the US House of Representatives 38th District which overlaps Los Angeles and Orange Counties (covering much of the San Gabriel Valley and the OC city of La Habra). And hear her amazing journey into politics. From La Puente (where she was born) to the Rio Hondo Community College Board of Trustees in 1985, the California Assembly in 1992, and the California State Senate in 1994 (where she was the first Hispanic woman to serve in that body). Re-elected there in 1998. After which she was elected to Congress for four consecutive terms. Then becoming US Labor Secretary under President Obama (as the first Latina to lead one of the Federal Government's Executive Departments). And then back to Southern California as she won a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (where she currently serves).#politics #occongressional #lacountysupervisor #cahouseraces #38th #ochcc #octalkradio #elections #caelections #houseseats