Posted by Elena del Valle on February 7, 2022
Nazeera Dawood, CEO, Vendorship Inc.
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A podcast interview with Nazeera Dawood, CEO, Vendorship Inc., is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. During the podcast, she discusses how minority businesses can win government contracts with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
Prior to co-founding Vendorship Inc. Nazeera had a career as a medical doctor, and worked for eight years in public service as director of the Fulton County Health Department Health Promotion Division. She was county chief of staff at the Board of Commissioner Chairman’s office, where she developed knowledge of governmental proposal processes. Nazeera served on the Review Board of the inaugural Fulton County District Attorney Conviction Integrity Unit.
According to her biography she is a serial entrepreneur with a wide professional network. Nazeera founded Vendorship Inc. to ease the entry into government contracting. She is also Vendorship’s chief of client happiness.
To listen to the interview, scroll down and click on the play button below. You can also listen by looking for “Podcast” then select “HMPR Nazeera Dawood” or download the MP3 file to your device or player. You can also find it on the RSS feed. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the February 2022 section of the podcast archive.
Posted by Elena del Valle on January 24, 2022
Filmmaker Claudia Sparrow
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A podcast interview with documentary filmmaker Claudia Sparrow is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. During the podcast, she discusses Maxima with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast. Scroll down to watch a Maxima trailer in English and Spanish with subtitles.
Claudia was born and raised in Lima, Peru. Her American Film Institute film El Americano won a 2009 Emmy Award in the drama category and she was a recipient of the 2009 Franklin J. Schaffner Fellow Award from the American Film Institute for directing that film.
Claudia’s first feature film I Remember You, starring Stefanie Butler and Joe Egender, premiered at the 2015 Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles, where it won the Best Feature Length Dramatic Film Award. I Remember You had a theatrical release in 2016 and remains available on major streaming platforms.
To listen to the interview, scroll down and click on the play button below. You can also listen by looking for “Podcast” then select “HMPR Claudia Sparrow” or download the MP3 file to your device or player. You can also find it on the RSS feed. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the January 2022 section of the podcast archive.
Watch the Maxima trailer below:
Posted by Elena del Valle on January 4, 2022
Barry Alexander, CEO, Aquiline Drones
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A podcast interview with Barry Alexander, CEO, Aquiline Drones, is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. During the podcast, he discusses drones with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
Barry brings over 25 years of experience as an aviator and licensed aircraft technician for airplanes and helicopters. Barry has spent most of his career working as an airline captain for various airlines, with over 22,000 hours of logged flight time. On his last assignment he flew Boeing 747 aircraft globally, mainly in support of United States military operations. He has worked as a flight instructor, chief pilot, director of operations and has led other non-aviation ventures in health information systems, electronic payment systems and digital media.
To listen to the interview, scroll down and click on the play button below. You can listen by looking for “Podcast” then select “HMPR Barry Alexander” and download the MP3 file to your audio player. You can also find it on the RSS feed. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the January 2022 section of the podcast archive.
Posted by Elena del Valle on December 13, 2021
Michael Harari, Ph.D., associate professor, Management Programs Department, Florida Atlantic University
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A podcast interview with Michael Harari, Ph.D., associate professor, Management Programs Department, Florida Atlantic University, is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. During the podcast, he discusses employability with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
According to his bio he has published widely in the areas of job performance and performance appraisal, personality, talent acquisition, and careers; and his research has been published in leading academic journals and covered in BBC, Fox Business, Forbes, and Psychology Today. He serves on three journal editorial boards. He partners with organizations from local government agencies to international human resources consulting companies and vendors as a research partner and subject matter expert.
To listen to the interview, scroll down and click on the play button below. You can listen by looking for “Podcast” then select “HMPR Michael Harari, Ph.D.” and downloading the MP3 file to your audio player. You can also find it on the RSS feed. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the December 2021 section of the podcast archive.
Posted by Elena del Valle on November 15, 2021
Javier Folgar, founder, Toa Waters
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A podcast interview with Javier Folgar, founder, Toa Waters, is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. During the podcast, he discusses how a small start-up company is disrupting stereotypes while giving back with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
Javier works in conservation during the day and runs a small start-up company after hours. Prior to his current job Javier was director of Marketing and Communications for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. He was also an active member of the Partnership for the National Trail System.
He launched Toa Waters, a premium “bold scented” bubble bath product company, in the fall of 2020. The company supports the Florida Trail Association, Maryland Food Bank, and American Cancer Society.
To listen to the interview, scroll down and click on the play button below. You can listen by looking for “Podcast” then select “HMPR Javier Folgar” and download the MP3 file to your audio player. You can also find it on the RSS feed. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the November 2021 section of the podcast archive.
Posted by Elena del Valle on August 16, 2021
Staci Reidinger, president, Reidinger Public Relations
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A podcast interview with Staci Reidinger, president, Reidinger Public Relations, is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. She discusses public relations professionals as advocates of civic engagement with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
A southern Louisiana native, Staci enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1993, was commissioned as an officer in 2004, and served 24 years until retiring as a major in 2017. Staci served in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Australia, Republic of the Philippines, Japan, and stateside.
She is the community engagement chair for the San Diego Imperial County Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Chapter, PRSA National Voices 4 Everyone Civic Engagement Committee Chair and president of HomeAid San Diego Board and interim executive director.
To listen to the interview, scroll down and click on the play button below. You can listen by looking for “Podcast” then select “HMPR Staci Reidinger” and download the MP3 file to your audio player. You can also find it on the RSS feed. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the August 2021 section of the podcast archive.
The following were mentioned by Staci in the interview:
1- Annenberg 2020 Global Communication Report: annenberg.usc.edu/research/center-public-relations/global-communication-report
2- Public Relations Society Civility Task Force White Paper on Modeling Civility: voices4everyone.prsa.org/dialogue/
Posted by Elena del Valle on July 12, 2021
Filmmaker Karla Legaspy
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A podcast interview with filmmaker Karla Legaspy is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. She discusses her short film The Daily War with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
Karla is a Los Angeles based director and producer. She is a Two-Spirit MeXicana content creator, actor and film programmer. She is the writer, director and producer of the short film Gold Star, winner of the Latino Public Broadcasting New Media Grant and the 2016 People’s Choice Award for the PBS Short Film Festival. Karla co-produced AdeRisa Productions feature film Bruising for Besos about domestic violence in a lesbian community.
To listen to the interview, scroll down and click on the play button below. You can listen by looking for “Podcast” then select “HMPR Karla Legaspy” and download the MP3 file to your audio player. You can also find it on the RSS feed. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the July 2021 section of the podcast archive.
Posted by Elena del Valle on June 7, 2021
Jon Lieff, M.D., author, The Secret Language of Cells
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A podcast interview with Jon Lieff, M.D., author, The Secret Language of Cells, is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. He discusses why cell communication is important for our health with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
Jon is a neuropsychiatrist and lecturer, active on social media. After completing his studies at Harvard Medical School, he pioneered integrated treatment programs for the elderly, medically ill, and brain-injured patients. For the past ten years, in his blog Searching for the Mind, he has discussed the latest scientific findings in neuroscience, animal behavior, cellular biology, immunology, and microbiology as they relate to the question of where mind can be found in nature. His book, The Secret Language of Cells: What Biological Conversations Tell Us About the Brain-Body Connection, the Future of Medicine, and Life Itself strives to explain the science of how different cells, bacteria and brain cells, blood cells and viruses speak the same language.
To listen to the interview, scroll down and click on the play button below. You can listen by looking for “Podcast” then select “HMPR Jon Lieff, M.D., author” and download the MP3 file to your audio player. You can also find it on the RSS feed. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the June 2021 section of the podcast archive.
Posted by Elena del Valle on May 10, 2021
Sofia Tafich, freelance journalist, WhoWhatWhy
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A podcast interview with Sofia Tafich, freelance journalist, WhoWhatWhy, is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. She discusses the low representation of Latinx authors in the United States with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
Born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico Sofia has written about culture and arts for The Austin Chronicle, including a print cover story about the pandemic’s effect on the film and television industry. She was a web content writer at University of Texas Austin’s History Department and content writer at Overlooked Beauty. She loves writing about women and Latinx issues, entertainment, arts and culture.
To listen to the interview, scroll down and click on the play button below. You can listen by looking for “Podcast” then select “HMPR Sofia Tafich” and download the MP3 file to your audio player. You can also find it on the RSS feed. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the May 2021 section of the podcast archive.
Posted by Elena del Valle on May 3, 2021
Tony Hereau, vice president of Cross-Platform Insights, Nielsen
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A podcast interview with Tony Hereau, vice president of Cross-Platform Insights, Nielsen, is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing and Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. He discusses podcast insights with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
In his job Tony strives to demonstrate the impact that audio has on media investment, marketing execution, and sales outcomes. He has over 20 years of experience in the buying and selling of media, championed the radio reach story via the Total Audience Report, and most recently developed a measurement service for the podcasting industry.
To listen to the interview, scroll down and click on the play button below. You can listen by looking for “Podcast” then select “HMPR Tony Hereau” and download the MP3 file to your audio player. You can also find it on the RSS feed. To download it, click on the arrow of the recording you wish to copy and save it to disk. The podcast will remain listed in the May 2021 section of the podcast archive.
