Welcome to the Mentoring Circle of the U.S. Hispanic Women's Chamber of Commerce!

The U.S. Hispanic Women’s Chamber of Commerce was created with the mission of promoting, supporting, and raising awareness of female entrepreneurship, as well as the expansion of women-led businesses in both the United States and Latin America.

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The Mentoring Circle supports the Chamber’s mission by offering personalized support to each of our members. Our goal is to provide concrete solutions to your specific needs, thereby driving the growth, strengthening, and projection of your business.

What is the Mentoring Circle?

It is a professional mentoring program that promotes the personal and business development of our members. Through close relationships with women leaders with extensive experience, it offers advice, strategic guidance, and personalized support to strengthen their businesses with purpose and vision.

…a MENTOR, who contributes their experience and knowledge to…

…help the MENTEE  to achieve their goals.

It is aimed at members of our community who wish to accompany other women in their development process (Mentors), as well as those who need support in a specific area to boost their growth (Mentees).

MENTORS

Women members of our Chamber, Hispanic women, business owners, or decision-makers in an institution.

MENTEES

Women members of our Chamber with proven expertise in topics covered by our program.

Our added value

What is the purpose of creating the Mentoring Circle?

To develop our members' businesses or institutions. Specifically:

Categories of our mentoring programs

Our mentoring program focuses on business development. Therefore, we specialize in the following topics:

Strategic business development

  • Strategic business plan
  • Branding and brand design
  • Business financial structure
  • Operating model
  • Accounting and taxes
  • Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
  • Risk management

Commercial and value chain

  • Business strategy
  • Definition of products and/or services
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Business networks and relationships
  • Procurement
  • Storage and distribution

Transformation, technology, and strategic business processes

  • Change management and transformation
  • Process management (different business areas)
  • Process optimization
  • Innovation
  • Automation and digitalization

Organizational Culture and Leadership

  • Leadership skills development
  • Personal branding
  • Female empowerment
  • Well-being and health
  • Business ethics
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Management skills development

Our Mentors

For additional information, please contact Anette Palacio, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE MENTOR CIRCLE.

Benefits

Mentors

  • Visibility to create business opportunities
  • Mentor Certification from the U.S. Hispanic Women’s Chamber of Commerce
  • Badge of distinction in the business directory
  • Recognition program
  • Meetings with corporations and companies with mentoring agreements with the Chamber
  • Media appearances
  • Publication of biography
    Opportunity to participate as a speaker at
  • Chamber events
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Mentees

  • Development of specific knowledge and skills
  • Advice on projects and needs
  • Business opportunities
  • Access to the U.S. Hispanic Women’s Chamber of Commerce
  • Promotion of the case by the U.S. Hispanic Women’s Chamber of Commerce

Expected commitments from our mentors and mentees

Our members who wish to support, develop, and/or learn to impact business growth can join our Mentoring Circle.

It is important to note that there are certain requirements to be part of our program.

What do we expect from our mentors and mentees?

Mentors

  • Meet selection criteria that include, among others, academic background, professional experience, and mentoring skills.
  • Be available to provide mentoring (minimum of two mentoring sessions per year, with no maximum limit).
  • Adopt the Mentoring Process of the U.S. Hispanic Women’s Chamber of Commerce, which includes participation in onboarding, review of objectives and progress, definition of measurable results, completion of control forms, and acquisition of ‘Inspiration’ membership.
  • Support our Chamber by giving presentations and/or webinars.
  • Participate in Chamber events and support our Community.
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Mentees

  • Have a clear need related to one of the categories in our program.
  • Be committed and available to carry out the actions agreed upon with the mentor.
  • Communicate in both directions, both to express and to receive.

Request a Mentoring session

“No one can know or do everything, but we can always ask an expert for help.”

Would you like to join the Circle as a Mentor and share your experience to empower other women?

Step 1

Become a visionary member

Step 2

Fill out the registration form

Step 3

Schedule your interview

Step 4

Go to your interview

Step 5

Get your results

Step 6

Get your mentor badge

Diana Uva

Diana Uva

Mentoring topics:

  • Performance evaluation
  • Leadership skills development
  • Empowerment of women in sales

Profile:

Diana Uva, a Venezuelan whose adventurous spirit and insatiable desire for growth led her to explore the world.

In addition to her academic training in Business Administration, Psychology, and a Master’s Degree in Auditing and Taxation, she has specializations in Coaching on limiting beliefs and personal empowerment. She has left her mark at the offices of Cáritas and BPM in Spain, the boards of Banco Banesco and Empresas Polar in her native Venezuela, and the leadership teams at Banco BCP and Yanbal in Bolivia.

Her global vision and flexible mindset have made her a leader who understands diversity and the importance of seeing the potential in each person.

Today, from the United States, she continues her mission to inspire and guide others through Annga Talents, her own human management consulting firm, and her YouTube channel “Polaridad Ocho.”

Diana Uva not only builds companies, but also builds dreams and transforms lives, reminding us that every sincere thought and feeling can become reality.

Karen-Montalva

Karen Montava

Mentoring topics:

  • Sales methodologies
  • Women’s empowerment

Profile:

Karen Montalva is an international speaker. She has trained more than 22,000 people over the last seven years in 19 countries around the world. She is the author of the #YOVENDO model and book, as well as her recent book SOY MONARKA.

She holds a degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Strategic Communication from the Catholic University of Valparaíso. She is a postgraduate lecturer at the Federico Santa María Technical University and other educational institutions, and a columnist for Flumarketing and Factor de Éxito magazine. She has 17 years of experience implementing digital and marketing content for technological initiatives and 26 years of professional experience.

Today, she contributes, trains, and advises individuals and organizations on how to achieve their maximum performance through high-impact conferences and training.

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Lizzeth Diaz

Mentoring Topics:

  • Financial psychology
  • Cost analysis
  • Economies of scale
  • Budgeting
  • Financial structure

Profile:

Lizzeth Díaz Forero is a strategic leader with over 22 years of experience in the financial sector, specializing in auditing, risk management, and financial structure optimization. As Executive Vice President at Bladex, she has empowered high-performance teams and identified key opportunities for operational and financial efficiency. Her leadership approach is based on trust and autonomy, enabling organizations to strengthen their management and achieve greater economic sustainability.

As a mentor in Strategic Business Development, Liz guides companies and professionals in financial psychology, cost analysis, economies of scale, budgeting, and financial structure. Her conscious economics methodology transforms disorganized financial structures into efficient models, promoting clarity, savings, and sustainable growth. With an MBA and specialization in Finance, her mission is to help organizations achieve stability and maximize their financial potential with solid strategies and effective practices.

Macarena-Montes

Macarena Montes

Mentoring Topics:

  • Recruitment, selection, and career transition
  • Professional assessments of complete personal and professional profiles.
  • Design of skills development training and coaching processes

Profile

Psychologist specializing in organizational development, master’s degree in Human Resources and executive coach, certified in Leadership by Maxwell Leadership, and author of the book Journal de Autoconocimiento (Journal of Self-Knowledge).

A Chilean national with more than 17 years of experience in the development and implementation of human resources programs at an international level, Macarena is the Director of Serena Essentials, a company dedicated to human resources development in technology, health, and food companies in Chile and Mexico.

She has been a trainer on topics such as soft skills development, customer service, telephone skills, and conflict management, among others. She is a consultant and project manager for the selection of professionals, technicians, and executives in multinational companies with expertise in countries such as Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and the United States.

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Marelys Garcia

Mentoring Topics:

  • Leadership skills development
  • Management skills development
  • Procurement, supply chain, and logistics strategy and management

Profile:

With over 25 years of experience in leadership and organizational transformation, Marelys Garcia has been co-founder and CEO of Mindslines since 2018. Under her leadership, the company helps organizations develop the potential of their front-line leaders, transforming corporate cultures and fostering high-performance teams. Marelys has demonstrated her ability to innovate and guide diverse teams to success, managing everything from strategy to human resources.

Before founding Mindslines, Marelys held key roles in large corporations. She was senior director of acquisitions at Pet Retail Brands and worked at IBM for 19 years, where she held strategic positions in logistics and optimization. Her career began as a consultant at Lockwood Greene, marking the start of a solid and diverse professional journey.

An industrial engineer from Florida International University, Marelys has complemented her education with studies in leadership and innovation at MIT and multiple certifications in talent management and development at the University of Cambridge. At the same time, Marelys is passionate about philanthropy. Through the Aldaba Foundation, of which she is co-founder, she actively collaborates with various social causes. Aldaba promotes a community in which people, especially those who lack equitable access to resources, have the knowledge, support, and mentoring they need to empower themselves, improve their lives, and realize their dreams.

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Regina Batista

Mentoring topics:

  • Agile Transformation
  • Agile Methodology: Training, Coaching, Consulting
  • Technology and Business Process Improvement

Profile

Regina Batista is a strategic leader with experience in helping organizations transform their business and technology processes. She is an Enterprise Agile Coach, Consultant, and Certified Agility Instructor. Regina has successfully worked with many organizations on their agile transformations, helping all areas, from leaders and project management offices (PMOs) to the creation of high-performance agile teams, always promoting an agile mindset. Her experience in different agile frameworks and her knowledge of project management make her an excellent choice for the Women’s Chamber of Commerce mentoring program in the United States.

In addition, Regina Batista is the founder of International Women in Leadership. In this group, our mission is to create a global community where women can overcome barriers, reach their full potential, and grow as leaders through networking events and empowerment workshops.

Regina is excited to support and motivate leaders who want to learn how agility or project management can help them advance their careers and strengthen their organizations. She is also a passionate advocate for empowerment, personal growth, and continuous improvement.

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Rysobel Rivera

Mentoring Topics:

  • Work-life balance
  • Effective time management

Profile

Strategist, motivator, business and life coach, speaker, and author.

Guided by the belief that “we can all reach our full potential,” Rysobel decided to expand her horizons to support more people and became a certified coach at the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC) in Washington, DC.

Seeking more profound results in her practice, she developed the powerful self-assessment tool, Tu Vida en 360˚ (Your Life in 360˚), which establishes the importance of maintaining a balance between personal, professional, and family life. She has always emphasized that to live in balance, one must use time effectively, which is why she considers herself an expert in time management.

She studied finance at the University of Puerto Rico and holds a master’s degree in human resources from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. She has more than twenty years of experience as a business strategist and has been a pillar in the establishment, growth, and expansion of companies. She has supported businesses and companies owned by young people, women, and individuals.

She has developed areas of customer service, human resources, management, accounting, finance, as well as sales and marketing.

Currently, she combines her business knowledge and academic background with the purpose of guiding business owners, professionals, and individuals to decide to learn to live in balance, grow, and stay happy.

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Susana Antequera

Mentoring topics:

  • Creation of boards of directors in medium-sized, large, and corporate companies

Profile

Lawyer and Advisory Counsel with offices in Barcelona, Madrid, and Miami. Specializing in Family Law and Family Business Law, she was nominated for the 2020 Legal Practice Excellence Award by Economist&Jurist.

With an Executive MBA from EAE Business School and the University of Barcelona, she is also accredited among the top 50 female directors and executives by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce, Observatory of Economy, Women and Business.

She is a professor of law at the UOC and a collaborating professor at ISDE Law School Barcelona; co-director of the Postgraduate Course in Comparative Family Law Spain-Argentina at Univ Sta. Fe (Argentina).

She was chosen as the only Spanish lawyer speaker at the IX World Congress on the Rights of Children and Adolescents held in the city of Córdoba (Argentina).

Participant in numerous courses, conferences, and training sessions at the national and international level.

Selected among the Top 100 Women Leaders in Spain 2024 as an Advisory Counselor, as well as a lawyer in the first edition of Forbes Lawyers 2024.

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Veronica Dávila

Mentoring Topics:

  • Strategic business plan
    Business financial structure
  • Business plan pitch communication
  • Commercial strategy structure

Profile:

Veronica Dávila is an executive and independent board member with 20 years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, and commodities trading. Throughout her career, she has led transformational transactions in the energy sector, driving growth and creating value through strategic financial leadership.

As CFO at GeoPark Ltd, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Veronica led a financial team of 150 people during a key transition in the company’s management. Previously, she spent 10 years at Goldman Sachs in New York, working in investment banking and commodities trading. Verónica holds a degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Argentina and furthered her studies at Rouen Business School in France.

Formulario de registro Mentoras

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Anette Palacio-Huymans

Directora Asociada del Círculo de Mentoras

Anette es especialista en desarrollo de talento, transformación digital y People Analytics. Con formación académica en Psicología y una sólida trayectoria profesional en análisis de datos, ha liderado proyectos estratégicos de transformación organizacional en América Latina, Estados Unidos y entornos globales. Su experiencia incluye la colaboración con equipos internacionales desde las oficinas centrales de empresas Fortune 500 en Nueva York y Miami.

Su mayor fortaleza radica en la capacidad de integrar el entendimiento humano con herramientas tecnológicas avanzadas y analítica de datos, diseñando soluciones innovadoras que impulsan la gestión del talento.

Anette se enfoca en generar impacto positivo en las organizaciones, desarrollando experiencias de trabajo más humanas, eficientes e inspiradoras. Como Directora Asociada del Círculo de Mentoras, impulsa el crecimiento de líderes femeninas a través de mentoría estratégica, potenciando el aprendizaje, la colaboración y la transformación profesional dentro del ecosistema empresarial de la Cámara.

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