120. The Latina Madrina Julissa Germosen

The Humble Rising Podcast

Julissa S. Germosén is an award-winning technology leader, highly sought-after speaker, author, and career coach with over two decades of experience leading teams at Microsoft, Salesforce, and tech start-ups in global enterprise sales, consulting, strategic alliances, product development, go-to-market strategy, and operations. Julissa is the CEO of Mariposa Blanca, a business strategy consulting firm. Her book, Latina Madrina: Stories, Lessons and Hard Truths from a Brown Latina in Tech and TEDx Talk, reflect her journey from immigrant roots in the Dominican Republic to her rise in the technology industry. Passionate about education and the Latinx community, Julissa established the Latina Leadership Potential Award scholarship at Rutgers University, the first for a woman of Hispanic/Latine descent.

I first saw Julissa on Latinas Front and Center with Hady Mendez. I felt so drawn to her and her story that I reached out to her on LinkedIn. I told her how inspiring I thought her story was and how much it resonated with me and asked her to join me on this podcast. The moment we started talking, we were both convinced this was all meant to be. Two Dominican women, latinas, who understand each other in ways that words can’t fully capture. I believe you’ll sense that connection in this episode. Julissa and I talk about some of the hard truths of being Latina climbing the corporate ladder. We delve into some of the questions and challenges they arise – like how do you assess what you really want, and how do you think about legacy, ways to navigate the corporate space that will serve you, and we get honest about some of the things we just can’t compete in as Latinas with certain backgrounds (hint: boats). Be sure to connect with Julissa and I by clicking the links below in the show notes and get her book Latina Madrina which just came out this week! I’m so excited for her and thrilled you’re here to hear our conversation.

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• Latina Madrina Amazon Link–GET THE BOOK!

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