Welcome!

Welcome to the premier gathering of local Hispanic Professionals in the Northern California Bay Area. Our goal is to build partnerships and bridge educational and career advancement among the Hispanic Professional Community today.

The 2009 L.E.A.D. Annual Conference, "Crossroads of Change: A More Marketable You," will be held Saturday, May 9, 2009 and will host a variety of professional development workshops, career resources and educational sessions focused on building business relationships and creating opportunities for participants from all industries and career stages.

Conference Highlights

Charles Patrick Garcia, Managing Director, Merchant Banking Division at Cabrera Capital Markets and author of the bestselling book A Message From Garcia.

Chairman, Miami Advisory Council at Aetna
Board of Directors at Winn Dixie Stores
Chairman of the Board of Visitors at the U.S. Air Force Academy

Awarded Hispanic Entrepreneur of the Year, Charles is noted as one of the top emerging Latino Leaders. Testimonials state, "Spend an hour...Change your life!"

Mr. Garcia will be available to autograph his book A Message from Garcia at the Career Networking session. Books may be purchased at this time. Cash or check only.

Full Bio

Professional Hispanic Organizations Come Together Provide You Unparalleled Resources

Top Ranking Universities and Educational Resources

• Mills College
• San Jose State University
• Santa Clara University
• Stanford Graduate School of Business
• USF Graduate School of Business
• UC Berkeley – Haas School of Business
• UC Davis
• Princeton Review

Powerful Professional Workshops Developed to Meet Today's Needs

• "Clean Technologies: Opportunities for Entrepreneurship & Job Creation - Fact or Fiction?"
• "Career Speed Bumps, Roadblocks & Detours: How to Successfully Maneuver Them"
• "Opportunities in a Time of Crisis: Picking up the Pieces"
• "A Multicultural You: Appeal to Companies in Different Markets - Building the Case for Cross-Culture Experience"

Strong Corporate Partners in Diversity On-Site

• Genentech, Inc (Hosting Sponsor)
• Safeway Corporation
• Pacific Gas & Electric Company 
• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

This is an event you don’t want to miss. Space is limited and registration is required.