Storytellers In Color

“I gotta bring my brothers up or else I feel out of place!!”

This weekend, some of the Storytellers in Color team (Xavier Ortiz and Stephen Mendoza) had the incredible experience of presenting a workshop at the 18th Hermanos Unidos Conference, hosted at UCLA.

As discussed in the workshop, roughly 2% of Fortune 500 CEO’s are Black/Hispanic. But this is not the kind of representation we like to see, and Storytellers in Color is dedicated on changing this!

If you are interested in learning more about our mission and work, let me know!

Instead of having your cash sit in your bank, you could invest in a Certificate of Deposit and earn a favorable APY of roughly 2-3%. This safe financial product can generate more yield than a high yield savings account!

For more details on how to invest in your first CD, feel free to read the linked article.

Are you learning more about another financial product? If so, let us know!

Investing in Your First Certificate of Deposit There are really only three things you can do with your money- spend, save (with a high yield savings account!), or invest. If you win the lottery and receive $10,000 dollars today, most people would look at ways they co...

If you're interested in learning more about investing, it is very important to understand compound interest.

Here is a great article that describes this financial concept in detail.

Credit to Charlie Smith for writing this article.

Understanding Compound Interest For a majority of people, the process of accumulating wealth seems to come from substituting hours of effort for money. Even if you were to work extreme hours, you would still be constrained to how much you can make by h...

How much thought have you put into choosing the right savings account? One simple way to increase your funds is by choosing a bank account with a +2% interest rate!

We are launching a new segment - Million Dollar Framework - where we promote financial literacy and suggest creative ways where everyone can maximize their wealth through strategic investments.

Credit to Mike C. Saucedo for writing this article.

Choosing the Right Savings Account TL;DR: Open a high yield savings account where you can save at least 2% interest!

In the video below, we dispel some of the common myths about Immigration and the Economy:

Myth #1: Immigrants take American jobs
Myth #2: Immigrants Don’t Pay Taxes
Myth #3: Immigrants are a drain to the Economy

Thank you for watching!

Credit to for the video editing.

EPISODE 6: DEBUNKING IMMIGRATION MYTHS In the video below, we dispel some of the common myths about immigration and the Economy: Myth # 1: Immigrants take American jobs Myth #2: Immigrants Don’t P...

From El Centro/ Mexicali to Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

Thank you Lorenzo Cancel and Armando Hernandez for sharing your individual journeys and the lessons you learned along the way. It’s amazing to see these guys come from a place with few opportunities to the most desired workplaces in the US. It’s only the beginning for these two.

For anyone interested in sharing their story, let me know! Like and subscribe to our page for more videos.

EPISODE 5: FROM EL CENTRO TO SILICON VALLEY