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Humanity on Display: A Look Back at Our Speaker's Stories
- Yvonne Armenta
- Apr 30
- 3 min read
Written by Yvonne Armenta
We came together for the first-ever Latina, Presente speaker showcase where we listened to stories that transformed our thinking, connected us to each other, and challenged us to move forward differently.
Our speakers participated in an 8-week pilot program designed to help them create and deliver a signature speech while developing their speaking skills. A core part of our growth philosophy at Latina, Presente is that to truly internalize learning, and move from theory to practice, we have to immerse ourselves in the journey of a speaker (from beginning to end), culminating in a public-facing project. Our showcase was exactly that!
We moved beyond the stale virtual format and created a space where speakers and audiences could freely engage with one another "out loud". Yes, people actually unmuted and applauded, yelled in excitement for our speakers, and shared their own reflections as we heard from our incredible line-up. To our audience, ¡gracias!
Our Cohort at a Glance
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Connect with our speakers!
Learning to Dance with All of Me, is an intimate exploration of what happens when we stop trying to compartmentalize who we are. Through the lens of movement and storytelling, she navigates the friction of existing at the intersections of identity and the pressure to choose the “right” one; the “real” one.
The Compound Effect of Possibility: Atrévete a Crear Riqueza, highlighted what happens when we finally see a world we didn’t know existed and how that exposure can lead us to break generational cycles around money and start creating real riqueza.
Leading with Love: Conversations that Heal Generations is Veronica's story of sitting down for real, deep conversations with her mom and dad (and countless podcast guests), that led her to a new way of loving herself: healing through dialogue.
What’s Your Money Story? A Talk About Money, Worth, and What’s Really Running the Show Erika shared how a single childhood moment can create a “money story” that dictates decades of adult behavior that run our money journey.
Who gave you permission to be a mentor? Your Experience as a First-Gen Professional (That’s Who!) shifted our conversation around mentorship to focus on transformational relationships rooted in perspective, presence, and care.
Break Cycles, Not Chanclas about the invisible patterns we inherit, the roles we outgrow, and what it actually looks like to break cycles while raising kids and growing a business.
None of This Was Ever Necessary: Technology’s Impact on Human Connection is about about the “intention swap”: the moment technology stopped being a tool for connection and started consuming the sense of community it was meant to grow.
Where You Are Is Enough to Start: How Clarity Comes Through Imperfect Action explores how overthinking and the pressure to “have it all figured out” can keep us stuck, and how clarity is something we build through #imperfectaction.
Unleash Team Potential with the 3 E’s: Engage, Express, Empower is a roadmap that shapes both leader behavior and team culture to create the conditions where people and performance thrive together.
And the best part? We're just getting started!
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About the Founder
Yvonne Armenta is an introverted first generation Mexican-American, born and raised in San Francisco, CA now living in San Diego, CA.
She founded Latina, Presente rooted in the belief that public speaking is more than a skill, it’s a practice of identity, culture, and self-expression. Leveraging her decade-long career as a Keynote speaker and communications professional in tech, she sought to create a space where we could be reminded of the direct connection between public speaking and our cultura of storytelling; where that became the foundation for both our practice, and growth as speakers.
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