There’s all these misconceptions ingrained in our culture. You have to reframe your mindset and realize that it’s never too late to start, and you have to start somewhere…for me, it was all just baby steps.”
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Mónica Santos Gil
Founder And Creative Director, Santos by Mónica
A Toast To Fearless Entrepreneurs
I don’t think I ever really set out to be an entrepreneur…I just knew that shaping the future and the way people did things, changing something in the world—that’s what I wanted to do…The way I got here was just following happiness and always taking the risk.”
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Vanessa Torrivilla Ariel
Cofounder And Chief Product Officer, GoldBelly
We were trying to figure out how to provide millions of Mexicans access to financial products. The reality in our country is that most people are excluded from the traditional financial sector…Now we have 2 million customers. We are now a unicorn. But what is really important is that we are driven by our mission of financial inclusion.”
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Marlene Garayzar
Cofounder, Chief Regulatory And Governance Officer, Stori
A Story Of Unstoppable Spirit
Capturing the essence of a female revolutionary, the event kicked off with a video featuring the inspirational true story of Janet Isabella Harbinson, affectionately named “Nettie,” who changed the narrative for generations of women when she stepped in to lead The Macallan in 1918.
Watch The Video About Nettie
After the death of her father and husband, the company’s previous owners, Nettie faced a decision: sell the company or become one of the few women at the time to run a business. She made the bold choice to take charge—and used her role to empower women by employing war widows.
Nettie pioneered The Macallan’s rise as one of the most prominent Scotch whiskey brands in the world and oversaw the creation of the most expensive bottle of wine or spirit ever sold at auction, The Macallan 1926.