The Nina Vaca Foundation celebrated the opening of Villa de la Alegría in her home country of Ecuador with an official ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 21, 2018 to welcome 40 families into their new homes. Last year, Nina launched the TRI for Homes campaign to raise funds to build the community for victims of the devastating 2016 earthquake. She coupled her love …
Nathalie Molina Niño, CEO of BRAVA Investments, released her new book, Leapfrog, on Aug. 28. Nina Vaca is among entrepreneurs and industry leaders featured in the book. Nathalie Molina Nino is the CEO of BRAVA Investments, a company that invests in high growth businesses that create an economic benefit for women. She also launched her first tech startup at the …
Pinnacle Group held a football themed kickoff Aug. 23. Many Pinnacle associates attended the event and participated in team building activities. The kickoff was complimented with recognition of remarkable employee efforts, department updates, and a motivational speech given by Nina Vaca. “At Pinnacle, we’re nimble, flexible, entrepreneurial, and really, really good at what we do,” Nina said. “We’re turning heads …
On August 15, 2018, Inc. Magazine named Pinnacle Group to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the country for the 13th time, making it one of only seven companies to do so in the history of the list. Out of the seven million privately held companies in the United States, the Inc. 5000 list recognizes only those …
Take The Lead hosted a virtual happy hour moderated by Gloria Feldt, President and Co-Founder of Take The Lead, on Aug. 8. Gloria interviewed Nina Vaca and Nathalie Molina Nino, CEO of BRAVA Investments and author of Leapfrog, a book full of business hacks that Nina’s featured in. Take The Lead Presents: Virtual Happy Hour series seeks to shift focus from problems …
Nina Vaca spoke that the Hispanic Heritage Foundation Investors Group Fifth Annual Conference on June 29, 2018 in New York. The fireside chat on board diversity was moderated by Maria Giraldo, Managing Director of Guggenheim Partners. The Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) is a nonprofit organization established by the White House that promotes leadership and cultural pride to position Latino leaders. …
On June 27, 2018 in Dallas, the Dallas Entrepreneur Center (DEC) kicked off their 4th year of WEDALLAS: Top Women in Tech, sponsored by Capital One. Goldie Chan, top LinkedIn influencer and entrepreneur, hosted a panel with up and coming female entrepreneurs and two fireside chats with Shama Hyder, founder and CEO of Zen Media, and Nina Vaca. The goal …
Nina Vaca attended the 4th annual Latino Franchise Symposium on June 26, 2018, at the 7-Eleven corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas. At the event, Nina participated in a fireside chat moderated by Jorge Ferraez, President of Latino Leaders Magazine and President of the Latino Franchise Symposium. The Latino Franchise Symposium is a gathering of individuals interested in franchise opportunities in …
On May 22, 2018, in her hometown of Dallas, Nina Vaca delivered the keynote address to recipients of the Inaugural Gates Scholarship. The Gates Scholarship, administered by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, will send three hundred high achieving minority high school seniors from low-income backgrounds to colleges and universities across the country on full-ride scholarships. The Hispanic Scholarship Fund provides families …
Nina Vaca attended the 2018 Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) in Detroit at the end of June and had the opportunity to host the gala honoring the contributions and work of her peers. WBENC’s National Conference and Business Fair is the largest conference of women business owners in the United States. The three day event is filled with lectures …