Nina Vaca delivered a keynote address to women entrepreneurs at the Dallas Startup Week event held in downtown Dallas. She shared her inspirational story and encouraged the room full of women to pursue their dreams and be crazy good. Her full speech can be seen below.
As the daughter of immigrants and the first person in my family to graduate from college, I was honored to speak at the Hispanic Scholarship Fund’s (HSF) Entrepreneurship Summit last month in San Jose, California. The annual conference is a very special event that brings together entrepreneurs and HSF scholars – Latino students who are leaders both within their schools …
Ericsson Employee Resource Group hosted Pinnacle Group Chairman and CEO Nina Vaca for a fireside chat as part of their recognition of Women’s Month. Moderated by Caroline Rosell, Ericsson Marketing Content Manager and team member of Women of Ericsson. More than 140 different countries in Ericsson’s footprint on behalf of #WomensHistoryMonth. Nina spoke about supporting one another through dialogue, storytelling, and leadership …
Diversity in business is a means to enhance performance and enables innovation and collaboration. Nina Vaca served as a panelist at the Diversity and Inclusion Conference in Philadelphia on March 26. She discussed how Pinnacle has been able to have such a diverse workforce at all levels, including executives. Nina proudly shared Pinnacle’s story and its commitment to diversity. The …
Pinnacle Group celebrated its 22nd anniversary and the remarkable accomplishments of its associates over the past year at its Annual Awards Presentation and Celebration. The Night of the Stars-themed event occurred on Dec. 15 at the Renaissance Hotel in Addison. Associates who have been with the firm for five and 10 years were honored for their tenure. Awards were given for …
At the United Nations Headquarters on Dec. 12th, the PVBLIC Foundation presented Nina with the Impacto Latino Award. The award was presented at the conclusion of the Latino Impact Summit in recognition of Nina’s many contributions to and impact on the Latino business community. “During my 22 years in business I have held tight to the belief that to whom …
Pinnacle Group provided holiday meals to thousands of families as the presenting sponsor at LULAC’s 14th Annual Cena-En-El-Barrio on Dec. 8. The meals were distributed to 3,000 local families in partnership with the North Texas Food Bank and the H-E-B grocery chain. Pinnacle Group Chairman and CEO Nina Vaca welcomed volunteers, including Pinnacle associates and more than 100 high school …
One thousand women pursuing STEM careers attended a keynote speech from Nina Vaca at the Women of the Channel Summit on Dec. 4 in New York City. The attendees were all in different stages of their careers in technology, but as Nina told them, each is a leader in her own right. She had a candid conversation with them about the peaks …
Pinnacle Group was named one of three top supplier honorees at MetLife’s Supplier Forum on Nov. 30 at their headquarters in New York City. The Supplier Forum is a collaboration between Supplier Inclusion and Development & Global Sustainability, which encompasses suppliers across the United States. Nina Vaca accepted the Diverse Supplier Opportunity Award on behalf of the company, which was …
Since the beginning of Pinnacle Group, the firm has come together for a Thanksgiving potluck every year. The firm continued this tradition on Nov. 15 at Pinnacle headquarters. Nina provided more than 60 pounds of turkey and associates contributed dishes from around the world.