Yo Quiero Dinero! Telling Our Stories
Midwest Mujeres hosts this storytelling event with a focus on the entrepreneurship and careers of women of color. Storytellers include participants in Midwest Mujeres' Chingona Leadership Program, plus guest speaker Sagashus T. Levingston (author, career coach and founder of Infamous Mothers). Networking begins at 6 p.m. and the program at 7 p.m.; find tickets at eventbrite.com.
media release: Midwest Mujeres (MWM) is hosting the third annual iYo Quiero Dinero! Telling Our Stories on Friday, June 16, 2023, at the MyArts building (1055 E. Mifflin St.) at 6 PM networking and the show begins at 7 PM. The event is about empowerment through stories of financial success and financial failures. The community is invited to celebrate local women of color on a journey to be public speakers and storytellers in this red carpeted extravaganza. The highlight of the evening will be the eight storytellers who have completed the Chingona Leadership program and will receive premium awards for their work. This year, we are honored to have Dr. Sagashus T. Levingston as a special guest, her message of using your social capital as a vehicle for your success is a perfect complement to our night of transformational stories.
“These are our stories, not just one single story of success and failure.” Shares Midwest Mujeres founder, Araceli Esparza. “Telling Our Stories will highlight stories from local women of color, all orbiting work Midwest Mujeres has been involved in. Yes, we want economic independence, but we also want to be valued. We always want to make money!”
Additional storytellers of the evening include, Karen Garcia, Yazmin Lopez, Robbi Dominguez, Qiana Holmes, Shadayra Kilfoy-Flores, and Victoria Thayer. Tickets to the event are $25 and can be purchased on Eventbrite (https://bit.ly/YoQuieroDinero2023)
More about the event’s history. The event focuses on immigrant and first-generation individuals telling stories that have helped propel them forward. Through podcasts, blogging, and online forums, Midwest Mujeres has created a space of empowerment through stories of financial success and failures. ‘Our Stories’ stands apart because our storytellers have gone from surviving to thriving to personal freedom.
For more information about Midwest Mujeres, visit www.eventsmidwestmujeres.com
Thanks to our videographer and media consultant LessWork Media for this great media outreach reel!
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