441: From El Salvador to Los Angeles - How Gaby Huezo Took Risks, Owned Her Space and Built a Career Championing Latinx Voices

About this episode

Gaby Huezo shares her journey from El Salvador to Los Angeles, discussing how she built a creative career while championing Latinx voices.

In this episode, Gaby Huezo shares how she left El Salvador, navigated cultural differences in LA, and built a creative career from scratch—all while taking up space and championing Latinx voices globally. Learn how to take risks, own your space, and make your impact. In this empowering episode, we sit down with Gaby Huezo, creative strategist, storyteller, and founder of Haus of Duke, to uncover how she took bold risks, built a creative career from scratch, and championed Latinx voices globally . Gaby shares the lessons she learned leaving El Salvador for Los Angeles , navigating cultural differences, and stepping into rooms where she wasn't expected—yet choosing to take up space with confidence and purpose . You will discover how to: Take risks and create opportunities instead of waiting for them Build a career from scratch in a new country while staying true to your identity Find your zone of genius and protect it in any environment Use creativity and storytelling to make an impact and elevate underrepresented voices From shaping influencer strategy for MAC in El Salvador to running her own business and building campaigns for global brands, Gaby's story is a masterclass in…

People in this episode

Host: Rana Campbell

Guest: Gaby Huezo

Topics covered

• risk-taking
• cultural differences
• Latinx voices
• creative career
• storytelling
• empowerment

Keywords

• Gaby Huezo
• Latinx voices
• creative career
• risk-taking
• storytelling
• cultural differences
• empowerment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Haus of Duke, MAC

Places: El Salvador, Los Angeles

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