Richard Velazquez, MBA 03 — Relentless Personal Growth

About this episode

Richard Velazquez shares his journey of relentless personal growth and his commitment to uplifting Hispanic business professionals.

For Hispanic Heritage Month, the OneHaas Alumni Podcast is honored to share the story of Richard Velazquez, a mission-driven executive who is using his decades of experience in a variety of industries to help other Latinx MBA students and alumni succeed. Every time Richard felt like he hit a ceiling at a job, he pivoted and found new ways to keep moving up. Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Richard learned the value of education and hard work from an early age. It was this drive that got him accepted into one of the most competitive engineering colleges in the U.S. and launched his career into the automotive industry. Richard’s relentless pursuit for personal growth led him to hold senior leadership positions at Microsoft, Pepsico, and Amazon. But through all those jobs, a constant for him has been his desire to give back and uplift other Hispanic business professionals in their careers. Richard chats with host Sean Li about his career journey from designing cars at Honda and Porsche, to being one of the key masterminds behind Xbox Kinect, his pivotal role at Pepsico, and his new position as CEO of the Latinx MBA Association. *OneHaas Alumni Podcast is a production of Haas School…

People in this episode

Host: Sean Li

Guest: Richard Velazquez

Topics covered

• personal growth
• Hispanic Heritage Month
• career journey
• leadership
• education
• mentorship

Keywords

• Hispanic Heritage Month
• personal growth
• leadership
• MBA
• mentorship
• career success
• Latinx

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Haas School of Business, University FM, Microsoft, Pepsico, Amazon, Latinx MBA Association, Honda, Porsche

Products: Xbox Kinect

Places: Brooklyn, New York

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