Silvia MBA's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

📖 Summary

Motivated, goal-oriented, enthusiastic international entrepreneur. My passion for start-ups, business strategy & market analysis allows for impacting the launch, growth, and sustainability of businesses. I am the CEO of Hera-Labs, a business accelerator for women-owned small businesses, co-founder of Hera Fund, an angel fund for female angels investing in female founders, and an angel investor in female-focused endeavors: Hera Hub, a spa-inspired co-working space for female entrepreneurs, The Sash Bag and Hera Therapeutics. My primary focus is in on (1) empowering, nurturing, and launching women-owned businesses globally, (2) investing in socially relevant new ventures that will allow women to break through barriers in order to excel and for the next generation of women entrepreneurs to have excellent examples of success, and (3) help accelerate university discoveries through the commercialization pipeline. Identifying the needs of an innovation ecosystem, understanding the challenges of female entrepreneurs, and eliciting my personal drive to empower women to reach their full potential, has allowed for me to assist in the development of a unique triangulation of forces: a female-focused business accelerator, Hera-Labs, supported by a spa-inspired co-working space, Hera Hub, and enriched by a women investment angel group, Hera Fund. Prior to my current endeavors, I enjoyed being Director of the Teams in Engineering Service program at the Jacobs School of Engineering, an Instructor to over 200 students on social entrepreneurship, project management, and leadership, and a Commercialization Analyst at the von Liebig Center for Entrepreneurism and Technology Advancement - UC San Diego. I am originally from Caracas, Venezuela, am an advocate for special needs children focusing on ability awareness and advocacy for mitochondrial disease and childhood cancer. I enjoy traveling with my husband and I delight in beach days with my 3 children.Co-founder @ Hera Fund is the first female-only angel fund in San Diego that focuses on investing in female founders and female-focused businesses. The fund was launched after the Women Investing in Women Summit 2014 in San Diego. Female Funders are connected with Female Founders to enable great ideas to be funded through collaborations, mentoring, and education. Angel bootcamps through partnerships with Pipeline Fellowships will enable prospective female angel investors to gain the knowledge to invest wisely and female founders will gain the startup mentoring necessary to pitch to investors through Hera Labs female intensive (bootcamp). From July 2014 to Present (1 year 2 months) Greater San Diego AreaSan Diego Fellow @ Silvia is jettisoning her passion for start-ups, business strategy & market analysis allows for impacting the launch, growth, and sustainability of businesses to lead our San Diego program expansion. Connecting with innovation hubs like CONNECT and Founders Institute and local San Diego high schools with the help of Otter Cares will enable the modularized labs to be implemented with ease in San Diego classrooms and after school programs. Students will learn how to problem solve with local startups to really learn the dynamic process of entrepreneurship. http://launchur.com From October 2014 to Present (11 months) San DiegoCEO @ Business Accelerator, supporting women via business development, education, acceleration, mentoring, and funding. Hera-Labs, formerly known as Rising Venus, is a unique business accelerator for aspiring entrepreneurial women, providing female start-ups, in all industries, a safe place to test ideas and grow their business. This is achieved through specialized DIY, hands-on, get-it-done LABS and mentoring. As the educational arm of Hera Hub, a co-working space for women entrepreneurs, there now is a one-stop resource for enterprising women to work, connect, and flourish. From August 2012 to Present (3 years 1 month) Sorrento ValleyPresident @ Lead | Engage | Advance | Develop. Working with a dynamic launch team to stand-up a National Association of Women MBA Professional Chapter in San Diego. Launch is planned for late Summer 2012. Lead | Propel more women into leadership positions in San Diego Engage | Network with like-minded businesswomen and give back to the San Diego community in effective ways Advance | Purposeful professional development programing to strengthen your skill set with meaningful mentoring opportunities Develop | Smart opportunities to enhance your professional and personal life through developing a strong platform for growth From October 2011 to Present (3 years 11 months) San DiegoInstructor @ Teach social entrepreneurship to teens (freshman to seniors in High School) through active participation, project-based learning, discussions, and service learning. Facilitated project management instruction leads to social enterprises being created by the students for needs in their community. From October 2013 to December 2014 (1 year 3 months) san diego, californiaPartnership Sustainability Lead / Project Manager @ The Process of commercializing university discoveries needs a robust venture network of mentors, talent, expertise, and funding. Formerly the commercialization analyst at the von Liebig Center for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, my current focus (and passion) is fostering strategic partnerships to sustain the ongoing success of the vonLiebig Center for entrepreneurship and Commercialization (37 start-ups formed in 10 years). Securing funding for early-stage technologies and university entrepreneurs is my goal in order to enable new ventures to be formed or licensing agreements to be effectively negotiated. From March 2013 to June 2013 (4 months) La JollaCommercialization Analyst @ From August 2012 to February 2013 (7 months) La JollaMarketing Intern @ Develop personalized medicine marketing communications plan for innovative not for profit pediatric oncology organization From April 2012 to August 2012 (5 months) San DiegoManagement Intern @ Management intern in the Information Services department at Rady Children's Hospital working on a discovery project in telemedicine. From April 2011 to October 2011 (7 months) Consultant / Education Coordinator @ • Evaluate and develop a revamped certificate program for entrepreneurship education. • Modeling revenue projections through scenario planning through educational program and collaborations. From September 2008 to 2010 (2 years) Program Director / Academic Coordinator @ From June 2005 to August 2007 (2 years 3 months) Outreach Coordinator @ From August 2004 to May 2005 (10 months) MBA, Business Strategy and Marketing @ University of California, San Diego - The Rady School of Management From 2008 to 2010 PhD, Marine Biology @ University of California, San Diego - Scripps Institution of Oceanography From 1997 to 2004 BS, Biology @ Pepperdine University From 1991 to 1995 High school, Graduated 1991 @ Escuela Campo Alegre From 1978 to 1991 Silvia MBA is skilled in: Business Strategy, Business Development, Marketing Research, Leadership, Strategic Planning, Spanish, Italian, Data Analysis, Biotechnology, Market Research, Cross-functional Team..., Public Speaking, Research, Lifesciences, Non-profits, Nonprofits, Marketing, Community Outreach, Microsoft Excel, Biochemistry, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, Educational Leadership, Project Management, Marketing Communications, Market Analysis, Process Improvement