Bankable Breakthroughs

Woman/Authentic/Pakistani-American/Health Advocate/Powerful I am a strong woman of color advocate and I absolutely love supporting my team, colleagues, and mentors. I come from a long line of strong women who are homemakers, teachers, bankers, and entrepreneurs. My family has played…

Strong/Gay/Christian/Woman of Color/Philanthropist/Athlete As a strong, gay, Christian, woman of color, I identify with many labels that society would consider a paradox… and I love it. It has a way of shaking people out of their comfort zones and reevaluating…

Positive/ Fiancé/Start-Up Junkie/Dog Owner/College Graduate/Korean/Chinese A few years after graduating from USC, I was working at AdColony, a mobile video ad startup.  I got there pretty early on so there were a lot of long hours, and we as a…

Singer/Songwriter/Actress/Engineer/LA Native My name is Itanza Saraz, I’m a singer, songwriter, actress, and engineer born and raised in a single parent home in Los Angeles, CA. As the child of a single mother, we didn’t have much money growing up…

Christian/Woman/African-American/Advocate/Student/Reflective/Work in Progress I recognized my power my senior year of college.  I was in one of the darkest places of my life.  For some reason, despite all of the blessings surrounding me, I was unhappy.  To be frank, I…

Arab-American/Muslim/Woman/Daughter/Sister/Student/Teacher/Writer I am an Arab-American Muslim, woman, daughter, sister, student, teacher, and writer. I place the parts of my identity in that order. I am constantly aware of my intersecting nationalities. I attended a private Islamic elementary school in Fresno,…

Father/Husband/Artist I drew as a child, but I did not know it was a God given talent. I hope to one day to be able to make a living doing art.  I don’t care if I’m famous. Fame is not at…

Hispanic/Woman/IT Support Engineer/Religious  I only wish I can embody half of my parents’ strength throughout my life. Both my parents came to the United States as immigrants, to give their future kids a better life. And they have, by all…

Multipotentialite/ Woman of Color/Dreamer/Coach/Openly Gay/Entrepreneur I am the daughter of a military father from the South and an immigrant mother from the Philippines. They taught me so many lessons of hard work and determination coming from nothing and earning everything…