{"store":{"customizeEditHighlightKey":null,"customizeEditingSectionKey":null,"customizeScrollToKey":null,"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Leaders On the Mic","slug":"leadersonthemic","podcastDescription":"

In this podcast by Elevate Latinos, discover the untold stories of Latino perseverance, success, and empowerment beyond stereotypes that are driving America’s economic growth. Join host, Ana Valdez, as she engages with inspiring high-profile guests offering valuable experience, practical insights, and a narrative often absent from mainstream media; one that highlights the true new mainstream. Whether you’re seeking role models, actionable knowledge, or a fresh perspective, this podcast provides the tools to inspire and empower your journey.

","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20076427/Podcast_Cover_-_Leaders_at_the_Mic_090925bt1xw.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/20076427/Podcast_Cover_-_Leaders_at_the_Mic_090925bt1xw_1200x628.jpg?s=3e3ae09d8d96e67304a3c4366db52b8d&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://leadersonthemic.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/leadersonthemic/feed.xml","theme":"waves","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-8rud9-132578b?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":17,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-04:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-4,"text":"(GMT-04:00) Atlantic Time (Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Halifax"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":15,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"The Latino Donor Collaborative","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-8rud9-132578b-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leaders-on-the-mic/id1839151992","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-8rud9-132578b?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/5b9ciiU3WxJrDavySlBo1g","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3d7ae203-d01a-458f-bde7-fbe9fd66b737","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"iHeartRadio","link":"https://iheart.com/podcast/293769947","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/iHeartRadio.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Open Sans"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Open Sans"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#3A61B9"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageListenOn","val":"hide"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/93geb2d5zfp9qhek/Website_Banner_-_Leaders_on_the_Mic_091125bf9c3e9f-cf20-16d7-01c7-1af8426b1cef.png"},{"id":"BackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"PageHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#A9D2F3"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#fdfdfd"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/ygzPOGfg1uYv","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer1"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2025 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container2":[],"customize-container":[{"id":"ComponentImageText-0c1d19cc-d93a-b1f8-5992-3bac47606c53","val":{"ComponentFontColor":"#000000","ComponentBackgroundColor":"#f2f2f2","ComponentImage":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a664dabwrwsrjt4n/WhatsApp_Image_2025-09-01_at_121935615c2fef-867e-a64f-cba1-6777969added.jpeg","ComponentContent":"

Ana Valdez, Host

Ana Valdez has been named one of the Top 10 Latinos in America in 2018 by Hispanic Magazine, one of the Top 50 Most Influential Latinas in the U.S. in 2020, one of the Top 100 Latinas by Latino Leaders Magazine in 2021, one of the eight CHANGEMAKERS within the 2021 Fifty Most Powerful Latinas by ALPFA, and one of the 100 Top Latino Leaders by Latino Leaders Magazine in 2022.

Ana Valdez, President and CEO of The Latino Donor Collaborative and the Co-Founder and President of Valdez Productions, Inc. She has 25 years of experience in media, research, marketing, and communications. She served on the SiTV Board of Directors, chaired the Southern California Public Radio Board of Trustees (KPCC), and has also served on the American Public Media Grou and the Minnesota Public Radio Boards, to name a few.

"}},{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"}]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":false,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null,"subscribeLink":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/ygzPOGfg1uYv","isPrivateChannel":false},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://leadersonthemic.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6a643530","clientSignature":"5de618e814c556dcfef91cabed3b30e0","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb26609255-4gp8x","episode":{"id":"pb26609255","idTag":"4gp8x","title":"Podcast Intro | Leaders On the Mic","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20076427/Podcast_Cover_-_Leaders_at_the_Mic_090925bt1xw_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/20076427/Podcast_Cover_-_Leaders_at_the_Mic_090925bt1xw_1200x628.jpg?s=3e3ae09d8d96e67304a3c4366db52b8d&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20076427/Podcast_Cover_-_Leaders_at_the_Mic_090925bt1xw.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Ana Valdez, host of the Leaders On the Mic Podcast, gives a brief introduction of what the topics, data and style that will be present in the upcoming episodes of this podcast about empowerment, aspiration and truth.

","publishTimestamp":1757573727,"duration":264,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/48sr42hyqm9rqqgc/Podcast_Intro_Audio_Episode_-_Leaders_on_the_Mic_0910255yt3x.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-4gp8x-1960667","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-4gp8x-1960667","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/intro/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4gp8x-1960667?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":21,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-4gp8x-1960667","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"previewDevice":"desktop","VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fleadersonthemic.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fintro%252F&rts=f83de0a9a94af35834d4d7204c27b757a9252b3a","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb26609255","idTag":"4gp8x","title":"Podcast Intro | Leaders On the Mic","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20076427/Podcast_Cover_-_Leaders_at_the_Mic_090925bt1xw_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/20076427/Podcast_Cover_-_Leaders_at_the_Mic_090925bt1xw_1200x628.jpg?s=3e3ae09d8d96e67304a3c4366db52b8d&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20076427/Podcast_Cover_-_Leaders_at_the_Mic_090925bt1xw.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"