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Episode Synopsis
In this inspiring episode, I chat with Anna Marie Cruz the founder of Entrepinayship — a community that empowers Filipina, Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI), and immigrant women to pursue entrepreneurship as a vehicle for self-determination and economic independence.
We also discuss the importance of women in entrepreneurship, the unique challenges women of color face and what it means to create meaningful opportunities for yourself and others. We also talk about:
How Anna Marie’s microenterprise consulting project in Vietnam paved the way for her to support female entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship as a form of income and a vehicle to create a better future while shaping your destiny
How she is uniquely supporting Filipina and AAPI entrepreneurs like herself with a cohort model and funding opportunities
The importance of trusting yourself and working through challenges as a business owner
Why women are uniquely position to make an impact on the world through entrepreneurship
I hope you will hold this conversation in your heart as you move through your week.
About Anna Marie Cruz, Founder of Entrepinayship
Anna Marie Cruz is an experienced economic development leader, business consultant, and wellness coach. Driven by her passion to use business for social impact, Anna Marie founded Entrepinayship, a platform whose vision is for every Filipina to realize her full potential through entrepreneurship.
Anna Marie has always seen entrepreneurship as a way to own your destiny, but it was a microenterprise consulting project in Vietnam that revealed how entrepreneurship empowers women, especially in vulnerable communities. During this project, her team supported the creation of a sustainable business for women weavers of an indigenous tribe with no prior entrepreneurship experience. Anna Marie saw firsthand the impact women can have within the family and community-at-large when they control the purse and are empowered economically.
When she returned to Los Angeles, she continued to find new ways of making a positive impact through entrepreneurship, specifically in the Filipino community. She became a Business Counselor at a Women’s Business Center housed at Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), which is where the idea for Entrepinayship was born.
Episode Resources
Entrepinayship Website
@Entrepinayship on Instagram
FoundHer Podcast by Entrepinayship
Entrepinayship on LinkedIn
More resources
Teresa on Instagram
We also discuss the importance of women in entrepreneurship, the unique challenges women of color face and what it means to create meaningful opportunities for yourself and others. We also talk about:
How Anna Marie’s microenterprise consulting project in Vietnam paved the way for her to support female entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship as a form of income and a vehicle to create a better future while shaping your destiny
How she is uniquely supporting Filipina and AAPI entrepreneurs like herself with a cohort model and funding opportunities
The importance of trusting yourself and working through challenges as a business owner
Why women are uniquely position to make an impact on the world through entrepreneurship
I hope you will hold this conversation in your heart as you move through your week.
About Anna Marie Cruz, Founder of Entrepinayship
Anna Marie Cruz is an experienced economic development leader, business consultant, and wellness coach. Driven by her passion to use business for social impact, Anna Marie founded Entrepinayship, a platform whose vision is for every Filipina to realize her full potential through entrepreneurship.
Anna Marie has always seen entrepreneurship as a way to own your destiny, but it was a microenterprise consulting project in Vietnam that revealed how entrepreneurship empowers women, especially in vulnerable communities. During this project, her team supported the creation of a sustainable business for women weavers of an indigenous tribe with no prior entrepreneurship experience. Anna Marie saw firsthand the impact women can have within the family and community-at-large when they control the purse and are empowered economically.
When she returned to Los Angeles, she continued to find new ways of making a positive impact through entrepreneurship, specifically in the Filipino community. She became a Business Counselor at a Women’s Business Center housed at Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA), which is where the idea for Entrepinayship was born.
Episode Resources
Entrepinayship Website
@Entrepinayship on Instagram
FoundHer Podcast by Entrepinayship
Entrepinayship on LinkedIn
More resources
Teresa on Instagram
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