DALLAS,
Nov. 17, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Bestselling author, speaker and 3-time
Daytime EMMY winner Gaby
Natale has been named as a recipient of the 2021
Maestro Award, the highest distinction given by Latino Leaders
Magazine.
"This is a great honor for me. As a Latina immigrant who started
fresh in a new country with no family of connections, I don't take
for granted the privilege to represent our community and elevate
our voices. Not everyone knows this, but early in my career I
worked as university professor. So, to receive an award named
Maestro feels like a full circle. I still have a passion for
sharing what I learned along the way. I just now have a much bigger
classroom", explains Natale.
The Maestros, formerly known as the Maestro Awards Ceremony, is
a gathering of influential Latino Leaders across the country,
intended to recognize and celebrate the achievements of members of
the Latino Community. The Maestros have been an institution in the
Latino community for nearly 15 years.
Gaby Natale will receive the
Maestro of Ultimate Drive. As the first Latina to win 3 Daytime
EMMYs back-to-back, the first Hispanic author to be published by
HarperCollins' Leadership division and one of the few foreign-born
writers to narrate their audiobook in English, Gaby has had her own
share of being "the first like her" in leadership spaces.
"The Maestro Award is the highest honor given by the
publication to Latinos who have reached the pinnacle of their
professional careers and inspire others to achieve greatness. We
celebrate the success stories, accomplishments, and triumphs of
many leaders that have made history, and continue to make history,
in our community", explains Jorge
Ferraez, Latino Leaders Magazine publisher.
Past recipients include award winning journalist Maria Hinojosa, Gary
Acosta (CEO of NAHREP - National Association of Hispanic
Real Estate Professionals®), Ralph de la
Vega (former chairman of AT&T), Antonio Tijerino (President of Hispanic Heritage
Foundation), Nina Vaca (CEO of
Pinnacle Group), Domingo Garcia
(LULAC National President) and Thaddeus
Arroyo (CEO, AT&T Consumer).
This year's Dallas maestro
awardees include:
Maestro of Leadership - Joe Alvarado
- Former CEO, Commercial Metals Co.
Maestro of Professional Achievement - Carlos Sepulveda - Chairman, TBK Bank
Maestro of Entrepreneurship - Evelyn
Torres - CEO, Solaris Technologies Services
Maestro of Innovation - Alvaro Luque
- CEO and President, Avocados from Mexico
Maestro of Ultimate Drive - Gaby
Natale - President, AGANAR Media
The ceremony highlights the histories and past achievements of
the awardees and, by way of an interview with Latino Leaders
Magazine publisher Jorge Ferraez,
focuses on the future of each recipient. To register for
the livestream of the upcoming
MAESTRO ceremony, click
here: https://lnkd.in/e8mGeVgz
About Gaby Natale and
AGANARmedia
Gaby Natale believes in
breaking barriers. And she embodies what she preaches.
As the first Latina to win 3 Daytime EMMYs back-to-back (as host
and executive producer of her own show), the first
Hispanic author to be published by HarperCollins'
Leadership division and one of the few foreign-born writers to
narrate their audiobook in English, Gaby has had her own share of
being "the first like her" in leadership spaces.
A sought-after thought leader and motivational speaker,
Gaby has shared her inspirational message in Fortune 50
corporations, the United Nations and in her own TEDx talk
encouraging underrepresented minorities to pioneer and be what they
cannot (yet) see in the world.
Natale is among a few women in the entertainment industry who
owns not only the rights to her content, but also a television
studio. This unique situation has allowed her to combine her
passion for media and her entrepreneurial spirit.
People magazine named Natale one of 2018's "25 Most Powerful
Latinas", highlighting the inspirational story of how she went from
a local TV show that started out of a carpet warehouse to becoming
the only Latina in US history to win triple back-to-back Daytime
EMMYs. Her popularity grew even further when her first
book, "The Virtuous Circle" by HarperCollins, became an
instant bestseller, topping Amazon's New Releases charts in 3
different categories (Business, Inspiration and Self-Help).
Natale is also the founder of AGANARmedia, a marketing
company with a focus on Hispanic audiences that serves Fortune 500
companies such as Hilton Worldwide, Sprint, AT&T, eBay, Intuit
and Amazon. In the digital world, she has a thriving fan base with
over 52 million views on YouTube and 250K+ followers on Social
Media.
In 2019, Natale launched Welcome All Beauty, her own
hairpiece and extension line dedicated to women who need to be
camera-ready on the go.
A tireless advocate of gender and diversity issues, Natale is a
frequent collaborator with nonprofits such as St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital, Phenomenal Woman Action Campaign and
Voto Latino.
Natale has been featured in Forbes, CNN, Buzzfeed, NBC News,
Univision and Latino Leaders magazine. She is the recipient of
NALIP's Digital Trailblazer Award and of a GLAAD Media Award
nomination for her portrayal of Latino LGBTQ youth in media.
Natale holds a bachelor's in International Relations and a
master's degree in Journalism from the University of San Andres and Columbia
University. Prior to starting her career in television,
Natale taught Communication and Journalism courses at the
University of Texas.
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