The editorial team has a special attachment to our new series, The Trailblazers: Rewriting the Narrative, because so many of us feel that media portrayals of women have been too one dimensional. Today, women are doing incredible things in all fields – from science and technology to finance, law, business, athletics and more. With the Trailblazers series, we hope to highlight and celebrate female role models, encourage more equal and just representation in the media, and help foster a more tight-knit community locally helping women find mentors, business partners, friends and more.
Below, you’ll find some incredible trailblazers from in and around Downtown & Brickell that we hope you will check out, follow and support.
Nicole Sanchez
Being a Miami native, I was able to witness much of the city’s real estate development. The city’s constant growth and fast pace environment intrigued me and made me gravitate towards a career choice in real estate. Read more>>
Lisa Jeane Ehrenreich
I started out as a lawyer that simply wanted to make a difference and an impact in the world. My original plan for attending law school was to be an environmental lawyer. But life it turns out had different plans in store for me. For various reasons, I went to work at a large law firm in a different area of law. I learned and grew professionally in leaps and bounds. Read more>>
Nancy Fuentes
Since I was last interviewed I have been focusing more of my time in the Miami area as well as working online with clients internationally. I have developed a great network of professionals in the field of exercise, diet & nutrition, health and wellness and even a bit of spirituality (for those clients interested in this area of deeper understanding and life balance. Read more>
Shani Coaching
Upon graduating with my BA degree in Vienna, Austria, I started working for a known global IT corporate in their European HQ, I progressed extremely fast and was lucky to reach and work in one of the key positions in my second year. I was provided a corporate card and was traveling every week between countries. Read more>>
Elba Fernandez
I’m Elba Fernández, Certified Holistic Health Coach by the world’s largest nutrition school, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition®. I have fully transformed my life and my purpose is to inspire others to do so as well so they can feel beautiful, healthy, confident and energized in their own body. Read more>>
Ruby Garcia
I grew up in Miami in a loving yet crowded home, painting was my escape from all the crazy happening in my house. My dad knew how to draw and my mom has always loved creating detailed party decorations. I spent a lot of hours doodling and drawing things for classmates my entire school life, some still have the stuff I made. Read more>>
Gigi Carballo
I’ve always been a creatively-inclined person. From music & art to fashion & writing, it’s always been important for me to find creative outlets I can use to express myself and my message. Over the years, as social media has grown into an integral part of our society and generation, I became more and more interested in the power of social media and how it translates into expressions of people and brands. Read more>>
Maria Chahwan
I’m a lawyer and a politician from Venezuela, since I was 10 years old, I used to create beautiful accessories for women. I was always a creative person who loves creating things with her hands.
During the political crisis in my country, I realized that I couldn’t have a future as a lawyer or politicians so it got me depressed, I didn’t know what to do with my degree. Read more>>
