Hispanic Business Leader Roundtable Series
Sharing Success Stories - Bringing Diverse Entrepreneurs Together.
Inaugural session: Wed, March 22, 2017 - 7:30 AM to 9 AM
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Hosted four times a year, NAHCC's Hispanic Business Leaders Breakfast Series showcase an outstanding line up of Hispanic entrepreneurs who have made Nashville and Middle Tennessee their place of business, positively impacting the lives of local residents, through services, employment and economic development opportunities.
This special quarterly NAHCC series moderated by NAHCC Chairman Luis Parodi, will let you gain behind the scenes perspectives on timely topics; hear accomplished speakers and be a participant of relevant round table discussions; network with local top business leaders and learn from those inspiring success stories that make Nashville the best place to live, work and visit.
Hear directly from courageous and determined Hispanic professionals who are leading innovation and entrepreneurship, inspiring change.
Dates: March 22 / August 4 / September 15
For sponsorship opportunities call 615-216-5737 or [email protected]
This special quarterly NAHCC series moderated by NAHCC Chairman Luis Parodi, will let you gain behind the scenes perspectives on timely topics; hear accomplished speakers and be a participant of relevant round table discussions; network with local top business leaders and learn from those inspiring success stories that make Nashville the best place to live, work and visit.
Hear directly from courageous and determined Hispanic professionals who are leading innovation and entrepreneurship, inspiring change.
Dates: March 22 / August 4 / September 15
For sponsorship opportunities call 615-216-5737 or [email protected]
Roundtable Participants (in alphabetical order)
Manuel Cuevas
Manuel Cuevas, Owner, Founder
Manuel American Designs
Manuel is known as the Tailor to the Stars, having dressed anybody and everybody from Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, four US Presidents, and Bob Dylan.
Originally from Michoacán, Mexico, Manuel relocated to Nashville from California in the late 1980's and has become a fixture in both the fashion and Hispanic communities ever since.
You can check out his handmade glittering suits at his showroom located in downtown Nashville!
Manuel American Designs
Manuel is known as the Tailor to the Stars, having dressed anybody and everybody from Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, four US Presidents, and Bob Dylan.
Originally from Michoacán, Mexico, Manuel relocated to Nashville from California in the late 1980's and has become a fixture in both the fashion and Hispanic communities ever since.
You can check out his handmade glittering suits at his showroom located in downtown Nashville!
Nydia Hoskins
Nydia Hoskins
OMNI Nashville Hotel
Nydia Hoskins began her hospitality career with Omni Hotels & Resorts in 2000 as a Front Desk Agent in her hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas. Through subsequent promotions in five hotels, she has worked her way through the ranks to Hotel Manager of the Omni Nashville Hotel.
Nydia has been on the leadership teams of the openings of three flagship hotels in the Omni brand and recognized by the company as the Ideal Operations Executive in 2011 and Ideal Mentor in 2013.
In her current role, Nydia directs all aspects of the hotel, with a team of 90 Directors and Managers and 700 associates. In 2016, she was recognized as one of the Nashville Business Journal 40 Under 40.
OMNI Nashville Hotel
Nydia Hoskins began her hospitality career with Omni Hotels & Resorts in 2000 as a Front Desk Agent in her hometown of Corpus Christi, Texas. Through subsequent promotions in five hotels, she has worked her way through the ranks to Hotel Manager of the Omni Nashville Hotel.
Nydia has been on the leadership teams of the openings of three flagship hotels in the Omni brand and recognized by the company as the Ideal Operations Executive in 2011 and Ideal Mentor in 2013.
In her current role, Nydia directs all aspects of the hotel, with a team of 90 Directors and Managers and 700 associates. In 2016, she was recognized as one of the Nashville Business Journal 40 Under 40.
Dr. Kleber Molina
Kleber Molina, MD
CEO and Co-owner EduMed Partners, LLC
A medical doctor from Ecuador with over 25 years’ experience in the medical field as well as 15 years as an educator. He is an author, and inventor, motivational speaker, and a successful business owner.
His experience spans from Medical Doctor, Educator, Program Director, Academic Dean, and CEO/President.
Dr. Molina directed the ICU in Cuenca, Ecuador. He has held positions in Medical Assisting, Surgical Technology, Medical Billing and Coding, and Cardiovascular Technology programs. He has received Best Teacher awards and students have described him as “the most motivated, creative, and enthusiastic professor ever”.
Dr. Molina is a motivational speaker and a member of the AEI Speakers Bureau. He is an author. His books include “The Champion”, “Prescription for a Doctor, and “Ser 2” . He is the inventor of the Dr. MoBall and one of the founders of EduMed Partners.
EduMed Partners is a career institute and maintains a 97% Placement Rate as well as a 95% completion rate.
CEO and Co-owner EduMed Partners, LLC
A medical doctor from Ecuador with over 25 years’ experience in the medical field as well as 15 years as an educator. He is an author, and inventor, motivational speaker, and a successful business owner.
His experience spans from Medical Doctor, Educator, Program Director, Academic Dean, and CEO/President.
Dr. Molina directed the ICU in Cuenca, Ecuador. He has held positions in Medical Assisting, Surgical Technology, Medical Billing and Coding, and Cardiovascular Technology programs. He has received Best Teacher awards and students have described him as “the most motivated, creative, and enthusiastic professor ever”.
Dr. Molina is a motivational speaker and a member of the AEI Speakers Bureau. He is an author. His books include “The Champion”, “Prescription for a Doctor, and “Ser 2” . He is the inventor of the Dr. MoBall and one of the founders of EduMed Partners.
EduMed Partners is a career institute and maintains a 97% Placement Rate as well as a 95% completion rate.
Alice Salazar
Alice Salazar, Owner
Santo Niño de Atocha Tortilleria
Alice was born in San Antonio, TX, where her family has lived for many generations. Like many Southwestern native Americans and Northern Mexicans, Alice was raised eating flour tortillas instead of the traditional corn, since flour became a foundation to the regional cuisine due to a climate favorable to wheat production and the product’s solid shelf life and shipping abilities. She was 9 years old when she left the Southwest and although her trade was not in tortillas, she never forgot her father’s dream of starting a tortilleria of his own.
Since 2010 Alice’s tortilla factory in Gallatin, Tennessee specializes in stone-ground corn masa based products, the way Aztecs intended.
Santo Niño de Atocha Tortilleria
Alice was born in San Antonio, TX, where her family has lived for many generations. Like many Southwestern native Americans and Northern Mexicans, Alice was raised eating flour tortillas instead of the traditional corn, since flour became a foundation to the regional cuisine due to a climate favorable to wheat production and the product’s solid shelf life and shipping abilities. She was 9 years old when she left the Southwest and although her trade was not in tortillas, she never forgot her father’s dream of starting a tortilleria of his own.
Since 2010 Alice’s tortilla factory in Gallatin, Tennessee specializes in stone-ground corn masa based products, the way Aztecs intended.
Rolando Toyos, MD
Rolando Toyos, M.D.
Medical Director /Founder of Toyos Clinic.
Dr. Toyos is originally from California. He graduated from Santa Rosa High School where he played Varsity Basketball, Baseball and Football and was a finalist for the CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from The University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, where he was a straight A student. Before beginning medical school, Dr. Toyos worked as a high school teacher and basketball coach. He won the National Teaching Award from Columbia University for his science curriculum development and his work with at-risk children. He then received his medical degree at the University of Illinois where he was Class President, graduating with James Scholar Academic Honors and received a community service award for helping Chicago City Public Schools develop a pre-med program for students interested in medicine. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University and Chicago Children's Hospital. Dr. Toyos spent one year performing LASIK at the Assil Eye Institute in Beverly Hills.
Dr. Toyos is Board Certified in Ophthalmology and specializes in Cataract Surgery, LASIK, Glaucoma, and Dry Eye. He is one of the most experienced surgeons in the country, completing over 35,000 cataract surgeries, 20,000 glaucoma laser treatments and 25,000 LASIK surgeries. He was the first surgeon to combine Laser Cataract Surgery with Aqualase creating a new Laser For Cataract Surgery L4C procedure. He holds various patents including one for a light based technology used for the treatment of Dry Eye. Dr. Toyos is the inventor of the procedure Intense Pulse Light IPL for Dry Eye Disease. Recently the United Nations (UNESCO) honored Dr. Toyos with an Innovation Award. He has trained hundreds of surgeons both nationally and internationally on surgical techniques, medications and new technologies. He has authored several papers and books. One book for medical students, now in its 3rd edition, was a best seller on college campuses for several years. His newest book Dry Eye Disease Treatment in the Year 2020 was number 2 on the Amazon Best Sellers List. He belongs to many professional organizations including the Sports Ophthalmology Society of America (SOSA) of which he is the current president.
Dr. Toyos has worked with various professional sports teams and organizations like the NFL, NBA, MLB, and World Boxing Association, Memphis Grizzlies, Seattle Mariners, and Memphis Redbirds to name a few. He has been named one of The Best Doctors and is the only eye surgeon in Tennessee voted Top Doc by Trusted Lasik Surgeons.
Dr. Toyos is involved in the community. He won The Humanitarian Award by the Jazz Foundation of America for providing free surgical care to the displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina. He recently won the Leadership Award from National Hispanic Professional Organization. He volunteers his time to Eye Care America, a national program that provides eye care to the poor. The clinic has completed mission trips to Nicaragua, Honduras, Columbia and Haiti. He has been a board member of Ballet Memphis and the Memphis Rock & Soul Museum. He has won several community awards like, CEO of the Year Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Memphis Finest, and Memphis Magazine's Who's Who.
Toyos Clinic has been recognized as one the fastest growing companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine.
For fun, Dr. Toyos loves spending time with his wife and three girls.
Medical Director /Founder of Toyos Clinic.
Dr. Toyos is originally from California. He graduated from Santa Rosa High School where he played Varsity Basketball, Baseball and Football and was a finalist for the CIF Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from The University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University, where he was a straight A student. Before beginning medical school, Dr. Toyos worked as a high school teacher and basketball coach. He won the National Teaching Award from Columbia University for his science curriculum development and his work with at-risk children. He then received his medical degree at the University of Illinois where he was Class President, graduating with James Scholar Academic Honors and received a community service award for helping Chicago City Public Schools develop a pre-med program for students interested in medicine. He completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago. He completed his Ophthalmology residency at Northwestern University and Chicago Children's Hospital. Dr. Toyos spent one year performing LASIK at the Assil Eye Institute in Beverly Hills.
Dr. Toyos is Board Certified in Ophthalmology and specializes in Cataract Surgery, LASIK, Glaucoma, and Dry Eye. He is one of the most experienced surgeons in the country, completing over 35,000 cataract surgeries, 20,000 glaucoma laser treatments and 25,000 LASIK surgeries. He was the first surgeon to combine Laser Cataract Surgery with Aqualase creating a new Laser For Cataract Surgery L4C procedure. He holds various patents including one for a light based technology used for the treatment of Dry Eye. Dr. Toyos is the inventor of the procedure Intense Pulse Light IPL for Dry Eye Disease. Recently the United Nations (UNESCO) honored Dr. Toyos with an Innovation Award. He has trained hundreds of surgeons both nationally and internationally on surgical techniques, medications and new technologies. He has authored several papers and books. One book for medical students, now in its 3rd edition, was a best seller on college campuses for several years. His newest book Dry Eye Disease Treatment in the Year 2020 was number 2 on the Amazon Best Sellers List. He belongs to many professional organizations including the Sports Ophthalmology Society of America (SOSA) of which he is the current president.
Dr. Toyos has worked with various professional sports teams and organizations like the NFL, NBA, MLB, and World Boxing Association, Memphis Grizzlies, Seattle Mariners, and Memphis Redbirds to name a few. He has been named one of The Best Doctors and is the only eye surgeon in Tennessee voted Top Doc by Trusted Lasik Surgeons.
Dr. Toyos is involved in the community. He won The Humanitarian Award by the Jazz Foundation of America for providing free surgical care to the displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina. He recently won the Leadership Award from National Hispanic Professional Organization. He volunteers his time to Eye Care America, a national program that provides eye care to the poor. The clinic has completed mission trips to Nicaragua, Honduras, Columbia and Haiti. He has been a board member of Ballet Memphis and the Memphis Rock & Soul Museum. He has won several community awards like, CEO of the Year Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Memphis Finest, and Memphis Magazine's Who's Who.
Toyos Clinic has been recognized as one the fastest growing companies in the United States by Inc. Magazine.
For fun, Dr. Toyos loves spending time with his wife and three girls.
Roundtable Series Moderator
Luis Parodi
Luis Parodi, NAHCC Chairman,
Fifth Third Bank
Luis is Vice President, Business Banking Relationship Manager, responsible for business development, relationship management and client experience of companies with annual gross sales up to $20 million. He provides services that include loans, deposits, treasury management, and all other applicable banking services. Luis has a strong history of success in delivering key strategic initiatives around the world and multi-million results while building strong relationships. Luis Parodi received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and his MBA in Finance from Butler University.
Luis has received many recognitions and awards including Distinguished Citizen of the City of Indianapolis by the Mayor of Indianapolis Bart Peterson in 2005. Luis was appointed Co-Chair by Mayor Peterson to the Commission on Latino Affairs, created to increase Latino involvement in city government and make city services more accessible to residents. In addition, Luis received The Fifth Third CRA Legacy Award, and the Outstanding Professional Leadership Award from the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Luis has served on the City of Nashville Workforce Investment Board and the Housing Resource Team for NashvilleNext, a Growth Plan for the future of Nashville and Davidson County over the next 25 years.
Luis graduated from Leadership Middle Tennessee in 2014. And in addition to his role as Chairman of the Board for the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, he sits on the board of the Urban League of Middle Tennessee, New Level Community Development Corporation, Mid-Cumberland Area Development Corporation, and Board Trustee of the Catholic Community Investment and Loan.
Fifth Third Bank
Luis is Vice President, Business Banking Relationship Manager, responsible for business development, relationship management and client experience of companies with annual gross sales up to $20 million. He provides services that include loans, deposits, treasury management, and all other applicable banking services. Luis has a strong history of success in delivering key strategic initiatives around the world and multi-million results while building strong relationships. Luis Parodi received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and his MBA in Finance from Butler University.
Luis has received many recognitions and awards including Distinguished Citizen of the City of Indianapolis by the Mayor of Indianapolis Bart Peterson in 2005. Luis was appointed Co-Chair by Mayor Peterson to the Commission on Latino Affairs, created to increase Latino involvement in city government and make city services more accessible to residents. In addition, Luis received The Fifth Third CRA Legacy Award, and the Outstanding Professional Leadership Award from the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Luis has served on the City of Nashville Workforce Investment Board and the Housing Resource Team for NashvilleNext, a Growth Plan for the future of Nashville and Davidson County over the next 25 years.
Luis graduated from Leadership Middle Tennessee in 2014. And in addition to his role as Chairman of the Board for the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, he sits on the board of the Urban League of Middle Tennessee, New Level Community Development Corporation, Mid-Cumberland Area Development Corporation, and Board Trustee of the Catholic Community Investment and Loan.