ACTIVATED FOUNDERS

These are the visionaries behind our network, artists, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, attorneys, and cultural leaders shaping the future of Latino media and business. Together they represent the voices, stories, and influence powering our platform.

Baby Bash

Ronald Ray Bryant is a platinum-selling rapper and songwriter known for chart-topping hits like Suga Suga and Cyclone. With a career spanning more than two decades, he has become one of the most recognizable Latino voices in hip-hop and pop music, blending West Coast rap, R&B, and Latin influences. His music has earned millions of streams and continues to influence a new generation of artists.

Platinum-Selling Artist & Songwriter

Steven Romero

Steven Romero is an actor, producer, and creative entrepreneur known for his work in independent film and television. He has built a reputation for developing culturally driven projects that highlight Latino stories and voices in entertainment. Romero continues to work across film, digital media, and production, helping bring new narratives to emerging platforms.

Creative Entrepreneur and Actor

Activist

Flor Martinez

Flor Martinez is a community activist and advocate dedicated to empowering Latino communities through civic engagement, education, and social justice initiatives. Her organization, Celebration Nation focuses on grassroots organizing, community development, and amplifying underrepresented voices across Los Angeles and beyond.

Civil Rights Trial Attorney

Humberto Guizar

Humberto Guizar is a prominent Los Angeles Civil Rights Trial Attorney. He is the only attorney with 9 felonies who became a gang expert. He is the founder of the Guizar Law Firm, he has represented clients in high-profile cases and has been a strong voice on issues affecting Latino communities, policing, and justice reform.

Gary Acosta

Gary Acosta is the co-founder and CEO of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP), the nation’s leading Hispanic business organization focused on advancing sustainable Hispanic homeownership. A nationally recognized entrepreneur and housing advocate, Acosta has helped shape policy, research, and initiatives that expand opportunities for Latino families in real estate and finance.

Founder NAHREP

Gary Dordick

Gary Dordick is one of the most accomplished trial attorneys in the United States, known for securing record-setting verdicts and settlements in catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. As founder of the Dordick Law Corporation and the Dordick Trial College, he has trained thousands of attorneys and built a reputation as one of the country’s leading courtroom advocates.

Trial Attorney

Producer and Media Executive

Jeff Valdez

Jeff Valdez is a pioneering television producer, entrepreneur, and media executive known for creating Latino-focused entertainment in mainstream media. He is the creator of the groundbreaking comedy series The Brothers Garcia, the first English-language sitcom about a Latino family to air on Nickelodeon. As founder of Branded Entertainment Network Latino and a longtime advocate for Latino representation in Hollywood, Valdez has spent decades developing content that elevates Hispanic voices in television and film.

Real Estate Developer and Broadway Producer

Michael Valdez

Michael Valdez is a nationally recognized real estate developer, investor, and Broadway producer. He has built a reputation for investing in transformative real estate projects and high-profile entertainment productions, including award-winning Broadway shows. Valdez is known for bridging business, culture, and entertainment through strategic investments that support major developments and creative ventures.