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A first-generation American, Hector Mujica grew up in South Florida after his parents immigrated from Venezuela in search of opportunity. Raised in a humble middle-class family, he watched his father serve as a pastor and community elder while his parents worked hard to provide for their families. Hector isn’t a career politician. As the Head of Americas Philanthropy at Google, he led global programs that directed nearly $1 billion into workforce training, small-business growth, and disaster recovery — impacting millions of people across the Americas and in Florida.Hector has been on the frontlines of the future of work, ensuring technology such as AI serves people — not the other way around. His experience spans strengthening online safety, championing the infrastructure and talent America needs to win the race on AI, and ensuring this AI innovation is a net benefit to society — creating new opportunities for workers rather than leaving millions behind.🎧 Tune in to learn:✨ How Hector's upbringing brought him to a career of service ✨ Why Hector is pursuing a seat in the Florida senate ✨ The importance of technology and its intersection with government ✨ Considerations for those who are looking to make change ✨ General thoughts on technology, Ai and economic opportunity… and a whole lot more!✨ Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes._____Follow us:⭐ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5KU29jHzfDHpIOmKnLhZQ8⭐ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-work-by-jessica-santana/id1801349168⭐ Instagram: http://instagram.com/jessworldwide⭐ YouTube: http://youtube.com/behindtheworkshow⭐ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/behindtheworkshow
Jessica Santana is a business and leadership coach for entrepreneurs and executives. She specializes in teaching founders, entrepreneurs and executives how to build strong businesses, careers and lives they love.
Behind The Work is the podcast show for ambitious executives and entrepreneurs looking to build businesses that scale and careers that leave an impact. Hosted by Jessica Santana, each episode features in-depth conversations with entrepreneurs, founders and executives who are building companies from the ground up and are succeeding in their career fields. Discover the real successes, honest failures, pivots, and the vision behind the most successful people reshaping industries.
Some episodes, we’ll sit down with some dope guests and hear about their journeys. Other times, it’ll just be us—breaking down the lessons, strategies, and real talk that I have learned as an entrepreneur and executive – It will be everything you need to keep pushing forward and you’ll always walk away with something tangible and practical.
This show will provide answers to questions like:
- What does the real journey from zero to success actually look like—beyond the highlight reel?
- How do I turn my business idea into a profitable, scalable company?
- How do successful founders navigate failure, pivots, and setbacks without giving up?
- What's the difference between entrepreneurs who scale to millions and those who stall?
- How do you secure funding, and what should you know before approaching investors?
- What does it actually take to build product-market fit?
- How do you build a high-performing team and company culture from the ground up?
- What blind spots do first-time entrepreneurs have, and how do you avoid them?
- How do you balance growth with profitability and sustainability?
- What's the real behind-the-scenes strategy that successful founders use?
- How do you stay motivated and resilient through the tough seasons of building?
- What's the path to building a company that can scale beyond you?
- How do you know when to double down on your vision versus pivot?
- What does leadership actually look like when you're building something from scratch?
- How do the most successful entrepreneurs think differently about risk, money, and opportunity?