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Linda Alvarado
Business Strategy
Resilience
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Transform workplace diversity with Linda Alvarado, speaker, construction entrepreneur and MLB team owner. Linda works with organizations to drive minority inclusion and women's empowerment, delivering Fortune 1000 board leadership and recognition as one of America's Most Influential Hispanics.
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Linda Alvarado is a well-known business leader, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
She is the President and CEO of Alvarado Construction, Inc., a fast-growing general contracting firm in Denver, Colorado, with an annual revenue of $41 million and offices in four states.
Additionally, she is the President of Palo Alto Inc., which runs 150 franchise restaurants, and a co-owner of the Colorado Rockies baseball team, making her the first Latino owner of a Major League Baseball team and the first woman to bid for ownership of a major league franchise.
Linda holds leadership roles on the boards of five Fortune 1000 companies, including 3M and Pitney Bowes.
She has participated in various initiatives, such as the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans from 1995 to 2001.
Her contributions to business and society have earned her many awards, including recognition as one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in America by Hispanic Business Magazine, the Horatio Alger Award, and the National Women's Economic Alliance Director's Choice Award. She was also named Woman of the Year by the Mexican American Foundation.
Linda Alvarado supports women's empowerment and minority inclusion in business, inspiring youth through motivational speeches at conferences and schools.
She is actively involved in community initiatives that promote education and economic empowerment for Latinos and is a member of several organizations, including the Greater Denver Chamber of Commerce.
Topics, sessions and talks
Business leader Linda Alvarado shares her extensive experience across various industries, including construction and baseball. As the founder of a successful construction empire and the historic owner of the Colorado Rockies, Alvarado has spent over 40 years breaking barriers in business leadership. Attendees will learn valuable strategies that have contributed to her success in both her company and the world of Major League Baseball.
Linda Alvarado shares her inspiring journey from being rejected for a landscape labourer position to founding Alvarado Construction, one of the fastest-growing construction companies in the U.S. As the first Hispanic and first woman to own a Major League Baseball team, she encourages attendees to believe in their abilities and “make the choice to succeed.” Participants will learn how to overcome obstacles and achieve success in any field through determination and resilience.
Linda Alvarado is a trailblazer, being the first Hispanic and the first woman to own a Major League Baseball franchise. Starting her career in construction, she has encountered significant discrimination due to her gender and ethnicity. In her speech, Alvarado offers valuable insights and practical tips for navigating entrepreneurship as a minority. Attendees will leave feeling inspired and equipped to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions while overcoming the challenges they may face.
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Linda Alvarado structures her talks around her personal career trajectory, using her own professional history — from being rejected for a labourer role to founding a construction company and co-owning a Major League Baseball franchise — as a sequential narrative to illustrate how determination and resilience can overcome discrimination based on gender and ethnicity. She draws on this lived experience to deliver practical guidance for minority entrepreneurs navigating similar barriers.
Linda Alvarado speaks on business strategy, minority entrepreneurship, and overcoming barriers to success. She is the President and CEO of Alvarado Construction, co-owner of the Colorado Rockies, and the first Hispanic woman to own a Major League Baseball franchise, with board roles at five Fortune 1000 companies including 3M and Pitney Bowes.
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