Owning Your Voice: Identity-Based Confidence for Latina/o Leaders

Career Development & Workforce Readiness

Owning your voice is not about “feeling confident” all the time. It’s about building self-trust in real moments that matter. This interactive session helps Latina/o leaders understand how identity, culture, and lived experience shape leadership confidence. Participants will explore the invisible “baggage” many carry—beliefs, assumptions, and internal narratives that can create self-doubt—and learn how to turn that weight into fuel for leadership. Through guided reflection, paired discussion, and group dialogue, attendees will practice small, behavior-based shifts that strengthen their voice and presence at work, during career transitions, and in community leadership spaces. Participants will leave with a simple, practical tool to apply immediately when they need to speak up, take action, or lead with greater clarity and courage.

Raúl T. Pereyra

Raúl T. Pereyra is a leadership coach, speaker, and founder of RTP Learning, LLC. He helps Latina and Latino leaders build self-trust, confidence, and effectiveness by addressing the internal beliefs and assumptions that shape how they show up at work and in their communities. Drawing from his lived experience and professional background, Raúl specializes in identity-based leadership development that is practical, culturally grounded, and behaviorfocused. His work supports leaders navigating career growth, transitions, and increased responsibility, especially those who carry the weight of expectation, representation, and responsibility. Raúl’s approach honors lived experience while equipping leaders with simple, actionable tools they can apply immediately to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose.