HL | Milestone Series – Honors Jazmin Diaz

HL | Milestone Series – Honors Jazmin Diaz

HL | Milestone Series – Honors Jazmin Diaz

Growth • Purpose • Impact

When Jazmin Diaz founded Flourish Learning & Development, she transformed a lifetime of personal resilience, professional achievement, and leadership experience into a mission dedicated to helping others grow with intention, confidence, and purpose.

As a first-generation Mexican-American, wife, mother of four, author, executive coach, and business leader, Jazmin’s journey reflects the power of perseverance, continuous learning, and a commitment to helping others recognize their potential. Through her work, she has inspired individuals to embrace growth, overcome limiting beliefs, and pursue meaningful success in both life and career.

Jazmin Diaz will be recognized during  our HL | Milestone Series – Silicon Valley event, taking place on June 17, 2026. This invitation-only reception brings together a curated audience of executives, entrepreneurs, and community leaders for an evening of connection, conversation, and recognition.

👉 Event details & RSVP: https://bit.ly/41B5Z3J

Throughout her career, Jazmin has demonstrated a unique ability to bridge leadership development, education, business, and community impact. Her professional journey spans more than two decades, beginning in public education where she dedicated herself to serving students and families before transitioning into the technology sector. Today, she serves as Chief of Staff for a leading cybersecurity company, helping executive leadership teams advance organizational strategy, transformation, employee engagement, and operational excellence.

Her passion for personal and professional growth extends beyond the workplace. Through Flourish Learning & Development, Jazmin provides coaching, workshops, keynote presentations, and leadership development programs designed to empower individuals to take ownership of their future and flourish in their own unique journey.

Milestone Moments

• Founder and CEO of Flourish Learning & Development, a leadership development company focused on personal and professional growth.

• Author of Ignite Your Growth: Perspectives and Tactics to Flourish in Life and Career and the Spanish-language companion Enciende tu Crecimiento.

• More than twenty years of leadership experience spanning public education, technology, organizational development, and executive leadership support.

• Serves as Chief of Staff for a leading cybersecurity company, partnering with executives on strategy, transformation, and organizational effectiveness.

• Board Member of the Center for Employment Training (CET), supporting workforce development, skills training, and economic opportunity.

• Mentor, speaker, and advocate dedicated to empowering students, emerging leaders, first-generation professionals, and members of the Hispanic community.

What distinguishes Jazmin’s leadership is her belief that growth is not reserved for a select few it is available to anyone willing to invest in themselves, embrace change, and pursue continuous improvement. Through her coaching, speaking, writing, and community engagement, she has helped countless individuals discover their strengths, build confidence, and create new possibilities for their future.

Her story serves as a reminder that leadership begins with personal growth and that the greatest impact often comes from helping others recognize what is possible within themselves.

As HL  celebrates leadership, influence, and legacy, we are proud to recognize Jazmin Diaz for her commitment to empowering individuals, strengthening communities, and helping others flourish in life and career.

The HL | Milestone Series is a national platform designed to celebrate leadership across business, community, education, and innovation.

The 2026 HL | Milestone Series is made possible through the support of Wells Fargo, the series’ funding partner, whose commitment to community engagement and financial empowerment helps bring these important conversations and recognitions to life.

HL | Milestone Series – Honors Esperanza (Escobar) Teasdale, ACC

HL | Milestone Series – Honors Esperanza (Escobar) Teasdale, ACC

HL | Milestone Series – Honors Esperanza (Escobar) Teasdale, ACC

Culture • Influence • Legacy

Some careers are defined by the brands they help build. Others are defined by the people they inspire and the legacy they create.

Esperanza Teasdale has done both.

With more than three decades of leadership at PepsiCo and Unilever, Esperanza built strategies that helped shape iconic brands including Pepsi and Propel while guiding relationships with major retailers such as 7-Eleven and Dollar General. Throughout her corporate journey, she earned a reputation for blending business strategy, creativity, and analytics to deliver measurable growth with purpose.

Esperanza Teasdale will be recognized during the HL | Milestone Series — New York, taking place on May 20, 2026. This invitation-only reception brings together a curated audience of executives, entrepreneurs, and community leaders for an evening of connection, conversation, and recognition.

👉 Event details & RSVP: https://bit.ly/4bApDkE

A highly respected expert in Hispanic marketing, Esperanza has long championed the idea that cultural understanding is not simply a communications strategy it is a business advantage.

Today, as Founder of Mariposa Zenith, Esperanza helps leaders move from reactive to intentional by integrating mindfulness, cultural fluency, and inclusive leadership into how they lead and serve others.

An ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), certified yoga instructor, and passionate advocate for intentional leadership, she teaches what she calls The Cultural Fluency Advantage and The Mindful Leadership Advantage frameworks designed to help leaders achieve stronger results while leading with clarity, empathy, and purpose.

Milestone Moments

  • Inducted into the American Marketing Association New York Hall of Fame (2025)
  • Named Hispanic Marketer of the Year by the Hispanic Marketing Council (2024)
  • Launched PepsiCo’s Juntos Crecemos initiative to support Hispanic small business growth
  • Recognized as one of People en Español’s 25 Most Powerful Women (2021)
  • Founded Mariposa Zenith in 2025 to help leaders unlock their highest potential

A Legacy of Purpose-Driven Leadership

Esperanza’s professional journey reflects a powerful evolution—from driving growth for some of the world’s most recognized brands to helping leaders cultivate greater awareness, stronger cultures, and more meaningful impact.

Her work reminds us that influence is most powerful when it is intentional.

The HL | Milestone Series is a national platform designed to celebrate leadership across business, community, education, and innovation.

The 2026 HL | Milestone Series is made possible through the support of Wells Fargo, the series’ funding partner, whose commitment to community engagement and financial empowerment helps bring these important conversations and recognitions to life.