Connie Leon
Small Business Strategist & Content Developer
Connie Leon, Founder, Houston Latina Collaborative
Community Initiatives Coordinator, West Houston Institute of Technology at HCC
Connie Leon is a Program Coordinator for Community Initiatives at the West Houston Institute of Technology at Houston Community College where she works to rebuild the Small Business Maker Ecosystem through cohesive and resilient efforts that will boost local economic development with a local Creative/Maker small business community of over 400 alumni including women; LGBTQIA+; Latino-owned businesses through educational programming, makerspace tool training, access to resources, and community building, in addition to, conducting local manufacturing and economic growth research and opportunities.
As a graduate from the University of Houston with a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Houston, Connie recognized the impact and importance of communities being impacted and represented. In 2012 she founded and created the local organization, Houston Latina Bloggers, now known as Houston Latina Collaborative, that is formed of over 800 Latino members and has a following of 16.6K organic followers on Instagram.
As a proud and divorced Momma of "Dos"; Connie’s dream team includes her two extraordinary children, Camila, a 13-year-old aspiring performer/athlete; and Santiago, a 14-year-old athlete/designer. Authentic and unapologetic, Connie has been featured on various platforms, been invited to speak at local/ national conferences, and has hosted several impactful themed events on various topics, including relationships/dating in your 40s; co-parenting experience; female empowerment; and creating/ growing a social media presence. As a passion project, she hosts her personal podcasts including 50 First Dates Houston and Taking Back Your Power while running her own consulting firm, The Creativity Well.
Along with running her own consulting company, Connie has volunteered for many local organizations and has been on several Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo committees since 2001.
Board Member:
Mayors Hispanic Advisory Board 2019-2021
Harris County Area Planning Advisory Council 2024
The Sanders Hands 2024
Art in the Heart 2024
Speaking Engagements:
Facilitator and Business Coach with Baker Ripley’s Kauffman FastTrac Small Business Program 2024
UHD Higher Ed Social Media Summit 2024
Rio Grande Valley Start-up Week Speaker in Brownsville Texas 2024
Panel Moderator at the The Table: Wellness in the Workplace Brunch Summit
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce of the Greater Houston Area- Small Business Series Panelist 2024
Texas LEAD of Prospanica- Leadership Series Guest Speaker 2024
Lazarus Energy Empowerment Program Guest Speaker -Pitching and Branding 2024
HCC Entrepreneurial Initiatives- Business Leadership Series- Facilitator/Speaker and Business Trainer 2024
Creators in Conversation Speaker/ Lunch + Learn series panel moderator- 2024
Speaker at International Women’s Day Tea event with the Cypress chapter of Latina’s N Heels 2024
Local AARP Entrepreneurship Workshop presenter 2024
AT&T HACEMOS - Youth partnership – Presenter 2024
Career & Leadership Summit for High School Girls Presenter/Speaker 2024
Houston Latina Pulse Podcast co-host 2024
Asi Las Cosas HTX Podcast co-host 2024
HOUMade Summit Creator and Host 2023
Panelist for Houston Social Entrepreneurship Meetup-Mujeres Poderosas: Leading The Way in Social Entrepreneurship 2023
Mindset Speaker at The Grove Growth Summit 2023
Featured Guest Speaker on Channel 26 Fox as an expert Mom Blogger to talk about parenting and social media. 2020-2023
Houston Career & Leadership Summit for High School Girls Presenter/Speaker 2022
VOW Journey of Women in Business Speaker and Sponsor 2021
WeTHRIVE Women's Conference Speaker/Panelist 2020
MOB CON 2020 Attendee in 2020
Women's International Spotlight Brunch Panelist with Diamonds and Peals Organization 2019
Latina Power Series- Latina Branding Panelist 2019
Guest Speaker for Facebook Live/Youtube Shows : The Caffeinated Show, Discover your Best Self, frequent Guest contributor on Adriana en Complicidad, Real Beauty Real Women and Hou Do you know? 2018-2019
Speaker and contributor at Beautiful Purpose 2018 & 2019
Speaker Mompreneur at FU Nights Houston 2018
Own Your Voice Voice of Impact ambassador 2018
Thrive Conference for Creatives Panelist 2017 & 2018
Media for Texas Conference for Women in 2015 and Speaker/Panelist November 2017
Speaker/Presenter Women Empowering Change 2017
HACE- Mujeres de HACE Panelist, Speaker and Instructor 2017
I Know Somebody Houston- Firestarter Series Speaker 2016
Latina Entrepreneur Empowerment Circle Series Speaker 20162012 & 2015 LATISM, Top Digital Influencer
Blogging Expert Panelist at the Woodlands Mom Expo 2014
Featured Guest Speaker on Channel 45 Univision's- Vive la Manana & Houston on the Move- as a successful Houston Hispanic Parenting blogger, where she shared what becoming a successful blogger consists of. 2014-2016
Featured on various local and nationwide podcasts: Power on Heels podcast with Ivette Mayo, the Elder and Jay Podcast, Middle Finger Happiness with Sharon Zapata, Bubble Talk with Toni Rodriguez, Hey Girlfriend with Jessica Castaneda, and Between sessions with Eboni Harris and Eliza Boquin, True Talk Café to speak on digital and personal branding hosted by Anna Garcia, MBA & Lollie Ramirez-Bennett, and Renee Stewart, D.R.I.V.E. Momentum Podcast with Jaime Trevino, Diversity Matters with Dr. Luisa Montoya. 2013-2024
Radio Show appearance: Hola Houston on KTRUFM 91.7 Rice University Radio 2014
Affiliations and Networks:
Creator of The Creativity Well Consulting
Creator/Host of 50 Fist Dates Houston Podcast
Creator/Host of Taking Back your Power Podcast
Creative Manager at The Creative Studio
Co-host of Las Meras Meras Fest
Co-Founder of Arrive Conference
Co-host of The Queen is Dead podcast
Founded Houston Latina Bloggers
Co-Host of FB Live show, Livin'Latina
Co-creator of the Influencer/Blogger series Workshops 2018
Creator of Texas Latina Bloggers
Co-creator of Mujeres a Toda Madre podcast (not yet published)
Former contributor at Houston Moms Blog
Featured online publications- on Parenting and Lifestyle sites such as; Texas Lifestyle Magazine, Mom 2.0 Blog, Time to Play Magazine, Houston Mom's Blog, Texas Women Bloggers, Women Empowering Change & TeeWii
Featured Writer/Blogger at Beautifully Being U magazine, Beautifully Said Magazine, Latina Made not Maid blog, I Know Somebody Houston and Latina's on Fire (Latina Entrepreneur Empowerment Circle), Thrive for Bloggers website.
Guest Contributing Writer at El Venezolano Houston
