My son is a star basketball player at Colorado College. He averaged 18 points per game and was an all-conference performer as a sophomore. He was the only Latino on his team and on the all-conference roster. Latino surnames are rare in college basketball and even more rare in the NBA. For decades, Latin America has incubated some of the greatest baseball and soccer stars in the world so there is no logical reason to believe the same can’t be true for basketball. Currently, almost 30% of Major League Baseball players are Latino. Yes, it helps to be tall in basketball, and there are more tall Latinos than you may think.
The NBA has seen a surge of players from Europe, Africa and a handful of other regions, but the number of players from Latin America remains near zero. Retired superstar Manu Ginobili, is from Argentina and is the last star from Latin America. The NBA has become global in the last few years and would be able to expand its reach into Latin America if there were a few more Ginobili’s. While there a several pro leagues in Latin America, quality training for young basketball players is hard to come by. Now, what if I told you that there is a new prep school in Southern California that trains high school players from Latin America, and ten of their players have division one scholarship offers. It’s true. And, while the details of that school will be forthcoming in a future blog, it’s time for the NBA, NCAA and Los Lakers to start waking up to Latin America. ¡Los Lakers!
In this episode, I share my perspective on the tragic killing of Renée Nicole Good and why moments like this demand clarity, restraint, and leadership rather than instant conclusions. We’re living in a time when emotion travels faster than facts, and division often fills the space where understanding should live. My goal here isn’t to inflame, but to add context, acknowledge pain, and encourage thoughtful reflection while the facts are still coming into focus. I hope you’ll watch with an open mind and consider what responsible leadership looks like in moments that test all of us.
In this episode, I talk about why progress rarely comes from perfect ideas or moral certainty—and why waiting for purity often keeps us stuck. Idealism can feel virtuous, but history shows that real change happens when people are willing to act, accept imperfection, and move forward anyway. For our community, that means choosing momentum over stagnation, results over symbolism, and responsibility over comfort. If we’re serious about building power, dignity, and lasting progress, this is a conversation we need to have—honestly and without illusions.
In this episode, I talk about something we’re almost never encouraged to say out loud: wealth is power—literally. Not likes, not outrage, not visibility. I break down why real influence comes from ownership and leverage, not consumption; why income feeds families but equity builds dynasties; and why a wealthy Latino with a clear purpose shouldn’t be seen as a problem, but as proof of what’s possible. If you’ve ever felt uneasy talking about money or ambition, I’d love for you to watch this one and think about what “owning more” could look like for you and our community.