Podcast appearances and mentions of maria burns ortiz

Get ready to be inspired all over again as Maria Burns Ortiz returns to Corporate Cafecito! Maria's entrepreneurial journey is nothing short of remarkable, and in our latest episode, she fearlessly shares the obstacles she faced and how she overcame them to achieve success. From early setbacks to receiving well-deserved recognition for her work with Seven Generation Games, Maria's story is a testament to her determination. Tune in as we explore her experiences with fundraising, the impact of cultural representation in educational games, and the valuable lessons she gleaned from every rejection. You won't want to miss this empowering conversation – catch a sneak peek now and visit www.corpcafecito.com for the episode.To learn more about the amazing educational tools offered, visit www.7generationsgames.com.  #CorporateCafecito #CorpCafecito #NallelySuarezGass #Podcast #PodcastEpisode #ListenNow #Watchnow #Chicago #Latine #Latino #Latina #Hispanic #Spanglish #Latinx #Mariaburnsortiz #7generationgames #inspriration #Excellence #LatinaSuccess #BusinessGrowth #Education #ProfessionalDevelopment #InspirationIf you would like to join Nallely of Corporate Cafecito to enjoy a Cafecito with the team or suggest a topic for them to cover, please visit www.corpcafecito.com/contact-us.Feel free to reach out via email:admin@corpcafecito.comFor individual coaching or workshops for you and your team, visit www.elevardevelopment.com or email admin@elevardevelopment.com for more details.

“You gotta be the best on your worst day.” Words to live by from the mother of Ronda Rousey, the mixed-martial-artist-turned-professional wrestler known as “the baddest woman on the planet.” Rousey's mother happens to be first American to win a gold medal at the World Judo Championships, and she also happens to be the mother of podcast guest Maria Burns Ortiz, co-author of Rousey's just-published memoir Our Fight. The book is a follow-up to the sisters' previous collaboration—the New York Times best-selling My Fight/Your Fight.    Maria has taken her mother's hard-won advice to heart, in an entirely different arena from her famous sister. A former columnist at ESPN.com, with an expertise in digital integration in sports media, she was honored as the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' Emerging Journalist of the Year in 2007 and has served as an adjunct professor of journalism at Emerson College.  Alongside her work as a journalist, Maria is also a leader and innovator in the game development industry. She is the CEO and co-founder of 7 Generation Games, an award-winning developer of educational adventure games for children, and was recently named executive director of Global Game Jam, the world's largest game creation event.  Join us as Maria shares what it was like to give voice to a shared childhood and a family history that gave rise to one of the most celebrated female athletes of our time.  Learn more about Maria Burns Ortiz: Website X/Twitter Instagram Ronda Rousey on Instagram Ronda Rousey on Twitter Please support the sponsors who support our show: Ritani Jewelers Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog  Daniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television Pilot Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey Jacobellis Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Libro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membership Film Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton Everyday Shakespeare podcast A Mighty Blaze podcast The Writer's Bone Podcast Network Misfits Market (WRITERSBONE) | $15 off your first order  Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Wizard Pins (WRITERSBONE) | 20% discount

I recently had Maria Burns Ortiz, the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of 7 Generations Games, join Corporate Cafecito. Her company specializes in creating engaging educational games that reflect different cultures. These games are designed for kids aged 8-14, covering third through eighth grade, and are focused on combining learning with fun.Make sure to watch the trailer now! To watch the full episode, please visit www.corpcafecito.com. Ojalá estos juegos existieran cuando yo era niña.  To learn more about the fantastic educational tools she offers, visit www.7generationsgames.com.If you would like to join Nallely of Corporate Cafecito to enjoy a Cafecito with the team or suggest a topic for them to cover, please visit www.corpcafecito.com/contact-us.Feel free to reach out via email:admin@corpcafecito.comFor individual coaching or workshops for you and your team, visit www.elevardevelopment.com or email admin@elevardevelopment.com for more details.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil " The Media Giant" Haley will interview Chase Masterson of Star Trek fame, and Rock Legend Dale Bozio. Lastly, on Women CEO in Reflection, Marisa Jones will interview Maria Burns Ortiz.

Today on The Neil Haley Show, Neil " The Media Giant" Haley will interview Chase Masterson of Star Trek fame, and Rock Legend Dale Bozio. Lastly, on Women CEO in Reflection, Marisa Jones will interview Maria Burns Ortiz.

In this episode, Jackie interviews special guest Maria Burns Ortiz. Maria is a decorated writer, teacher, digital entrepreneur, and leader. She is also the co-author of My Fight/Your Fight, the New York Times bestselling memoir about the storied career of Ronda Rousey. She shares with Jackie her energy and enthusiasm about rising to life's great expectations. She is smart, successful, fast-talking, and ... Ronda Rousey's sister!

Based in Minneapolis and Los Angeles, 7 Generation Games wants to close the math gap for all children in school. CEO Maria Burns Ortiz explains how their nearly 50,000 active users in schools and homes across the US are improving math scores. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 Generation Games has been creating educational games for students and schools across the country. The games blend math, language, and Indigenous history.In November of 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the company a $1million COVID-19 Rapid Response grant to expand their reach and produce a new platform to help meet challenges in education during the pandemic.The program is called Growing Math, and creates resources for teachers.Here's Leah Lemm with the story.STORY #1: 7 Generation Games expands platformLeah: Maria Burns Ortiz started 7 Generation Games with her mother in 2013 and has led its efforts to close the math gap for students from Indigenous, Latino, underserved, and rural communities. Now 7 Generation Games has 50 thousand users!Here's Maria Burns Ortiz with some background on 7 Generation Games:Maria Burns Ortiz: My co-founder Dr. AnnMaria De Mars and Erich Longie, who is now the tribal historic preservation officer for Spirit Lake, but used to be school board president, were doing the data analysis for the National Indian Education study in DC. So it's the largest study in the country, looking at American Indian and Alaskan Native youth and multiple facets of education. And they saw that Indigenous youth were underperforming in math at a greater rate than other students.But they also saw that the more time spent on culture, the more kids were engaged in the curriculum. But at the same time, the more time spent on culture, the worst kids were doing in some of these standardized subjects. So in math and language arts. And Erich saying, you know, it makes sense because if you take an hour out of class to study out of the day and you're working on Lakota culture or Dakota language, it's coming out of other times, so you have less time across the board.Reporter: They weren't willing to accept the binary, one or the other, math or culture learning. So they set on figuring it out.And in thinking about what was relevant and exciting for students, Maria and her colleagues thought: Video Games.Maria Burns Ortiz: And we thought, you know, kids will play a video game countless number of times, 50 times a day, incrementally further. And you don't see that when it comes to math worksheets. Right? But what could we do to leverage that? And then what do really good video games have? They have good stories and cultural history, even daily life in general is so full of incredible stories. And so we thought if we could combine those two aspects into something that teaches math, we'd be on to something. So that's how we ended up building out our first games. Our first game was Spirit Lake, which we built out on Spirit Lake. We ended up expanding from there.Reporter: Combining culture and schooling through video games has gone from one game to many. And now they've expanded even more. Juliana Taken Alive leads the new Growing Math program, which comes from a $1 million COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant from the USDA.Juliana Taken Alive: So what Growing Math is connecting, creating resources for teachers in terms of lessons, videos, and then connecting that with the games. And we show teachers how to use the games, how to use the reports, and then how to connect that connection with the lessons that are being created. It's already something that 7 Generation Games was doing - working with the math games online.Reporter: Growing Math expanding on the strengths of 7 Generation Games to create resources for teachers during and beyond the pandemic.Juliana Taken Alive: So when Growing Math started, it was to accommodate the distance learning and teachers that were teaching by, you know, Google Classroom, Zoom, you know, whatever. So it's easier for them to use something that already exists. And then once we start going back to face-to-face, they can keep using it. And the other thing is to produce something that our students, as Indigenous students can identify with.Reporter: The program is no cost to schools. More info at 7 Generation Games DOT COM For MN Native News, I'm Leah Lemm.

Having reached her ultimate career goal before age 30—New York Times best-selling author; staff writer for ESPN—Maria Burns Ortiz turned her attention to a new challenge: promoting equitable education. She’s the co-founder of 7 Generation Games, a mission-based ed-tech startup focused on closing the math gap for students from Native American, Latino, and underserved and rural communities. She started the company with her mom, Anna Maria De Mars, World Judo Champion turned educational psychology professor. Since her days as an eighth grade math teacher, De Mars wanted to make video games to teach kids math, but at the time, the technology didn’t exist. With Burns Ortiz’s career at a crossroads, her mom convinced her to take the money she would have spent on an MBA and invest it in starting a business. Eight years later (five, full-time), 7 Generation Games counts more than 40,000 active uses in schools and homes across the country. The company recently received $1 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for Growing Math, a new learning platform aimed at helping meet the needs of students and educators in Arizona, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, and South Dakota. “There’s a disconnect between what software companies think teachers need, and what they actually use,” says Burns Ortiz, who runs the company from Minneapolis with a team of 11 spread around the country. Although 7 Generation was focused on rural and underserved urban communities pre-pandemic, distance learning has heightened the awareness that “the digital divide is a lot greater than we thought.” When schools closed in early 2020 due to Covid-19, 7 Generation lifted its paywall to get software to teachers. But in some of the communities it serves, nearly half the students don’t have Internet at home. “No one can learn from software they can’t use,” Burns Ortiz says. In the past year, 7 Generation more than doubled its offline game usage, from 40 to 85 percent of its collection. “Making something that seems high tech run on something low tech is really hard,” Burns Ortiz says. “Maybe it’s not the coolest, 3D virtual world, but it runs on a phone.” Despite early difficulties convincing investors, Burns Ortiz and her mom felt strongly about setting up 7 Generation as a for-profit company. “Social impact is not a charity,” Burns Ortiz says. “You can make a positive societal impact and also have that be a profitable enterprise. When it’s non-profit, often that doesn’t encourage people to go in and innovate on solutions.” Her goal now? “I want 7 Generation to be as ubiquitous in the classroom as text books.” After our conversation with Burns Ortiz, we go back to the classroom with the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, where Kevin Henderson is a professor of management with a focus on universal design for learning. “We want to give everyone in the classroom an equal opportunity to succeed.” That starts with material that feels relevant to a wide variety of cultures and communities. “It’s so important for students to see themselves represented in curriculum.”

On today’s show, Leah meets two dynamic education innovators who are helping bolster math skills for students, by drawing on Indigenous language and history, and creating fun and engaging digital games.Leah talks with CEO Maria Burns Ortiz and Juliana Taken Alive (Hunkpapa/Mnicoujou Lakota and Standing Rock Nation) who is Director of Regional Partnerships for 7 Generation Games.  Maria Burns Ortiz co-founded the company back in 2013. Since then, 7 Generation Games has been braiding math, language, and Indigenous history into educational games for students and schools across the country.In November of 2020, the company was awarded a one-million-dollar COVID-19 Rapid Response grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, aimed at creating more resources to help meet the challenges in education during the pandemic, especially for students in Indigenous, Latino, underserved, and rural communities.The popularity of these 7 Generation Games has grown swiftly among students, parents, and educators as everyone strives to keep young people engaged and learning through all the challenges brought on by the pandemic.  Maria and Juliana explain how the company has sought counsel from elders and students to meet multiple goals: to increase learning about historical and contemporary Indigenous culture and to demonstrate measurable improvement in math skills among students playing the games.Miigwech to Maria and Juliana for your creative innovation, even during the pandemic! Check out 7 Generation Games here: https://www.7generationgames.com/

Host Leah Lemm (Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe) is back exploring how Indian Country in MN is responding and adapting to the current pandemic health crisis. On today’s show, Leah meets two dynamic education innovators who are helping bolster math skills for students, by drawing on Indigenous language and history, and creating fun and engaging digital games. Leah talks with CEO Maria Burns Ortiz and Juliana Taken Alive (Hunkpapa/Mnicoujou Lakota and Standing Rock Nation) who is Director of Regional Partnerships for 7 Generation Games.  Maria Burns Ortiz co-founded the company back in 2013. Since then, 7 Generation Games has been braiding math, language, and Indigenous history into educational games for students and schools across the country.  In November of 2020, the company was awarded a one-million-dollar COVID-19 Rapid Response grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, aimed at creating more resources to help meet the challenges in education during the pandemic, especially for students in Indigenous, Latino, underserved, and rural communities. The popularity of these 7 Generation Games has grown swiftly among students, parents, and educators as everyone strives to keep young people engaged and learning through all the challenges brought on by the pandemic.  Maria and Juliana explain how the company has sought counsel from elders and students to meet multiple goals: to increase learning about historical and contemporary Indigenous culture and to demonstrate measurable improvement in math skills among students playing the games. Miigwech to Maria and Juliana for your creative innovation, even during the pandemic!  Check out 7 Generation Games here: https://www.7generationgames.com/ Listen to past COVID-19 Community Conversations here: https://minnesotanativenews.org/category/community-conversations/

Total Addressable Market is a key metric that VCs use to determine whether an idea is investable and one that some tech founders use to determine whether they're solving a large enough problem.  This begs the questions “how can you accurately assess the magnitude of a problem without having actually experienced the problem yourself?”.  This gap in problem awareness has created an incredible opportunity for underrepresented founders to build solutions that speak to the unique needs and build valuable solutions that improve the lives of overlooked populations.    In this episode, we sit with Maria Burns Ortiz, Co-Founder and CEO of 7 Generation Games.  Her team is building video games that close the math skills gap found in underrepresented communities.   Founder Bio: Maria Burns Ortiz is co-founder and CEO of 7 Generation Games, a video game studio making immersive educational games and interactive apps with a mission of breaking down barriers to success, one math problem at a time. Previously, Maria was a multimedia journalist and NY Times best-selling author. For her work at 7 Generation Games, she was an invited speaker at the 2016 White House: State of Women Summit, received the National Latina Business Women Association-Los Angeles' Rising Star in 2017 and named one of Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's 40 Under 40 in 2021.   1:15  The many interesting facts about Maria Burns Ortiz's life 4:011  An atypical path to tech entrepreneurship |A career as an ESPN reporter 6:02  Reinventing your career| From reporter to video game developer 10:02  Operating as a cofounding team in the early days 11:29  What is 7 Generation Games and what problem it is solving? 14:22  The extraordinary value in serving underserved communities 15:45  The process of video game development 20:02  The importance of engagement UI/UX vs the tech itself 24:02  Building the first version of a gaming product 28:32  Testing your product with real world customers and getting traction 31:02  Finding the ideal customer for the product and communicating ROI to schools 35:02  How solving a problem in a niche creates a reputation of success 36:10  The promise of AI in EdTech | The personalization of the learning experience 40:13  Continue following 7GG at 7generationgames.com

Don't miss out on the next #womenintech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://womenintechshow.com or by texting "womenintech" to (310) 872-2423Women in Tech: Maria Burns Ortiz"Award Winning Educational Games”#womenintech Show is powered by UpGuard.com, UpGuard's discovery engine brings visibility to complex IT environments, enabling teams to quickly identify risk, confirm compliance and make business safer.#womenintech Show is a WeAreTech.fm production.To support the Women in Tech podcast go to http://womenintechshow.com/believeTo be featured on the podcast go to http://womenintechshow.com/featureGuest Host, Krisztina 'Z' Hollyhttp://artofmfg.com/https://twitter.com/krisztinahollyGuest,Maria Burns Ortiz of 7 Generation Gameshttps://twitter.com/burnsortizhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaburnsortiz/In LA? Here’s some awesome resources for you to become immersed in the LA Tech scene -For a calendar of all LA Startup events go to, http://WeAreLATech.comTo further immerse yourself into the LA Tech community go to http://wearelatech.com/vipLinks Mentioned:7 Generation Games, http://www.7generationgames.com/ESPN, http://www.espn.com/People Mentioned:Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, https://twitter.com/annmariastatCredits:Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, http://espreedevora.comStory produced, Edited and Mastered by MKW Films, http://mkwfilms.com & Adam Carroll, http://www.ariacreative.ca/Show Notes by Karl Marty, http://karlmarty.comMusic by Jay Huffman, https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffmanShort Title: Maria Burns Ortiz

Welcome to everyone and thank you for joining us today for a long awaiting episode! This week we have call in guest Dr. AnnMaria De Mars joining us as we diving into her live not just as a mother but as a CEO of 7Generation Games, Judo Championship Winner, and scholastic 4 degree holder. Also we take a look a some trending topic that we just can not pass on, so turn up the volume and lets get the laughs rolling! *Guest: Dr. AnnMaria De Mars -How are you doing? -You started judo at 12, how did that impact your life? -Self discipline, would you say this is an important factor for someone who wants to start/learn Judo? -You attended some college in Tokyo and studied under Sensei Osawa, one of the most respected instructors in the world. What was that like for you being so young? -You never stopped working on your education and continuing to work heavily in the sport. How in the world did you manage to have kids, continue your education to earn a PhD in Educational Psychology, THEN get back into competing on to win the 1984 World Judo Championships? -When you’re working with kids in Judo, do you ever find that their interest is ever sparked because of bullying? -What was the impact Judo Gene Lebelle had on you? -Can you tell me where the inspiration for 7GenerationGames began? -Where is it that you had your inspiration to bring education to youth and wanting to help better youth in different areas considering you had visited numerous countries last year? -You combine native American history into your games, which personally I think is very impactful and important. But what is it that led you to the decision to include that in your technology? -What does bringing Judo to the forefront of todays youth mean for you? -You work directly with your daughter Maria Burns Ortiz at 7 generation games, do you find that to be strenuous on your relationship at all? - considering the forefront that womens MMA now has in the world, do you feel as though that the sport now has it’s deserved respect? -Words of wisdom for kids who may be conflicted on joining for judo? -Back in 2016 you were inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame, how does that make you feel/how did it make you feel? -“One world Championship, a million dollars in contracts, 4 degrees and 4 children – and I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up.” ------ This quote hits close to hom for me. After all your success, what is it that makes you say that? *Controversy Lawd Have Mercy -Corona Virus Blow up -SXSW Cancelled -RuPauls drag race scandal -Judge Judy is done -Bad Bunny showing love in the LGBTQ community -Billy Porter assessing his new role *Music: -Demi Lovato- "I Love me" Video Review We Would love to thank Dr. AnnMaria De Mars for joining us on the phone today, what an amazing women and you have to be sure to follow her movements and stay up today with her! Thank you for listening , please don't forget to stay up to date with us on Facebook, and Instagram. See you next week, and don't forget to tip your strippers! Facebook: www.facebook.com/Seanontherocks/ And Instagram: Seanontherocks16 Also Beside to check out the production of this episode and more on: Instagram: @ThinLineWerks And if you have any questions or wanna get ahold of us email us at: Seanontherox@gmail.com

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Tom Hopkins carries the standard as a master sales trainer and is recognized as the world's leading authority on selling techniques and salesmanship. Over 5 million people on five continents have attended Tom's high-energy live seminars. Maria Burns Ortiz is co-founder and CEO of 7 Generation Games, where they make video games that teach math and incorporate history. She's also a New York Times best selling author, having written the book "My Fight/Your Fight" with Ronda Rousey, and was an award-winning journalist before making the jump to the tech startup world. AnnMaria De Mars is president and co-founder of 7 Generation Games, an educational technology startup making games that teach math, social studies, English and Spanish. She is also a world judo champion, making her probably the only person who is a literal coding ninja. Deb Gabor Deb Gabor was born to brand. She is the founder and brand dominatrix of Sol Marketing, a brand strategy consultancy obsessed with building winning brands. Since 2003, the Sol Marketing team has led brand strategy engagements for organizations ranging from international household names like Dell, Microsoft, and NBC Universal, to digital winners like Allrecipes, Cheezburger, HomeAway and RetailMeNot, and dozens of early-stage tech and digital media titans. Connect with Bert Martinez on Facebook. Connect with Bert Martinez on Twitter. Need help with your business? Contact Bert Martinez. Have Bert Martinez speak at your event!

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Today's episode is really special because we get to talk to the mother of Maria Burns-Ortiz and Ronda Rousey, who co-authored the book "My Fight, Your Fight", which I consistently reference in this podcast. If you've been listening to the episodes, you know what I mean. Her name is Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, and she was a world judo champion in 1984, the first american to accomplish this. She now runs 7th generation games, which helps young people learn in a practical and fun way. She also has a blog which I absolutely love. Her blog website is drannmaria.blogspot.com and learn more about 7th generation games at 7generationgames.com.