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Dubbed the “Tropical Tycoon” by The New York Times Magazine, Nely Galán is a Latina media dynamo, women’s empowerment advocate, Emmy Award-winning producer, serial entrepreneur, and real estate investor. An immigrant and self-made media mogul, Nely was the first Latina President of Entertainment for a U.S. television network, Telemundo. After becoming self-made on her own terms, she made it her mission to teach women how they too can become entrepreneurs. Her New York Timesbestselling book, SELF MADE: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way, is a book that serves as a manifesto to ignite the SELF MADE movement that unites all women on a quest for an economic future they control. As the founder of the nonprofit The Adelante Movement, Nely seeks to train and empower Latina women to become entrepreneurs. Through her media empire, Galán Entertainment, Nely has also helped launch 10 groundbreaking television channels in Latin America and has also produced over 700 episodes of programming that crosses all genres such as reality series, sitcoms, telenovelas and talk shows in both English and in Spanish. She is the creator of the Fox hit reality series The Swan, and has appeared on the first season of the NBC hit, The Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump. Listen in as I chat with a powerhouse Latina who schools us on the massive opportunity that we currently have to rise up and become self-made in these times of crisis. Tune in to hear where you can access hidden money that not many are talking about!

Latina media dynamo and women’s empowerment advocate Nely Galán, dubbed the “Tropical Tycoon” by The New York Times Magazine, is one of the entertainment industry’s savviest firebrand talents. An immigrant and self-made media mogul, Galán was the first Latina President of Entertainment for a U.S. television network (Telemundo). She is an Emmy Award-winning producer of over 600 episodes of television in Spanish and English, including the FOX hit reality series “The Swan”. After becoming self-made on her own terms, Galán has made it her mission to teach women—regardless of age or background—how they too can become entrepreneurs. Her forthcoming book, SELF MADE: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way, will be published by Spiegel & Grau/Random House in 2016. Inspired by the new revolution in women’s entrepreneurship led by multicultural women, Galán wrote the book as a manifesto to ignite the SELF MADE movement, uniting all women on a quest for an economic future they control.

Nely Galán was the first Latina president of a U.S. television network, Telemundo. She went on to run her own independent production company Galán Entertainment. She’s produced over 700 episodes of television in English and Spanish, and in 2008 Nely even appeared on Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump. The New York Times Magazine has called Nely the “Tropical Tycoon.”  She was born in Cuba. Nely’s parents moved to the United States when she was just a little girl. Nely is now on a mission to help other women (and men for that matter) become successful entrepreneurs. She’s out with a new book called Self Made: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant and Rich in Every Way. Nely is our guest on this week's Cityscape.

Nely Galán was the first Latina president of a U.S. television network, Telemundo. She went on to run her own independent production company Galán Entertainment. She's produced over 700 episodes of television in English and Spanish, and in 2008 Nely even appeared on Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump. The New York Times Magazine has called Nely the “Tropical Tycoon.”  She was born in Cuba. Nely's parents moved to the United States when she was just a little girl. Nely is now on a mission to help other women (and men for that matter) become successful entrepreneurs. She's out with a new book called Self Made: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant and Rich in Every Way. Nely is our guest on this week's Cityscape.

Nely Galán is a quintessential maker: She is a Latina media mogul, an entrepreneur, a teacher, a speaker, an Emmy Award winning producer, and an advocate for gender parity. Above all, she is SELF MADE. Dubbed the “Tropical Tycoon” by The New York Times Magazine, Galán is one of the  entertainment  industry's  savviest influencers. Learn how to make fear and failure your best friends.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest has been dubbed the "Tropical Tycoon" by The New York Times Magazine. Nely Galán, a women empowerment advocate and Emmy Award-winning television producer, joins us. She's also the owner of Galán Entertainment, a dynamic multicultural media company that has created more than 700 TV shows in English and Spanish. She was also the first Latina president of the U.S. TV network, Telemundo. Nely also founded the Adelante Movement, a national motivational tour and digital platform that unites and empowers Latinas socially, economically and politically. She's out with a brand new book titled, "Self Made: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way." In the book, she discusses how helping women become self-made is a movement not a mission. In our interview we discuss how there is no true empowerment until you have your own money. Plus, the Prince Charming syndrome…why we just can’t and shouldn’t wait for this fictitious person anymore. And Nely was one of the first participants on Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump. What was that like and we rarely get political on this podcast…but Nely offers her two cents on the election. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com. 

The New York Times dubbed Nely Galan the “Tropical Tycoon.” Youngest ever guest editor at  Seventeen magazine, first Latina to be named president of a major TV network, Galan dueled with the likes of Gene Simmons, Piers Morgan and Omarosa on the inaugural Celebrity Apprentice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nely Galan is a Latina media dynamo and women’s empowerment advocate she is, dubbed the “Tropical Tycoon” by The New York Times Magazine, is one of the entertainment industry’s savviest firebrand talents. A first-generation immigrant and self-made media mogul, Galan was the first Latina president of a U.S. television network (Telemundo). She is an Emmy Award-winning producer of over 600 episodes of television in Spanish and English, including the Fox reality hit series The Swan, and the first Latina to appear on The Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump on NBC. She regularly electrifies audiences with her experiences as one of the first Latina producers in Hollywood and her rise to become a successful media and real estate entrepreneur as well as an inspirational speaker and passionate advocate for the empowerment of Latina’s everywhere. Galan has owned and operated her own media company, Galan Entertainment, since 1994, launching 10 groundbreaking television channels in Latin America, and producing a staggering 600 episodes of programming spanning all genres—from reality to sitcoms, telenovelas to talk shows, in both English and Spanish. Galan Entertainment was also responsible for creating and executive producing the smash FOX reality hit The Swan, and its in-house life coach, Galan wrote the bestselling companion book, The Swan Curriculum. The Swan has aired in over 70 countries around the world, and was famously spoofed by Tina Fey on Saturday Night Live. She has also owned her own real estate development and investment company, Santa Clara, for fifteen years, which has commercial and residential real estate holdings in multiple states. Galan appeared on the NBC hit The Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump, joining an all-star cast that included Gene Simmons, Nadia Comaneci, Marilu Henner and the infamous Omarosa. Galan’s appearance on the show, where she raised $250,000 for her charity COUNT ME IN, furthered her reputation as one of the nation’s top female moguls. In her role as public speaker, Galan routinely draws rave reviews for her mesmerizing presentations on the Latino market, entrepreneurship and female empowerment. Galan is also frequently cited for her influential work outside the industry as a board member for COUNT ME IN (the leading national non-profit provider for women entrepreneurs), the Coca-Cola Company Advisory Board, and she is an Emeritus member of The Smithsonian Board. She was recently featured in HBO’s The Latino List documentary and national museum show as one of the most influential voices in the Latino community. What you'll Learn Nely's American Dream How Nely learned early on that fighting for what you believe leads to getting what you want in life Nely's entrepreneurial journey and what she learned from her struggles and achievements The keys to Nely's success How Nely became the president of Telemundo How the Adelante Movement was born How the Adelante Movement is helping Latinas achieve their dreams Resources & Links Visit Nely Galan's website, www.nelygalan.com, Facebook page, www.facebook.com/nelygalan The Adelante Movement Muchas gracias por escucharnos ! Si disfrutaste el episodio te voy a agradecer mucho si te subscribes en  iTunes  o Stitcher y nos dejas un rating y un review. Esto nos ayuda a llegarle  y a ayudarle a mas Latinos y Latinas.