Ignite
Our flagship program is designed for leaders of diverse workforces. You will learn to relate with your team like never before by understanding unique cultural and professional customs and how they differ from Western norms.
Introducing your mentor, Antonio Varela
Embark on a journey of personal growth and transformation with our distinguished coaching professional, whose expertise and dedication are unparalleled.
Discover unique and deep insights that are difficult to recreate and that have formed a comprehensive understanding of the cross cultural psyche in the workplace.
Antonio is a first generation Mexican American. He has traveled the world by virtue of his academic background and > 20 years professional career with Caterpillar Inc.
His strong engineering background and full immersion in both Latin American business and the American workplace create a solid platform from which to understand and influence human dynamics and organizational achievement.
His Professional Experience and Education Include:
Energy, Mining, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Demand Management, Operations, Logistics, Project Management
Founder Sierra Mentorship / Lead Performance Coach
Engineering Strategist, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Minor in Automotive Engineering - Wolfsburg, GR
Industrial and Systems Engineer - ITESM, Mex
Master in Business Administration - EGADE, Mex
Master of Engineering in Mining, Metallurgy, and Geophysical Engineering - University of Arizona
Business Metrics for Data Driven Co. (course) - Duke
FAQs
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The Ignite program consists of 24 lessons divided into 4 distinct modules.
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The program runs for 24 weeks with one lesson per week usually lasting around 60 minutes. Additional live sessions are available in the bundle program.
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Not at all! The program is designed for leaders of any ethnicity or race who desire to increase their leadership, awareness, and impact of workplace norms and to relate to their team on a more genuine level.
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You will have a significantly better foundation to lead and relate with your team and fellow professionals, particularly those who hold different cultural workplace norms. You will remove underlying paradigms that may have been operating without your understanding and will be equipped to genuinely relate with other members of your organization from a place of openness and curiosity.