**Our mission:**
To give women the empowerment, support, and guidance they need to grow their careers, overcome barriers, and build the life they’ve always wanted.

About Mujeres on the Rise

Mujeres on the Rise is an online platform dedicated to the empowerment and support of Latina women. Since sharing our first topic of the week via Instagram on June 17, 2019, our goal has been to help women by giving them the encouragement, support, and resources they need to conquer their dreams.

At Mujeres on the Rise, we strongly believe that you can accomplish absolutely anything you set your mind to. It does not matter where you come from, where you start, or how impossible your dreams may seem - if you want it (and are willing to work for it), you can achieve it. All it takes is some hard work, perseverance, and of course - a community of inspiring mujeres, doesn’t hurt.

About our founder

¡Hola, mujeres!

I’m Melba Tellez, the founder of Mujeres on the Rise. I started this platform in 2019 after realizing how hard it was for me to establish my career as a Latina. Truth be told, I had no idea what I was doing. As a first-gen college student, I was paving my own way, making mistakes, and figuring things out as I went.

In a matter of years, I went from being a high-school dropout to a marketer at a top tech company.

My first semester of graduate school was the hardest because a) there weren’t many women that looked like me, and b) I had no network and no connections to turn to for support.

After multiple rejections, career heartbreak (yes, that’s a thing!), and successfully navigating self-doubt, impostor syndrome, and heavy doses of fear, I decided to launch Mujeres on the Rise.

Take this as an opportunity to learn from my mistakes, connect with other amazing mujeres, and discover the strength you didn’t know you had.

Remember: It does not matter where you start; all that matters is that you do.