school immediately, go straight
through—receive your Master’s degree.
Don’t break from something that is
going to build your character and build
your fortune.”
Although it was difficult for Carranza
to immerse herself in school and raise
her daughter at the same time, she
leaned on her mother’s support, this
enabled her to be multifaceted in her
approach to school and work toward a
career while raising a child.
“If you ask any middle-income family
member what seems to be a barrier to
success, it’s typically…money, education
and poor decisions,” she shares. “I’ve
had my share of each, which motivated
me to work smarter, save wisely, and
never stop acquiring an education by
whatever means possible; learning by
example, counsel and classroom, and
optimizing every opportunity to excel.”
Carranza never shied away from
learning opportunities and her education
wasn’t always in the classroom. She
recounts learning the value of earning
trust and responsibility while working
at a department store when she was in
high school.
Looking back, Carranza believes
those years were very critical in the
development of how she operates today.
“Later in life, I realized my parents were
Swearing-In Ceremony. June 19, 2017.
an MBA, and working with executive
coaches, I realized a reservoir of informed
innovation that had not yet been applied.
In other words…an expanded capacity
to be and do more. Instinctively, I knew
that if I didn’t study the particular role,
my performance would be minimally
noticed. Within time, a competitive nature
further developed. An essential trait to
play in the big league; a lesson I learned
from a high school basketball coach.”
“
If you ask any middle-income
family member what seems to
be a barrier to success, it’s
typically…money, education
and poor decisions,” she shares.
“I’ve had my share of each,
which motivated me to work
smarter, save wisely, and never
stop acquiring an education by
whatever means possible;
learning by example, counsel
and classroom, and optimizing
every opportunity to excel.”
the drivers of change, and their impatience
with me taught me to be anxious about
mediocracy,” she states. “They served
as a baseline to what developed in to a
mindset of improving conditions within
my means. However, after attending
college, international exposure, receiving
Interview with The Hill - Latina Leaders to Watch. June 15, 2017.
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