by JEFAS Magazine | Oct 29, 2026 | Latest Features
Julisa Pineda’s experience translating for her family shaped her bilingual real estate work with The Thompson Group in Muscatine, Iowa. By Jackie Cruz Julisa Teresa Pineda grew up in Muscatine, Iowa, speaking Spanish at home. Her mother immigrated from Mexico and her...
by JEFAS Magazine | Oct 29, 2026 | Latest Features
Abigail Borrego rebuilt her custom baking business after moving from Mexico to the United States, finally finding a home for Abichuela Mágica in Sioux City. By Maria Arriaga When Abigail Borrego arrived in the United States, she left behind much more than her life in...
by JEFAS Magazine | Oct 29, 2026 | Latest Features
Janet Madrigal Manzo left accounting to build Nane’s Salon & Spa in Marshalltown, eventually buying the building after years of searching. By Joaquin Ramirez Janet Madrigal Manzo was supposed to end up behind a desk. That was the plan at 19: accounting, a cubicle,...
by JEFAS Magazine | Oct 29, 2026 | Latest Features
Esperanza Ayard Benitez built Con Amor Bakery & Cafe from a home kitchen into a Waterloo storefront specializing in Mexican-inspired pastries. By Carolina Martínez Vera “I have always wanted something more for myself,” Esperanza Ayard Benitez says. For years, that...
by JEFAS Magazine | Oct 29, 2026 | Latest Features
From Honduras to Polk City, Iowa, Keilin Isaacson built Lush Lifestyle Medicine around listening to women and evaluating their health concerns individually. By Karlha Velásquez Rivas Anxiety is often the starting point. Many of the women between the ages of 35 and 50...
