Sunday, February 9, 2025

“Pathways to Financial Power” Conference Empowers Foster Youth

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Just in Time for Foster Youth hosted its annual “Pathways to Financial Power” conference at Junior Achievement headquarters in San Diego. The Shark Tank competition included 3 finalists, five entrepreneurial leaders as judges, six angel investors awarding prize money, and keynote speaker Wendy McKinney. The overall goal of the conference is to help transition age foster youth define their power by bringing their employment options into focus, increasing self-sufficiency, leveraging supportive relationships and learning the skills needed to become financially secure.

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Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.

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