S2E4 WALKS w/ Jesse Meza: What is it like being a first-gen college student?
On today's episode we go on a walk with Jesse Meza. Jesse grew up in Texas, surrounded by poverty and with no person in his family who had graduated from high school. Today he's an MBA student at a world-renown business school like UCLA Anderson, he's led teams at prestigious media companies prior to starting graduate school and he's been recognized by AdColor Future and as a 4A’s MAIPer to Watch for all his work in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Jesse exudes optimism, grit and kindness, all of which have propelled him to pioneer a new way of life not limited by the odds dictated by where he grew up. As Rosa Meza famously said "Querer es poder"/"Wanting is power", and Jesse is the perfect example of that. Jesse, thanks for joining us on today's walk.