You’re An Entrepreneur. You Just Don’t Know It Yet.

Mariah Manzano is the CEO & Co-Founder of Opal, whose mission
is to empower students through mentorship at any point in their
career-search journey. She is also currently a Software Engineer
at Cisco, former NASA Ames intern, and former Santa Clara
University UX Project Manager. She’s a class of 2020 graduate
from Santa Clara University with a degree in Web Design &
Engineering and emphasis on Entrepreneurship. 


She is particularly passionate about empowering underrepresented
groups to pursue their dream careers because as a woman of color
in tech, she recognizes the power of seeing someone you can
identify with in a role you desire yourself. Or even in a role
you never thought you could pursue. She believes that the realm
of possibility exponentiates with even the slightest bit of
encouragement and empowerment.


In this episode Darius invites a budding entrepreneur, Mariah
Manzano, to discuss where her entrepreneurial mindset began, how
her experience at Santa Clara University built upon this
mentality, the creation of her business Opal and its mission, the
necessary steps to transition from the idea stage to
manifestation, how SCU can improve its entrepreneurial ecosystem,
and the importance of overcoming failure.





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