Speaker Bureau

Award-winning copywriter/translator and consultant Rico Paul Vallejos is a frequent presenter and bilingual MC at business functions, marketing conferences, community events, and university classrooms.

Informed by cultural anthropology and sociolinguistics, he speaks on culture, language, and world travel. These are some of his popular talks (and he can gladly craft a presentation or training session tailored to your group):

● Cultural marketing (Latino USA: Perception vs. Reality, Hispanic Marketing, International Marketing, Gen Z Latins and Spanglish, Latin Cultural Values, Reaching the Affluent Latin Market)

● DEI+/MEI topics (Alternatives to DEI, Misguided Diversity, Intercultural Competence, the Immigrant Experience)

● World cultures and languages (Blended Languages, Culture Clash, Acing the Overseas Assignment, Conversational Spanish, World Travel as a Temporary Local)

Rico is a Trustee Emeritus at Hamline University and taught Multicultural Communications in the Graduate School of Business at the University of St. Thomas (Master of International Management program). He has worked in six countries and loves the acculturation process, despite the possible culture clashes it may involve.

Rico has presented at venues such as 3M, University of Minnesota (Carlson School of Management), Public Relations Society of America, University of St. Thomas, Target, Florida State University, Hispanic and Multicultural Marketing Conferences, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, Inter-American Congress of Psychology, Linn Benton Community College, USAID educational programs, Women’s Economic Roundtable, Bethel University, Metropolitan State University, and advertising clubs across the United States.

His bilingual MC experience includes nonprofit galas, wine tastings, and community events such as Cinco de Mayo and Hispanic Heritage Month.