Student Insider List
Join a powerhouse community committed to communicating with influence, leading with purpose, and stepping confidently into the spotlight.
Student Insider List
Quick tips, event invites, and resources to build your confidence and own the room.
We respect your inbox. About two emails a month, unsubscribe anytime.
Unlock Your Voice. Lead With Confidence.
Whether you're in class, at a campus event, or preparing for your first internship—your voice matters.
Join the Speak Up Mujer Student Insider List for:
🎓 Quick tips you can use now to speak up in class, interviews, presentations, and student leadership opportunities.
📣 Early-bird access to confidence-building workshops and student-friendly events that help you show up powerfully—on campus and beyond.
🧠 Tools and templates created with first-gen students in mind: reflection prompts, confidence builders, and communication cheat sheets.
💬 Real-world insight from Rosa Benavides, a UCLA alum and executive leader who remembers exactly what it was like to be the first in her family navigating college—and built a career on helping women speak up and thrive.
✨ Community highlights that celebrate first-gen student voices, achievements, and the power of showing up authentically.
About Rosa
Founder, Speak Up Mujer | Assistant General Manager, City of Los Angeles
Rosa E. Benavides is a proud UCLA alum, first-generation college graduate, and daughter of Mexican immigrants. With over 20 years of public service and leadership experience, she knows what it means to navigate systems without a guidebook.
Through her platform, Speak Up Mujer, Rosa empowers first-gen Latinas to find their voice, grow their confidence, and lead with authenticity—whether in school, at work, or in life. From coaching sessions to public speaking workshops, she creates welcoming spaces where mujeres feel seen, heard, and supported.
Rosa’s journey from shy student to executive leader reminds every mujer that her voice matters—and her story is powerful.
📬 Connect at: [email protected]
📱 Follow: @SpeakUpMujer
