Why "Bilingual is Better" Is Better

The Social Network Show welcomes Naibe Reynoso as the Co-host with Dr. J for the kick off of the Naibe Reynoso Series on the show. Naibe's first guest is Ana L. Flores.

Naibe Reynoso, an Emmy Award winning Journalist, investigative reporter, TV Producer, and entertainment reporter, gives us an update on her current events including being named a Board Member to the Peabody Awards and becoming a spokesperson for AlertID.

Naibe and Dr. J welcome Ana L. Flores, the Founder and CEO of Latina Bloggers Connect, Founder of #WeAllGrow Summit, co-founder of the award winning online community SplanglishBaby, and the co-author of Bilingual is Better, Two Latina Moms on How the Bilingual Parenting Revolution is Changing the Face of America. Ana talks about her latest venture, the #WeAllGrow Summit which is a conference for Latina digital content creators and influencers, and shares how she started Latina Bloggers Connect and the research that influenced her to write Bilingual is Better.

Ana L. Flores is the Founder and CEO of Latina Bloggers Connect, Founder of #WeAllGrow summit, co-founder of the award winning online community Splanglish Baby, and co-author of Bilingual is Better.

Ana has a personal mission. She believes that the potential of online community and education can uplift Latina women around the world. She sums it all up with her motto “When one grows, we all grow.”

Born in Houston, Texas to Salvadoran parents, Ana grew up in El Salvador and often traveled back to the United States, ultimately attending the University of Florida.

In the United States, Ana established herself as a television and entertainment producer and content creator for such outlets as Univision, MTV Latin America and mun2. Being fully bilingual made specializing in the Hispanic market in the United States and Mexico a natural choice.

After becoming a mother, Ana co-founded the award-winning online community, SpanglishBaby, which has become a movement and the go-to source for parents raising bilingual and bicultural kids. In 2012, she and co-founder Roxana Soto released the book Bilingual is Better.

Ana also serves as a member of The Hispanic Entertainment & Technology Board at Digital Hollywood.

In December of 2010, Ana Flores appeared on the cover of Hispanic Business Magazine as “The New Face of Social Media," just one month after launching Latina Bloggers Connect, Inc, a digital influencer marketing agency specialized in creating strategic content marketing and native advertising campaigns connecting brands and social causes with digital Latina influencers and bloggers. She began LBC as a one-woman show, launching the site, developing content and making connections with bloggers and marketers of prestigious Fortune 500 companies. Today, Latina Bloggers Connect is consolidated as the largest network of digital Latina influencers in all verticals with over 1500 opt-in influencers with a collective unique readership of 26 million.

Featured on Univision, Telemundo, CNN en Español, PBS Parents, Baby Center, Vme TV, NBC’s Today’s Moms, and Parenting Magazine, her most recent honors include being named to both Babble’s Top 100 Mom Blogs of 2011 and 2012 and Babble’s list of Top 50 Twitter Moms of 2011.

Ana has had the honor of being invited to speak at conferences such as BlogHer, LATISM, Blissdom, Blogalicious and BlogWorld Expo, and of partnering with LATISM to spearhead the Top Latina Bloguera Retreat in Washington D.C., where 70 bloggers were invited to receive a briefing at the White House.

And in 2012, La Opinion (the largest Spanish-language paper in Los Angeles) recognized Ana as one of 30 “Mujeres Destacadas”.

​ Ana coauthored the book "Bilingual is Better: Two Latina Moms on How the Bilingual Parenting Revolution is Changing the Face of America" and can also be found on her personal lifestyle blog MadreVida.com, her weekly Babble Voices column, as a latinamom.me writer, and as a contributor and advocate of the Moms Clean Air Force and a United Nations Foundation Social Fellow. She’s also had the honor of presenting at conferences such as BlogHer, The Adelante Movement, LATISM, New Generation Latino Consortium, Mom 2.0 Summit, Type-A Mom, Blissdom, Hispanicize, Blogalicious, Digital Hollywood and BlogWorld Expo, and of partnering with LATISM to spearhead the Top Latina Bloguera Retreat in Washington D.C., where 70 bloggers were invited to receive a briefing at the White House.

Ana attended the University of Florida and got a BS in Telecommunications-Production.

 

Naibe Reynoso

Multiple-Emmy Award winning Journalist Naibe Reynoso’'s  background includes investigative reporting, TV production and entertainment reporting.

A graduate of UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology with an emphasis on Psychology, Reynoso began her TV career at Warner Bros. where, for 2 years, she worked as a production assistant  for various sitcoms including "The Drew Carey Show." During her stint there, she was featured with the whole production staff on an episode of the Oprah Show.

In 1994, Reynoso began hosting and producing her own Children's Educational Television Show "Chiquitran" for Los Angeles' KWHY Channel 22. In 1996 , she was awarded the National Association of Broadcasters  Service to Children Certificate of Appreciation Award.

By 1997 Naibe transitioned into the position of KWHY TV'’s Entertaiment Anchor/Reporter where she interviewed high-profile celebrities, attended press junkets, awards shows and anchored a nightly entertainment segment.

In 2000 Naibe became part of a start-up team for 24-hour Spanish language cable TV station "Más Arizona" in Phoenix, AZ. While there, she created and hosted two weekly entertainment/talk shows, Más Exitos and Café ñ. Naibe went on to win a Best Talent Emmy for her work on "Más Exitos."

Naibe moved to Denver in 2002 to accept the position of Reporter/Fill-In Anchor on KWGN TV’s WB News. In Denver she covered the Kobe Bryant Scandal, Denver Crime, and Breaking News stories. She remained there until late 2003 when she was asked to audition for the position of co-host on ABC TV’s The View. The audition took place live on October 9 & 10, 2003.

In March 2004, Naibe joined Radiovisa’ Corporation, a 24-hour Spanish Talk Radio Network as co-host and news anchor for their morning radio show, as well as having her own weekly Entertainment Talk Show called "Con Nabie" where she would interview celebrities in intimate, no-holds-barred conversations. The show aired on Los Angeles radio station 830 AM KMXE and was syndicated nationwide.

She also began co-hosting "Al Filo de la Noticia" for KWHY-Channel 22 in 2006. In 2007 she moved on to work as a Freelance journalist for KTLA and Univision.

She also, filled-in as Los Angeles correspondent for Univision's National Entertainment sow "Primer Impacto," interviewing the Latin industry's biggest celebrities including Joan Sebastian and Ana Barbara.

She was a Reelz Channel Host and Correspondent from 2006-20011, where she had her own popular and highly rated weekly show "Twilight Weekly Spotlight".

Since 2009, she has also  had her own movie review segment for Miami's Caracol Radio 1260am called "Vamos al Cine con Naibe  Reynoso." In her segment she talks about movie hits and misses as well as analyzes the latest in Hollywood news.

She also, filled-in as Los Angeles correspondent for Univision's National Entertainment sow "Primer Impacto," interviewieng the biggest celebrities in Spanish language market including Joan Sebastian and Ana Barbara.

Naibe Reynoso is now a freelance correspondent for various Los Angeles outlets including Fox News Latino and CNN Español where her main duties are covering Lifestyle and Entertainment but also jumps in to do News when required.  

Recently, Naibe produced and hosted CNN Español's Golden Globes and Oscar Specials for this years 2012 ceremony. You can also read up on her exciting adventures  on her popular blog "Naibe Roams L.A."