BIO + RESUME
Julianna Silva, Founder & CEO
Bio
Julianna is a born-and-raised New Mexican committed to helping small business owners thrive and find joy in starting and growing a business.
As a graduate of UNM Anderson School of Business she embarked on a path of lifelong entrepreneurship that drives her commitment to helping others understand and implement key practices in their businesses, including strategic planning, finance, accounting and marketing. She does this by creating fun and non-intimidating learning environments and consulting sessions for her clients.
She is the Founder and CEO of Silva Strategies, an Albuquerque firm that offers finance operations and business strategy to overlooked business owners so that they can transform their systems and workflows into thriving businesses.
Prior to launching her firm, Julianna excelled at non-profit management, most recently as COO of Family Friendly New Mexico, a local non-profit supporting employers to implement family friendly workplace practices. Prior to that, she was VP of Special Programs & Marketing at WESST, a statewide non-profit with a mission to provide consulting, training, and lending primarily to women and people of color. There, she worked with the leadership team to develop programs, write successfully-funded grants, develop budgets and implement marketing strategies, in addition to serving clients one-on-one.
Deeply committed to equitable collaboration and practiced at human centered design, she is a key player in developing coalitions to create strategies that learn from and provide support to diverse entrepreneurs.
In 2014, she received a recognition award from The New Mexico Technology Council as a “Women in Tech” leader. She was recognized in 2015 by the Small Business Administration as the New Mexico “Women in Business Champion of the Year.”
Julianna Silva, Founder & CEO
Resume
2021 to Present | Silva Strategies, Founder & CEO
2019 to 2022 | Family Friendly NM, COO
2018 to 2019 | WESST, VP Marketing & Special Programs
2016 to 2018 | WESST, Managing Director
2011 to 2015 | WESST, Regional Manager & Marketing Director
2001 to Present | Damian Velasquez, LLC, Finance & Marketing
UNM Anderson School of Management, BBA (Marketing)
Barelas Community Coalition, Board Member
UNM Women in Leadership, Board Member
Valley Community Interpreters, Past Board Chair
