Meet Six Seconds’ EQ Ambassadors

My Noble Goal is... Helping others kindle their emotional intelligence ignites growth to live truthfully and boldly in this ever-changing world.

My work is about... Supporting the Six Seconds Ambassadors Team

Professional accomplishments include... I helped create the Six Seconds Ambassador program!

 A few past experiences...Before meeting Six Seconds, I worked in the Arts, professionally choreographing, dancing, and instructing children ages 6-17. In dance, our purpose is to express emotions, communicating physically, allowing those feelings to move through the body, out of the body, and in doing so, to move others. Emotions and movement play an integral role in understanding the self and others, in becoming more AWARE. Aware of how we move, of our habits of sensing, thinking, feeling, and emoting. By enabling dancers to develop a passion and purpose to their movements, emotional authenticity is developed and learned, and we can embrace movement in a more emotionally connected way. I also work in Portfolio Management, and am completing my PMBA in May 2022 at The George Washington University.

One reason I’m personally passionate about emotional intelligence is….it teaches how to speak openly and passionately, to the self and to others, with kindness and compassion, while helping navigate life's everyday nuances with grace and empathy

Pronouns, Background... She/her. I also identify as a Brazilian American, an American first, who wishes she knew her Portuguese better!

Favorite... I love to travel and I love to read. My favorite book is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, I live to see lighthouses, I love my dog Brooklyn, and my favorite place I have lived is New York City!

I'd love to talk to you about ... If you have any questions or are interested in the Ambassador Program, please connect!

"You can faster alone but further together"

Victor is a Community Healer that helps to establish communities of wellness through Restorative Health Sessions. Victor has over 10 years in the health and wellness sector as a trainer, wellness coach, along with training in occupational therapy. He readily researches the newest in wellness studies and performs presentations that are always interactive and informative. He seeks to spread the community model as far as possible to help to improve people's overall health.

Victor believes that an essential part of most of our health is community. He believes that "we are communal beings that experience joy and healing while interacting with each other. This is made intentional with the establishment of wellness communities. Emotional intelligence is a key element that allows people within a community to be able to accept varying views and even constructive criticism without feeling attacked. Healing has so many different aspects, with emotional intelligence being an element that is rarely discussed but having a profound impact in our lives. A healthy community leads to a healthy environment which leads to optimal growth collectively."

My Noble Goal is... to create spaces of belonging, wellness, equity, and achievement -- because we all are deserving of such freedoms

My work is about... Supporting educators in creating social and emotional safe spaces for children 

Professional accomplishments include... My professional experience includes completing the UEQ Certification and participating in the CEE (Coaching Equity Essentials) course, a learning experience that was life-changing. I’ve been a guest on a few of Six Seconds' online shows located on YouTube, and I’ve had the amazing opportunity of being a Live Stream Host on “Good Morning Emotions” a platform where we discuss and dissect emotions in life and Pop Culture. More recently, I’ve had the honor of partnering with Six Seconds to create SEL Lessons for the Red Nose Day Foundation, and have raised money for the Annual World Children’s Day Fundraiser which gives children across the world an opportunity to participate in POP-UP Festival.

My work with Social Emotional Learning and Six Seconds is a continuous journey of learning and growing with myself and with others! 

A few past experiences... While continuing to be an ambassador and champion for emotional learning, I show up everyday to serve children and teachers as an Assistant Principal here in Memphis, TN.

I also have the honor of being a wife, and mother to two amazing children.

One reason I’m personally passionate about emotional intelligence is…. it is truly the path way to understanding self, others, and our interactions in all spaces. It provides tools that give us permission to pause, reflect, and ask the hard but necessary questions while also leading and learning with empathy.

Pronouns... She/Her/Hers

Favorite... My favorite flowers are Calla Lilies and I love to indulge in Crazy Cookie Dough Ice Cream by BlueBell

I'd love to talk to you about ... how emotional intelligence can be a vital tool in schools and classrooms

My Noble Goal is... to assure myself, students, families, and other school leaders observe the best model of emotionally intelligent leadership in the most sustainable way. Resulting in increased empathy for all, with compassion first, and removing the idea and practice that “burn-out” is a part of being successful in education. I believe the future is full of endless possibilities. Still, one thing remains true; I will forever ground myself in values of emotional well-being, collaboration, risks, excellence, and growth.

My work is about... Modeling and supporting the effective use of EQ in North America

Professional accomplishments include... In 2021 my most rewarding experience was facilitating the global event, Lift Every Voice. I hosted Good Morning Emotions, a LiveStream on several topics relating to emotional intelligence and the "trendy world." Additionally, I have been a guest participant on several Six Seconds LiveStream shows streaming now on YouTube! UEQ Training is completed, and shortly after, I completed the Coaching Equity Essentials course and have almost completed the Brain Profiler course! Last but not least, I have raised over $500 for the annual World Children's Day POP-UP Festival Fundraiser.

One reason I’m personally passionate about emotional intelligence is…. it gives me the tools I need to process the ever-evolving world around me in the most productive way.

Pronouns... she/her

Favorite... My favorite pastime includes brain teasers... especially 'dot-to-dot' books!

I'd love to talk to you about ... I love talking with people about emotional intelligence and how it shows up in professional work spaces

Plus... I am currently serving as Atlanta Unbound Academy's Founding Associate Director of Academics in addition to my work as an Ambassador for Six Seconds.

“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, that is to have succeeded.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Karla is a Personal & Team Development Coach with experience as a global leader with blue-chip companies, as an impact investor, a board advisor and a C-level executive and founder of start-ups. Her purpose is to create flourishing societies through catalyzing impact initiatives while building emotional intelligence and mental wellbeing. As a coach, she partners with social entrepreneurs, executives, leaders, and teams to shift perspective, manage change, overcome challenges and harness opportunities to obtain the growth, impact, wellbeing and fulfillment they seek. Her approach is influenced by systems thinking as well as evidence-based methodologies from the fields of positive psychology, cognitive behavioral psychology, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence in order to help create a deeper understanding and generate change.

Her passion for change management, development and growth is a result of her own lived experience growing up as a ‘third-culture’ kid and working across diverse work environments. She left her home country of Mexico at the age of two, and has since lived in nine countries across America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Professionally, she has experience and understanding of a broad range of work environments, from large corporations, to family business, to startups. Prior to becoming a Coach, she worked for 10 years, at both the local and global levels, in the areas of brand strategy, innovation and market research, for companies such as Avon Products and Reckitt Benckiser. In these roles she led cross-functional and culturally diverse teams. Her search for more impactful work led her to the field of impact investing as an investor, social entrepreneur, and board member. The impact investing industry not only helped her grow as person, but also solidified her commitment to social impact.

Angie s the first daughter of Dr. Alfonso Malpica Cardenas and Dr. Angelica Olvera Garcia. She has a younger brother, Alfonso Malpica Olvera. Angelica has two great kids Fernando and Angelica. She was born in Tlalnepantla Estate of Mexico on March 3, 1979.

Angelica is the CEO of Grupo CUDEC, a Mexican academic institution with 45 years’ experience in the field of education. Grupo CUDEC provides service to more than 7000 students starting from Pre-school to Doctoral degree. She has a Bachelor of Science Education with a degree of specialist in pedagogical strategies from La Salle University; she has a Masters in Systemic Pedagogy from Universidad Multicultural CUDEC and is currently studying a PhD in Systemic Pedagogy.

Angelica Malpica Olvera has stood out as an international speaker with topics about Systemic Pedagogy, The Colors of Talent, Family Constellations and Emotional Intelligence. She has inspired thousands of parents, teachers and students from different ages in 18 countries around the world with her charisma and deep way of being. Angelica is the author of “Los Colores del Talento” from Cudec´s publishing house, her book has been distributed in Europe and Latin America.

Founder of Talemted Elementary School in 2013, which is inspired by a constructivist –Systemic pedagogical model. In Talemted students are acknowledge for their inherited talents taking their parents support into consideration.Talemted Elementary School has increased its enrollment 360% since it was found.

During her career, Angelica has coordinated different academic projects in Grupo CUDEC and in other international forums like Six Seconds. She has gained experience as a teacher and teacher trainer.
Angelica who sees things clearly has strong convictions and an innate leadership talent. She spends her everyday life with the self-conviction of going beyond what is already established inspiring people with her firm and loving style.

Eternal student, assiduous reader, friend, good food fan, admired and loved by all those who are part of her staff. The love of her professional life is without any doubt her community.