Viva La Mujer: Mujeres Que Inspiran

Even before landing her current gig as residential life director at New York University, Mayra Salinas had always had a talent for making others feel welcome and heard. It’s this innate quality that later prompted the first-generation Latina to pursue her dream of starting a professional coaching business. When she’s not mentoring first-year NYU students, Mayra spends her free time building and scaling it.

“My combination of experience working in business and education pairs well in the coaching industry as I work to coach change makers and entrepreneurs through change,” she says. “I never saw myself doing what I do but I know that everything happens for a reason and we have to trust that we’re exactly where we need to be in life.” 

Keep reading to meet this mujer de magia.