The Girl Scouts of North East Texas have partnered with Galleria Dallas to feature six inspiring local women leaders and entrepreneurs for their “Climb with Courage” campaign. I am so honored to get to encourage young girls and women to step out and lead in entrepreneurship. It was my mother who gave me the courage, andRead More
D CEO Magazine – Christmas Q&A
D CEO Magazine reached out to ask some questions for their Executive Holidays Q&A. Here were my answers: Link: https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2021/12/executive-holidays-calvin-carter-gerardo-galvan-thear-suzuki-and-more/ What are your favorite holiday traditions and treats? I love chocolate treats around the holidays because they remind me of the richness of life. Many people would consider the “holidays” over after New Years, but in Mexico there isRead More
The Power of Belief
Sometimes it’s good to look back and see how far you’ve come. As a kid, school was always a challenge for me. It wasn’t for lack of trying. Reading had always been difficult and only later would I find out it’s because I have dyslexia, which makes it difficult to read words, letters and symbols.Read More
Shaped By My Roots
As co-founder of ISP Studios, Margie Aguilar has catapulted clients to new heights with her branding and marketing prowess. But her story began as the ninth of ten kids who grew up in a cross-cultural, bilingual and bi-national community in El Paso, Texas and neighboring Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Her father, Manuel M. Lopez, cameRead More
Silver Lining
At ISP Studios, the foundation of our business was built upon seeing a need and quickly developing creative solutions for our clients. It’s what has always driven us to constantly push ourselves to be more creative, by dreaming up inventive solutions. So when the pandemic struck, our team applied that formula to come up withRead More
Do What It Takes
There is just a certain amount of grit that it takes to be a Latina. I don’t know if you are born with it, if it’s passed down from traditions, or somehow infuses in your blood with the amount of spicy salsa you consume. What I’ve learned in this line of business is that itRead More
The Green Couch
Some furniture is beautifully designed, other pieces are strictly functional, but there are certain pieces of furniture that have the power to evoke emotions. For me, that special piece of furniture was a velvet green couch. Maybe your grandad had a special recliner, or your mother had a beautiful cedar chest. There exists furniture inRead More
The Wall
Twenty years ago when I launched this business, I really had no idea what I was getting myself into! Ha! I think about how my urge to grow in my creativity was what led me to leave the corporate world and bet on myself. To this day, I make it a point to seek inspirationRead More







