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Latino entrepreneurs and professionals are starting businesses at record levels, yet far too many find themselves locked out of the playbook that turns strong income into lasting, generational wealth. In response, the Hispanic Wealth Project has launched the High Net Worth Boot Camp, a selective 10-week experience designed to give participants access to the “institutional” knowledge that affluent families have long passed quietly among themselves. In the following conversation, the Hispanic Wealth Project sits down with its chairwoman, CEO/Owner of Titan Title and a partner at Mendez Rodriguez, PLC, Sara Rodriguez, to explore why this boot camp was created, who it’s for, and how it aims to reshape the Latino wealth narrative in America.

HWP: Sara, what problem is the High Net Worth Boot Camp designed to solve in the Latino community?

Sara Rodriguez: At its core, we’re tackling the gap between hard work and lasting wealth. Latinos are incredibly hardworking; the issue isn’t effort, it’s access to the institutional knowledge about how money really works—how to invest, diversify, and compound wealth across generations.

HWP: You’ve mentioned that this goes beyond traditional financial literacy. How is this different from a typical money course?

Sara: This is not a “how to balance a budget” class. The High Net Worth Boot Camp is specifically for Latino entrepreneurs and professionals who are already earning good income but don’t yet know how to translate that into true generational wealth. We’re focusing on advanced wealth-building pillars: real estate, diversified portfolios, and exposure to opportunities like startup and private investments.

HWP: Let’s talk about the structure. What does the 10-week format look like for a busy business owner?

Sara: We designed the boot camp with entrepreneurs and professionals in mind—people who “work a thousand hours” and can’t commit to rigid class schedules. Over 10 weeks, participants move through a mix of virtual sessions, self-paced learning, and live workshops that they can fit into their own calendars, while still having regular opportunities to connect, ask questions, and mastermind with their cohort.

HWP: What kind of time commitment should participants realistically expect?

Sara: It depends on how deep you want to go. Someone who simply skims the surface will have a lighter load; someone who leans in, asks questions, and digs into complex topics will spend more time—but that’s also where transformation happens. My message is: if you’re going to invest in yourself, take it seriously for those 10 weeks, because they can change your family’s trajectory for generations.

HWP: You’ve described the curriculum as built around “non-negotiable” pillars of wealth. What does that mean?
Sara: We studied people who’ve built real generational wealth, and the same pillars show up all the time. You may not master every pillar immediately, but you must at least understand them—owning and leveraging real estate, diversifying your investments through stocks and other assets, and being ready to evaluate and act when startup or alternative investment opportunities come your way.

HWP: There’s also a final thesis or capstone project. What does a strong final project look like?

Sara: This isn’t about writing what you think a professor wants to hear. A strong final project is an honest, practical wealth plan—your personal blueprint—that reflects where you are, where you want to go, and the steps and resources needed to get there. It’s meant to be implemented, not graded and forgotten, and it’s reviewed by experienced professors and wealth managers who offer guidance to refine it.

HWP: Why did you decide to make the program selective, with criteria like homeownership and a brokerage account?

Sara: We wanted real change, not just inspiration. That meant focusing first on people who have already begun building meaningful assets—homeowners with equity, participants who have a brokerage account open, and those who have cleaned up financial delinquencies so they’re ready to apply advanced strategies. The content is most powerful when you can immediately put it to work.

HWP: Who is the “ideal” participant in your mind?

Sara: It’s the entrepreneur or professional who knows that where they are is not where they want to end up—and who understands that working harder alone won’t get them to the next level. It could be a bodega owner, a laundromat owner, a small business founder, or a corporate professional, but they all share one thing: a willingness to invest in themselves and admit that they’re missing a piece that isn’t about effort, it’s about strategy and leverage.

HWP: You’re partnering with an accredited institution and with Beto Pallares, who wears both academic and investor hats. What does that partnership add?

Sara: It adds rigor and real-world credibility. As a professor, Beto knows how to structure information for deep learning, and as someone who manages portfolios for very wealthy clients, he understands what it takes to build and preserve significant wealth. Combined with the institution’s backing, this ensures participants are getting both high-level frameworks and practical, tested insight.

HWP: Community seems to be a big theme, especially with graduates being recognized at AVANCE Global. Why is that important?

Sara: AVANCE is where Latino entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and leaders from across sectors come together to mastermind. By graduating two cohorts a year and celebrating them at AVANCE, we’re putting our participants in rooms with startup founders, venture capitalists, Fortune 500 CEOs, and policymakers—people who can help them get to whatever “next level” they’re aiming for.

HWP: How do you measure success, say, five years from now—beyond enrollment numbers?

Sara: We’ve already seen the power of these conversations. When we surveyed our network, a third of members were millionaires and 40% had diversified assets, just from being around this kind of information, even before we formalized a boot camp. Five years from now, I want to see graduates who have built real wealth and are visible in their communities, opening doors for others, scaling Hispanic-owned businesses, and changing how America thinks about Latino success.

HWP: You’ve talked about Latinos being described as a “sleeping giant.” How does the High Net Worth Boot Camp fit into changing that narrative?

Sara: For a long time, we’ve been proud to put our heads down, work hard, and stay quiet about our success. But if we want to change the narrative, we need to become wealthy, visible, and intentional about pulling others up with us. I believe our graduates will be catalysts—people who reduce the Latino wealth gap by example and by action, not just by talk.

HWP: For someone on the fence, what would you say?

Sara: If you’ve already proven you can work hard and earn, the question is whether you’re ready to learn how to make your money work just as hard for you. Ten weeks of focused effort can create a blueprint that shapes your family’s future for decades.

If you see yourself in this conversation and want to explore whether the High Net Worth Boot Camp is the right next step, you can learn more and find details about upcoming cohorts on the Hispanic Wealth Project’s website.

Disclosure: The information provided in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice.

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