Cafe Con Pam Podcast

Listeners, we're back this week with Marta Tellado.Marta L. Tellado is president and CEO of Consumer Reports (CR), an independent nonprofit that works side-by-side with consumers to create a fair and just marketplace. She is a mission-driven leader with a passion for innovation, public service, philanthropy, and helping organizations maximize their ability to improve the world.Marta is the author of “Buyer Aware: Harnessing Our Consumer Power for a Safe, Fair, and Transparent Marketplace,” published in 2022 by Public Affairs. It chronicles the scale of challenges consumers face today, especially in the digital marketplace, and what we must do to ensure consumer rights in the modern economy to strengthen democracy and promote economic equity. During this episode we talked about:03:02 - Her family’s immigration story05:26 - Women's Expectations in Latino culture07:01 - First lesson on courage09:11 - Deciding what to study10:36 - ‘An internship changed my life’12:23 - ‘People are judging’13:39 - Changes in cultu