After she graduated and started her job in New York City, Joannie cofounded the website BeMoxie.org to help young women of color find career success...

This philosophy of paying it forward is what drives Aline Murta, Macia Batista and Joannie Diaz, college friends and co-founders of Be Moxie -- a new platform aimed at helping young women, especially first-generation immigrants and women of color, achieve their personal and career goals...

At my internships, there were few women. I saw an opportunity to be part of the change that I wanted to see. I cofounded BeMoxie.org to talk about these issues...

Orgullosa’s powerful sense of community was evident last night at The Paley Center for Media with more than 300 guests that included members of Be Moxie and Latinas in Higher Education – two of Orgullosa’s partner organizations working to empower Latina women...

Macia Batista, Joannie Diaz and Aline Murta are founders of Be Moxie, an organization that helps women of color as they pursue academic and professional success. The Latinas behind the women's empowerment program share how their mothers were also their mentors...

Batista and Diaz, the co-founders of Be Moxie, a website that guides young women in their careers, also appreciate sisterly support toward their new business...

Personal branding - Some say it’s a millennial thing. Others say it’s a Syracuse thing. Or that it comes from their Latina roots. In any case, five young Latina SU grads are making a big mark in the area of personal branding, the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands via social media...

Focusing on the principles of mentorship, building a professional network and serving as an outlet for expression, they are encouraging women everywhere to face adversity boldly with confidence and strength...

Joannie Diaz, cofounder and CEO of Be Moxie, actually eased my fear of not keeping the conversation all professional, all the time...