Sunday, 4/26 | 1:00pm | Milwaukee
Founder Story Workshop
For local founders ready to increase confianza (trust/confidence) in what they're building by stepping into more visibility online.
Sunday, April 26th, 2026 at Escuela Verde's Newline Community Café
Writing Workshop: 1-3pm
Connection & Book Browsing with La Revo Books: 3-3:30pm
A collaboration between Confianza Collective & La Revo Books, this workshop brings together local small business owners and community leaders who are ready to create or update their “About” or “My/Our Story” webpage to better reflect who they are as a founder today. The workshop will be facilitated by Rachel Bloom-Pojar and Raquel Quevedo from Confianza Collective.
Each participant will receive a writing welcome kit that includes a custom made journal by La Revo Books, who will also be on site with books available to purchase to inspire your writing.
Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
Spots are Limited, so register today!
Featuring
La Revo Books
La Revo Books is Wisconsin's only Latine-focused bookstore. They intentionally and carefully select new and used books for and by Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), with a specialization in Latine literature. Their selection is multilingual to reflect the community: they provide libros en Español, Spanglish, Bilingual and other languages. La Revo Books' founders, Barbara Cerda and Valeria Cerda, will be on site with a curated set of books to inspire your writing.
hi,
I’m
Rachel
I'm the founder of Confianza Collective, a bilingual storywork studio dedicated to carving out space and support for founders and community-rooted leaders to write the stories behind their work.
I'm a former writing professor who has over 16 years of experience working with writers to clarify their message and increase visibility for community-engaged work. I'm fluent in Spanish and collaborate with Raquel to give personalized feedback to writers with a focus on advancing their goals.
hola,
soy
Raquel
I'm the lead translator for Confianza Collective. I support translation between English and Spanish and can provide Spanish editing feedback to writers.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics and Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies. I always work to honor each writer's voice and message in how I translate stories. I also draw from lived experience translating for my family while growing up to help make Spanish accessible to different audiences.
April 26th | Milwaukee, WI
Write your story con Confianza
$35
What to expect
Pre-Workshop Prep
Before the day of the workshop, you'll want to take a look at your current About/Our Story page and copy the text over the a document that you can edit. Don't have a website or page like this yet? No problem. Look at where you've described your business and/or yourself as a founder online in other Bios or “About” sections and copy and past those into the document. Bring that and something to type/write on to the workshop.
The workshop
Doors will open at 12:45pm with the workshop beginning at 1:00pm. Participants will be guided through a series of activities that helps them reflect on their story and start writing or updating what they have on their website or social media. This will include time to work on your own and share with other participants to get feedback. We'll wrap up by 3pm.
Connect with other Founders
Throughout the workshop you'll have a chance to connect with and learn from other local founders. We'll have a break in the middle and time at the end from 3-3:30pm when you can check out libros from La Revo Books and chat with others over coffee and light refreshments.
Join our collective of community-rooted founders who understand the power of stories to build trust and recognition for their work.