At last, the opportunity to realize my dream was staring me in the eyes. I had the opportunity, but my family didn’t have the financial resources to help me make it come true. I decided to get a summer job to pay for the trip that would allow me to fulfill my dream of representing Mexico internationally as a singer. There were imbalances between school, work, student life and rehearsals, which taught me how to divide my days up to be more efficient.

It wasn’t easy, but this is my story. 

Hi, my name is Violeta Valdez and I have been the voice of international brands such as  Baby First TV and Nintendo Switch.

My career began when I was very young. My mom is a communicologist, so I have been immersed in that environment since I was five years old, which is why I chose to pursue a degree in marketing at Tec. I remember going with my mom to record a Soriana (Mexican supermarket) commercial and, while I was in the booth, the producer saw how excited I was, listened to my voice and invited me to record the phrase “Soriana a precio por ti”. Right there and then he told my mother she should train me, so she became my teacher, and my life as a presenter began. My first participation in the media was on the radio station frecuencia Tec in a children’s program called Experidivertido. Afterwards, I won more roles through auditions or demo rails, which consist of carrying out tests so that when a brand needs a voice, they contact me.

As a result, I have participated with international brands such as Baby First TV and Nintendo Switch.. I have also had parts on TV and in History Channel series, which has been quite an experience. Being able to train as an actress is something of which I am very proud and would like to return to in the future.
At Tec High School I enjoyed my first international experiences in the arts, with musical theater being one of my hobbies. I was fortunate enough to attend a summer course at Joffrey Ballet School in New York, with teachers from Broadway.

Thanks to my participation in all these Tec High School events, I obtained an arts scholarship to study at Tec, something that fills me with pride.

Right now, I am participating in Ensamble 47 and am a member of the fifth generation of Tec Ambassadors, which I view as a huge responsibility since the ambassadors are the first face a family sees on arriving at Tec, and it is where I tell my story and share my passions. In this program, I have learned to be helpful and I love passing on everything Tec has taught me.  

I am an Outlier because my story begin at Tec and end up changing the world.

Por fin tenía frente a mí, la oportunidad de cumplir mi sueño. Tenía la oportunidad; pero mi familia no tenía los recursos económicos para ayudarme a hacerlo realidad. Decidí comenzar a trabajar durante el verano, para poder pagar el viaje que me llevaría a cumplir el sueño de representar a México a nivel internacional como cantante. Tuve un desbalance entre la escuela, el trabajo, mi vida estudiantil y ensayos. Esto me enseñó a dividir mis días para ser eficiente.

No fue fácil, pero lo logré y esta es mi historia. 

Hola soy Violeta Valdez y he sido voz de marcas internacionales como Baby First TV y Nintendo Switch.

Mi trayectoria comienza desde muy pequeña, mi mamá es comunicóloga, entonces desde que tenía cinco años me sumergí en este ambiente  y es por eso que entre al Tec a la carrera en Mercadotecnia. Recuerdo que una vez la acompañé a grabar un comercial de Soriana y mientras estaba en la cabina el productor me vio emocionada, escuchó mi voz y me invitó a grabar la frase “Soriana a precio por ti”. Fue ahí cuando le dijo a mi mamá que debería prepararme, desde ese momento mi mamá se convirtió en mi maestra y mi vida como locutora de radio comenzó. El primer medio de comunicación en el que participé fue en frecuencia Tec en un programa de niños llamado Experidivertido. 

Después fui adquiriendo papeles por audiciones o demo rails, que consiste en hacer pruebas con la intención que cuando una marca necesite una voz, se comuniquen conmigo. Así es como he llegado a participar para marcas internacionales como Baby First TV y Nintendo Switch. También he tenido partes en televisión y series en History Channel, convirtiéndose en toda una experiencia; el poder formarme como actriz es algo de lo que estoy orgullosa y que quiero retomar en el futuro así como locutora de radio.

Dentro del bachillerato en PrepaTec tuve mis experiencias internacionales en áreas artísticas, el teatro musical fue uno de mis hobbies. Tuve la oportunidad de ir a Nueva York a Joffrey Ballet School con maestros de Broadway durante un verano.

Gracias a todos estos eventos en los que participé en PrepaTec obtuve una beca artística en el Tec, algo de lo que me siento muy orgullosa.

Actualmente estoy participando en el Ensamble 47 y soy parte de la quinta generación de Embajadores Tec, lo cual para mí es una gran responsabilidad pues los embajadores somos la primer cara que ve una familia al llegar al Tec, es donde cuento mi historia y comparto mis pasiones. En este programa he aprendido a ser una persona servicial y amo transmitir todo lo que el Tec me ha enseñado. 

Soy una Outlier porque mi historia comienza en el Tec y termina cambiando al mundo.

When I was a little girl, I experienced a great deal of violence, together with my family, in my community. I would have to throw myself on the floor because of the shootings, bombs, grenades… I was always very frightened in situations that no little girl, nor anyone, should have to live through. But soon, I found the hope that everything would be all right.

I am Montserrat Fregoso, ambassador of Rebel Girls and co-founder of SciArt Party.

I studied a degree in Business Strategy and Transformation with a scholarship awarded by Tec de Monterrey.

At present, I work on multidisciplinary projects internationally and there is nothing else I would rather be doing.

From an early age, I liked being active and involved in many projects, from learning ballet and being a cheer coach to founding projects and events. In high school, I was invited to the United Nations for the first time, to an event in New York, and even though I didn't have the budget to go at the time, I didn't let that stop me. I looked everywhere for sponsorships, and managed to raise 100% of the budget. Once I returned to Mexico, I began creating different projects around the Sustainable Development Goals. We Stand for Change emerged from a student fair where I talked about my ideas for solutions and, in the end, many more people signed up than I imagined. It is now a student group that continues to grow, managing to generate more than 17 projects in two years.

At the start of my career, I had the opportunity to participate in the UN Commission on the Status of Women, in an event where I would present the projects on which I was working. I participated as a panelist and translator, since apart from being fluent in English, French, and German, I also understand Italian and Portuguese.

After this incredible experience in which I collaborated directly with organizations such as Tech Girl International and The Girl of the USA, I returned to help an orphanage for girls where the main book we read was Rebel Girls.

This book helped me so much in a stage of my life where I had been told “No” regarding a major project I hoped to work on. So, I joined the Rebel Girls team and have been working with them for three years.  I was one of the first five people to work with them and from being a company that sells books, we became a world record holder. Our growth has been impressive, and we are now a gigantic international team. Coming into contact with these amazing women from the organization and the books allowed me to meet Merritt Moore, a U.S. dancer and quantum physicist. I invited her to participate in an event at Tec and, afterwards, we began to talk and hold meetings on a possible joint project. This led to the creation of SciArt Party. In the middle of the peak of the pandemic we decided to hold a small Zoom meeting to discuss how we could remain inspired and motivated during lockdown. In less than 12 hours more than 450 people had signed up. And this is how a project that continues to grow exponentially emerged.

My motto in life is that you must believe in your dreams with every cell in your body.

Remaining steadfast in the face of failure has been the biggest challenge because, like everyone, I have undergone major failures in my life, and it is thanks to them that I have learned and grown enormously. Thanks to these setbacks, I was able to deliver a Ted Talk, so I don’t really see them as failures, but rather as opportunities.

I am an Outlier because my story starts at Tec and ends up changing the world..