Business owner, community leader and event facilitator, Maya Santamaria is building a burgeoning media/event empire focused on the Twin Cities Latino community. The owner of six businesses, Santamaria operates La Raza Radio and Telemundo Minnesota, which brought Latino programming to Comcast in early 2015. She also books the hottest artists from Latin America to perform at her restaurant/nightclub El Nuevo Rodeo. As one of the area’s most prominent Hispanic business owners, a recent cultural advisor to the Ordway and Walker Art Center, and a new Meet Minneapolis director, Santamaria no doubt has more in store for 2016.