A pep talk from some of Tucson's most successful women

Bermudez grew up in Nogales, Arizona and was "from a young age encouraged to get the hell out." She moved around — to San Francisco and Phoenix — and landed in Tucson 11 years ago. She worked with downtown investors and developers and encouraged young professionals to get engaged through Tucson Young Professionals and helped launch Connect Coworking. She also runs the Young Entrepreneurs Academy through the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerceand was the 40 Under 40 Woman of the Year in 2016. Read more