Her Story
About Gabriela
Gabriela Ojeda is an accomplished human resources executive with more than 20 years of experience across pharmaceutical, dairy, education, manufacturing, retail, and consulting industries. She currently serves as Head of People and Culture for North America at HOERBIGER, an OEM manufacturing company in Pompano Beach, Florida, where she leads people operations, employee engagement, leadership development, and cultural transformation for approximately 350 employees with a team of four. Her earlier career includes starting as a management associate in a pharmaceutical rotational program advancing to domestic sales manager, serving as organizational development manager in Mexico City for a dairy group, handling HR programs and business development in a small education company, managing HR for the Florida division at MacArthur Dairy, acting as regional manager for Latin America at a risk management consulting firm, advancing from HR business partner to senior manager supporting three locations in promotional products manufacturing, and serving as managing director of human resources at a retail furniture company. She holds an MBA earned after arriving in the US from South America. Her career reflects a deep commitment to building people-centered cultures and supporting employee growth. She serves on the board of the South Florida Manufacturers Association and is involved with SHRM.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Gabriela
01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
The sky's the limit. Believe in yourself and be yourself. Get prepared for what you want to do in life and career goal, and just figure out the path how to get there. If you have a vision where you want to go, you will work towards it. Don't let anybody tell you no. Put yourself on your path and just work towards it. Don't ever change the goal, just change the path as you go.
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