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What is Jeannette Kaplun's biography and her role at Hispana Global?
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Jeannette Kaplun is an award-winning journalist, TV personality, and content creator who has been featured on numerous TV shows including The Steve Harvey Show, The Chew, Good Morning America, Today, Dr. Oz, Despierta América, Un Nuevo Día, and El News Café. She was born in El Paso, Texas, and raised in Chile, but has lived in Miami with her husband and two children for over 20 years.
She is the founder and CEO of Hispana Global, a bilingual blog for Latinas where she covers a wide range of topics including entertainment, travel, parenting, beauty, fashion, food, technology, and social good. She also hosts the weekly Facebook Watch show Jeannette Online.
Before founding Hispana Global, Jeannette co-founded Todobebé in 1999, the first parenting site in Spanish that later launched TV shows, radio shows, events, trilingual apps, and products to empower the Hispanic community during all stages of pregnancy and parenting. She co-hosted the weekly parenting shows Todobebe on Telemundo and Viva la Familia on Univision, while also serving as Chief Content Officer.
Jeannette is also the author of Todobebé: Todo lo que necesitas saber para el primer año de tu bebé (HarperCollins/Rayo, 2006). She frequently speaks about bullying, and kindness, which is why she launched a limited-edition bracelet reminding women to love themselves. She has spoken at major conferences such as Mom 2.0, Blissdom, Disney Social Media On The Road, We All Grow, BlogHer, Permission to Hustle, FLOCK Presents, Hispanicize, AHAA, Portada, EVO, and Social Media Week.
Her work extends to the non-profit world, including work with Shot@Life, ONE, the UN Foundation, Save the Children, Bloggers4Haiti, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She also served as UN Champion for Humanity, and as a Save the Children fellow.
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