Nely Galán is a self-made media entrepreneur. She was the first Latina President of Entertainment for a U.S. television network- Telemundo, an Emmy Award winning producer of over 700 television shows in English and Spanish, including the hit reality series, “The SWAN” for 20th Century Fox, which she produced through her multi-media company Galan Entertainment. Her company also launched over 10 television channels abroad for companies like HBO, ESPN, FOX, MGM and Sony.
Galan took a mid-career sabbatical, completing a master’s and doctorate Clinical Psychology, where she focused on the Psychology of Money, in multicultural communities. She is the founder of The Adelante Movement non-profit, to empower and train Latina and other multicultural women both economically as well as entrepreneurially. Her New York Times bestselling book SELF MADE, Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way 2016) (published in English, Spanish and Mandarin) about the revolution in women’s entrepreneurship led by multicultural women in the U.S. and emerging women around the world.
Her new Podcast is called MONEYMAKER with Nely Galan, Mi Mundo Rico in Spanish, and her next transformative book is with Top Tax Engineer Julio Gonzalez. Why Billionaires Love Taxes: How to follow the IRS’ Lead to Build Wealth, which democratizes Taxes for Small Business owners and communities of color, drops in 2025. In addition, she is in partnership with pioneer business leader Gary Acosta in ProXimo, a transformative Event Platform for Latino Entrepreneurs, Investors, Intrapreneurs and Visionaries, including a track for the Next Gen to build family generational wealth and knowledge, launching in 2025.