Your host
Abby Torres
Business professional, mother and lifelong connector. Host of Amigas de Abby.
Abby Torres has built much of her life around one idea. Relationships matter.
The daughter of Mexican parents, Abby grew up watching her family pursue the American dream while navigating language and cultural barriers. As a child she often went with her father to the bank and helped communicate in situations she was still learning to understand herself. Those moments shaped both her career and her instinct to advocate for people.
Sometimes the most interesting part of someone’s story starts before everyone knew their name.
After moving from Kansas City to Chicago as a young adult, Abby began building a new life, career and network. She entered the mortgage industry through title and processing before moving into lending and developing expertise in specialized mortgage products. Her career confirmed something she already understood. Trust is built through relationships.
Today Abby is a business professional, a mother and a connector whose network runs across Chicago’s business and professional communities. She brings the same approach to Amigas de Abby: genuine conversations that reveal the person behind the title.
How Abby talks to people
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Relationships first
Abby has always built the relationship before the business. Guests feel it in the first five minutes.
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Genuinely curious
She asks the follow-up question everyone else forgets, and she listens to the answer.
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At ease with the unknown
Abby is not pretending to be the expert in the room. That honesty gives guests room to be honest too.
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Guests are selected editorially by Latina Network. We look for people with real influence in their field and a story they have rarely told in full. If that sounds like you, or someone you admire, we would love to hear it.