Hipatia Lopez of Empanada Fork visits Rays Latino Talk Podcast to share her journey from making Christmas dinner to award winning Latina businesswoman. How did an accountant invent a unique cooking utensil that solves the age old Latino cooking dilemma of how to fold an empanada? Hipatia breaks down how anyone can take their simple idea to become an invento with an official U.S. Patent. Hipatia also reveals how she taught herself the process of manufacturing and marketing the Empanada Fork or any product you may come up with.

Hipatia and host Ray Collazo discuss how they have used Social Media to build personal brands and identify like minded people who believe in the power of collaboration. Lopez and Collazo talk Jersey and shoutout Hipatia's Ecuadorian-American community.

Learn more about Hipatia Lopez and her incredible invention by checking out http://www.EmpandaFork.com and keep the conversation going on Twitter @empanadafork and @rayspodcast. Also check out more conversations with Rays of Light like Hipatia at http://www.RaysPodcast.com