Conductor Lina Gonzalez Granados joined me and shared her experiences in organizing her time, studying scores, and taking care of her health when she was always on the go conducting around the globe. Some of Lina's Career Highlights: Third Prize and ECHO Special Award at the Inaugural La Maestra CompetitionNamed conducting fellow of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Seattle SymphonyWinner of the 4th CSO Sir Georg Solti Conducting Competition and ApprenticeshipFounded Unitas Ensemble, a chamber orchestra dedicated to performing works by Latin-American composers. Since 2014, have given nearly a dozen world, North-American, and U.S. premieres, and released their debut album EstacionesSelected as one of the final eight participants for the Bernard Haitink Masterclass at the Lucerne FestivalDebut with Tulsa Opera in The Little Prince: First Latina conductor to conduct a mainstage performance in a U.S. Opera HouseSelected for the 2017 Linda and Mitch Hart Institute at the Dallas Opera: First Hispanic Conductor ever selected. Mentored by Carlo Montanaro, Marin Alsop, and Nicole PaiementFeature Articles in the Boston Globe, Seattle Times, CNN, TELEMUNDO, Semana