Adriana Gallardo, founder of Adriana's Foundation

Our Founder

Can someone who started with nothing really help you build a career?

She did it herself. Adriana Gallardo came to the U.S. with no papers, no English, and no money. Now she leads a business with 600+ employees, and she's training the next group.

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You May Be Wondering

Is this real?
Yes. It's run by a business that's been operating for over 30 years.
Can she actually teach me?
She teaches what built her own company.
Where does the money go?
Into scholarships and training. Details on our sponsor page.

Her Story

She knows what it's like to start with nothing.

At 18, Adriana's first job in the U.S. was at Burger King. Her mom, Doña Rosy, believed in her when it was hard and pushed the family to open their own insurance office. It started in a small space in Pomona.

It wasn't easy. She was turned down again and again. People told her to go back to her country. She kept going anyway.

Her mom's advice was simple: be willing to learn and be coachable. Adriana lived by it. Now she teaches it.

What She Built

One of the leading auto insurance agencies in Southern California.

  • Her team

    • Adriana Gallardo, in an orange suit, with her team
    • A room full of people in blue Adriana's T-shirts at a company event
    • Team members beside the Adriana's sign and a table of branded backpacks

  • Billboards

    • An Adriana's Insurance billboard, "Asegura tu auto al instante en México y USA", above lanes of traffic at sunset
    • An Adriana's Insurance "Buy online" billboard by a desert road
    • An Adriana's Insurance truck ad on the highway: "I'll save you more money!"

  • Collaborations

    • Adriana Gallardo and a soccer player holding an Adriana's Insurance ball
    • Adriana Gallardo on stage with a band at a concert
    • Adriana's Insurance with boxer Pitbull Cruz: Adriana Gallardo beside him in the ring

  • TV commercials

    • Adriana Gallardo beside a red sports car in an Adriana's Insurance TV commercial
    • Adriana Gallardo in a red hat before a cheering crowd in an Adriana's Insurance TV commercial
    • Adriana Gallardo as a DJ in an Adriana's Insurance TV commercial
  • 50+ offices Grown from one small office in Pomona.
  • 600+ employees A team built by teaching people what works.
  • Thousands of families helped Families who got the coverage they needed.

Adriana's Insurance is part of AGI Business Group, which also includes immigration services, a traffic school, and a marketing agency. She didn't get here by luck. She got here by learning what works and doing it every day.

The world has noticed

  1. Forbes México (2022 and twice in 2023) and Vogue (December 2024)

    Vogue México Leaders cover featuring Adriana GallardoMarie Claire Business Woman México cover featuring Adriana GallardoSOMOS La Revista cover featuring Adriana Gallardo

  2. One of Forbes México's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2022 and 2023. One of 10 entrepreneurs to set trends in 2023, named by Forbes USA.

    Forbes México cover, June–July 2023, the 100 Most Powerful Women of Mexico, with Katya Echazarreta, Claudia Sheinbaum and Adriana GallardoForbes, 2023 edition: Adriana Gallardo among 10 entrepreneurs to set it big in 2023Adriana Gallardo in a red suit at Forbes México's 10th anniversary, in front of the 2022 Most Powerful Women of Mexico list

  3. Sought out by Univision, Telemundo, and Azteca América. Columnist for La Opinión, El Diario NY, and El Nuevo Herald. Featured in The Hollywood Reporter and L.A. Style.

    Adriana Gallardo on the set of Univision's Despierta AméricaAdriana Gallardo at the entrance of UnivisionAdriana Gallardo on Telemundo's La Mesa Caliente

  4. Investor on Shark Tank México (season 8). Speaker at the Mindvalley Manifesting Summit in Los Angeles (2025), the Forbes México Women's Summit, and Advertising Week LatAm 2025.

    Adriana Gallardo in front of the Shark Tank México signAdriana Gallardo speaking on stage at the Forbes México Women's Summit 2023Adriana Gallardo with the other sharks of Shark Tank México

  5. Warner Bros. teamed up with Adriana's Insurance on ads for the movie Final Destination: Bloodlines.

    Adriana's Insurance ad for Final Destination: Bloodlines, with Adriana GallardoAdriana's Insurance and Final Destination: Bloodlines ad: only in theaters May 16Adriana Gallardo on the red carpet at the Final Destination: Bloodlines premiere

Why You Can Learn From Her

She does it, and she teaches it.

She's the bestselling author of Cómo ser una mujer chingona ¡y no morirse del miedo! She leads the Chingona Circle for women and the Business Circle for business owners, and hosts the podcast ChingonaMente.

In this program, you learn from her and from the experts who run her departments. They teach what they do every day.

Her Heart

Because success is meant to be shared.

Adriana meets hard-working young people every day. Good kids from good families who want more but don't have the money or the time for years of school. She knows that feeling. She lived it.

So she started Adriana's Foundation, built on one belief: when one person rises, the community rises with them.

“Access creates opportunity. Opportunity creates leaders.”

If You Want to Be Trained

Free training, paid for by a scholarship.

Skills in communication, sales, and marketing. Help with your resume and interviews. A connection to businesses that hire.

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If You Want to Give

Help us open doors that stay open for generations.

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Adriana Gallardo

A message from Adriana

"I know what it's like to want more and not know how to get it. Someone believed in me. Now I get to believe in you. If you're ready to work hard, I'm ready to help."

Adriana Gallardo Founder, Adriana's Foundation