March 21, 2022 – The Charlotte Hornets and Bank of America tonight announced entrepreneur Elizabeth Escobar and her bilingual job platform, Hay Trabajo, was selected as the winner of the Hornets Innovation Summit Presented by Bank of America and a $15,000 investment from the organization. The announcement of the winner was made during tonight’s game between the Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans.
Hay Trabajo, which translates to “There’s Work,” is a mobile-friendly, subscriber-based platform that connects Spanish speakers with jobs in the Charlotte area. Launched in January 2019, the platform (haytrabajoya.com) provides translation services to employers who would like to post either a job or advertisement, and currently offers its services free of charge to nonprofits in the area.