Heraid Castillo – Founder and CEO of BossyXX

When Heraid Castillo, a Venezuela/Florida native, arrived in Myanmar a little over a year ago her intention was to get a job working on women’s issues with a local NGO. When things didn’t quite go as planned, Heraid decided to chart her own path forward by first falling in love with the local music scene and then realizing there weren’t that many female performers and that something needed to be done about it.

Combining her passion for the arts and for supporting other women, Heraid founded BOSSYxx, a promotion company that seeks to create a platform for women and girl musicians in Myanmar and Southeast Asia. BOSSYxx also collaborates with a local music school to offer scholarships to women and girls who want to pursue musical training. The goal is to raise up the next generation of lady rockstars in this corner of the world.