Today’s guest is an immigrant who went from incredible poverty to founding a multi-million dollar business.
She was born in an orphanage in Mexico and her first shot out of poverty was an opportunity to play basketball for the Mexican National Team - a shot she missed because she had broken her collarbone. Undeterred, she managed to immigrate to the United States on a basketball scholarship.
With a college degree in hand, but no job to be found, she found herself living on the streets during a snowy winter. A condition so familiar that she didn’t realize she was homeless. A friend saw her and gave her a place to stay.
Weeks later, she entered a Fresh Salsa competition, won unanimously, and received $800 to start a natural salsa and dips company. Which she grew into a multi-million dollar business within four years, with products distributed across 38 states to major supermarkets like Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Whole Foods, and many more.
At the height of its success in 2015, she sold her company to Campbell’s and then went to Mexico and rescued 31 orphaned children from a drug cartel.
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In this episode we discuss:
her thoughts on leadership: “The secret to great leadership is great empathy. When you can be empathetic over people and really care about them, they really respond differently.”
some of her experiences growing up in an orphanage in Mexico, and how a basketball scholarship to the United States began her journey to a new life.
her experience with homelessness and how winning $800 in a random salsa competition catapulted her to significant business success.
the mindsets she has adopted that make her an incredible inspiration.
the aha moment she experienced in her salsa business.
how she built her business on her own and now helps other people, even competitors because she values collaboration.
how she got into speaking, what she has learned, and where she is going with it.
the correlation between sex trafficking, supply and demand, forgiveness, and collaboration.
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