Quick Bites of Entrepreneurial Motivation
Advice to Help Kick Your Goals into High Gear & Do It Smartly
🌴 Hello, friends... If this is your first time checking out Generation Si!, I’m happy to have you as part of our community.👋🏿👋👋🏽 You’ll find that, periodically, I publish a “Quick Bites” post.
🌴 I do it because I recognize that, sometimes, we only have time to get some entrepreneurial advice or inspiration in “quick bites.” They’re never-before published bits of wisdom from some of the entrepreneurs I’ve featured in the recent past.
🌴 Then, I provide a link to the stories I’ve written about them, just in case you have a little extra time and want to learn more.
🌴For those of you who have been faithful Generation Si! readers, I’m so grateful for your support. Remember, this is fresh advice below. You can also catch up on profile pieces, if you missed out before, by just following the links.
SANDRA SHORTER, Ed.D., CEO & FOUNDER OF THE NAKED CUPCAKE
ON HOW SHE GETS HER “READING” IN AND WHAT’S ON HER RECOMMENDED “READING” LIST:
Sandra Shorter says she’s read You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life four times.
“I do Audible… I don’t have time to read.” But she says she listens to Audible when she’s working, baking or writing. “I have read, like, 50 books in a matter of… three months.”
🌴 Did you miss the Generation Si! profile of Sandra Shorter, Ed.D. and her other tips for entrepreneurs? It’s not too late to read Part One and Part Two.
SEBASTIAN GARCIA, CEO & FOUNDER OF THE LAPEL PROJECT (A “SHARK TANK” WINNER)
ON THE PROCESS OF EDUCATING YOURSELF ON YOUR TARGET MARKET:
“Once you gather that information… you tune your guitar. If you don’t know how to play and you’re starting a business out, the music is not going to come out [well]… Know your clientele. Learn more about your demographics…”
PRACTICAL APPLICATION: ”For instance, [in] my wedding business, I don’t do bridal. I don’t do women’s dresses. But I know I have to have a bride in my ads… It’s the woman who’s going to go tell the guy where to go to get his suit or where to get his tuxedo. I would never have known that starting a business. And those are the things you, obviously, learn with time.”
🌴 It’s not too late to read the Generation Si! profile of Sebastian Garcia and how he got on the TV program, “Shark Tank,” and scored a deal from billionaire, Mark Cuban. Here’s Part One and Part Two.
CAMILA LOPEZ, ESQ., CEO & CO-FOUNDER OF PEOPLE CLERK
ON WHAT CAN BE SURPRISINGLY DIFFICULT WHEN YOU BECOME A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER:
“I think hiring… It’s not easy finding great people who care as much about what you’re working on as you do.”
🌴 Want to read the Generation Si! profile of Camila Lopez, Esq. and her other practical advice for entrepreneurs? Take a look at what she suggests here.
TATIANA FERNANDEZ, CEO & FOUNDER OF PANTERA TECHNICAL SERVICES
ON FINDING THE TIME TO VISUALIZE AND WORK ON YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL PLANS:
“When I start washing dishes, it’s when my brain is working. And it’s when I start seeing, [when I] have a vision [of] where I want to be, where I want to go and [figure out] why I am doing this.”
🌴 Did you miss the Generation Si! profile of Tatiana Fernandez and her other advice? You can read more about her entrepreneurial journey here.
ANNIA ZAVALA, CEO & FOUNDER OF LATINAPRO™
ON ENCOURAGING OLDER PEOPLE TO START A BUSINESS:
“Mindset is so important… It doesn’t really matter the age. I’ve seen women at LatinaPro™ starting brand-new in their 60s… You can always keep learning. But to have the opportunity to start all over would be amazing… Take the time to truly identify what you want to do. [You] may not be able to do it full time right away. But, eventually, you will, if you have a good plan.”
🌴 Interested in reading the Generation Si! profile of Annie Zavala and her top tips for entrepreneurial success? You can still read Part One and Part Two.
JUAN SUAREZ, FRANCHISE OWNER OF COOKIES BY DESIGN
ON LEARNING FROM YOUR MISTAKES:
“Humble yourself, if you make a mistake, and be able to recognize where you made a mistake. And move on. Learn from it and wake [up], get up, dust yourself [off] and go up at it again.”
PRACTICAL APPLICATION: “My father was successful. But he wasn’t always successful. He made… bad decisions and mistakes. But he would reinvent himself. He would just dust himself [off] and get up and get at it again.”
🌴 Want to learn more about franchising from Juan Suarez? Check out Part One and Part Two in Generation Si!
EDDIE GONZALEZ LOUMIET – CEO OF RUVOS
WHY WE DON’T HEAR TOO MUCH ABOUT LATINOS IN PUBLIC HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY & HOW THEY CAN USE THEIR PERSONAL STORY TO THEIR ADVANTAGE:
“Many of the folks that I’ve spoken to rather just put their head down and work. And work and work. And, often, my recommendation to them, not only for their own legacy, but to help other Latinos, is to take a little bit of time to share their story. The good times and the bad times.”
“If I see a minority, Latino or other, and they’ve got an amazing story, sometimes, their story is better than the technology that they’re working on, and I tell them that. I say, ‘You know, you’re going to get an investor to invest in your company.’”
They answer, “Why? Eddie, my technology is not good.” Gonzalez Loumiet tells them that they need to believe in their technology and their story – that it will be the key to getting an investor interested. “Your technology is great. But your story is even better. So let’s share your story.”
🌴 Want to hear more entrepreneurial advice from Eddie Gonzalez Loumiet? Read Part One and Part Two in Generation Si!
CAMILA TORO, CEO & FOUNDER OF HAPPY CAMI
HOW SHE FINDS THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ORDINARY:
“I go almost every day… with my daughter, she is 2 ½ years [old], to the park. And we take the same path. It’s the same view. It’s a beautiful view. The ocean is on one side. We see the trees, the dogs. And [I’m] always amazed… It is, like, oh my God. This is beautiful…”
“Every person [has] something beautiful in their life every day. But they don’t see it because it’s part of their routine. It’s part of the normal. And the normal is not normal.”
🌴 Did you miss the Generation Si! profile of Camila Toro and her other advice? Catch up and read Part One and Part Two.
🌴 Next week, I’ll have a full profile piece of yet another Latino entrepreneur making an impact in the business world and their top tips for helping you do the same. #theskyisNOTthelimit 😺
