Connect Who or what is your inspiration in business?

Who or what is your inspiration in business? My inspiration lies in my deep-rooted passion for food and beverage innovation. With years of experience in restaurant management and entrepreneurship, I am driven by the opportunity to find creative solutions that enhance lifestyles. From helping small coffee farmers with Café de Mi Tierra to creating wellness-focused products like VitalBrew, my goal is to make life easier and more enjoyable through meaningful innovAtion

How do you stay motivated?

stay motivated by my entrepreneurial spirit and my ability to find solutions in food and beverage. Each challenge fuels my creativity to create innovative concepts that improve people’s lives—whether it’s crafting unique coffee experiences, designing efficient restaurant operations, or developing eco-friendly coffee-based wellness products. Seeing the impact of these ideas on communities keeps me focused on the bigger picture.

What would you do with the $25,000?

With $25,000, I would bridge my restaurant expertise with my entrepreneurial ventures. I’d enhance Café de Mi Tierra’s unique patented feature coffee processing and coffee wellness cosmetic line by improving production efficiency and marketing efforts. This investment would allow me to innovate further, creating products and solutions that simplify daily life, empower communities, and redefine how people experience coffee and wellness.