Who or what is your inspiration in business?

My father had incredible work ethic working for Chrysler for 26 years/7days a week. I appreciate that. Watching other entrepreneurs win by sheer grit, innovation and determination motivates me. Madame CJ Walker, Phillip Downing, Garrett Morgan, Steve Jobs, David Steward, Bill Gates, all shaped the idea that you can build and create a substantial and lasting presence in the world.

How do you stay motivated?

I think of my daughter. She’s 20 now. In 2023, because of the Tijuana sewage, I was sick for a year living in Imperial Beach. I almost died. But I always wanna be around for my daughter and I still have to see her through college so I fought. I wanna be there when she’s married and with kids and leave a legacy for her. So no matter how many failures I have, I won’t stop until until I succeed and win because I always want her to be proud of me.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I. I would help Father Joes Village. I’ve been unhoused before, and I know how difficult it is to find food and shelter. Most of them are not mentally disturbed as people think. Life can happen fast so I always wanna do my part to help. I want to invest in new tools with Ai that help us put businesses in a better place to remediate their websites for access by the disabled community. And my Ai project definitely could use the injection.