Laura & Ruben Perez Owners - Zaza New Cuban Diner
What/who inspires/motivates you? We have both been inspired by our parents. Their example of hard, honest and ethical work taught us that even with humble beginnings one can achieve whatever is desired. That also gives us the passion to pass on that legacy to our own children, nephews and nieces. What do you consider your biggest failure? And what did you learn from it? We never view negative occurrences in our lives as failures. Whenever we have made bad financial or work decisions, they were ultimately valuable learning experiences. What makes your personal and business relationship successful? In business, decisions are made daily that are not personal and cannot be made based on nepotism. Keeping these two roles of being husband and wife and coworkers separate is paramount to our success. Favorite Quote/Refran: Ruben: “You can get anything you want out of life, as long as you help other people get what they want out of life.” Laura: “Con Dios, todo se puede.” Favorite book: Ruben: The Four Disciplines of Execution by McChesney, Covey and Huling and The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey. Laura: The Bible. What superpower as a couple would you like to have? Not needing sleep would do us a world of good!
Luis & Lorena Quiroz President/Owners - Royal Press
What/who inspires/motivates you? Our children are the ones who motivate us. They are the ones that remind us on a daily basis of our purpose and our mission as parents and entrepreneurs. What do you consider your biggest failure? And what did you learn from it? In 2006, we saw an opportunity to acquire another printing company. That acquisition turned out to be very different than what we planned when we did our due diligence. This caused us a huge financial loss, and a lot of distress. What we learned from that experience was to review more in depth the whole company not only the numbers, and to make sure to keep our mission and goals at the forefront of everything we do. What makes your personal and business relationship successful? We both have a huge respect for each other and for everyone around us. We also know which are our strengths
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and opportunities, and we allow each other to fill in the gaps when needed. We make an effort to not to take ourselves too serious, and always have humor in our lives. Favorite Quote/Refran: Luis: “La constancia vence lo que la dicha no alcanza.” Lorena: “If you think you can’t, you won’t; if you think you can, you might.” Favorite book: Luis: I like to read trade magazines and technical books that give me the information to stay ahead of the industry. Lorena: I would have to say Harry Potter, I read the whole series What superpower as a couple would you like to have? Teleportation, it would be great to go from one place to another in no time as it would allow us to spend more time with the kids and also visit more clients during the day.