From Millions in Debt to Inc. 5000 — Here’s How I Turned Crisis and Fear into a Competitive Advantage

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In 2000, I was head of the first fintech in Mexico, Finanzas Web. A company so innovative that we survived the market collapse when the dot-com bubble burst because we had capital reserves and a clear execution plan.

In 2008, the Great Recession hit, and I was in the eye of the hurricane with a business specializing in mortgages for the Hispanic market. When the bank cut our lending overnight, I lost the company and was left with $1 million in personal debt.

Third time’s the charm, right? In 2020, amid COVID, my current company, Growth Institute,was prepared. We doubled revenue and

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