* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. ES [00:00:04] FOR 1588 VENTURES, A COSMIC CORPORATION, ANTES AND LATINO, AND HTV TESTIMONIALS. ADRIAN, THERE'S THE CITY HALL IN HOUSTON, CAPRIO LATINO, MEXICO IN VARIOUS, IN AVANTGARDE, INNOVATIVE AVANT GAR HAS GRANTED THE AMERICA WASTE MANAGEMENT, THE 1588 VENTURES CONSIDERING HOUSTON ENT PARIS. WELCOME TO NEXO LATINO, AN ICON OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND A SYMBOL OF HOUSTON'S ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT. RICK, HOW CHALLENGING WAS IT TO START UP AVANT GARDE, INNOVATIVE, AND, AND MAKE IT THE TOP IN THE AMERICAS? THANK YOU, MARCUS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, GREAT TO BE HERE. UH, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA TELL YOU, SO WHEN, WHEN I STARTED, I WAS A 22-YEAR-OLD KID WORKING AT OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, UH, MAKING $80 ON A, ON A GOOD DAY. UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I JUST GOT FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT, UH, MY BROTHER ACTUALLY INTRODUCED ME TO SOME GUYS IN MEXICO WITH COKE AND PEPSI, AND WENT DOWN THERE WITH $99, UH, TICKET AND GOT TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF PT BOTTLES. SO REALLY MY BUSINESS IN THE RECYCLING BUSINESS. UM, AND I STARTED WITH THE PHONE INTER FAX, MY PARENTS' HOUSE, AND I SAW THAT ALL THIS PLASTIC WAS GOING TO LANDFILLS, AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE'S GOTTA BE A BETTER OPTION. AND SO I STARTED DIALING FOR DOLLARS AND I WAS VERY FORTUNATE. COTTON CROPS WERE BAD IN CHINA, AND I HAD NO MONEY. UH, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS DOING, BUT YOU KNOW, MY, MY SLOGAN IS FIND A WAY. AND I DID, I WAS ABLE TO FIND, FIND A WAY TO GROW THE COMPANY WITH, YOU KNOW, LIMITATIONS AS YOU COULD IMAGINE. NO CAPITAL, NO PEOPLE, NO THAT. AND THEN, UH, EVENTUALLY BECAME THE LARGEST RECYCLER PT BOTTLES IN THE WORLD. AND, UH, AND THEN EVENTUALLY SOLD. WE MADE A PLANT CALLED PET STAR, AND WE WERE ABLE TO SELL THAT PLANT TO, UH, COCA-COLA GROUP PARK OUT OF MEXICO. SO THAT, THAT WAS JUST A, AN IMPRESSIVE RIDE. IT WAS FUN. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, UH, A FIELD, UM, A AN INDUSTRY THAT IS BOOMING. WAS IT A CASE OF BEING IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME? YOU KNOW, I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THAT. UH, YOU HAVE TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME. SO IF YOU'RE GOING INTO A BUSINESS, YOU REALLY HAVE KIND OF FEEL THAT THERE'S AN NECESSITY GOING FORWARD. CORRECT. SO YOU CAN'T GO TO A DIAL UP INTERNET BUSINESS CORRECT. YOU KNOWING THAT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GOT AN END. WHAT I REALIZED IN, IN THE RECYCLING WORLD, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE WASTE. AND WITHIN THAT WAVE, THERE'S ALWAYS PACKAGING. AND I ALWAYS SAW THAT THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO CIRCULAR ECONOMY WITH PACKAGING. IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, WHY CAN YOU BREAK IT BACK DOWN AND REUSE IT AGAIN? AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS VERY YOUNG THEN, BUT I, I BELIEVED IN THAT AND I KNEW IT WAS COMING, AND WE JUST GOT IN FRONT OF IT. AND, AND LUCKILY WE WERE IN FRONT OF A, A MOVEMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, PLASTICS IN THE OCEANS IS NOT GOOD. FIGURE IT OUT. HOW TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, RECYCLABLES, PLASTIC, DON'T, DO NOT, DON'T END UP IN THE LANDFILL. AND, UM, AND ESG. UM, SO ALL OF THESE THINGS GAVE ME THAT WIN BEHIND THE SALES TO REALLY BE ABLE TO, TO LIFT THE [00:05:01] COMPANY AND GROW AND ALSO RECRUIT VERY TALENTED TEAM, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE'S A PURPOSE TO OUR COMPANY. THERE'S A PURPOSE OF WHAT WE DO. YES, WE WANTED TO MAKE IT PROFITABLE, BUT THE, THE SOCIAL IMPACT THAT WE WERE DOING WITH THIS COMPANY, I THOUGHT IT WAS SUCH A VALUABLE ASSET AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTED TO JUMP ON THAT BANDWAGON. SO IT, IT WAS GREAT. IN YOUR PLANS, UH, THERE WAS AN EXIT STRATEGY, RIGHT? TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO SELL THE CONTROLLING, UM, MISTAKE ON, ON THE COMPANY WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT? YES, I SURE DID. TO BE HONEST, WHEN I STARTED THE COMPANY, THERE WAS, I WAS NOT THINKING ABOUT AN EXCESS STRATEGY. I WAS NOT REALLY THINKING ABOUT ANY OF THAT OR A LEGACY COMPANY OR, NO. UH, BUT WHAT IT'S, IT'S ABOUT CREATING VALUE, RIGHT? SO THE COMPANY THAT WE WERE REALLY TAKING OFF, WE NEEDED TWO MORE THINGS. WE, WE WERE TRYING TO GET IT NOW TO ANOTHER LEVEL, RIGHT? IT, IT, YOU KNOW, WE NEEDED A HUGE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL TO BUILD THE FACILITY THAT WE DID BUILD HERE IN, UH, WALLER, TEXAS, ALMOST 200 ACRES BY FAR THE LARGEST PLANT FOR FLEXIBLE PACKAGING IN THE WORLD. AND I NEEDED A STRATEGIC PARTNER WITH THAT. SO WHEN I WAS GOING OUT THERE, WHICH I'VE NEVER TAKEN OUTSIDE CAPITAL, I THOUGHT THIS IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY, AND I ALSO NEEDED SUPPLY TO, TO, TO, FOR THE, TO GROW THIS PLANT. SO WE WERE STILL HUGE AMOUNT OF, OF FLEXIBLE PACKAGING. SO THAT MEANS YOUR ICE BAGS, YOUR CLEANER BAGS, UM, EVERYTHING THAT'S FLEXIBLE, YOU KNOW, STRETCH FILM, UH, YOU KNOW, BUBBLE WRAP. AND SO WE, WE REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT MARKET. 'CAUSE THE HARDEST THING TO RECYCLE. WE ENDED UP TALKING TO WASTE MANAGEMENT. UH, I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO MEET THE C-SUITE. UH, I EXPLAINED TO 'EM, I SHOWED 'EM, WE WENT TO THE PLANT AND THEY SAID, WE HAVE TO BE PART OF THIS. AND, AND THAT'S HOW IT STARTED. WE, WE WENT DOWN THE ROAD. THEY WERE MAJORITY CONTROLLED AND, UH, YOU KNOW, LONG AFTER ONE, ONE AND A YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS LATER, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THE DEAL TOGETHER. SO IT TOOK A LONG TIME, BUT THEY WERE THE DEFINITELY THE RIGHT PARTNERS FOR THIS, FOR THIS DEAL. TELL US ABOUT 1588 VENTURES. YEAH, SO WHAT HAPPENED? WE, WE ENDED UP PIVOTING, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAD A GOOD LIQUIDITY EVENT. AND, UH, SO WE CREATED A, A FAMILY OFFICE. AND THE WHOLE IDEA AND THE CONCEPT ABOUT, UH, 1588 IS WE TRIED TO REALLY FOCUS ON GROWTH CAPITAL GROWTH COMPANIES. THAT'S THAT WE ARE GONNA INVEST IN COMPANIES THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, THEY DO IMPACT, UH, FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, UH, GOOD THINGS OR THEY DO GREAT THINGS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. SO WE'RE, WE, WE DON'T WANT TO INVEST IN THINGS OR COMPANIES THAT ARE REALLY HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT. SO WE WANNA BE A SOLUTION PROVIDER. WE, WE, WE HAVE A, MY TEAM THAT HAVE BEEN WITH ME FOR A LONG, LONG TIME HAS SOME REAL GOOD SKILL SETS IN THAT AREA. AND SO WE'LL PUT CAPITAL AND, AND STRATEGIC, UM, UH, VISION AND STRATEGY TO A COMPANY TO HELP 'EM GROW. SO THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. UH, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE DO HAVE SOME, SOME COMPANIES THAT WE'RE OPERATING, WE KEPT LEFT LATIN AMERICA AS A RECYCLING COMPANY, SO WE DO, WE STILL HAVE MEXICO AND ALL CENTRAL AMERICA THAT'S DOING REALLY, REALLY WELL. AND THEN WE OPENED A, A COUPLE OF COMPANIES. ONE IS SEUS POWER SUPPLY. SO THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF POWER IN THIS COUNTRY, SO TRANSFORMERS AND, AND, AND HARDWARE. AND, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING WE ALREADY WE'RE GROWING QUITE RAPIDLY AND QUITE FAST AND, UH, AND QUITE LARGE. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT COMPANY. AND THEN WE HAVE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE A GLOBAL SAFETY, WHICH, SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE ANOTHER, UH, COMPANIES THAT WE OPERATE. SO A LOT OF INVESTMENTS. WE DO EXTERNAL INVESTMENTS, THIRD PARTIES, AND THEN WE ALSO DO CAPITAL MARKETS. SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT, WHAT, UH, 1588 DOES. YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE YPO, THE YOUNG PRESIDENT'S ORGANIZATION. WHAT IS THAT ORGANIZATION AND, AND WHAT DOES IT ADD TO YOUR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES? BUSINESS PLANS? UH, YPO TO ME, UH, I GOT IN WHEN I WAS 36 YEARS OLD. AND, UM, YOU KNOW WHAT IT DOES, IT GIVES YOU A, A SOUNDING BOARD OF THESE AMAZING BUSINESS. YOU HAVE TO BE A PRESIDENT OR CEO OF A COMPANY. UH, THERE'S CERTAIN SIZE THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO, TO DO THAT. AND IF YOU ARE PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO GET INVITED, WHICH I WAS PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO GET INVITED, YOU REALLY, UH, SEE, YOU SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY, THE ABILITY TO SCALE THE BUSINESS, THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A PHONE CALL AWAY, WHOEVER YOU WANT TO TALK TO. SO IT'S SUCH A POWERFUL ORGANIZATION, UH, IN, IN THE WAY OF CONNECTIONS AND ABILITY TO ACCESS INFORMATION. BUT ALSO THE, THE, WE DO A LOT OF, UH, UM, UNIVERSITIES, UM, AND, AND THINGS FOR, FOR REALLY CONTINUING TO LEARN. SO IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ORGANIZATION. AND, YOU KNOW, I ENCOURAGE EVERY, IF, IF THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING, IF YOU CAN GET INTO THAT, ABSOLUTELY. UH, BE PART OF IT. YOU MENTIONED EDUCATION, AND I KNOW YOU DEVOTE TIME EVERY YEAR TO UPDATING YOUR TECHNOLOGY, YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT NEW PROCEDURES, NEW EVERYTHING. TELL US ABOUT THAT. WELL, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE AS A CEO, UM, YOU, YOU ONLY KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW, AND YOU, YOU KEEP PREACHING THE THING, THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER TO YOUR STAFF. [00:10:01] AND SO, AS A CEO, YOUR JOB IS TO THINK AND CREATE AND BUILD AND BRING NEW, NEW STRATEGIES AND NEW WAY OF THINKING. SO THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL. SO I, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, I GO BACK TO SCHOOL. I DO THE HARVARD, UH, EDUCATION PROGRAM, UH, AND THEN ALSO HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, I STAND FOR LAST YEAR. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD JUST, IT'S THE MIND, REALLY, THE, THE MOST VALUE YOU HAVE AS A CEO IS, IS YOUR BRAIN. AND WHAT, WHAT IS YOUR COMPETITORS DOING? WHERE ARE YOU GONNA TAKE THE COMPANY? WHAT IS THE VISION AND HOW ELSE YOU HAVE ALL THESE RESOURCES ARE COMING OUT, LIKE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, YOU'RE HEARING ABOUT, RIGHT? AND HOW TO, HOW TO PIVOT YOUR COMPANY AND ALL THESE STRATEGIES, YOU, YOU, YOU, YOUR BRAIN STARTS THINKING ABOUT, HOW DO I CONNECT THAT TO MY BUSINESS? AND AS A GOOD CEO, IF YOU'RE NOT DOING THAT, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA WIN. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING DOWN AND ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT EXECUTION, MEANING HR AND LEGAL AND OPERATIONS AND ALL THAT, THEN YOU MIGHT BE A GREAT COO. BUT YOU'RE NOT A-C-E-O-C-E-O. YOU HAVE TO LOOK OVER THE, THE MOUNTAINS, SEE WHERE YOU'RE GONNA GO, WHERE YOU, WHERE YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO TAKE THIS COMPANY. AND THAT'S A VISION. IT TAKES TIME TO DEVELOP THAT. UM, BUT YOU HAVE TO DO IT TO BE A GREAT CEO. YOU CAN DO IT THE OTHER WAY. WHAT'S YOUR GAME PLAN FOR THE NEXT THREE, FIVE YEARS? YOU KNOW, MY, YES. YOU KNOW, I, I LOVE BUSINESS. I LOVE CREATING, I LOVE BUILDING. UM, SO MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IS MY THING. I I LOVE HELPING, UH, COMPANIES TURN AROUND, HELPING 'EM GROW, UH, PUT A NEW STRATEGY IN PLAY AND THEN HELP THEM EXIT. SO, UH, WE CREATE ALSO A, A A A VENTURE CALL NEXT STAGE. AND WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT NEXT STAGE IS IT'S, IT'S FOUNDERS OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE GROWN A COMPANY AND THEY REALLY WANT TO LIQUIDATE. THEY WANNA ENJOY THEIR LIFE GOING FORWARD. SO NEXT STAGE, WE'RE HERE FOR THAT, RIGHT? WE, IF THEY NEED CAPITAL, WE'LL PUT CAPITAL IF THEY NEED, YOU KNOW, STRATEGIC, UH, ADVICE ON WHERE WE GONNA TAKE IT, AND THEN WE, WE HELP 'EM PACKAGE AND SELL IT. BECAUSE REALLY THE PROCESS OF, OF, OF SELLING IS VERY COMPLICATED. AND YOU, YOU REALLY NEED PEOPLE THAT HAVE KIND OF DONE THIS BEFORE AND KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DO IT SEVERAL TIMES. I BOUGHT MANY COMPANIES, SOLD 'EM. AND, AND, UH, IT'S A, IT'S A PROCESS THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF STRATEGIC THINKING. AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE HELPING COMPANIES DO THAT. AND I'M, AND I LOVE IT. YOU DEFINITELY LOOK VERY EXCITED AND YEAH. HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. THE TOP TIPS FOR HISPANIC ENTREPRENEURS, BUSINESSMEN WHO WANNA GET TO THE BIG LEAGUES, I LOVE IT. WELL, I WOULD TELL YOU THE FIRST AND FOREMOST BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, MOST PEOPLE SAY, WELL, I, I WANNA START THIS BUSINESS. OH, I WANNA DO THIS. AND THEY WAIT TOO LONG. SO THE EARLIER YOU CAN DO IT, AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, I WAS ALL IN THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN I STARTED MY COMPANY, WHAT I'M GONNA GO LIVE WITH MY PARENTS? WELL, HECK, I WAS ALREADY LIVING THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, IT, IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY. YOU HAVE TO DOUBLE DOWN. YOU HAVE TO TRUST IF YOU'RE ABLE TO INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET, WHEN A COMPANY YOU HAVE NO CONTROL, NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO, WHY DON'T YOU INVEST IN YOURSELF? AND, UH, IF YOU TRULY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING, UM, DO IT. AND THE SECOND THING I ALWAYS SAY TO PEOPLE IS, DON'T EVER HAVE A PLAN B. UH, I'LL ALWAYS SAY, WELL, IF I DON'T DO THIS, I'M GONNA DO THAT. I'M LIKE, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A PLAN B, THAT IS YOUR PLAN. SO IT'S ALWAYS SO MUCH EASIER TO FALL BACK ON. THE SECOND THING YOU WANT TO DO, RIGHT? IF YOU WANNA BE A SURGEON, YOU SAY, WELL, I'M GONNA BE A SURGEON. YOU DON'T SAY, WELL, MAYBE I'LL BE A TRUCK DRIVER. NO, THEN YOU'LL BE A TRUCK DRIVER. SO IF YOU'RE GONNA BE, YOU'RE GONNA SET YOUR MIND TO DO SOMETHING. DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO DO IT. AND ALSO, THE THIRD THING IS PARTICIPATE IN CHARITY EVENTS. AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS, THE MORE CHARITIES YOU GO TO, THE MORE, THE BETTER THE NETWORK IS GONNA BE. YOU GOTTA REMEMBER ALL THE BIG DOGS AND ALL THE BIG COMPANIES, EVENTUALLY YOU WANNA DO SOME BUSINESS WITH, THEY'RE ON SOME CHARITY BOARD. THEY'RE GONNA BE ACCESSIBLE TO YOU. AND TO TALK TO THEM IN A CHARITY ISSUE, AN EVENT, IT'S WAY, WAY, WAY EASY THAN YOU TRY TO GET A, A CALL CALL WITH THE CEO OF A MAJOR CO COMPANY. JUST IS NEVER GONNA GO GET THAT WAY. SO GO TO CHARITIES, HELP OUT, AND ALSO MEET AMAZING PEOPLE THAT, UH, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY DO WANT TO HELP, UH, YOUNG, HISPANIC, UH, ENTREPRENEURS GROW THEIR BUSINESS. I'M ONE OF THEM. FINALLY, WHAT IS YOUR, YOUR PHRASE, YOUR FAVORITE PHRASE OR, YOU KNOW, QUOTE, IN BUSINESS, IT'S VERY SIMPLE, PLAY TO WIN. SO FOR ME, IT'S PLAY TO WIN. IF YOU'RE GONNA GO INTO BUSINESS AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, MAKE SURE YOU BELIEVE THE, THE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO, WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO, AND WITH IT, AND PLAY TO WIN. SO IF YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR CUP OF COFFEE, MAKE SURE YOU FEEL THAT WHOEVER YOU'RE GONNA PRESENT IT TO, THEY BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE GONNA SELL THEIR CUP OF COFFEE. I SEE A LOT OF TIMES, SEE, LIKE, PEOPLE SAY, WELL, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GONNA SAY NO. WELL, IF YOU ALREADY SAY, YOU'RE ALREADY SAYING THAT, YOU, THEY'RE GONNA SAY NO, THEN WHY ARE YOU GOING? DON'T GO. IF YOU DON'T THINK YOU CAN MAKE THAT SALE, DON'T GO. BUT YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT FIRST YOURSELF BEFORE YOU CAN DO THAT. RIGHT? AND THE OTHER PHRASE I ALWAYS USE IS, FIND A WAY. [00:15:01] THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY. SO IF YOU THINK THEY TELL YOU NO, OKAY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, TELL ME WHAT WOULD BE, WHY NOT? AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVER ASK QUESTIONS WHEN THEY GET A NO. THEY JUST GET, NO. OKAY, WELL, THEY TOLD ME NO. WHY? WELL, I DIDN'T ASK, ASK. SO THE BEST WAY TO LEARN IS HOW YOU PIVOT YOUR BUSINESS PLAN, HOW YOU PIVOT YOUR MODEL BASED ON THE NOS. AND WE ALL GET NOS, RIGHT? I MEAN, THAT IF IT WAS EASY, EVERYBODY WOULD DO IT, BUT IT, IT REALLY IS EASY UNDERSTANDING WHY NOT. AND WHEN YOU GET SOME DATA POINTS, THEN YOU CAN SAY, PIVOT AND SAY, I FIND A WAY TO GO AROUND THAT, THAT HURDLE THAT WAS PUT, HEY, I DON'T HAVE THE CAPITAL. OKAY, WELL WHAT IF I LEASE IT TO YOU? WHAT IF I, YOU KNOW, IF I PUT THE CAPITAL IN AND THEN YOU REIMBURSE ME BACK EVENTUALLY BASED ON WHAT I BUY FROM YOU, YOU GET CREATIVE. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, PEOPLE WANT TO DO BUSINESSES. IT'S JUST, IF THEY'RE, THEY'RE BIG COMPANIES, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT HARDER FOR THEM TO MANEUVER IN SOME OF THE, THE, THE, UM, THE PARAMETERS THAT THEY HAVE. SO YOU GOTTA FIND A WAY HOW THAT COMPANY WORKS AND HAVE FUN WITH IT. ENJOY WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THAT'S ALSO A THING. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY GET FRUSTRATED. AND SO WHEN YOU GO FRUSTRATED TO A MEETING OR SOMETHING, YOU ALREADY LOST A BATTLE. SO BE, BE LOOSE, BE HAPPY, ENJOY WHAT YOU DO. IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR PRODUCT OR YOU BELIEVE IN YOUR SERVICE, WHATEVER YOU'RE SELLING, MAKE SURE, LET THEM BELIEVE THAT YOU, YOU LOVE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. DO IT. IF, IF NOT, YOU'RE IN THE WRONG BUSINESS, GO DO SOMETHING ELSE. CORPORATION. MENTOR YA, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR, CEO, THEMIC CORPORATION, ADRIANA POTTER CORPORATION LEARNING [00:21:09] CANCER IN MEXICO [00:28:50] FOR 1588. VENTURES, A COSMIC CORPORATION, . * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.