Today Bill is joined by the Co-Founder and CEO of Global Containers and Custom Packaging Inc. and the Founder of Reikoku Consulting, Jose Ochoa. They talk about Jose’s entrepreneurship journey and what made him start his businesses. He also shares some advice for people looking to start their businesses.   José Ochoa is an award-winning Mexican-American entrepreneur, engineer, and business innovation evangelist. They started multi-million-dollar companies in the US and Mexico, including Global Containers & Custom Packaging Inc., a logistics and packaging company, and Reikoku LLC, a consulting company.   Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, José has an Engineering degree from Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua II and worked as a Packaging Engineer for Delphi, where he immersed himself in operations and logistics for the packaging industry. He was a Global Packaging Engineer for Siemens, designing products and process efficiencies that he pivoted to his own venture. In 2008, José and a partner launched Global Containers and Custom Packaging de México SA de CV to fill an industry gap: integrated packaging and logistics services committed to providing a flawless customer experience.   In 2009 the company expanded to El Paso, Texas, leading to a decade of growth and expansion. In 2019, José and his team won the Bridge Accelerator, an intensive, highly specialized program sponsored by Microsoft. It that selects local suppliers from the border region and ramps up their operations to international business standards to make them more viable members of the border supply chain. The award included $25K, which José used to expand the company’s binational footprint (Mexico/US).   In 2017, Global Containers won the City of El Paso, Texas’ ‘Exporter of the Year’ award, earning José a commendation letter from the former member of the US House of Representatives and Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke. Accolades aside, as a successful Latino business innovator, José helps entrepreneurs to start and operate companies in the US and Latin America. His latest venture, Reikoku Consulting, provides growth solutions and guidance for entrepreneurs looking to start a business or for companies wishing to develop a relevant business journey that will create better results for all the parts. Connect with Jose at: Websites: http://www.globalcontainers.net/     http://www.consulting.reikoku.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/relentlessjoseochoa/ Show notes: [1:17] Why is it important for Jose to be surrounded by Star Wars toys [3:07] Jose’s advice to stay young and be childlike [5:23] What made Jose start his entrepreneurial journey? [10:38] On making a bet on himself and taking the risk [13:21] Outro   Connect with Bill Bloom  Web: https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/ https://bloomfinancialco.kartra.com/page/bNJ87 Email: [email protected]  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bloomfinancial/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesirepodcast   Securities and investment advisory services are offered through Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. (WFS), member FINRA/SIPC. WFS. is separately owned, and other entities and/or marketing names, products, or services referenced here are independent of WFS.   Views expressed in this podcast are for general informational purposes only and are not intended to provide or be a substitute for specific professional financial, tax or legal advice or recommendations for any individuals. Information is based on sources believed to be reliable; however, their accuracy or completeness cannot be guaranteed.  

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