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| Immigrant entrepreneur: | Marie Capita |
| Company: | Taste of Immokalee |
| Place of birth: | Haiti |
| Employees: | 15 |
Show notes
Marie immigrated from Haiti when she was very young. She started her entrepreneurship journey after getting her law degree and starting her own practice with a business partner. Her entrepreneurial career didn’t end there.
She left the practice and started a bakery business with her husband. Since they went through a divorce, she decided to give that up as well.
Although she got a County job and worked a desk job, she wasn’t giving up on her entrepreneurial spirits. It was when she had a near death experience when she realized she wanted to do more in this life and make a difference.
That’s when Taste of Immokalee was born.
Quotes by Marie
In this environment, I had to prove myself more.
I’m not one to usually say, “Although I’m the only black person, I’m the probably the person that has the highest degree on the table.”
If you don’t make them see, that I’m more than the color that you see in front of me, sometimes you have to bring that card to the table.
If I was to go, what were people going to remember Marie for?
From that point, I said I wanted to live my life with a purpose.
I don’t want to give anyone part of the company, because if you let it go, to the wrong hands it’s not going to be the same model anymore.
Do not quit.
Just because you don’t succeed in one business, that doesn’t mean that you cannot succeed in another.
Learn from your failures.
Where to find Marie
Taste of Immokalee | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook
Links mentioned
Book: Immigrant Hustle
(Amazon affiliate link included)
