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| Immigrant entrepreneur: | Magie Cook |
| Company: | Magie Cook International |
| Place of birth: | Mexico |
| Employees: | 8 |
Show notes
Magie was born in an orphanage where she spent 18 years of suffering. She had 68 brothers and sisters at the orphanage and at times she had to hunt for her food with her own bare hands because there was no food at the orphanage.
Holidays were celebrated very seldomly, if they were celebrated at all. The shoes that they wore to school were hand made by her “parents”. In this episode she explains why she doesn’t call her parents, “parents” and how she found basketball for a means of escaping the orphanage.
Magie started her salsa company all by accident, and later sold it for $231M.
Magie is an internationally recognized speaker and expert in the field of business and personal development and has been featured on numerous publications, magazines, and television networks such as Daystar TV, Bloomberg TVās āThe American Dreamā and many more.
She has received many awards, including, being inducted into the Hall of Fame at the University of Charleston and received a Nobel Entrepreneur Prize in Mexico. Sheās worked with many Fortune 100 and 500 companies, as well as A-listers including professional athletes, influencers, and thought leaders.
Quotes by Magie
If thereās an opportunity to do something different, I would figure it out and do it.
I looked at Google, āhow to start a company.ā
I grew this company in several years to more than $1m without any funding.
I truly bootstrapped into success just by doing research.
I reached out to people, I asked for help but I was rejected.
Sometimes people give with money or with things, and sometimes give with their lives.
All you need is a willingness to do something.
When you get someone to help you, you shorten the time frame that you become success and your American dream becomes more real quicker.
Itās really about being resourceful.
You bend but you donāt break.
Doing whatever it takes to succeed and you will succeed if you stay focused on your ultimate outcome.
I grew up in this orphanage and it was a big production with all these kids.
If anybody tells you that you donāt have a chance because youāre a minority, donāt believe them.
To the degree that you believe that you are much more than what you think you are, you are more.
What do you choose to focus on?
Where to find Magie
Magie Cook International | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn
Links mentioned
Book: Mindful Success: How To Use Your Mind To Transform Your Life
(Amazon affiliate links included)
