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www.negociosnow.com 20 Junio 2022 JUAN GAYTAN Founder & Chairman Monterrey Security Consultants Inc. Juan Gaytan Jr. founded Monterrey Security Consultants Inc. in 1999. In 2020, he assumed the role of Board Chairman for Monterrey Security. In addition to controlling management, policies, and business operations, he leads civic and philanthropic efforts for the company. Monterrey serves a broad range of industries and facilities such as Soldier Field, John G. Shedd Aquarium, and the Field Museum. Gaytan is the first-generation son of immigrants from Monterrey, Mexico. He was born and raised on the Southwest Side of Chicago along with six siblings. He served on the Chicago Police Department for 12 years before leaving to pursue development of Monterrey. Outside of his role at Monterrey, Gaytan serves as the chairman of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. OZZIE GODINEZ CEO & Co-founder PACO Collective Godinez was born in Mexico and raised on the South Side of Chicago. His personal industry experience and knowledge of consumer market trends led him to believe there was a better way to approach multicultural marketing. So in 2006, he and Pablo Acosta founded PACO Communications, now known as PACO Collective, a full-service marketing communications agency with a focus on inclusive marketing. Godinez has helped grow the company from a two-man office with no clients and no revenue to an agency with 50-plus employees, revenues of over $20 million, and a client roster that includes Amazon, Blue Cross Blue Shield, ComEd, Exelon, Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago Bears, White Sox, among many others. MARTIN HERNANDEZ President & Founder Burrito Parrilla Mexicana Martin Hernandez is the largest shareholder of Burrito Parrilla Mexicana, and he developed a passion and vision for preparing Mexican food at a young age. After migrating to the United States, he settled in the Chicago area. After working long hours in restaurants, he opened his first restaurant, El Burrito Tapatio in Addison, in 1994 along with his older brother. Los Burritos Tapatios in Glen Ellyn was next, and eight other locations followed. In 2010, Hernandez employed his experience, and the input of his partners, to develop Burrito Parrilla Mexicana as an upscale restaurant dedicated to modern Mexican cuisine. Today, Burrito Parrilla Mexicana has 11 locations in the western suburbs with approximately $20 million in sales and 200 employees. SAMARA HERNANDEZ Founding Partner Chingona Ventures Samara Hernandez is the founding partner of Chingona Ventures, a Chicago-based venture capital company that invests in pre-seed startups primarily in the Midwest and primarily founded by overlooked people focused on massive markets. Chingona recently closed a new fund with $52 million in capital commitments. Limited partners in the new fund include PayPal Ventures, Melinda Gates's Pivotal Ventures, and the Office of the Illinois State Treasurer, among others. Hernandez is an engineer who spent six years at Goldman Sachs before joining the capital firm Math Venture Partners in 2015 as an investor, and then struck out on her own in 2019 with Chingona. She co-founded Latinx Founders Collective to bring together Latinx founders, investors, and community leaders to support entrepreneurs. ENRIQUE MESA CEO Mesa Electronics Enrique Mesa founded Mesa Electronics in 1982 as a "one-stop shop" at the forefront of delivering state-of-the-art electronic solutions to the healthcare industry. While teaching electronics technology at a local Chicago college, Enrique began to recognize a larger societal need for expanded electronics technology solutions. One area he noticed that was in need of affordable service and solutions was cable entertainment. Targeting healthcare institutions, lodging, and large residential housing developments in the Chicago area, Enrique worked together with the industry professionals and their clients to deliver customized but practical cable distribution networks, cable packages, and around-the- clock service platforms. Mesa Electronics is a family-owned-and- operated business and is proud to be a National Minority Supplier Development Council Certified. JOSE MALDONADO Founder & Owner Old Veteran Construction Inc. Jose Maldonado, owner and founder of Old Veteran Construction Inc., has successfully delivered high-quality projects since 1986. He grew up in Trumbull Park in a Chicago Housing Authority community. In 1986, using his background in masonry, Maldonado founded Old Veteran Tuck-Pointing with five others, a small office, and a truck that said "No Job is Too Small." As his experience grew, so did his aspirations. In 1993, Old Veteran Tuck-Pointing became Old Veteran Construction Inc. Today the company has over 75 workers, and has successfully delivered projects for various private and government industries both locally and nationally. Notable Projects include the rehabilitation of the city's Fannie Emanuel Apartments, and construction of the Richard Daley Advanced Manufacturing Center. O rderExpress is a U.S- based, family-owned provider of financial services catering primarily to the Hispanic community. The company was founded in 1992 by Jorge Miranda, a Mexican entrepreneur who saw the opportunity to provide more reliable money transfer services at a better value to customers. Since then, the company has expanded into multiple financial services and currently has a presence in over 20 states through a network of 110 branches. Jorge Miranda Founder OrderExpress

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