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DANIEL LEON
Founder
El Rey USA Meats & Seafood Inc.
Daniel Leon is the founder of El
Rey USA Meats & Seafood Inc.,
established in 2002 in Chicago.
It is a meat distribution company
focused on the Latin market and
sells products to grocery stores in
10 states in the Midwest.
Leon immigrated to the United
States over 30 years ago and says
he "was born an entrepreneur."
What makes El Rey USA Meats
a powerful company, he says, is
passion and dedication.
With a team of 50 employees, the
company is currently expanding its
business to new cities. For Leon,
the biggest challenge in business
is finding people who share his
vision.
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MIKE MORENO
Founder
Moreno's Liquors
Mike Moreno founded Moreno's Liquors more than 45 years ago
in the La Villita, or Little Village, neighborhood of Chicago, and
moved to a larger space at 26th Street and Ridgeway in 1987 to
expand the store's tequila offerings. Mike opened his business
after working with his father, who owned a grocery store called
La Popular. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Mike held jobs
as a taxi driver and with the Northwestern Railroad, the railroad
company where his father also worked for 30 years. Offering
more than 640 brands of tequila, Moreno's Liquors is now a
flagship business of Chicago's Latino community. Committed to
his community, Mike is one of the founders of the Little Village
Chamber of Commerce.
GREGG ONTIVEROS
CEO
Group O
Due in large part to Gregg Ontiveros' entrepreneurial spirit, Group
O has grown from a start-up into a $950 million diversified services
firm. He and his team created innovative marketing, packaging,
and supply chain solutions that helped AT&T, Michelin, PepsiCo,
Caterpillar, Samsung, and other companies turn complex challenges
into centers of profitability and efficiency.
Group O is the largest Hispanic-owned business in Illinois, one of
the largest Hispanic-owned businesses in North America, received a
National Minority Supplier of the Year Award, and was named a top-
five business by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Ontiveros holds a bachelor's degree in business from Colorado State
University, resides in Davenport, Iowa, and is the proud father of three
children.
