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Age: 35
Title: Co-Founder
Name of Organization: Tropical
Juice Bar
From Sabana Grande de Boya,
Monte Planta In the Domini-
can Republic, Carlos David
Lopez is a Hispanic leader and
restaurateur. He was born in
the campo with a vision for
success and passion for the
great American dream. He
moved to Passaic, NJ when
he was twelve years old with
his family. He became a dis-
tinguished student, against
the language barrier, and dis-
crimination. While working
on his passion, he obtained a
bachelor's degree in business
finance from William Pater-
son University. Following his
family roots of dedicated work
ethics, with over seventeen
years of experience in the hos-
pitality industry, he has be-
come an expert in restaurant
operations management.
His passion for entrepre-
neurship and vision for com-
munity development led to the
opening of Tropical Juice Bar
in 2010, with his brother. Now
they have seven corporate lo-
cations and a fully operational
franchise business to offer op-
portunities for other entrepre-
neurs who are passionate about
the hospitality industry. Cu-
rrently, he serves as Chief Ope-
rations Officer of the company.
Carlos serves his home-
town of Passaic NJ, as a trustee
of the Passaic Affordable Hou-
sing Coalition, a non-profit
organization whose purpose
is to build and sell affordable
homes for low-income fami-
lies. In addition, he develo-
ped a mentorship program to
help raise future leaders in the
community and his company,
by coaching local leaders and
mentoring them to achieve
their desired goals, while em-
powering others.
Carlos's personal mission
is to inspire people to "go be
great" in whatever calls them.
He often speaks to small
mentorship groups, high
school students, and univer-
sities about making a decision
to find their calling and pursue
their dreams and passion.
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"R
egardless of where you come
from, the only thing that
matters is your vision, your passion,
and your perseverance.
Believe you are going towards
greatness and go be great!".
Carlos López
Dominican
Restaurateur
