www.negociosnow.com
30 February 2018
Age: 28
Title: President
Name of Organization:
Sprouting Leaders
Title: Vice President
Name of Organization:
Rulis Trucking
Bio: Raul Rosas firmly believes
in the power of mentorship, edu-
cation and service, which inspi-
red him to found Sprouting Lea-
ders in 2013. Sprouting Leaders
envisions a community where
youth from all backgrounds, re-
gardless of socioeconomic status,
are offered an equal opportuni-
ty to learn, lead and thrive. The
organization has invested more
than 7,000 hours in the Pilsen
and Little Village neighborhoods
and directly impacted over 300
middle school students.
The organization runs an af-
ter-school mentorship program
with monthly community servi-
ce events and an annual Secret
Santa toy drive that provides gifts
to hundreds of kids. Through its
partnerships and collaborations,
Sprouting Leaders has positio-
ned itself to be the vehicle by
which many young professio-
nals can come together and give
back to the community while
gaining leadership experience.
As well as serving as the pre-
sident of Sprouting Leaders,
Raul Rosas is the vice president
of Rulis Trucking, a family-
owned-and-operated trucking
company, and is the co-founder
and CEO of Fluxee, a virtual re-
ality technology startup, which
was a part of the inaugural 1871
and Illinois Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce's Hispanic Tech
Incubator. He recently gradua-
ted from the Elmspring Accele-
rator program, which focuses on
real-estate technologies.
Rosas holds a bachelor's
degree in accounting — with
minors in finance and mana-
gement information systems
— and a certificate in entrepre-
neurial studies from the Univer-
sity of Illinois at Chicago. He is a
licensed Certified Public Accou-
ntant in Illinois. Rosas was born
in Los Angeles to Mexican immi-
grant parents.
Raul Rosas
The nonprofit
and tech
startup
founder
"T
here are no shortcuts or
substitutes for hard work,
discipline, and the fact that we
often learn best through trial, error,
and (sometimes epic) failure."
Raul Rosas
