This article is part of Bísness School, a series that highlights one of the fastest-growing groups of entrepreneurs in the United States, Latinos. You can hear or watch the full conversation with Guillermo Zamarripa below.
Guillermo Zamarripa knew he wanted to be involved in the world of soccer since he was a child.
“I don’t come from any family background in terms of professional soccer players or anything.” Zamarripa said. “It was just what you do. You know, growing up in Mexico, I wanted to be a professional footballer. And yeah, my entire childhood, I think, revolved around that.”
Zamarripa, who grew up in Tampico, a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, started his soccer career playing in the second division league in Mexico when he was a teenager. But soon he realized that he didn’t have what it took to make it to the country’s top league.
“I …