We had the good fortune of connecting with Alain Justilien and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alain, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
My thought process behind starting the business was to allow my wife first off to “retire” and allow her the space to take care of our baby girl as a mother. Secondly, I wanted something to help us on our journey to financial freedom and building our wealth 

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I am a Category Manager , in this role at Kraft Heinz, I manage a $41MM PL for the Northern California region that impacts 336 stores. I am responsible for managing sales, supply chain partnerships and client relationships . It’s a difficult role because it entails sales, supply chain, finance and customer relations which is a huge responsibility.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I would take them first to the Tower Club in Downtown Dallas for drinks and a view of the city. Then for dinner at the Haywire in Plano. We would end up taking a walk around the Grandscape in the Colony and enjoy the Arcade there as well

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
First off my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. My wife and baby for giving me inspiration to carryon. 100 Black Men of America /Sky’s The Limit for giving me mentors to help guide along my journey . Think and Grow Rich for wisdom to make it happen

Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/alain-justilien

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