On this special bonus episode, we go back three years to the original pilot episode of EMPRENDEDORES, when I had the distinguished honor of sitting down with Rubio’s Restaurant Co-Founder, Mr. Ray Rubio, in La Jolla, CA. This episode was shot back when the original idea of EMPRENDEDORES was to be strictly a video interview format, whereas now the conversations are available in both podcast AND video format; both of which can be found at EMPRENDEDORESPOD.COM. Some time has gone by since the interview but the conversation remains as relevant today as it was then. Rubio’s is an exemplary blueprint of the potential ability of a Latino owned business to scale and go through a full business life cycle. On this episode, Ray and I covered: the Rubio's Restaurants Co-Founder’s career journey; the story and evolution of Rubio’s Restaurant; expansion and growth capital lessons; the fast casual restaurant industry and much more.