So much emphasis is placed on the wrong things in the world.  Imagine a time when things were simpler.  There was no doubt, no apparent haters, but rather a time when true grit and perseverance without complaining was the norm.  When you decided to do something, you didn't question yourself to death, or allow fear of failure, or doubt to set in.  You simply made a decision and took action. That spirit is still alive around the world across various ethnicities and people from different backgrounds. 

Estefania Lacayo is co-founder of LAFS and TRIBU by LAFS, two platforms with the mission of elevating and enriching the Latin American fashion and design industries. She's one of the most transformative human beings you could have the pleasure of meeting. 

In this episode, Patrick and Estefania share their affinity for their mother country, Nicaragua and a reflection of a time when they both knew each other as younger versions of themselves. Estefania talks about her 20-year journey in the Fashion industry that started with her making a phone call and landing a job at Vogue.  She goes on to completely transform the Fashion industry and build a community that is about inclusivity.

Estesfania founded an e-commerce brand, Edition01, a luxury e-commerce site that created limited editions in collaboration with firms, designers, artists, and celebrities such as Harper’s Bazaar, Goop, CFDA, and Vera Wang, just to mention a few.

 

What You'll Learn: 

Some of the trendsetting things Estefania did to grant access to the top Executives of the top designers and brands in the world

• What she does to pour into her health 
• The name of her shark tank incubator 
• Success stories from Estefania's career 
• Why race is not a factor in the Fashion industry 
• What motivates Estefania to pursue the mission she's been on year after year 
• Estefania's biggest challenge (It'll surprise you) 
• How Estefania was able to spend $0 on marketing and still put on a successful summit 
• A model that still works for her in uniting the world to this very day 
• Why Estefania believes Latin people throw the best parties in the world 

Favorite Quote: 

"Now, I have the luxury to tell companies I don't want to work with them because they don't allow with our values.  In the beginning, I had to hustle, but now, I have the ability to only work with whom I want.  That's freedom." 

-Estefania Santiago

 

How to Get Involved:

Patrick Bolanos is a serial entrepreneur, business owner, and CEO of Trailer King Builders in Houston, Texas.

He was raised in Nicaragua, exposed to extreme poverty, and also had the fortune of being exposed to life in the United States traveling back and forth to both countries. 

After college, Patrick’s career took him into the corporate world of banking where he learned the important lessons of understanding what you’re selling and why it’s important to believe in it. 

Back in December of 2017, Patrick was fired from his job as a CFO for a Restaurant Group.  With only $500 to his name, rent due, his wife, 3 children at home, and one on the way, he was forced to figure out how to pull his family out of this financial abyss that was strangling his life. 

With no knowledge of how to build a trailer, Patrick simply figured all of it out and has now built it into the thriving empire of what’s now become Trailer King Builders.