Reflecting from my original experience and in essence opener to the science and practice of entrepreneurship, it has been very interesting to discover a great deal of personal growth within my character, spirit, and over all entrepreneurial mindset. As this semester comes to a close, to my pleasant discovery, I found that my second interview with CFO of Cabo Flats Delia Amador, and part owner, was a lot more directive, to the point and in general with a purpose. Although she did not feel comfortable for business purposes to engage in video/audio interview, we engaged in a short email interview to solve a few "pressing questions". My questions went as followed:
1) As an entrepreneur what was the the largest unmet need that you were able to meet in expanding your product/ service?
- "That is a great question, well the largest unmet need that as a company we have been able to target has been the demand for high quality Mexican food and drinks. Being from South Florida, there is a culture that is heavily reliant on street/ pub food for this amazing food. Attacking this market has been a huge success when matching the food to excellent service (that is well appreciated in Miami) that Cabo continuously provides".
2) From your success to date, what has been the key element in your business to succeed?
- To date, I believe that any business like Cabo when creating a line extension as we have in opening different restaurant has been to diversify. Diversity is important not only in business but in areas like South Florida that fluctuates in socioeconomic levels.
3) Where do you see your company and your self in 5 years?
- In five years from today, we plan on just working on continuous success and distinguishing the brand that is Cabo Flats. In a few short years, we have been able to make a small start up restaurant to a successful recognizable brand that is valued at 8 million dollars, and featured recently in the Miami Food and Wine festival. This is a positive direction, so to me the sky is the limit right now.
Hi Jazmin!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting lady to interview. I think it's amazing how she noticed a niche market and jumped at the opportunity!
I really like the questions you asked her, especially the last one because it mirrors our exit strategy assignment-- except from a realistic perspective.
Overall, you did a great job with your interview post.
You can take a look at my second interview here at http://memazal.blogspot.com/2016/04/hello-again-old-friend-very-short.html
Hey Jazmin,
ReplyDeleteGood for you for landing a very interesting interview. It seems as though she truly gave you sincere answers as well as a solid insight to her business. I hope you got a much out of your interview as i did with mine. If you want, check mine out here http://lasserchristian.blogspot.com/2016/04/very-short-interview-part-2.html