From the 2021 Minority Business Accelerator Program Chair,
Ralph Garcia, RGA Advisory
Why I got involved.
As a young boy in West Tampa, I often would daydream what it would be like to have an important job where you got to wear a suit and tie to work (yes, those were different times). There weren’t many people in my neighborhood who did. My greatest blessing was to have wonderful parents who believed in the American dream and pushed my sister and me to be worthy of its bounty. Through diligence and extraordinary luck, I was able to reach many of the goals that my parents pointed out to me and yes, I got to wear more suits and ties than I ever imagined. Over time, as many busy people do, I began to not savor my accomplishments and take them for granted in the race to “better” myself.