From the Barrio to the Board Room : Reaching out to help those who are chasing the American Dream!

by Renteria, Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9780981454528
• ISBN10: 0981454526
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-28
• Publisher: Writers of the Round Table

Summary

These are the words of Robert Renteria, who today is the Executive Vice President/Co-Founder of WashPro USA®, but who spent his infancy sleeping in a chester drawer, in a one room, bachelor apartment in East L.A. This is a man who has devoted his life to people who need a break; who takes their hands and shows them how to get out of the armpit of our barrios and ghettos and break the cycle of poverty. This book is his way of reaching out to all people he can't meet personally. It's smart, practical self help-advice wrapped up in the exciting and inspiring story of his journey literally From the Barrio to the Board Room. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Inroduction: Proud to be a Latino!	p. xiv
The Wonder Years: Growing Up Poor in East L.A	p. 1
A life Changing Accident: I Became the Chosen One	p. 13
Gang Life: My Rebel Years in East L.A.	p. 19
The Military: No Racism, Everybody's Green	p. 33
Fire in My Belly: The Climb to Corporate America	p. 41
Corporate America: Keeping Up With the Big Boys	p. 55
The Dream: Being My Own Boss	p. 71
Afterword: You, Too, Can Chase the American Dream!	p. 82
Author Biographies	p. 93
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