You don’t need an MBA to get ahead in business.
All you need is intelligence, drive, creativity, courage, and The Cilantro Diaries.
From the stockroom to the boardroom
Lorenzo Gomez started his work life in the stockroom of a local grocery store in San Antonio, Texas. He ended up in the boardrooms of two private companies, with no formal higher education. In his inspiring and funny true story of hope and accomplishment, he shares the steps he took to climb the ladder and the guiding principles that got him to the top.
The Book
It wasn’t a college degree or specialized training that got me in the door, but it was the result of the principles I’m going to explain in this book, principles that I picked up from everyday people and places around me.
Lorenzo Gomez, III
Lorenzo Gomez III has served as CEO of Geekdom, Texas’ largest coworking space, and is cofounder of The 80/20 Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to investing in the future of San Antonio.
Despite having little college experience, Lorenzo used valuable lessons from his entry-level jobs to catapult himself into high-impact positions. At the managed-cloud provider, Rackspace, he worked closely with co-founder Graham Weston.
Lorenzo’s driving passion is his love for his city, San Antonio, Texas. It is truly a city on the rise. His goal is to enable others to see the vision and help advance the seventh largest city in the United States into a world-class center for startups, especially in the tech industry.
Toward that end, Lorenzo collaborates with a network of professionals to fortify growth of the tech district in downtown San Antonio. He is a cofounder of Techbloc and serves as board member, advisor, and mentor for a variety of local and national tech and entrepreneurial endeavors.
