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José Ochoa is an award-winning Mexican-American entrepreneur, engineer and business innovation evangelist who started successful companies in the US and Mexico, among them Global Containers & Custom Packaging Inc., a logistics and packaging company. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, José has an Engineering degree from Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua II, and worked as a Packaging Engineer for Delphi, where he immersed in operations and logistics for the packaging industry. He was a Global Packaging Engineer for Siemens, designing products and process efficiencies that he pivoted to his own venture: in 2008 José and a partner launched Global Containers and Custom Packaging de México SA de CV to fill an industry gap: integrated packaging and logistics services committed to providing a flawless customer experience. In 2009 the company expanded to El Paso, Texas, leading to a decade of growth and expansion. In 2019 José and his team won the Bridge Accelerator, an intensive, highly specialized program sponsored by Microsoft, that selects local suppliers from the border region and ramps up their operations to international business standards, to make them more viable members of the border supply chain. The award included $25K, which José used to expand the company’s binational footprint (Mexico/US). In 2017, Global Containers won the City of El Paso, Texas’ ‘Exporter of the Year’ award, Accolades aside, as a successful Latino business innovator, José helps entrepreneurs to start and operate companies in the US and Latin America. His latest venture, www.getinthering.org provides growth solutions and guidance for entrepreneurs looking to start a business, or for companies wishing to develop a relevant business journey that will create better results for all the parts. José is a graduate of the Stanford University Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative and a member of its Latino Business Action Network, an alumnus of Singularity University’s leadership programs. Most recently, José wrote the business book Get in the ring! An entrepreneurs guide for the real life. The book is a compilation of Jose's own learnings, lessons and his interactions with top entrepreneurs from all over the world like Joe Foster founder or Reebok. José’s mission is to help others achieve success through education and mentorship. “I want to change the entrepreneurial paradigm from going after what you want, to focusing rather on who you need to become to get there.” -José Ochoa