There’s something about listening to a 20-something dream about becoming a CEO by age 30 that brings out extremes in people.
Franco Mesina is a classic example, and he is probably used to getting the full range of reactions from admiration to rejection. The far right side of the spectrum — pessimism from other people or even outright rejection of his dreams — don’t seem to have any effect on him.
Even before he graduated from college, Franco has already set up a water-refilling station business with his dad. But while the business flourished, he had no plans of stopping there. With his girlfriend Abby, he stumbled on a business opportunity when they met an importer/exporter of equipment for water refilling stations. They convinced the businessman to take a chance on them, thus the birth of a new company with a business to business (B2B) strategy, aiming to be a major supplier of good-quality equipment for water stations and institutional clients all over the country.
The way Franco declared his goals of becoming a CEO of a nationwide water company by age 30 – that’s less than 10 years from now – makes one think that meeting the big businessman who gave him and his girlfriend a break was not a happy coincidence. He looked like someone who make things happen with sheer determination.
Franco and Abby are now busy with three fledgling companies – a supplier of water refilling station equipment, Icylicious (snow cones from clean water) and a packaging company. If you want to vote for Franco and Abby to be one of eight groups of business owners who will get advice from Willy Arcilla for one year, just comment on this article ☺
Read about contender number one, No Slipping Inc.’s Wilson Sy, here.
Read about the first plenary session in my two blog previous posts here and here.
Click here to watch a video of Franco and Abby.
March 16th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
We need more young visionaries like him. Hope he gets included. Good Luck!
March 15th, 2008 at 2:21 am
Franco got all the formulas to be successful:
* Good business training from his dad.
* Education.
* Visionary.
* Inspiration and a team mate, lifetime
partner in the future.
* Honest & hard working.
I believe that he will fulfill his dreams.
March 14th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Franco is such a very hard-working, dynamic and enterprising guy at a very young age. He must inspire a lot of our youth . This country can be great again if today’s youth comprises people like Franco.
March 14th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Franco Mesina has the quality of a successful management executive. He is very optimistic of what the future lies ahead in terms of his business accomplishments. More power to him.
March 14th, 2008 at 11:25 am
I just want to wish you, Franco and Abby the best of luck!
And knowing that Franco has his Mom’s excellent entrepreneurship, he will, undoubtedly, do well with his current and future undertakings.
Again, all the best to both of you!
God bless…