Gilberto Villaseñor II Bio

In this episode of Inspira, Gilberto Villaseñor II, Chief Visionary of V&V Supremo®, speaks with Jessica Perjes, co-owner of Tacotlán, a Chicago restaurant that grew from making just $60 a day to becoming a local favorite. Jessica shares how her family’s vision, her father’s recipes, and her late mother’s inspiration fueled her drive to build a business rooted in tradition, resilience, and community.  Jessica opens up about the realities of being a Latina entrepreneur, from navigating gender bias to leading…

In this episode of Inspira, meet Juan Serrato, President of Carolina Food Service, as he shares his journey of bridging cultures, industries and communities. Raised between the U.S. and Mexico, Juan brings cultural insight and business leadership to everything he does. His cross-industry path—from animal feed to restaurants to foodservice distribution—led him to helm Carolina Food Service in 2016, where he proudly supports Latino restaurants with tailored, culturally informed solutions. A former mayor of Degollado, Jalisco, Juan is also a dedicated…

Gilberto Villaseñor II, Chief Visionary Officer of V&V Supremo, talks with Liza Pereira, President and Founder of Unique Sweets and Latinas United in Love for Autism (LULA) about building community through Unique Sweets, a social enterprise that uses baking as a way to engage a variety of young adults living with autism to develop work and social skills.