Tequila Don Julio is kicking-off Hispanic Heritage Month with the return of The Tequila Don Julio Fund Grant Program.
Eighty years ago, Don Julio González boldly approached a local businessman for a loan of 20,000 pesos to open his own distillery, where Tequila Don Julio continues to be made today. Following his heart, González spent his life perfecting his craft to create one of Mexico’s most loved tequilas. Inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit of the brand’s late founder, and the love he poured into each bottle of tequila resulting in an exceptionally smooth liquid, the grant program was created to pay it forward and celebrate Hispanic entrepreneurs who live out their craft por amor every day.
The Tequila Don Julio Fund is once again partnering with the Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA) to encourage Hispanic entrepreneurs all across the country to apply. The initiative is also bringing together an ensemble of 10 Hispanic trailblazers to create a new Advisory Board that will help select this year’s grant recipients and empower them to build successful businesses.
The newly appointed Advisory Board includes Singer-Songwriter Sofia Reyes, Fashion Designer Victor Barragán, Celebrity Photographer Carlos Eric Lopez, ALPFA Chief Financial Officer, Selene Benavides, as well as the inaugural Tequila Don Julio Fund grant recipients including Progeny Coffee Co-Founder & CEO Maria Palacio, Tia Lupita Foods Founder & CEO Hector Saldivar, Jen Contracting Group Owner & CEO Jennifer Ramos Aguilar, YAPA Artisan Empanadas Owner Polo Valdes, and MARME Founder & CEO Maria Mejia.