"When I was a child, I had no shoes… and I ended up creating the brand that millions around the world wear." 👞🔥
I grew up in the harshest poverty. My parents couldn't afford to give me an education, so I left school at 13. My childhood was spent working as an assistant in a store, sweeping floors and silently learning how the business operated. Sometimes I didn't even have enough to eat, and there were days I thought I would never escape that life. 💔🥀
My first big defeat was when I tried to open my own clothing store… and I failed. I went into debt, lost everything, and had to go back to working as an employee. Many told me: “That's not for you, you weren't born to be an entrepreneur.” But inside me, there was a fire: I knew I didn't want to spend my life silently obeying orders. So, with my own hands, I started making robes and sold them door to door. Without modern machines, without capital… just with desire and creativity. 💪✂️
That's how what you now know as ZARA was born. I started with a small store in La Coruña, and no one imagined that years later it would become one of the largest chains in the world. I went from having not a cent to owning an empire. How did I do it? With discipline, courage, and learning from every blow life dealt me. Today I look back and think: if that barefoot boy could do it, anyone can. 🌍🔥
"Never let your origin determine your destiny. Start with what you have, where you are, and let your hunger to grow speak louder than your fears." 🚀💥
— Amancio Ortega
