Little did Gena Carrico know that in 2017, when she sought out her neighbor Stephanie
Cuesta for Spanish lessons, she would be meeting her future business partner.
“We were neighbors. I was looking for someone to teach my daughter and I Spanish,” Carrico said. “We became really good friends and then business partners.”
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By Karen Chaney • [email protected]
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