MARILYN
PALLAZO CEO & Founder of Fierce Scrubs, K & M Supplies & Distribution Company, K & M River Edge Farm ( RaceHorse )
My biggest source of inspiration has always been my parents. They are Filipino immigrants who arrived in America on a shoestring budget in search of a better life. Despite these difficulties, they did a fantastic job of making sure that their households – both at home and abroad – were taken care of and committed to doing charitable work. I count myself lucky to have seen their perseverance firsthand and then to be motivated by it. I take a lot of my parenting style inspiration from my parents. Being a single mother for a part of my motherhood wasn’t simple. However, what came naturally to me was to love my children and do all in my power to demonstrate to them my strength, independence, and self-assurance while simultaneously showing them my vulnerability and flaws. I aim for empowerment via progress and ongoing learning, rather than perfection. As a mother, a woman, and a businesswoman, I take satisfaction in upholding the traits that earned me the NAFFAA-Illinois Circle of Empowered Women award in 2014. Since 2004, co-owning healthcare firms has helped me to learn that, as long as you always act morally, you can operate a business, face all the obstacles, and overcome them. It’s all about having the right attitude, sticking with it, focusing on your “why,” and working hard. I hope that everyone is motivated, inspired, and empowered by this experience.
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Issue 1 • September 2022 | ALEGRE DE MUSA
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