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I thought success was permanent... until my business went under

Edgar Ignacio "Nacho" Arzola is an engineer by profession, a badminton player at heart, and an entrepreneur by conviction. He has been in the personal insurance industry for more than 10 years, founded a business networking platform, and, during the pandemic, launched a rapid COVID testing company that grew to 30 locations at México.

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