Mr Shapiro was originally born in Mexico, but dreamed the life of a true italian was a great life to live. He described his own life as a wrecking ship on its way to a horrific fate . He said his foundation was the fact he was the son of a poor baker and believed that he was born for much greater things .
He then realised that he needed an education in order to live in Italia. He had suffered from financial problems many times and it was nothing new to him . He fought his way up and made sure that every opptunity he was given that he place is mark on it .
He worked in a factory when he turned 18 and after his father's death and had to take care of his two sisters and sick mother , who had cancer . He managed to get enough money to pay for food and pay for his mother's medical expenses and still managed to study as much as he could .
He then applied to Stanford , but i asked why not Harvard . Then he looked at me and said ,' Since my family could noty afford it and i didn't want to put any pressure on my mother nor my sisteres either since they were living with my grand father . I decided to study in Rome and get a scholarship and Harvard is good , but it wasn't where i wanted to go .'
He then looked away and then sid. 'Since you will be living with me and my family . You will be also learning about the business and my wife's fashion lines . I'm trying to be sympathetic , but i can't . I am businessman after all .'
I understood what he meant and i agreed without question
