Diana Aguilar, CEO of Zarucoffee Corp.
This Viva La Mujer post is admittedly a little different from the previous ones I’ve published. Rather than posting a full feature here (don’t worry, new interviews are coming soon!), I wrote about Diana Aguilar, the CEO of Zarucoffee Corp. and owner of Brooklyn’s Zaruma Gold Coffee, for Food & Wine.
For the full article, head over to foodandwine.com.
Diana’s story began in Zaruma, Ecuador before making an impact stateside, where she’s made it her mission to introduce as many people as possible to Ecuador’s delicious, high-quality coffee. For years, this mujer de magia has offered specialty, single-origin coffee from all four regions in Ecuador — all of which boast perfect altitudes, climates, and soils for growing coffee — by way of the Zarucoffee brand and, most recently, Zaruma Gold Coffee in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood.
Towards the end of our conversation for the piece, I asked Diana a question I save for all my Viva La Mujer interviews: What advice would she give to those hoping to find success in their field?
“If you have something you do well that you’re passionate about and you know is a good idea, do it. And perseverance,” she told me, adding: “Keep going.”
Chills.
