I think one of the big errors people are making right now is thinking that old-style businesses will be obsolete, when actually they will be an important part of this new civilization. Some retail groups are introducing e-commerce and think that the bricks are no longer useful. But they will continue to be important.

You cannot have people in your organization who are pessimists. They take you to mediocrity.

Focus on essentials and try not to get distracted and bogged down by things that don't add value to the bottom line.

I am convinced that all this poverty in Mexico and in Latin America, like it's happening in China is the opportunity to grow. It's an opportunity for investment; it's an economic activity and to take out poverty is the best investment any person or a person can do in any place.

Well, when I was very young, maybe 12 years, I began to make investments.

I've always said that the better off you are, the more responsibility you have for helping others

I studied engineering in the national university, the Universidad Autonoma, in San Ildefonso.