TAMPA, Fla. - Jose Garcia got his start leading non-profits as a young immigrant from Venezuela in the 1980s. Now, he's using that work ethic he learned from his heritage to help our community as the CEO of Rebuilding Together Greater Florida.

The backstory:

Garcia has always been hands-on and his work ethic started when he was a young man in Venezuela.

"I was sure I had to work work work. I knew the only way to be successful is to be the best of me and to show the best of me," Garcia explained.

It's what led him to the United States in 1988.

Garcia said, "I came to this country with the idea of learning the language because I felt it was needed."

What we know:

That work ethic shines through Rebuilding Together, where he's the CEO.

"Opportunities came along, and I always said the

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