" I AM REALLY INTO BUSINESS, I DON'T WANT TO BE AN EMPLOYEE FOR A LONG TIME, I WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY MY OWN THING"

Maria Esperanza Villafor , fondly called Rizza by family and friends is from Philipine, she is a School Director, a marketing and event consultant, an entrepreneur and the CEO of E-Pililokal Corporation an online marketplace that sales authentic and handcrafted goods in Philippine, promoting local Artisans, their businesses and local products made in the Philippine.

Maria moved to the United States of America in 2018 to pursue a Master degree in Business Administration, She graduated from the Metropolitan College of New York in 2020 after obtaining a Master degree in Business Administration, she is currently enrolled in the same College to obtain a second Master degree in Public Administration. Her goal is to utilize her degrees  to expand in her business and she hope to compete with the likes of Alibaba and Amazon in the nearest future.

Maria shares her story with Our story from Diaspora, about herself,  her country, why she moved to The  United States of America and how she started out in Queens New York.