John GarciaThe founder of Chicago-based Monterrey Security, Juan Gaytan Jr., continues to celebrate his company's Latino heritage after 25 years of business.The company started with an idea in a basement and it turned into the largest minority-owned security firm in the country.
After a 10-year career with Chicago police, Monterrey founder and CEO Juan Gaytan Jr. started the company out of the basement his Garfield Ridge home, hoping to honor his Mexican heritage and his parents Juan and Esthella. "He's not a person to make decisions from the top down. He wants input from people like myself," Riccio said.Chicago Lucha Libre star 'Sriracha Muchacha' sees popularity of Mexican wrestling grow for women
"I think there's a sense of pride, not only myself, but a lot of the guys and girls that work here, have coming to work every day for a minority owned company." Monterrey Security Executive VP Daniel Ramos said.