The Self-Made Millionaire: Why Struggle Was His Greatest Advantage

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Before founding Global Processing Systems, Moses Heredia worked crop fields with his immigrant mother, entered merchant services at $4.25 an hour, and survived a period when he could not afford basic utilities. One Spanish-language sales appointment showed him what commission could unlock; after becoming a top performer and rising through management, he walked away from an executive track to build his own company.

On Right About Now, Ryan Alford asks Moses what actually sustained that climb, from fierce competition and disciplined selling to honest relationships and customer-first leadership. They discuss starting from a pickup truck, taking the first financial hit as CEO, protecting employees during economic crises, and building a culture that keeps people for decades.

Moses also shares why faith, service, and helping others advance matter more to him than the number in his bank account.

TOPICS COVERED

  • Moses Heredia’s immigrant family and agricultural upbringing
  • Discipline, faith, competition, and the desire to win
  • Entering the merchant-services industry
  • Learning to sell on commission
  • Identifying an underserved Spanish-speaking market
  • Founding and scaling Global Processing Systems
  • Human customer service in the payment-processing industry
  • Servant leadership and the inverted-pyramid model
  • Creating long-term employee loyalty
  • Leading through recessions and the pandemic
  • Honesty and accountability in business
  • Redefining wealth, leadership, and success

CONNECT WITH MOSES HEREDIA

Official website: https://www.mosesheredia.com/

Fields to Fortune: https://www.mosesheredia.com/book

Buy the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F84H46R8

Global Processing Systems: https://globalprocessingsystems.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosesheredia_/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moses-heredia-17390098/

CONNECT WITH RYAN ALFORD AND RIGHT ABOUT NOW

Right About Now: https://www.ryanisright.com/

Ryan Alford: https://www.ryanalford.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanalford/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-alford/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford


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Before founding Global Processing Systems, Moses Heredia worked crop fields with his immigrant mother, entered merchant services at $4.25 an hour, and survived a period when he could not afford basic utilities. One Spanish-language sales appointment showed him what commission could unlock; after becoming a top performer and rising through management, he walked away from an executive track to build his own company.

On Right About Now, Ryan Alford asks Moses what actually sustained that climb, from fierce competition and disciplined selling to honest relationships and customer-first leadership. They discuss starting from a pickup truck, taking the first financial hit as CEO, protecting employees during economic crises, and building a culture that keeps people for decades.

Moses also shares why faith, service, and helping others advance matter more to him than the number in his bank account.

TOPICS COVERED

  • Moses Heredia’s immigrant family and agricultural upbringing
  • Discipline, faith, competition, and the desire to win
  • Entering the merchant-services industry
  • Learning to sell on commission
  • Identifying an underserved Spanish-speaking market
  • Founding and scaling Global Processing Systems
  • Human customer service in the payment-processing industry
  • Servant leadership and the inverted-pyramid model
  • Creating long-term employee loyalty
  • Leading through recessions and the pandemic
  • Honesty and accountability in business
  • Redefining wealth, leadership, and success

CONNECT WITH MOSES HEREDIA

Official website: https://www.mosesheredia.com/

Fields to Fortune: https://www.mosesheredia.com/book

Buy the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F84H46R8

Global Processing Systems: https://globalprocessingsystems.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mosesheredia_/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moses-heredia-17390098/

CONNECT WITH RYAN ALFORD AND RIGHT ABOUT NOW

Right About Now: https://www.ryanisright.com/

Ryan Alford: https://www.ryanalford.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanalford/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-alford/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RightAboutNowwithRyanAlford


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