OFI 841: One Day This Entrepreneur Will Be A Household Name | FFA SAE Edition | Alyssa Loredo | Merced High School FFA

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INTRODUCING ALYSSA LOREDO!

There are some entrepreneurs out there who are household names – Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Blakely, Mark Cuban and Bill Gates are just a few. I am predicting that our guest today, Alyssa Loredo, will be on that list one day.

Alyssa is as fired up about being an entrepreneur as any student that I have ever interviewed. And, she is putting it into action as well as anyone I have ever spoke with.

Alyssa discovered her first entrepreneurial opportunity a few years ago in the form of “Buffalo Bob’s Wild Game Jerky”. Since then she has been buying and distributing this jerky all over California. She is using every tool at her disposal to open up new markets and to create new accounts, and she is having great success.

Alyssa lives in Merced, California and she is servicing stores from Bakersfield to the Bay Area to near Sacramento. She is also selling on Amazon and is warehousing inventory in the garage of her home. She currently sells alligator, camel, ostrich and duck jerky in stores and online.

Alyssa has some big aspirations, and when you hear her speak you can tell just how serious she is about this. It is this attitude that led her to become a California State Proficiency Winner in 2020. I have a feeling that award was just the first of many accolades she will be receiving throughout the course of her career!

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Jerky Sales

HIGH SCHOOL: Merced High School; Merced, California

MASCOT: Bears

FFA ADVISOR: Stefanie Kuhr

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ALYSSA LOREDO:

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Alyssa’s FFA Advisor’s Email Address: skuhr@muhsd.org

Merced High School Telephone Number: 209-325-1000

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