We had the good fortune of connecting with Maritza Gil-Harris and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Maritza, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
The reason for opening my own business was to start doing something I enjoy doing and such desire became stronger after celebrating my son Chaz Sebastian’s 8th Birthday. I also have a youngest son named Chase and he has been a great motivation for me as a Business Owner as well. Owning my business was the perfect opportunity to be my own Boss and to learn new management skills, but above all it has allowed me to do something I wanted to accomplish before launching: To make people smile.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I am the Owner of the Bilingual Decorator – La Decoradora Bilingue LLC, a business focused in providing quality of service and for putting its customers first. What sets us apart from others is our ability to pay close attention to details and to the requests received from our customers. Through my business I have learned the importance of hard work, consistency and networking in order to achieve success.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
One of my favorite places to eat and hang out is Olive Garden. I love their menu. Another great place where you cannot go wrong with is Mobay, they have the most amazing Jamaican food and they are located in Garners Ferry Road.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
Special shoutout to my family for being my biggest support and inspiration. I also thank my Social Media Manager, Veronica Housie for everything she does for my business.

Website: Www.thebilingualdecorator.com

Facebook: @thebilingualdecorator

Yelp: The Bilingual Decorator

Other: TikTok: @thebilingualdecoratorllc

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