We had the good fortune of connecting with Itami Santos and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Itami, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
my initial thought was to leave my job in an office where I was locked in a room for 8 hours. with my company I would earn more money and have the freedom to do my daily planning

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
A while ago I started my Upholstery and Carpet Cleaning company here in Atlanta, but I couldn’t continue alone, I got discouraged in a way that I couldn’t make the company successful. In April 2022 I was not happy with my job and with my friend Fernando Andrade we decided to open the Mobile Car Cleaning company, under the name of MIF Detailing. this name came from the junction of Mr Ita, which is the name of my company, and the name of my partner Fernando. At the beginning, the challenges were enormous because I had no experience in this type of service, but little by little we discovered the market and made the quality of service the main differential of MIF Detailing. today we have been a public company for almost 3 months, with a very good customer base and now we are partnering with some service providers. all this with great responsibility and attention to all our customers and friends

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I would take my friends to see the beautiful city of Atlanta, with its wonderful sights. one of the things I love and always try to go to is the SixFlags park, where adrenaline increases a lot. I love to eat, so I would take my friends to enjoy the food offered in Atlanta, such as Fogo de Chão and Chescake Factory

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I dedicate it mainly to my parents and family who are in Brazil, to my partner Fernando and to all my friends

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