IntroductionPART I: CASTAWAYChapter One: Death of the TransformerChapter Two: Observe EverythingChapter Three: Choose Friends WiselyPART II: FROM CHEESE CUTTER TO FACTORY OWNERChapter Four: Learn to PivotChapter Five: Doing Business with the AmishChapter Six: When Opportunity Knocks, Open the Door Or Break a WindowPART III: LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAMChapter Seven: Expulsion and ReinventionChapter Eight: Shooting PigeonsChapter Nine: One Last CheesePART IV: BETRAYAL AND GRACEChapter Ten: Lawsuits and Big MoneyChapter Eleven: BetrayalChapter Twelve: Fighting for My LifeChapter Thirteen: Four Days in CourtChapter Fourteen: Finding GraceEPILOGUE: KEY LESSONS FOR ENTREPRENEURS
MIGUEL LEAL founded Mexican Cheese Producers in 1994. Leal eventually sold his business to Sigma Alimentos, which used his recipes to win the 2020 World Championship Cheese Contest. Today, Miguel is deeply invested in a new passion project: supporting Mexico's organic farming movement with a farm of his own.