Emmanuel Jesus Cabrera

Emmanuel Jesus Cabrera is an experienced entrepreneur offering a record of verifiable success in business startup, business strategy, team leadership, business development, sales, and marketing. He has the proven ability to effectively build and manage sales and profits combining strategic and analytical skill with rollup-the-sleeves, hands on management style to inspire any team towards a common goal.

As Founder and CEO, Emmanuel operates Midwest Cargo Equipment, a logistics cargo product business, with annual sales over $1 million. He started the company in a corner of a warehouse and now has scaled it to approximately 15 employees and a fully operating 15,000 square foot facility.

Emmanuel is passionate about equipping the American trucker and national logistics companies with the best products and services for their business to be successful. Midwest Cargo make tarpaulins and tarp systems for any configuration and load as well as maintains an extensive inventory of cargo control and metal products. Midwest Cargo serves small owner-operators to large fleets.

Emmanuel is also the Founder and CEO of Gente Fina, a fashion brand in Chicago that specializes in men's, women's and children's lifestyle and street wear. He has scaled this passion project into a fullblown company with over annual sales over $500,000. He negotiates all contracts with vendors, manufacturers, and sponsors such has Chicago Bulls, Hornitos Tequila, Art Basel and more. Emmanuel’s artwork and designs has been featured on Telemundo, WGN., Univision, and Block Club Chicago.

Emmanuel lives in Chicago with his family and loves to sit in front of a sewing machine whether it is to make a custom truck tarp for Midwest Cargo or repurpose fabric to great designs for Gente Fina.