Mimmo Iriti

By his family friend Adam Hess

Mimmo Iriti







This website is a spotlight for Mimmo who is a first generation immigrant to America from Italy. As you dive into the website you will get to learn about his experience of becoming a successful American citizen, despite never having gone to college. 

Why Mimmo Came

"I came to America because I heard from everybody that it’s much easier to do business here, you jump in getting yourself into situations almost without knowledge. Once you’re in you have to work hard to succeed, but once you are in you are in. If I knew that there was a lot of competition, and a lot of hard work to do I don’t know if I would have came. But it was luck in a way, I thought okay I’ll do it. I’ll try to do it, I’m gonna make it. I had the strength, and will to do it. Sometimes the little ignorance helps.”