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

Hi Caroline, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
The idea of New Life Training Center came to me when I was working in a similar job setting back in 2014. I lived in a different city at the time and would come to visit my family in Miami and noticed that the outer cities of Miami did not have a wide range of Training Centers available for medical professionals. I did some research and found that only a handful of centers existed in the Miami area at the time. I pitched a business plan to my family, explaining how my personal experience in the field could get us on the right track to get the business going. I also had ideas on how we could stand out against competitors in the area. They understood my vision and with their support we were able to create a startup for NLTC. In May 2017, we opened our doors and within the first 6 months we had obtained our first 100 clients! Now in 2023, we have about 1,100+ clients we serve in Miami-Dade County. However, we wish to increase our service coverage to other cities within the state of FL as well as offer a wider variety of certified trainings in our current center. We want to offer greater opportunities so that all medical professionals have a center to continue their education in their areas of expertise!

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
New Life Training Center strives to promote better education through higher learning. We are dedicated to providing continuous implementations through the variety of programs and certification courses given in our facility. We believe that all our clients and students wanting to achieve their future career goals will be able to benefit from the services offered in our facility. Our current goal is to offer a wider range of certified training to individuals looking to expand their knowledge in their chosen career path. This includes training to become: Home Health Aides, Billing and Coding Specialists, Medical Assistants, Phlebotomists and much more! From our prior success in offering general services, we feel that by providing these additional services we could open doors to better opportunities for our future and current students. We aspire to be a top continued education facility in South FL. Our Students and Clients are what drive us to provide the best in career enhancement so that they can strive for newer and better futures.

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?
First things first, we’re going out to EAT! Being from Peru, I’m always trying out new Peruvian restaurants to get that nostalgic at home feeling food brings. So far the one place that I always go back to is Chifa Dukang. They have amazing Peruvian Chinese food, if you haven’t checked them out I definitely recommend it. Next we’d visit Wynwood Walls to check out the phenomenal graffiti art and local shops. You can catch some pretty cool photos here. For more outdoorsy activities I like visiting Redland markets and farms to get fresh locally grown produce. Zoo Miami is another great place to get some outdoor fun, you can rent bikes and ride around the zoo checking out the animals and shows. For night life fun, I’d take my friend to Bayfront Park so we can get some drinks and check out the amazing view of the ocean and city on the Ferris wheel.

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?
My family is my biggest support. Without them, New Life wouldn’t be where it is today. They helped push this dream in the right direction and I have faith that it will only get better from this point on.

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