Rosa Catena Terranova: Starting a business as a couple in Spain

Starting a business as a couple in Spain also means dealing with two different ways of picturing a new life. 
Rosa Catena Terranova wanted a quieter pace, but in Ciudad Quesada, in the municipality of Rojales in Spain, she and her husband Carmelo are building a fries shop project (Hola Patatas) that takes up a lot of space in their daily lives.

In this episode of hrmeetup.©, we meet Rosa on Michel Godart's show. She has known the business since her teens and loves seeing customers happy with what she prepares for them. 
But behind the service, there are also her desires, her limits, and the space she tries to preserve for her family.

• How do you live and work together without always having the same expectations? 

• What changes when you move to another country, even when it is a decision made together?

Rosa shares her perspective on this adventure with humor, candor, and emotions that find their place as the conversation unfolds.

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Key questions from this episode:

• What does Rosa Catena Terranova enjoy about customer service?

Rosa Catena Terranova explains that she enjoys preparing what she serves and seeing customers happy when she brings them a dish.
Their satisfaction gives her the feeling of having done a good job.
Listen / read this passage: [00:01:45]

• What role does Rosa Catena Terranova play in their fries shop project in Spain?

Rosa explains that she helps organize the project and set limits when Carmelo comes up with too many ideas.
She says she has confidence in her ideas and in their ability to move forward together.
Listen / read this passage: [00:06:05]

• Does the entrepreneurial adventure in Spain bring Rosa and Carmelo closer together?

Rosa replies that it depends on the moment. Difficulties lead them to stick together, but working together also creates tensions.
She shares that she sometimes goes out to get some fresh air before coming back.
Listen / read this passage: [00:07:46]

• What would Rosa Catena Terranova say to who she was before leaving for Spain?

In hindsight, Rosa would advise herself to better prepare for her departure.
She explains that you can think you know a country without knowing its laws or customs, and that anticipating certain difficulties would be useful.
She nevertheless specifies that she does not regret her choice.
Listen / read this passage: [00:08:15]

• What is Rosa Catena Terranova's next dream?

Rosa hopes that their business will continue for many years and that customers will remain happy.
At the time of the interview, she says this perspective is enough for her.
Listen / read this passage: [00:09:55]