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This Entrepreneur's Inspiring Journey Shows Success Comes From the Courage to Dream Big Where you come from doesn't determine where you're going to end up.

By Josiah Cantrall

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The second of 14 children, Josiah Cantrall grew up poor, working on local farms to make extra money and help his family survive frigid winters in Farmington, Wis. But, he never allowed himself to be limited by his background, and he became a national columnist, advisor to a presidential candidate and co-founder of Stevia Kitchen, a sugar-free food company.

The key to his success? He always knew where he wanted to go, and he had the courage to get there.

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A serial entrepreneur, Cantrell is COO and co-founder of Stevia Kitchen, a company dedicated to 100% natural sugar-free food. Its first product line debuted on Amazon as the sites "No. 1 New Product Release."

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