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From pushing supermarket trolleys to becoming Chief Executive Officer of Xtra Foods, Angelo Daniel Austin’s journey is one of determination, discipline and continuous growth. A proud graduate of Success Laventille Secondary School, Austin is living proof that your educational beginnings do not determine how far you can go. He started at Xtra Foods in 1999, worked his way through the organisation and, after 25 years of service, became CEO in January 2025. But reaching the top was never his final destination. Today, Austin has now celebrated another academic milestone, graduating from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England, with a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Business and Commercial Law, earning Distinction. This adds to his earlier MBA, also earned with Distinction. Yet behind the academic achievement was an emotional moment. Austin remembered his late mother, wishing she could have witnessed the occasion. He credited her love, sacrifices and values for helping shape the man and leader he has become. His journey offers a powerful leadership lesson: Your position may change, but your willingness to learn should never stop. From the classrooms of Success Laventille Secondary School to the supermarket floor, the CEO’s office and now Cambridge, Austin demonstrates that excellence is not a destination. It is a discipline. He once pushed the trolleys. Today, he leads Xtra Foods. And now, he has bagged another master’s degree. A powerful reminder to every young student, particularly those attending schools too often underestimated, that your school does not define your ceiling, your circumstances do not determine your destiny, and success is never an excuse to stop learning.
From pushing supermarket trolleys to becoming Chief Executive Officer of Xtra Foods, Angelo Daniel Austin’s journey is one of determination, discipline and continuous growth.
A proud graduate of Success Laventille Secondary School, Austin is living proof that your educational beginnings do not determine how far you can go.
He started at Xtra Foods in 1999, worked his way through the organisation and, after 25 years of service, became CEO in January 2025.
But reaching the top was never his final destination.
Today, Austin has now celebrated another academic milestone, graduating from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England, with a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Business and Commercial Law, earning Distinction.
This adds to his earlier MBA, also earned with Distinction.
Yet behind the academic achievement was an emotional moment. Austin remembered his late mother, wishing she could have witnessed the occasion. He credited her love, sacrifices and values for helping shape the man and leader he has become.
His journey offers a powerful leadership lesson: Your position may change, but your willingness to learn should never stop.
From the classrooms of Success Laventille Secondary School to the supermarket floor, the CEO’s office and now Cambridge, Austin demonstrates that excellence is not a destination. It is a discipline.
He once pushed the trolleys. Today, he leads Xtra Foods. And now, he has bagged another master’s degree.
A powerful reminder to every young student, particularly those attending schools too often underestimated, that your school does not define your ceiling, your circumstances do not determine your destiny, and success is never an excuse to stop learning.
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