I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN GUATEMALA CITY IN THE 1970s AND STILL REMEMBER A NATION IN THE THROES OF A BLOODY CIVIL WAR. UPON LEAVING MY NATIVE COUNTRY AS A BOY AND RELOCATING TO THE UNITED STATES TO LIVE WITH MY GRANDPARENTS, MY GRANDFATHER BOUGHT ME A NEW BMX BIKE WHICH IGNITED MY LOVE FOR CYCLING.

AS I GREW OLDER, I CONTINUED MY LOVE OF SPORT AND COMPETITION WHILE RISING THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE CYCLING RANKS. HONORING MY DUAL NATIONALITY, I REALIZED I HAD A SHOT AT BECOMING AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE AND REPRESENTED GUATEMALA AT THE ’96 OLYMPICS GAMES. SOON AFTER, I EARNED MY WAY ONTO AND RACED – CLEAN – FOR THE US POSTAL SERVICE PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM DURING THE LANCE ARMSTRONG ERA. AFTER YEARS OF GRUELING PRO RACING, I WAS DONE, I HUNG UP THE BIKE AND RETIRED TO PURSUE MY MBA.

IT IS WITH THAT SAME VISION, STRATEGY, EXECUTION, AND GRIT THAT I GO AFTER EVERYTHING I DO IN LIFE BEIT AS AN ENTREPRENEUR, AN ATHLETE, OR A FATHER. LEVERAGING MY BACKGROUND AS A TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEUR, NIL PRO IS MY LATEST PROJECT WHEREBY WE’RE BUILDING A PLATFORM TO HELP STUDENT-ATHLETES MONETIZE THEIR NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS. HANDING THE TORCH OFF TO MY DAUGHTER WHO RUNS DIVISION 1 TRACK & FIELD FOR YALE UNIVERSITY, I ALSO HELP STUDENT-ATHLETES GET INTO THE COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE WITH TOWNBULL SPORTS AND STAY ACTIVE IN THE WORLD OF EVENT MANAGEMENT. PROFORMANCE IS MY EXCLUSIVE ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES. BUT MY ‘REAL JOB’ IS THAT OF A FULL-TIME FATHER OF THREE AMAZINGLY TALENTED DAUGHTERS.

IN CLOSING, AN OLD TEAMMATE OF MINE ONCE SAID THAT ‘VILLATORO’ MEANT TOWNBULL AND JOKINGLY WARNED OUR COMPETITORS TO BE CAREFUL OF THE HORNS WHEN ANTON IS ON THE ATTACK… THE NICKNAME STUCK.

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