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Waquim Malik Filsaime
(born April 2nd) the Executive Chairman

of Perseverance Endeavors, Inc - a national conglomerate holding company and the Interim CEO of Filsaime Flavors- a quick-service restaurant positioned for herbivores. The son of parents from Haiti and Pennsylvania, Filsaime was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. He studied at Strayer University and Largo High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society. After serving as a District Manager of Denny’s, he launched his very first restaurant – Filsaime Flavors.

In 2018 Filsaime was faced with three major decisions, he applied to numerous leadership positions throughout the nation and had opportunities in Los Angeles, CA; Thornton, CO and New York, NY. After investigating the pros and cons for each company, he decided to accept a role as the General Manger for Wing stop in Thornton, Colorado. After six months he climbed his way up the corporate ladder as a Franchise Training Manager tasked with developing all external and internal General Managers for the Franchise.

In 2020 Filsaime returned to his first company – Taco Bell, but with more intelligence and experience than ever before. This time, with a different franchise Filsaime started as a Market Training Manager and after four months of turning around red stores and achieving accelerated corporate audits he entered a new role as an ARLIT. He had the opportunity to be invited to the Taco Bell Franchise Management Advisory Council annual event at the honorable Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he got introduced to many corporate partners.

In 2021 Filsaime popularity started to skyrocket, he received an invitation to join a Denny’s franchise that he couldn’t turn down. Filsaime accepted the role to become the District Manager of a 6-store region in two territories, Idaho, and Utah. That year, he traveled to California and met with the owner and other leaders that inspired him to begin the start of his entrepreneurial aspirations. At the age of 13 years old, Filsaime always dreamed of becoming a world leader with ambitions of establishing an exceptional environment for underdeveloped countries. In 2023, Filsaime became a board member with Advocacy of Initiative for Development (AID). AID is a 501(c) non-profit organization to support programs in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Liberia. The organization is in Special Consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN).

In 2024 Filsaime focuses on three strategic pillars to provide a sanctuary to the residents of Golden:

• Increased salaries for First Responders and Teachers

• Compass Inclusion

• Business Enrichment

How will we accomplish our strategic pillars? You can learn more by visiting AGoldenNewEra.com.