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To listen to Denise Romero talk, you would never guess the level of despair and hardship she has faced. However, adverse circumstances are not always a limiter of success. Denise has been able to rise above her troubles and today, she exudes happiness, confidence, and a spirit of determination.

At one point, after her husband lost his job of over 30 years and experienced tragedy in the death of his 14-year-old daughter, Denise and her husband then found themselves in Central Californa, without a home and not knowing where they were going to turn. "The first year here in Fresno, it was horrible. We sold everything just to get by," Denise remembers.

There happened to be a Milan Institute campus just down the street from where they were staying.
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"Ater that, everything just got better," she recalls. Being a military veteran's spouse, she was able to use the Military Education Benefits offered towards her tuition. "The very first day of class, when I walked in and saw my name up on the board saying, "Welcome Denise," I knew I'd made the right decision choosing Milan."

Fast forward and Denise is celebrating two and half years of being employed as a Certified Massage Therapist with The Spa, a premier full-service Spa/Salon in Fresno, California's Fig Garden shopping center. "I was hired as soon as I met the owner, only one month after graduating. I was self-assured and ready to begin my career. My experience and training at Milan gave me the confidence I needed to pursue my goals. My life after graduating from Milan Institute has been freedom and confidence with a career I can be proud of," explains Denise.

Milan Institute helped Denise change her life from being unemployed and financially insecure. "I highly recommend Milan Institute to everyone," she says. "I also regularly encourage people to make use of the value-priced student salon and spa services at Milan Institute for a fraction of the regular

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