Month: <span>September 2020</span>

Ep. 13 – Manny Minaya, Poet & Writer of Venus Gospels

Emmanuel Manny Minaya

Hands down this has been one of my favorite episodes to record, I love all the other guests I’ve had on the show but I truly enjoyed talking with him.

Manny Minaya is the writer of the “Venus Gospels” but he also is a spoken word artist and poet. On the episode we hear his story but we also dive deep into our story of finding ourselves. We speak about the importance of taking time to really taking a moment to pause and listen to our thoughts, catalog them, and find out the real reason why we react the way we do when those thoughts/actions come into play during our day to day life.

Manny also has a hearing disability which at first caused him some difficulty in normal life but as it was diagnosed and remedied he looked at it more as a superpower. The conversation leads to us discussing that everyone has a tool box or treasure chest of traits, strengths and weaknesses. As mentioned before when we access and know about ourselves we can see how we can use our personal tool box to really prosper in life and reach our goals.

Again there is so much more packed into this episode and this is one you have to listen to!

Venus Gospels

Lastly you can pre-order Venus Gospels now on Amazon with a launch date of Oct 1st. I am holding a raffle for my listeners that if you like us on Instagram and comment on this post with your favorite take-a-way from the episode you will be entered to win a free copy of the book. Shoot us a DM when you have to be entered.

Manny on Instagram

Ep. 12 – Melissa Ruiz, Public Speaking Coach and Founder of Show & Tell

Welcome Back!!! Today we have the wonderful Melissa Ruiz who is a public speaking coach, author, motivational speaker, and the list goes on…

On this episode Melissa tells us her story from growing up and how she went from beauty pageant runner up to student advisor to public speaking coach. She has a very hands on approach but allows you to grow and get out of your comfort zone to really develop and tell your story. This is one of the reasons she started her public speaking/ storytelling course called Show & Tell .

This episode was important to me because it marks my comeback to recording for the podcast and kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month. It’s important for the LatinX community to perfect their story to really communicate their message to achieve change, progress and justice.

Throughout the episode there are nuggets of helpful and useful information which can help all of us in our own personal journey. Between switching roles and finding our transferable skills to getting in front of an audience to tell your story, listening to this episode will not disappoint.

Share in the comments your favorite takeaway from the episode and check out the links below if you want to learn more or get in contact with Melissa.