About Us
The Origin Story
Meet the Founder - Who Is Manuel Gonzalez?
Over the last few years, Manuel has gone in deep into a journey of entrepreneurship. This journey has not been easy and is currently ongoing. The path has been full of obstacles, road blocks and failures.
But these failures have not been his doom. Instead, are compared to a forest fire where soon after, the failures become booster shots of nutrients which make the soil richer for new sprouts. As many of the greats have said, “they are only failures if you don’t learn from them”.
A real estate agent, with over 19 years of experience, has been on journey to help homeowner's sell their home. Though the journey first started as a means to make money, since then, has transformed. "My passion has grown to help people. As a real estate agent, I have helped dozens and dozens of families buy and sell their homes”.
To become a better agent and to better serve his people, he invested hundreds of hours in taking courses, attending conferences, reading books, listening to podcasts, watching Youtube videos and absorbing mindset content. Through this journey, he discovered several entrepreneurs that have opened his mind to inner growth, business growth and personal transformation.
As the late Kobe Bryant went to his “G.O.A.T. Mountain” for console (the six Hall-of-Famers he would go for advice on how to become the best), Manuel searched for his own G.O.A.T. Mountain that have been his guides.
To name a few, Manuel’s G.O.A.T. Mountain include Napoleon Hill, Russell Brunson, Dan Kennedy, Gary V, Tony Robbins, Craig Proctor, Todd Walters, Ed Mylett, Hal Elrod, Eric The Hip Hop Preacher and many, many more.
My hope with this platform is to pass down the tools and teachings I learned that have helped me achieve success, inner growth, business growth and personal transformation.
Early Life & Career
Manuel joined the U.S. Navy right after high school. He had the privilege to work with amazing people, travel the world, visit many countries, experience numerous cultures, and earned long-life friends that he is still in touch with today. But most important of all, it’s where he met the love of his life.
Deciding to separate from the military while his fiancé remained in active duty, became a big obstacle in his life. It meant starting a new job from scratch every time she was assigned to new duty station.
Using his military aviation electronics training used to fix fighter jets, he landed some interesting tech jobs in Orlando, San Diego and Silicon Valley.
While stationed in Florida, he acquired his real estate license to find, fix and sell distressed properties as a side job. But this side job is where he got his first glimpse at being self-employed and not having a boss to report to.
After this experience, he set his mind to become his own boss, that would eventually lead to quitting his nine-to-five job. This meant no job security, no guaranteed paycheck and no fixed schedule. His journey to entrepreneurship began.
Self & Business Growth
“I’m trying to free your mind Neo, I can only show you the door… you have to walk through it.” Morpheus, The Matrix.
Self & Business Growth is a newly formed movement that is aimed at helping young entrepreneurs, self-employed, start-ups, real estate agents, content creators & many more escape from the rat race.
Manuel’s first few years as a new entrepreneur were hard, lonely and challenging. Many times he thought of quitting and getting back to working a nine-to-five job.
But he kept going. He read books, listened to tons of podcasts, tons of YouTube videos and attended numerous conferences. He watched many stories of ordinary people like us, break-through and achieve success.
He knew it was possible and all it took was a change in his mindset and believe it could be done.
He began to follow the best of the best. The ones that were succeeding at what he wanted to. They became his mentors and he followed in their footsteps.
One of the biggest things he learned - that in order to succeed on the outside, in business, in life, you have to grow from the inside, physically & mentally.
With this platform, he wants to share what he learned and what has helped him grow his businesses.
“I cannot guarantee your success or tell you that the information given will make you successful because I cannot control your work ethic. Remember, I can only show you the door… you have to walk through it”.
“I’m trying to free your mind Neo, I can only show you the door… you have to walk through it.” Morpheus, The Matrix.
Self & Business Growth is a newly formed movement that is aimed at helping young entrepreneurs, self-employed, start-ups, real estate agents, content creators & many more escape from the rat race.
Manuel’s first few years as a new entrepreneur were hard, lonely and challenging. Many times he thought of quitting and getting back to working a nine-to-five job.
But he kept going. He read books, listened to tons of podcasts, tons of YouTube videos and attended numerous conferences. He watched many stories of ordinary people like us, break-through and achieve success.
He knew it was possible and all it took was a change in his mindset and believe it could be done.
He began to follow the best of the best. The ones that were succeeding at what he wanted to. They became his mentors and he followed in their footsteps.
One of the biggest things he learned - that in order to succeed on the outside, in business, in life, you have to grow from the inside, physically & mentally.
With this platform, he wants to share what he learned and what has helped him grow his businesses.
“I cannot guarantee your success or tell you that the information given will make you successful because I cannot control your work ethic. Remember, I can only show you the door… you have to walk through it”.
Giving Back
Manuel is a U.S. Navy Veteran and supports the Fisher House Foundation. Through his real estate business, he donates a portion of his income for every home he sells.
Fisher House Foundation builds comfort homes where military & veteran families can stay free of charge, while a loved one is in the hospital. These homes are located at military and VA medical centers around the world.
In order to provide a home away from home and save military & veteran's families out-of-pocket costs for lodging and transportation, The Fisher House Foundation depend on sponsorships and donations to continue to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members.
Personal Life
Manuel met his wife in the U.S. Navy and have been together ever since and have 3 beautiful children together. “Life has its ups & down, but having a partner that supports your passion is what has helped me accomplish my goals.”
