Today we’d like to introduce you to Shametria Gonzales.
Hi Shametria, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today.
My story is one of many women in the world. I was born in a small town called Garwood Texas. My mom and dad were extremely poor and addicted to drugs. This caused me to be tossed around from city to city and home to home. It was rough until I decided to emancipate myself at the age of 15. I worked and forged paperwork to get myself into high school. I thought I was on a roll until I met 2 women who would persuade me into joining a sex trafficking ring.
I thought I had finally found a family to be a part of but what started as wanting to help me out slowly turned into them being abusive, controlling, making me do things I won’t speak on till this day, and telling me it was what was best for our family. I was living a double life. I had school in the daytime and I became a sex worker at night. This continued for a few years until I met a pastor who would reintroduce me to God. I started to open my mind to a different outlook on life and after surviving that life, surviving being run over by an expedition, drugged, and left for dead my pastor came and rescued me.
He helped me get a scholarship and life for the 1st time in my life was starting to turn around. I got a full scholarship to Southern University. I played volleyball and basketball for them. After college, I started searching for ways to use what I Learned from both sides of life to help others become the best versions of themselves. After years of advocacy, community organizing, and working in politics for the State of Louisiana I felt like it was time to start sharing my story. I wrote a book with my 9-year-old daughter who suffered my traumas with me.
Together we found healing, forgiveness, and self-consciousness. My career started to take off. I created a Community Action Project for women who were released from prison to be able to shift their mindset from being in prison to being in the free world. I started my coaching company Unleash to Speak where I’ve personally coached a community of women on how to stop being stuck and move forward in their life. I teamed up with a real-estate Millionaire who taught me how to build wealth, built a team of people around me who were there to help women navigate life and heal, and started working on my dream of becoming one of the world’s most influential minds of the 2000 century.
No matter what came up against me I never stopped believing and reaching to become the best version of myself. I worked hard to change my life and I am so happy I never gave up on my dreams! Life just keeps getting better because I believe it’s going to always get better! I have been speaking on stage all over the world. I was just a finalist at The Great American Speak Off. It’s like American Idol but it’s for speakers. I was able to be the only woman finalist to speak at a growth conference this year! I am working on so many new things!
I am working on Think and Be Healed, a new book coming out that has the secrets to the way I was able to heal my mind after being sexually trafficked and beat on to becoming an owner, founder, author, speaker, realtor, and life coach. It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish!
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Life has not been a smooth road but I have been in a good place recently.
Shametria’s extraordinary story of transforming her own life from being trafficked, rapped, and escaping extreme poverty to being a Founder, life coach, and real estate investor is the inspiration behind her bold mission to teach others that it is possible to do the same.
Today, fans worldwide revere Shametria for her mastery of teaching people how to accomplish unfathomable goals and tap into their limitless potential.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
Shametria is also a best-selling author of 2 books, and her 3rd book THINK AND BE HEALED, will be the best work she has produced yet. In Think and Be Healed, Shametria continues her journey with her fans, providing a clear and practical blueprint for personal success, changing your mindset, and how to redevelop yourself after dealing with sexual and ancestral trauma.
As the Founder of Unleash to Speak, Shametria has developed workshops, courses, and programs that have transformed the lives of countless women and children around the world.
Today, fans worldwide revere Shametria for her mastery of teaching people how to accomplish unfathomable goals and tap into their limitless potential.
As a businesswoman and decorated scholar, Shametria has spoken on stages like the Zurich Classic, Dress for Success Worldwide Conference, and Grant Cardone 10x Growth Conference – just to name a few. She is also celebrated for the impact she has on the lives of teens. Through Shametria’s Foundation Unleash to Speak she has served more than 50,000 teens who have been abused to find the power of their voice and learn how to advocate for themselves.
Brand wise Shametria is most proud of her speaking style and reputation for winning! When I win it is for others not just myself!
What were you like growing up?
Growing up, I was a very inquisitive child with a bright personality and a lot of energy! I was always the center of attention and I was brave as they come!
I was very strong and I was a great student-athlete! I had a great school life and a rough home life! I try not to share my family’s stories as much anymore as my fame rises I see it affects everyone differently. I will speak on the transitions that I went through and how people hurt me along the way!
I am also attaching a video so you can see what I am talking about! https://youtu.be/In5qwyPXlCg?si=D22igKqrL8D-0oqc.
Pricing:
- Speaking 25k – 50k
- Hosting 15k – 25k
- Life Coaching 5k – 100k
- Speaker Coaching – 997.00
Contact Info:
- Website: https://shametriagonzales.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shametriagonzales/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naenae.gonzales
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shametria-gonzales-5a001a8a/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shametria+gonzales
