Nely Galan
The Adelante Movement
Los Angeles, CA USA
"Life is like a video game. You just have to get to the next level, and then the next level. Then it becomes a relay race and you have to pass the baton on to the next person."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Ryokan College
Graduate Degree
Clinical Psychology
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Doctorate
Clinical Psychology
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
My parents and I immigrated to the United States from Cuba when I was five years old; we settled in New Jersey.
2.
I was a good student and my parents wanted me to be protected, so they sent me to an all-girls Catholic school—however, I would overhear my parents at night, worrying about paying for my schooling.
3.
I sold makeup out of my locker at school to help pay for my tuition—it was my first self-empowerment experience.
4.
After taking advantage of a publicized conflict in high school, I ended up receiving a guest editorship at Seventeen Magazine.
5.
I transitioned into television and eventually worked my way up to running Telemundo—I also used my experience in television to create my own multimedia company.
6.
When NBC bought Telemundo, they gave me a huge deal to produce 700 TV shows.
7.
I wanted to empower other women to take charge of their lives and become entrepreneurs, so I wrote a book called “SELF MADE: Becoming Empowered, Self-Reliant, and Rich in Every Way.”
8.
I then founded The Adelante Movement to empower multicultural women economically and entrepreneurially, and created the Becoming Self Made platform to teach women how to become entrepreneurs.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
We can't afford to pay for Nely's school.
How I responded:
My parents sent me to a good school, but I would overhear them at night worrying about how they were going to pay for it. It's discouraging because children of immigrants see their parents work so hard to give them a good life but still take on all of their struggles. I took it upon myself to strike a business deal with a neighbor to raise money for my schooling, which worked out well!
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
Everyone experiences hardships throughout their lives, especially immigrants. Throughout my life, I heard all of the regrets my parents had. However, as an immigrant, I learned that there is a silver lining to every hardship.