Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/21/2024.
It is an inspiring talk about her upbringing in a troubled neighborhood being taught by her father to overcome and succeed in any situation.
Every night for 20 years, Gino Rodriguez (Gina’s father) knelt beside his three daughters’ beds and whispered an incantation. As rats the size of footballs skittered along the floor of the basement apartment on the South Side of Chicago, he repeated the same five words into each girl’s ear as she slept: “I can and I will.” The message was always the same, and the audience was always asleep. The girls occasionally woke up during their father’s nightly pep talks, rolled their eyes and then went back to sleep. But each morning, they did a series of jumping jacks, looked in the mirror and said, “Today is going to be a great day. I can and I will.”
And one by one, they proved their father right: they could and they did. Ivelisse Rodriguez Simon graduated from Harvard Business School and is now a partner at a private-equity firm. Rebecca Rodriguez is the medical director of one of the best family-health clinics in the country. And Gina Rodriguez won a Best Actress Golden Globe for her starring role on Jane the Virgin.
Gina Rodriguez is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as I Can and I Will. The estimated speaking fee range to book Gina Rodriguez for your event is available upon request. Gina Rodriguez generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are America Ferrera, Diane Guerrero, Viola Davis, Mayim Bialik and Geena Davis. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Gina Rodriguez for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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