Today we’d like to introduce you to Giovanni Gonzalez.
Hi Giovanni, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I was born and raised in Colombia, and like many immigrants, I came to the United States with a dream, not just to build a business, but to create a life that had meaning. I started from the bottom, selling newspapers at traffic lights, working long hours, and learning the language not only of English, but of opportunity.
Over time I realized that success wasn’t only about hard work, it was about awareness. I became fascinated by the science of human performance and the power of emotional intelligence to transform lives and organizations. That passion led me to create Mindful Performance Blueprint, a company that integrates neuroscience, ontology, and emotional intelligence to help leaders and teams unlock their highest potential.
Today we have had the privilege of working with entrepreneurs, executives, and companies across the United States and Latin America, from small business owners to corporate teams, helping them transform not just how they work, but who they are while they work.
My journey taught me that leadership is not about position or title. It is about taking responsibility for the world you create around you. That is what drives everything we do at MPB, building leaders who lead with consciousness, integrity, and impact.
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 is not a smooth road, that’s for sure. In hindsight, I appreciate my struggles, not because I would ever want to relive them, but because they shaped who I am today. My road included battling through alcohol and recreational substances, working three jobs while going to school, surviving a skydiving accident that left me unable to walk for eight months, and facing bankruptcy, depression, and even homelessness during that same period. There were heartbreaks, times when the lights were cut off, water cut off, you name it.
However, during that journey I discovered something profound. When a person connects to a purpose bigger than oneself, every struggle becomes a necessary experience on the path to our fullest self-expression. Those challenges became my training ground to understand human transformation, not as a concept, but as a lived reality.
As you know, we’re big fans of Mindful Performance Blueprint. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about the brand?
Mindful Performance Blueprint was born from a simple but powerful idea: leadership is not a skill you learn, it is a way of being that you develop. We specialize in leadership development and emotional intelligence programs that help individuals and organizations transform how they think, communicate, and lead.
Our work integrates neuroscience and ontology, creating experiences that go beyond traditional training. We help leaders understand the brain behind behavior, the emotions that shape performance, and the conversations that build trust and alignment. Every program we design is experiential and transformative, not motivational. People do not leave inspired for a few days, they leave different.
We are known for programs like Access the Leader Within, Breakthrough Leadership Program, and The Executive Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Development Program. These experiences have impacted entrepreneurs, executives, and organizations across the United States and Latin America, helping them build cultures of accountability, integrity, and high performance.
What sets us apart is that we do not just teach leadership; we create leaders who can think differently, feel deeply, and act with purpose. Brand-wise, I am most proud that everything we do comes from authenticity. We do not sell quick fixes. We build long-term transformation.
At its core, Mindful Performance Blueprint exists to help people lead themselves first, so they can lead others with power, compassion, and consciousness.
If you had to, what characteristic of yours would you give the most credit to?
The quality that has been most important to my success is resilience. Not the kind that just pushes through pain, but the kind that learns from it. Life has taught me that transformation does not happen when things are easy. It happens when you choose to stay present, even when everything in you wants to quit.
I have learned to see challenges as teachers and discomfort as an invitation to grow. That mindset has shaped the way I lead, the way I build teams, and the way I design every program we offer at Mindful Performance Blueprint.
Another quality that has made a difference is integrity. For me, integrity is not about perfection; it is about honoring my word and taking responsibility for who I am being in every situation. When I live from that space, success becomes a byproduct of alignment, not effort.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.mpb.group
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachgiogonzalez/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coach-giovanni-gonzalez/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLeadershipHuddle
- Other: https://www.youtube.com/@coachgiogonzalez
