We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Raxiel Liz. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Raxiel below.
Raxiel, appreciate you joining us today. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?
After losing so much in life (Mother, Father & Brother) you get to a point where you start believing that you have nothing else to lose… Then life has this real ironic almost comical way of showing you there still a lot to squeeze & lose out of you! When faced with this type of obstacle it is very hard to feel motivated, passionate or interested in doing anything! I had to figure out how to keep going. I had to find what my inner purpose to myself was… After years of depression & failed attempts at happiness I discovered something. That the search for my happiness wasn’t in others or in relationships etc… It was actually in my past. I learned that my past created a undoubtedly powerful story that could only be told, experienced & survived by me. I started sharing my story & filming events to give people a visual. Through this I started traveling and assisting people with discovering happiness in there tragedies… Using their pain to build mental strength & be stronger & positive tomorrow! That’s when I created my company “We Alive & Living”
Raxiel, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?
My name is Raxiel Liz. I am originally from the Bronx. I started off in the industry originally as a artist (Rap) After my brother was killed I took on his passion for music, especially hip hop and continues his dream. Learning the craft, the art and the ropes! Through time & studio sessions I developed a love for photography which led me to footage then videos & that’s where I discovered my passion for story telling & got into Movies. I started to write scripts, gather people together to film it & also found out that acting was something I felt I was naturally attracted to. This led me into meeting different people in the industry from “LL Cool J, Bone Crusher, Big Tiger, Antonio Banderas & More. I then realized that if I combined all my passions & Skills I could really make a lot of noise & that’s when I started moving all my skills into different direction & eventually met my agent. She believed in me & put me on the right cause & people. I then started booking roles in movies and tv shows. That led me to meeting with people who assisted me with my book publishing & more!
How’d you build such a strong reputation within your market?
Honesty… Being pure hearted & real! Everyone who knows me & has done business with me can tell you I am very transparent & honest. What you see is what get. Don’t get me wrong there are many things I keep to myself but, never in a form to harm anyone or under hand them. Like any smart business person you have to know that this is chess not checkers. We all want to win & be successful but, it’s never worth it if you are dishonest and not trust worthy. Anyone I do business with I always have their better interest in mines because that is a key factor in repeat business.
We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?
Something I had to unlearn was it’s never personal… What I mean by that is sometimes we may run into people who may doing bad business. They don’t have a code no integrity! I have been misguided in this business before and it made me take a huge lost! After that I went through a don’t trust anyone phase. Which wasn’t good for business. I had to realize that everyone isn’t the same & because one thing went wrong with someone doesn’t mean that same deal can work with someone else.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://allmylinks.com/raxielliz
- Instagram: @raxiel_liz
- Facebook: @raxielliz
- Twitter: @raxielliz
- Youtube: We Alive and Living
- Other: Google “Raxiel Liz”
Image Credits
Photographer: Eddie Cloud , Rico Paris & Ayocal