We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Daniel G Garza. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Daniel G below.
Hi Daniel, thanks for joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
My spiritual life coaching program is the most meaningful project I have worked on lately. During the lockdown, I decided to get my life coaching certification. Grace L. Lawson with Rainbow Soul Circle offers a life coaching program and with time down it was a perfect time. I looked around and wanted something different so I created The Alignment. A combination of life and spiritual teachings to help align, balance, and center our chakras and break down barriers and blockages that keep us from moving forward in our personal and professional lives.
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
For those that don’t know me, allow me to introduce myself, I am Daniel G Garza. Professionally I wear many hats, and I am blessed to be able to practice all of them. I am an actor, producer, director, and host of live-stream shows. I am an HIV, Anal Cancer, and Mental Health Advocate. A Reiki Master, Intuitive Card Reader, and Spiritual Life Coach. During the lockdown, I wrote a children’s book and created my own life coaching program. The book is “Grumpy Bunny and the Colors Game”. A guided meditation book for children. My coaching program is called “The Alignment” and it works by breaking down energetic barriers and blockages that keep us from moving forward personally and professionally.
Have you ever had to pivot?
I had to pivot my personal and professional life in October of 2021. Kevin Moyers had been my podcast producer since 2012 when I launched my podcast “Put It Together”. He was a writer himself and after having issues getting his own work published decided to launch his own publishing company. At the start of the lockdown, we decided to pivot the podcast to a live-stream show. I was writing my book and he offered to publish it. In May of 2021, “Grumpy Bunny and the Colors Game” went up for sale. It was doing quite well, getting some traction. Then on October 17, 2021, Mr. Moyers, as I called him, passed away suddenly. To say my world crumbled is an understatement.
He was one of my closest friends, my publisher, and a mentor. He ran everything for me and I had no clue how to access his files, send books to distributors, or who printed the books. I was completely lost and broken, both personally and professionally.
His family decided to close the publishing company and gave me all the books that were printed and the files. I have about 1000 books sitting in my living room. He was also going to publish the deck I created for my coaching but that is on hold for the moment.
We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?
I have been on YouTube since 2008 when I started doing a segment called “One Minute with Daniel”. I don’t think many folks watched it, although they are still on my page. Over the years I would post a video of a podcast interview, an audition tape, or something I worked on. In 2020 when I decided to take my podcast to live-stream my audience followed me. Through my production company Lilmesican Productions Inc® we have launched three shows, “Put It Together Live-Stream”, “The Card Divo”, and The Christian & Daniel Show”. All of the shows are interactive and most have followed since my podcast started.
My suggestions for building your social media presence is:
1. Find your niche.
2. Be consistent.
3. Just be you.
Folks will be attracted to your authenticity, whatever you do; entertainment, sports, or politics, just be you. Be on as much as you can and stay on a schedule. Same time and same day. As you might have heard before, “Same Bat-time, Same Bat-station”. There is a truth in that.
Be honest with your audience, find the vulnerable moments, and be ready to share.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.lilmesicanproductions.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdanielggarza/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanielGenovevoGarza
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielggarza/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/LilMesican
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LilMesican
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-card-divo-laguna-beach
- Other: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamdanielggarza_
Image Credits
Photo with blue sweater: Richard Wayne Kilgo II Photography