We recently connected with Jenina (Nina9) Ortega and have shared our conversation below.
Hi Jenina (Nina9), thanks for joining us today. Do you wish you had waited to pursue your creative career or do you wish you had started sooner?
I do wish I would of started at my teenage years to have built up my fan base and friends with my business and my creative skills in the industry. If I had Instagram back then things would definitely be different. I’d probably have a million followers by now. I could have started when I was doing so much modeling growing up and I almost had a singing career. I could have so much love from people because I would be so established to give back to my community. I was in a time where we didn’t have cell phones and such, so I wasn’t able to keep track of everything like how we can now. I don’t regret things, I just would have started earlier on in life because I’ve always had my dream of doing exactly what I’m doing!
Jenina (Nina9), love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
I can say that I want my readers to know about my story and my testimonies of how I became to a level of success in the industry that I am in today as a local entrepreneur who is passionate about getting my business familiar with the world. I have been in the industry since I was 5 years old and I always wanted to be an actress since age 7. When I realized that I had talent from a play I did in school. Ever since I loved the spotlight. I want my readers to know that I come from a background of a different kind of family. I was raised by my mother and my grandmother, no dad present! I was always raised in love and I never went without! I was the only girl with all boy cousins around me. I was a true tomboy for a long while until I got a whiff of my own breath and I started to realize that I wanted to be grown too fast! I started wearing makeup and feeling myself. As I grew in the industry as a kid model, I learned how to use my skills and experiences as I wanted to improve myself and also others around me lives. I said to myself, “I’ll be somebody one day” I got into music! I was a singer who definitely needed voice lessons but I didn’t believe in myself and I lost my opportunity. I believe Everything happens for a reason and I don’t take back my past experiences because it made me who I am today! I am a artist myself, I’ve taken classes in music and I’ve excelled in Jazz 1,2,3 in high school. I used to work with Arnell Star from back in the day with American Music Makers on Bet as his assistant and not too many people knew about that! I started very young. I have opened my own Artist Management company too help others like myself who needs a little push. I go by Nina9 because it’s short and the 9th month I was born. Jenina is a Hebrew name meaning beautiful garden! I also just graduated college in Advanced Dental Assisting in December 2023! I can do all things they call me the Jill of Skills! With God I’m strong enough for what I do! I’m a massage therapist at my own pace at club Rumors and I’m looking to expand my business to other areas. I also do taxes for years now! I’m a hustler as I love to call it! I figured I’d get money from my creative ideas! I plan on opening more companies, so be on the lookout for my corporations under one wing! I am a billionaire in my own eyes and I go for what I believe God wants from me. I’m a film distributor for The Mann Robinson Studios and I enjoy what I do and I feel very blessed to have a position as such! I plan on selling merchandise soon and I plan on becoming a teacher! Ask me how I do it and I’d say by the will and grace of God I’m strong to handle it! I can help people with their problems and build relationships with them to make sure that they’re happy and healthy and successful after just meeting me and talking with me about what services they need my goal is to meet everyone needs and help them get their business started! I’m definitely different breed than most because I can see things as they come and I can distinguish between good and bad I always try to stay positive and prayed up always! I want the other countries to know of me I want the president to know that I am a successful leader! My dream will shine bright like a diamond in my eyes and my heart! Any artist that needs a show or a studio I can help you! Contact me on my instagram @still_1_nina let’s model, act , dance and make music together for a better day music is life!
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
My journey of resilience is plan and simple because I came a long long way from death, penitentiary, and beyond I had to fight for my own position. I had to definitely put in time and I mean years of hard, blood, sweat and tears literally all I do is to be a better me! I want to make people smile and inspire them to be better than they were before and if I can bounce back so can they! I been resilient to never give up no matter what! I want to tell my story but I don’t know how too go there! I ask my readers if you’re interested in learning more about my story please contact me on my social media page at @still_1_nina I will always support others and I will always love myself for what I can do for others happiness! “I can’t give up now I come to far from where I started from nobody told me the road would be easy and I don’t believe he brought me this far to leave me!”
Looking back, are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?
Yes of course, I wish I knew more about grants for businesses and credit! I received a grant couple years ago and I just wish I knew better before! I would be more successful with my business! It’s lots of resources for businesses to get involved with but you have to learn how to tap into that knowledge! I want to know about old and new business ideas!
Contact Info:
- Website: Www.mannrobinsonstudios.com
- Instagram: @still_1_nina
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nina9artistmanagement?mibextid=LQQJ4d
- Linkedin: Follow me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=nina9-ortega-886996234
- Youtube: @stageplayswithjeninaortega1322