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July 5, 2024 36 mins

Ana Gonzalez, 2019 Nyah Fellow and Texas A&M alum, sits down with Leigh-Ann to discuss starting her own business, her vision for improving the education system to be more equitable and brain-based learning. Also find out how her Nyah Project experience in Bali, Indonesia, transformed her and how Access Online helped her for her master’s program, plus more!

"Everyone has a purpose in this world. Do not let anybody dim your light. Be confident, and just be you." - Ana Gonzalez

They also discuss:

  • Rediscovering who she is after finishing her master’s degree in Instructional Design

  • Being the first-born in an immigrant Hispanic family

  • Finding peace during her gap year

  • Shifting from resentment to gratitude to form better relationships 

  • Starting her own business

  • Why she applied for the Nyah Project fellowship twice 

  • Why she admires in the sports industry and why

  • How she’s going to change the world

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