Meet Julio

My Story

First-Generation Latino. Gay. Born cross-eyed from teenage parents, then adopted in High School. I know the hustle for worthiness, the struggle for love and belonging. My father was relentless in making me feel small because I was different. When I was only a teenager, he kicked me out of the house – and that was really hard.

Me with family in Ecuador – a different life for sure

I channeled that pain towards service, putting energy where I could feel valued. This kept me busy and led me to become a young community organizer – from leadership trainings to building homes with Habitat for Humanity. I even met my adopted parents through the Rotary Club.

Building Habitat for Humanity homes in town

I landed a full scholarship to NYU, followed by highly sought after roles in Silicon Valley – first at Apple, helping to introduce the world to iPad. Then Google, Tumblr, Airbnb, Lyft. I worked along the smartest people in the world to scale teams, launch products, support IPOs. Success hit fast, as did the struggle for worthiness being one of very few minorities in the room.

Leading 1,000 employees during Google NYC Pride

I tried suppressing all that shame, fear and struggle for worthiness by doing more. I found myself working hard and fighting monsters inside. I became so focused on trying to perform and perfect that I lost track of myself. The busier I got, the less connected to my power I was.

Leading Airbnb executive offsite with CEO

Then I kept getting fired for being “well intentioned, but poorly implemented.”

All of a sudden I was a young boy in pain, rejected and unworthy of love and belonging. And that’s when the inner work began, starting with a coach.

Everyone wants to be brave.

But who here really wants to be vulnerable?

The truth is, we all feel afraid at times. We have to honor that fear and work through it, not bury it. And do so with an open mind, open heart, and lots of curiosity.

There’s a lot of hysteria around us. But with a coach in your corner, you can do something different — see it for what it is and go beyond what you imagined was possible.

We actually can take responsibility for our lives, step into our most authentic selves, and consciously strengthen the skills that make us human:

Courage, Compassion, Connection.

Company swag bags my proud mom will never get rid of!!