Turning Dreams into Plans with Gloria Lucia Zapata-Elias (Hello, Self… Episode 53)
Host Patricia Leonard invited guest Gloria Lucia Zapata-Elias to share her inspirational journey of transformation and manifestation.
Gloria recounted her unconventional life path, detailing how she navigated various life stages backward from traditional norms—having children before marriage, attending college later, and achieving business success. Her journey is marked by resilience, self-discovery, and service to others.
Throughout the episode, Patricia and Gloria discussed life lessons, the role of self-talk, overcoming survival modes, and using disruptions as catalysts for growth.
Hello, Self… is presented by Patricia Leonard & Associates and produced by Arlia Hoffman in association with the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX®.
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Gloria Lucia Zapata-Elias, Owner of Eye for Detail and Angel’s Trumpet Bed and Breakfast
Gloria owns two businesses, Eye for Detail, a residential and commercial cleaning company, and Angel’s Trumpet Bed and Breakfast, affordable extended stay for those who need respite. She also has a plant nursery business currently in development.
Gloria became a single mom at a young age, and attended college while working more than full-time and raising her sons. She says she was able to accomplish this with the support of two women in her life, one of them her mother.
She credits her success to her growth mindset and the fuel of her ambition she feels God gave her.
Hello, Self… is a biweekly podcast focused on inspiring stories of turning dreams into reality. Join coach and author Patricia Leonard and her guests as they share life-changing Hello, Self… moments.
Hello, Self… is brought to you by Patricia Leonard & Associates and is based on the new book by Patricia Leonard, Hello, Self.., available here.
The show is produced by Arlia Hoffman in association with Business RadioX®. You can find this show on all the major podcast apps. The complete show archive is here.
Patricia Leonard, Host of Hello, Self…
Patricia Leonard is President of RUNWAY TO SUCCESS, a division of Patricia Leonard & Associates located in Nashville, TN. She is a MESSAGE ARTIST speaker, career & business coach, author and magazine columnist. Patricia consults with clients on leadership, empowerment, career management, entrepreneurship and the power of language. Her work is focused on helping clients find their runway to success!
She has a professional background in management, human resources, corporate training, business consulting and talent development. Patricia has worked with companies in the service, music, banking, manufacturing, publishing, warehousing, healthcare, academic, retail and financial industries, and has taught management classes as an adjunct professor.
Patricia has a degree in Human Resource Management, is certified as a Career Coach and Consulting Hypnotist and is MBTI qualified.
Her volunteer energies are focused on Women in Film and Television-Nashville, where she is a Board Vice President; Dress for Success as the Advisory Board President; and International Coaching Federation-Nashville where she held Board roles for several years.
Patricia is the author of Wearing High Heels in a Flip Flop World, BECOMING WOMAN…a journal of personal discovery, THE NOW, HOW & WOW of Success, Happenings, a full year calendar of inspirational messages and a spoken word album titled, I AM…
She enjoys songwriting, creating poetry and has written a one-woman show and artistic speech she performs titled Hello, Self…, about a woman in midlife reinventing herself, which led to her new book by the same name, available here.
On the personal side, Patricia, describes herself as a woman, lover of life, mother, grandmother, career professional and message artist; AND in that order! Her goal is to continue inspiring others, of any age, to START NOW creating and expanding their Runway to Success.
She believes that life is a gift, the way we wrap it is our choice.
