Today we’d like to introduce you to Anna De La Rosa.
Anna, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
After being a serial entrepreneur for so many years, it has helped me be intentional in making decisions, pressing on in every area of my life even in the midst of battles that arise! For as long as I can remember, I have had an enormous appetite for learning, researching and creating.
This has been one of the reasons why I’m consistently launching projects, starting businesses, helping others grow their businesses and growing my multiple brand platforms. When you know you have a mission & a message to share with the world, everything becomes apart of it in your life. You will see exactly what I am referring to below.
▫️ I have listed my Companies, Projects, Social Media Platforms & Brands below
Here is how it all began.
I am Czechoslovakian (Czech) and it all started when my great grandfather Frantisek and Marie Svetlik left their homeland 150 years ago on October 24, 1870 to immigrate to the United States of America in order to improve their lives and the lives of their descendants. Thank God for their courage and foresight. They sailed a ship (Named Irna) from Czech Republic and came to Texas. It took them 180 days to arrive in Galveston, Texas.
I was born in a small town named Bay City, Texas 12/20/1978 & was born on my father’s birthday. I was the youngest of 3 brothers and also the youngest out of the entire family as a whole. I had an outstanding childhood, filled with adventure, imagination and fun! We went on camping trips all over Texas every weekend we could to visit the RV Parks and WildLife, we went to Lake Texana most weekend throughout the year and New Braunfels every summer. In the summer we would boat, sky, float rivers and travel. We always stayed in Texas because having four kids, I’m sure it was hard to keep up with everyone. I could go on for days with the amazing, funny AF stories that happened because they are absolutely phenomenal, but I can only tell a few today. I can always remember I wanted to be exactly like my Dad, My Aunts (Dad’s Sisters) and My Grandparents when I grew up. I knew I wanted to own a business either as a fashion designer, gemologist or do everything. I would always hear my grandparents say, “A days work is never done, you just keep working and wake up the next day and keep going”. If you are going to get things accomplished, then you do not take vacation or stop because there is always something to work on”. I started helping my grandparents work at a young age and they would pay $.50 or $2.50 lol.
We would even help assist the maids that would clean their home. Every time any of the grandchildren came to my grandparent’s home, Papaw Svetlik would give us money to go buy ice cream at a place called “Circle C” which that restaurant rented from my Papaw. Also, when he would be working, my Mamaw Svetlik would give us money to go get a Pepper, which was Dr. Pepper as Mamaw Svetlik would call it. She always told us to bring her back one. I loved listening to their story’s about how they came over here and got started. Their Trips to Vegas, Poker Games and shopping trips. One of the stories that I will never forget is when my Papaw and Mamaw Svetlik borrowed $2000 from a Judge in their little town of Bay City, Texas in the 40’s to started a Grocery Store. My Mamaw was telling me all about it and that they paid back their debt and opened a 2nd Store.
In 1946, Papaw Svetlik went away to World War II and my Mamaw & my father stayed behind. My father was the 1st born of 3 younger sisters and at that time he was about 3 or 4 years old. Well while my Papaw went away to War, Mamaw Svetlik, decided she wanted to merge the two grocery stores together and buy some land to build. While he was gone away fighting for our country, she did just that. She bought the property off of 2901 7th Street in Bay City, Texas with dimes she had been saving for years. She started the construction for the store, a little house for my father and her to reside and a spot to have travelers park their trailers or live if needed. The store was completed and named after my Father, Jimmie’s. That was when the Entrepreneurial Spirit Awoke in the women of my family.
After that, they started building a substantial size of rental property in both commercial & residential. They built a subdivision and named the streets after them, Svetlik Ave, Rose Street, Lily and Gladiola which they ended up donating to the city years back. My Mamaw Svetlik’s name was Rose, she loved flowers so that is where the other street names came from and then our last name is Svetlik for Svetlik Street and Svetlik Subdivision. The neat part about all of it is we have almost all of the property today, some is rented, some is not and some is Ugly AF, but the fact that so much history has been made there, it makes it special. There has been so many memories to look back on with everyone of us putting in lots of hard work, sweat and tears at one point growing up and still to this day.
Once I became a teen and had spent many years working for the family, it was time for a change. So at the age of 18 yrs old, I moved out of my parent’s home in Bay City, Texas to Houston, Texas. I was so excited because I was a city girl at heart and lived off of Westheimer Street in a Mid-Rise Apartment close to the Galleria, thanks to my parents! Not long after that I got married at 18 yrs old to my high-school sweetheart which we started dating at 15 yrs of age. After marrying, we continued to live in Houston for five additional years and then on 12/20/2001, we found out we were pregnant with Hannah (Now my gorgeous girl is 17 years old) Hannah was born on 8/8/2002 and we ended up moving to Pearland, Texas at that time.
Over the years, I have a lot that I am known for and I do all the things so I will List them below. Before I started my Insurance Business I went to school and focused on the Medical Industry. I started working for MD Anderson Cancer Center and stayed there for a few years. Then I worked for a number of other spectacular organizations. I had the opportunities to assist tons of patients as well as help doctors grow their practices to being some of the very best!
Then I discovered I had a love for the medical insurance portion of the Industry and started focusing more on that. After learn, researching and soaking in all the knowledge in that area for years. I made a bold move and embraced my entrepreneurial spirit and went out on my own. On Dec of 2011 “De La Rosa Insurance Services, LLC” was open and I started building from the ground up.
That in itself has been a journey of self-discovery. It has taught me how to not give up even when things get in my way or break down and cry.
Fast forward, in October of 2019, I was awarded by the City of Pearland Texas, Best of 2019 for Small Businesses for De La Rosa Insurance Services, LLC.
(Side-note: I will be closing the doors of my firm by the end of 2021 to totally commit to my Empowerment Coaching, Community, Book, Blog, Social Media Platforms and Interview Series!)
During Summer 2015, I started @theannadelarosa Instagram Page & started my online journey while still doing my Insurance Firm! I had no idea what I was doing but I had a desire to Interview other Ladies and learn from them. I started my 1st Interview Series called “The Art of Manifesting Money Summit” and I have not stopped since that time!!!! I did not have a website at all, I had not taken professional photos, I had contacted IT Experts & Designers from Fiverr.com to do my banner, edit my interviews and help me with a few things that would pop up. I also had my friend that was in the same Coaching Group I was in help set up of all the other stuff that need to be implemented. She showed me how to set up videos, Expert Templates, email broadcasts, Scheduling Links, Analytics, Aweber, Write Copy and Content and so much more for a small fee of course.
The best part is, she also taught me how to do it all just in case If I had an urgent matter arise, I could just handle it if no one was available. I thought everything had to be perfect but as time went on I learned that it didn’t have to at all. I decided that I was gonna be open, raw, authentic, funny, cuss and not hold back as well as speak my truth no matter what. That decision was the best move I could ever made.
During in the summer July 2016, I started planning my next project and that is when I did an interview Series called Meditation and Mindfulness Project and I wanted it to be 1/1/17 – 1/31/17 to start off the new year. I interviewed women all over the Globe and these ladies were Leading Experts in All Yoga Practices, Pilates, Meditation, Mindfulness, Psychology, Neuroscience, Energy Practitioners & other healing modalities. So while preparing for this new project, I had started emailing experts to join, conducting interviews, creating content, copy, and finalizing the other Summit I just finished with Surveys, etc. I decide 10/2016 that I was going to make a Website, have Professional Photos done as well & upgrade some of my software. While doing all of that, I realized I wanted to have a blog that Empowered & Supported Women. My excitement grew and ideas did too. Here is a thought that I wrote down: “I want to be able to feature the achievements of any woman that caught my eye and I felt drawn to. This would allow me to interview ladies that I have admired & learned from for years. I knew I didn’t want to be limited to only 1 Profession or Niche”. Each day I would journal and dream which would give me more clarity on what direction to go. So I started emailing and messaging women all over and would get immediate responses. They were like, omgggg yasss I would love to be apart, back to back to back.
I was also traveling with my daughter that was 14 years old at the time to softball tryouts & hitting lessons. My husband and I separated after 20 years of marriage. I was helping my mom with my 95 yr old grandmother every now and also I was being featured on other ladies platforms as well. I remember Christine Bullock my 1st Feature for Empowerment Blog scheduled an interview 12/15/16 and that day, I was in the car interviewing while I waited for Hannah to finish hitting lessons. I could not go and wait in the Hitting Lesson because the building was metal and I didn’t have a connection to record. Hahaha. Then Janet Gunn set hers up and I was in Hannah’s best friend’s house at the time in the mother’s office interviewing Janet hahaha. Oooo I almost wrecked when Eden Sassoon emailed me and then called me to tell me how proud she was of me and would be honored to be apart of my Empowerment Projects. I have story after story, Badass Boss and Badass Boss that I have interviewed for my blog now turned into a Book release Summer 2021. Over the years I have formed bonds with these amazing ladies, they support me and I support them. We love each other and we are a sisterhood. I have dedicated my book to Jesse Golden of The Golden Secrets because of her strength to push through with Reumitorid Arthritis and she uses her love & light to help others. She showed up in my life when I needed her most and her Golden Goddesses.
This is what it is all about. I think I pissed when Lauren Evarts Bosstick of The Skinny Confidential Said yasss to my blog and book! Tiffany Toth and Nikki Leigh agreed at the same time and I was totally freaking out because of their portfolios & beauty. Then my Favorite all-time Designer Rosanne Karmes of Sydney Evan said yes years ago. The funny part is I personally do not leave home without my wrist stacked high with her classic pieces because it is a source of inspiration to me. We even share the same birthday 12/20. After several years, we were chatting one day and come to find out that Janet Gunn is her neighbor and I had no clue when I was interviewing or putting my project together. The lovely Melissa Meyers agreed and she is besties with Janet Gunn. So it is so fun how it all works and comes together.
Then when Rachel McCord and Cindy Cowan said yess I literally was on Cloud 9.
I have over 300 ladies that I have interviewed around the globe and each one of them are so special to me. I have a store for each individual beauty. I have started to post consistently on my blog again and update old interviews.
Also on 1/1/17, I started a Women Empowerment Community and Blog to Support & Empower Women. A platform for Women to rise Together. Every woman needs her tribe & a safe sacred space to be Real, Raw & Vulnerable. There is nothing more fulfilling than seeing other women OWN their story, step into their power and share their precious gifts with the world! My Empowering Blog goes into the lives of ladies around the world by sharing their personal stories & how they evolved. I absolutely love when ladies join the movement & make an impact with me & other Powerhouse Women! At the same time of launching my blog, I became an Empowerment Coach to give ladies tools and tips to use themselves to cultivate their dream life through Meditation, Emotional Mastery Techniques, Inspired Business and Career Strategies.
In October 2019, I was approached by Amazon regarding my Instagram Handle @manifestingjunkie and they wanted me to be an Amazon Influencer so of course I said YESSSS, I am Officially Verified on Amazon and have a Storefront to share my favs with everyone. I just rolled it out several weeks ago.
I currently have about 900k + followers collectively across all my social media platforms, websites, email lists and online hubs. I am such an Analytics Fanatic and obsessed with monitoring what works and what doesn’t. Several months ago, I was only about 400k followers and had some Engagement Increased. Well, as on the end of Jan 2020, I had a major increase across the board. I did some testing, surveys with my audience as well as posting more on every single platform and using Tailwind to schedule posts on certain social media accts. That was the thing to do because my total Analytical Performance and Engagement Skyrocketed by +1,191% and my total follow count doubled.
I would not be able to do it without my publicist Alli Rodriguez of “ALLI RODRIGUEZ PUBLIC RELATIONS” https://allirodriguezpr.com/ She is an angel sent from heaven and helps keep me in order. It was so hard to let go of duties when you are used to doing it all, but when you have that person you trust and connect with to help assist, it is so much easier.
I look back on both my mom and dad’s long family line and it is filled with entrepreneurs, successors, innovators and community builders. They have instilled in me stamina and drive at a very young age and that I can create anything from nothing so get up and start working. That right there is a major game changer and when you see it being done in real life, it really puts an impression on you to give it all you got, whatever that may be! That totally reminds me of my Aunt Jane Laurence, (one of my dad’s sister) she is one of those Powerhouse Women that can do anything, get anything done and build something out of nothing. Growing up, I always wanted to be like her because you knew if she was involved, it was going to get taken care of no matter what. She set the stage for success, achievements, and nothing stops her. In 10/2007 she got a wild hair and purchased a Massage Envy franchise and opened it in Bay Colony by League City Texas. At the time, you didn’t see too many Massage Envy’s around but with her hard work & dedication it is still thriving today!
In conclusion, over the last several years I have become a mover and shaker in the women empowerment world. The ladies I interview inspire me, lift me & push me to show up daily. I have an Interview Series going at all times on my blog and social media platforms. You can visit my Brand Portfolio at https://linktr.ee/theannadelarosa.
“I Empower, Encourage and Inspire Women around the global with words of wisdom, authenticity, vulnerability, truth and POWER!”
I am the Founder of De La Rosa Insurance Services, LLC- I started 12/2011. Website: www.delarosainsurance.com
▫️ The Meditation and Mindfulness Project as seen in Mantra Magazine- Interview Series Launched 1/1/2017 – 1/31/2017
▫️ Instagram – @theannadelarosa – Personal Life, Projects and Current Events
▫️ My Blog, The Anna De La Rosa- started 1/1/2017 to Present- Empowerment Coach and Community, to Support & Empower Women all over the world by interviewing Powerhouse Women and sharing their stories on how they evolved. Website: www.annadelarosa.com Launched: 01/01/2017- This Brand also has an Academy and a FB Group called: The Empowerment Temple.
▫️ Instagram: @empowerwomenquotes – My Empowerment Brand, Blog, Community & Upcoming Book Launched: 08/08/2017
▫️ Instagram: @manifestingjunkie – Launched 12/2018- My Raw, Funny, WooWoo AF page that has grown so much and my followers are so supportive and funny. This Instagram has a Membership Site as well.
▫️ Instagram: @chance.theboxer – Launched 5/2016 – He is about to be 6 in March and he is a prankster. His page is an absolute blast, he has tons of followers, 2 Hash Tags and is founder of 2 Clubs
▫️ 12/20/2019: I partnered with Samanah Duran of Be Your Own & Critics Clothing to be one of the 1st to join her Membership platform she just rolled out! Samanah is honoree of Forbes 30 under 30, yahoo mail, featured in your Voyage LA Platform, she has so much going that it is soooo amazing to be apart of her tribe. She is also in my book releasing 2021.
▫️ 01/11/2020: I decided to do a Reselling Project and Test some of the current opened a Poshmark Acct so everyone can now shop my closet.
▫️ Owner/President De La Rosa Insurance Services, LLC 🏆(Voted 2019’s #1 Medical Insurance Firm for Business in Pearland, Texas)
“Empowering Women All Over the World”
▫️ Book Release Summer 2021: “Empowered Women that Empower Women- Volume 1″✍🏻📚
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We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
It has not been smooth at all! I had fear, self-doubt, always second guessing myself, thinking I wasn’t good enough, procrastinating, putting things off, afraid to be seen and that everything had to be perfect or I could not do it! My mindset was totally no their and I didn’t know what to do or where to start. I was going through a divorce which my separation was on 7/2016 & we will finalize our divorce Soon! I had been building my Insurance Firm for so long that It was no longer servicing me and I was exhausted. I had fail and failed again with a number of thing but I always kept going. One day I decided I needed to join a group of like-minded women so I could learn & grow. I ended up doing some research and I got several coaches to help me. I got a business coach, a mindset coach and then joined a group of women that were on the same path as me. That is when I decided that I was going to continue what I had set out to do no matter what. I knew that if I wasn’t looking forward to my personal vision and have that vision bigger than me, then I wouldn’t be excited to pursue it Day in and Day out! Today I still have to decide on what it is I want to choose and not let little things distract me. I have to meditate and journal daily so I can align to my true purpose so I know I am being my authentic self and on the right path. If you tune in and listen, you will hear what it is you need to do.
We’d love to hear more about your work and what you are currently focused on. What else should we know?
2021 my Empowerment Book will release. Here is a little onsite on my upcoming book:
This sensational piece of inspiration, elegance & beauty is the 1st in its Genre & is shooting to be released Summer of 2021. It is celebrating the power & determination of women, it’s called “Empowering Women that Empower Women – Volume 1”. It’s not your average coffee table book it’s a conversation piece, a full color display of Beauty & Power (8.5 x 8.5). Translated in & printed in 7 Languages Ex:Beijing China, Guadalajara Mexico, Frankfurt Germany, London England, Czech, Arabic
▫️ New York Times weekly Sunday add (I already have these secure)
▫️ Barnes and Noble
▫️ Presented and Displayed globally at the International Book Fairs and also marketing my book to London, Germany, Mexico and China
To briefly describe in the pages of my book: “It is a source of insight & inspiration for all ages to enjoy. I have had the opportunity to get in-depth interviews with women all over the globe and a collection of their personal portfolios they chose to have displayed. It specifically captures the essence and the beauty of each woman & how they have gotten to this point in their lives. The ambition and drive that set every single one of these women apart is truly phenomenal. I am honored to have interviewed these women, connect with them, learn about their journey and how they set out to make a difference in the world by turning their pain into power! As for me, a business tycoon to an author, I have experienced it all and enjoy learning all the challenges these beautiful women endured, the celebrated wins, intimate revelations and what it means to be a powerful women in the twentieth century.
I have hand picked each one of these driven women to be apart of my epic project. I also had the ability to imagine and aspire to what did not yet exist in these pages and bring it to life.
Example: Jessica Hall, Kim Caldwell, Farah Abassi of Aroma 360, Carly Patterson, Renee Rogers of Hanger Shortage & 16th Colony, Amber Farr of Flynn Skye, Nicole Swartz of Sprout Law, Julia Lescova, Luba Vitti, Nikki Williams of Nikki Williams Handbags, Melody Rae, Dr. Erin Fall Haskell of Good Morning LaLa Land & Author: Awakening Book, Brynn Elliott Watkins, Holly Glasser, Alexandra Mac, Tia Alexander, Patience Silva, Samii Ryan, Kylie Rae, Daniella Smith, Kristin McGee, Ellen Barrett, Katarina Van Derham of Viva La Glam Magazine, Lisa Brezinski of LKB Photography; Angel Quintana of Holistic Fashionista; Chelsey Korus, Kathryn Budig, Neda Soderqvist of JAMM Malibu; Dr. Nina of The Dr. Nina Show, Chelsey Rose, Jane Jett; Cassandra Bodzak, Heidi Marie Ferren; Sophia Pierson, Jana Roemer; Maria Furdychka Miss Moscow 2016, Erin Mullin Sanderson of Fit Rocker Chick, Hana Nitsche, Jesse Golden; Heidi Anderson creator Shed your Shit; Amy Fernandez of Budda Blossom Jewelry; Nicole Zeola Founder of Wowmoms World; Joelle Lavigne co-founder Wowmom World Franchise; Hannah Q of Hannah Q Photography; Rachel Ann Mullins host of No filter Friday, Ania Danilina, Andrea Crowder, Karmel Ottilia Creator of Ottilia & Sugar Swimsuit Collection, Alina Hetz, Tiffany Cruikshank, Ominique Charmaine, Brittany C.Reid, Madeline Archer, Rachel Annette Helson, Kim D. Owner of Posche by Kim D., Fanny Jooste, Ella Audrey Rae of Reignland Magazine & all things RLM, Carol Prendergast Creator of Instagrams Quickklist, Jessica Castro, Alicia Alvey & Co., Kamila Matthews, Samantha Lauren of What would Kiki Wear, Stephanie Wells, Karen Haines of Spa Girl Cocktails, Autumn Calabrese, Venessa Kaufman of We The Classy, Karen Stinson, Elizabeth Hugen, Angie Rojo, Jamie Graber, Courtney Paige Nelson, Jennifer Harrison of Flea Market Fab, Heather Zwain, Heather Hoffman of Luminous MedSpa NJ, Alyi V, Isadora Bravo, Sarah Talias, Elizabeth Jones Styling, All the way from Tunisia Norchen Mezni نورشان, Erin in the Raw, Kristina Jimenez (KJ), Brenda Adiyi of Rose Gold Slayer, Fiona Tuck, Morgan Larson of Podcast: Totally UnMorganized “Getting it Together”, Sharlena Hassani of Artisan of Skin Beverly Hills, CA, Georgia Mae Gibbs and Kate Wasley.
Other Powerhouse Bosses are listed throughout interview, some on Blog and Instagram Pages and the rest will be Releasing soon!
By celebrating these women, we carry on their collective fearless spirit and encourage one another toward greater and deeper. This inspiring volume will compel readers to reconnect with their own dreams and envision new goals to challenge themselves at any stage of life. This is the 1st volume in an unprecedented series of books devoted to uplifting women, celebrating their great achievements and their contributions to all professions out there today. The women profiled in my book demonstrate passion, determination, drive, fearlessness, and an insatiable curiosity that led each to harness her talents and achieve her goals, no matter how tough it got. That is exactly what I have done as well to get to this point in my life.
The best part is I have taught my daughter to be strong, confident and happy with herself. Towards the end of the book, I conclude with my daughter Hannah’s interview and several other teens. They talk about the steps they are taking to prep for the future and how their moms helped support them.
Getting messages and comments on how I changed peoples lives on my platforms totally makes it all worth it.
So much of the media coverage is focused on the challenges facing women today, but what about the opportunities? Do you feel there are any opportunities that women are particularly well positioned for?
My motto has always been, if the opportunity is not available for the position you want, then create it! As a women, I feel you can hold any position that you want to pursue. If it aligns with you, then go for it. I have personally been a women in a mans world my entire adult life, in the medical field and then building my medical insurance firm from ground up. I have been lucky to not have had to deal with ongoing obstacles, I just had one incident 20 years ago when I 1st started out. It made it a like more easier with me having three brothers and a father that set the standards high no matter if you were a male or female. He taught me to not discriminate on gender and we all can get the job done no matter who you are. Just make sure you are well diversified in all subjects, like professions, personalities, religions, nationalities, cultures, trades, etc. and you will blow everyone away. I have build business after business or coached others in running theirs. I invent, I create, I have an enormous appetite for learning, researching and mirroring mentors. So this helps me have the ability to facilitate inner & outer transformation, both within myself or within other people!
For example: no matter the type of groups, companies, employees, audiences, communities & organizations. I can hold the attention of anyone with interest in what I have to say or present because of the profound esoteric knowledge that I use to achieve this as well as the topic I am discussing! Like I have said over and over again, I have loved to learn, read and research and I have a deep understanding of science, business, law, physics, body language, energy, fashion, current trends, healing arts or spirituality, to name a few in order to come up with a solution. The important part is that I use my knowledge & those 👆🏼subjects I just named off with my personal experiences to take organizations or individuals in innovative and profitable directions if that is what they need at the time. This is just an example 🙂
Example: I enjoy mediating because I truly understand that if there is a problem within a company, client, community or organization, I will discover the solutions to fix them. The way I do this is, I look at the big picture of possibilities before solving problems and usually chooses the best possible solution. Since I naturally love pursuing the truth and knowledge. I tend to possess clarity and persistence in my search. So I often absorb a lot of information about the world, and this gives me amazing intuitive abilities. This quality also gives me the ability to act quickly in a crisis situation and come up with a solution with very little notice.
The main thing is we are not required to do anything but we want or what we are called to do.
I switch so many hats and roles in a day that sometimes people call me a robot hahaha.
Then on the days, I visit my parents I will jump on my Zero Turn and mow all the rental properties grass with my father or alone! I love it. When I am mowing people stop me all the time because they aren’t use to a girl doing some of the stuff that I do and they want to tell me I’m doing a great job hahaha.
Contact Info:
- Address: 8325 Broadway Street
#202
Pearland, Texas 77581 - Website: www.annadelarosa.com
- Email: anna@annadelarosa.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowerwomenquotes
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/empowerwomenquotes
- Other: https://linktr.ee/theannadelarosa
Image Credit:
Stephen Guidry Photography, Austin, Texas; Rex Yu @rex.shooter 1 of Courtney Paige Nelson
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