We’re looking forward to introducing you to Michaela Longoria. Check out our conversation below.
Hi Michaela, thank you for taking the time to reflect back on your journey with us. I think our readers are in for a real treat. There is so much we can all learn from each other and so thank you again for opening up with us. Let’s get into it: What makes you lose track of time—and find yourself again?
Painting and writing. It’s something that I can easily get lost in or working out. The treadmill and a good e-book make me lose track of time for over an hour, and sometimes if a book’s not in my rotation then I’ll listen to a fun podcast. It reminds me of my college days when learning was my only career and focus.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m just a mom who ran a cleaning business and now has opened a car detailing business with her husband! We’re both proud of being mixed-race and love working hard, helping customers feel better about themselves and their properties. Before, with home cleans, it was about giving people their peace and space back, and now we get to take that to an even more intimate level, working with people’s vehicles. Whether they’re used for work, personal, or luxury/fun, we enjoy making those interiors and exteriors shine. The most important factor for us is price, so we’re here to offer an affordable and tangible option for the average person. On the side, I write and do social media work, and my husband does woodworking, making cutting boards and carving spoons.
Okay, so here’s a deep one: Who taught you the most about work?
I think my grandparents, for me personally. They wore many hats, and in being immigrants, they never said no to a job or to an opportunity. They showed the true meaning of a hustle and never let me think that something I wanted was out of reach. I don’t think there will come a day when I’m not working. It’s fulfilling to me, feeling like I’m donating back to society.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
That is a hard one. I think younger me would need to know that she is enough. She should also be told that for the people who think she’s “too much” that they’re just not for her. People who are FOR her will come and will think she’s exactly the right amount.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What’s a cultural value you protect at all costs?
The fundamental Mexican hardworking nature and culture I was raised. You never give up, you are never lazy, and you never complain about a job or work you once prayed for. I think it’s a motivator in every aspect of your being when you’re Latin American and want to make something of yourself or have a goal. There’s this inside, almost, moving mechanism that keeps you going when you have a goal you’re dead set on. It doesn’t have to be big, but it can vary from finishing a painting to being the first graduating high school student in your family. The goal doesn’t matter, but that cultural value of hard work does.
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: What do you think people will most misunderstand about your legacy?
That working in this field, essentially serving others, is beneath them or below. It’s not, and it’s an act of love and an essential component of society. Acts of service are valid in so many cultures and religions, which makes it valid and intricate to how people function. Giving to others is important, and I wish more people would want to give and serve. It’s fulfilling.
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