MY STORY
As a kid, I was always called super hyperactive, and would play on the streets like one of the boys. I had great parents, and they were brilliant — they were both business owners. They built something from literally nothing. I had a comfortable upbringing; we had nannies to take care of us and the huge house, we had a car dealership and two restaurants; everything felt so great. I felt like I can be whoever I want and whatever I want.
At age 14, my mom, my hero, died — I didn't know she had breast cancer, then it went away, but came back to other parts of her body. When my sister finally told me, her cancer had already spread to her brain and she might not stay long. I was so angry and extremely sad.
After her brain surgery she wasn't the same. My mom was my role model. She was such a strong female powerhouse! I didn't expect any of this to happen. She was so young. When she died everything changed. At a young age I had to grow up a little faster. I had to help take care of my little brothers, help manage the restaurants while still in high school. My dad was depressed and gambled a lot — at first it was just some money, then all the 15+ cars all gone, then the house, everything started dwindling down. We lost all of our businesses, we lost everything. We even ended up owing people money.
Life wasn't what I thought it was going to be. Life started knocking me down.
After 3 years we had no choice but to move to the United States so that we could get back on our feet, pay the people we owed money, and hopefully figure out what to do. Everything was turned upside down — from living in a big house with my own huge bedroom with housekeepers and having multiple cars and chauffeurs, to my dad, my sister, two brothers, my nephew, and I renting a 10x11 ft small room with one beat-up Honda Accord that we had to tie a wire on the hood so it wouldn't come off when driving. All six of us had to make it work.
The moment we arrived, I knew we had to adapt fast. My first job was as a cashier at a carwash. I never really thought I would ever work for someone. I had never seen my dad get bossed around by someone else. It was heartbreaking. I wanted to do something about it, but I didn't know how. It just felt like this is how life would be ever since my mom died — it was just about trying to get by. So we took it day by day and tried to make the most out of it. I just accepted what life was giving.
I eventually landed a job in banking, in loans after that, and finally in mortgage. The jobs seemed great at first before the conflicts — unfair chances for promotion, draining workloads, a stressful cycle of working weekends, and being underpaid. I was so stressed, sad, depressed, and getting panic and anxiety attacks.
My life was passing by. I felt like I had no direction.
One day, I woke up and looked at my life. I asked myself, "Where am I headed? Is this supposed to be my career? Can I sustain my life like this?" I reflected on my nine years of work — and realized that I had nothing to show for it. I was miserable, broke, disappointed, and very dissatisfied.
Eventually, I quit my mortgage job. I decided that I was going to take back control of my life. I wanted to be happy. I know that God put me on Earth to do something extraordinary — only I didn't know what it was. My family and I deserve a better life; I did not have any sense of direction getting there.
I researched several options like being a flight attendant (since I love to travel), making handmade jewelry, baking, going into customer service, becoming a doctor, becoming a nurse, and opening up a food truck. Until finally, I cashed out my 401k to open up an online clothing store. It was a spectacular experience, but it didn't work out — I lost all my money.
I thought everything was pointless. I was failing, I was miserable, and I felt so hopeless; it was like digging my own grave — I saw no light at the end of the tunnel. I remember having a conversation with someone, and he told me that this is just what life is. People choose a career and deal with it even if they did not like what they were doing. He said hopefully in the end you'll eventually like it. All my dreams that were barely holding on to hope... died that day. Since I couldn't figure out what to do, I decided to go back to Nursing School.
I remember I was 26 at that time, and I had an appointment with a 55-year-old married couple. I called Kash and said, "I can't do it." Why would they listen to a kid that looks like she's 18, half their age, and a college dropout? He said, "Nelizze, you are so amazing at what you do. You know your stuff. You're the best person I know that can deliver that information to them." He just encouraged me and gave me recognition for my talents and abilities.
Kash also said, "Alexander the Great conquered the world when he was 25 years old. He had generals way older than he was. If he did it, why can't you?"
I started crying — I was bawling! Kash was the first person who ever believed in me and gave me direction and inspiration to believe in myself. With that, I finally started dreaming again. Turning those dreams into realities, I started a business. That was all it took to take my life to the next level.
From renting a cubicle, to owning my own office in Newport Beach, CA, to finding my soulmate, to moving to Florida — life had a plan I never could have imagined. I have spoken on many different stages and shared the stage with highly successful people like Ed Mylett, John Maxwell, Kevin Harrington, Steve Siebold, Sharon Lechter, Dave Meltzer, and Nick Santonastasso, to name a few. From nothing to mentoring and coaching thousands of people on leadership, money, and success principles.
I love that I never knew that this was the path I was supposed to take. I just fell into it... It was faith.
I FOUND WHAT MY PURPOSE IN LIFE IS
I discovered that I was put on this earth to help people discover that they have everything inside of them to win. That they can change their current situation for the better. That they can be whoever they want to become, overcome their fears, limiting beliefs, and challenges. That they can be somebody. They can find fulfillment, purpose, happiness, and also be wealthy.
For a girl who had no direction — a punk kid, college dropout, C-student, party girl — someone cared enough to guide and believe in me and gave me a shot in life. Because of that, it's my sole mission and purpose to give that same shot to others.
MY JOURNEY
Finding My Soulmate
What I didn't know then was that the man who believed in me before I believed in myself would become the love of my life.
Kash wasn't just a mentor. He wasn't just a business partner. Somewhere along the way, he became my best friend. He was the person I could bounce any idea with. We flowed like water — the same drive, the same passion, the same vision for what life could look like. We both love growing. We both refuse to settle. And the more time we spent together, the more I realized I had found something rare — my true ride or die.
He is my rock. My greatest supporter. The love of my life. And the person who still, to this day, sees more in me than I sometimes see in myself.
From California to Florida — A New Chapter
When we decided to build our lives together, we also decided to build them somewhere new. It was 2021 — the world had just been turned upside down by COVID — and instead of waiting for life to go back to normal, we decided that whatever was happening outside, we were going to create our own bubble. We sat down and mapped out our game plan for our life. Where do we want to live. Why. What kind of life do we actually want to create.
Florida became home. It became the place where we would build not just our business, but our family.
Building a Family While Building an Empire
We decided to start a family — and we didn't do anything small.
Four children in four years. A 3-year-old, a 2-year-old, a 1-year-old, and a newborn. All while leading an agency, planning events, developing leaders, and building the systems that hold everything together.
I won't pretend it was easy. There were moments where I was running a full event one week before my due date — on my feet, managing every detail, holding it all together — while quietly feeling contractions and wondering if today was going to be the day I gave birth on the event floor. Moments where I was managing a 1,000-person event while navigating a pregnancy no one knew about yet. Moments where I was scared, emotional, and vulnerable.
But I kept going. Because giving up was never really an option — not for the girl who watched her family lose everything and had to start over in a 10x11 room.
What We Built Together
Kash already had hundreds of agents when we came together. I was building my own agency inside his. Eventually we combined — and we decided that if we were going to do this, we were going to do it all the way.
We are both visionaries — but Kash operates on another level. He is disciplined, focused, and relentless. A true leader, a creator, a mover and shaker in every sense of the word. He sees something, he goes after it, and he does not stop. He tells me what he needs, and I help bring it to life.
He is in the front setting the direction. I am behind the scenes creating whatever is needed — filling whatever position is needed, building the operations, the back end, the events, and anything else that keeps everything moving.
We have grown Wealth Builders to over 1,300 agents — and honestly, it feels like we are just getting started. Like we have barely scratched the surface of what this can become.
The Return
After my fourth baby, I am in my postpartum season.
Rebuilding my body, my mindset, finding my rhythm, figuring out my new normal. I am rediscovering myself. This is a path of self-discovery unlike any other — because the question is not just how do I get back, it is who am I now.
A Wife. A Mother of four beautiful children. A woman who has been pregnant, building, and pouring into everyone else for four years straight.
And now, for the first time in a long time, I get to ask — who is the new me?
This next chapter is mine to write. And it is just getting started.
