Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it. --Oprah Winfrey
Greetings. Please join us on Wednesday, August 31, at 7pm ET for a Q&A with Author, Founder, Activist, Athlete and Former Professional Track & Field Coach Elvira K. Gonzalez. We're going to talk about growing up in Texas, trips to Mexico, breaking records of indoor track and field, writing and helping others to also find their voice.
Hurdles in the Dark: Building the Next Generation of Diverse and Creative Entrepreneurs
Q&A with Elvira K.
Gonzalez
Author, Founder,
Activist, Athlete and Former Professional Track & Field Coach.
Elvira Gonzalez grew up in Laredo Texas, a city that features prominently in her debut Young Adult Non-Fiction book, Hurdles in the Dark. Elvira landed a six-figure, pre-empt deal with Roaring Brook Press of MacMillan Publishers for Spring 2023 publication. She is the founder of Writers Inkubator, a literary online learning platform helping various writers find representation and landing book deals. The company has partnered with InsideOUT Writers, a non-profit organization that conducts writing classes inside juvenile halls and prisons.
Elvira is a former Track & Field coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to coaching at UPenn, she trained a two-time Olympic hurdler for the 2017 IAFF World Championships in London, England and was the horizontal and vertical jumps private coach for The Armory, the premier indoor track & field in the United States. She is a member of the leadership committee When We Band Togethers' newest facility The Dave Schultz Sports & Wellness Center for Humanity in Lesvos, Greece, named after the greatest Olympic U.S wrestler. Elvira resides in New York City and Los Angeles. Visit her at https://elvirakgonzalez.com/.
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