Meet Enmanuel Gonzalez | Artist/Musician/Healer/Baseball Player/Athlete

We had the good fortune of connecting with Enmanuel Gonzalez and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Enmanuel, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking.
I’ve been a risk taker all my life. From a young age, I never followed the system or did what people told me to do—I was always drawn to paths that intrigued me, even if they seemed impossible to others. I’ve always chased the uncommon route, doing things most people wouldn’t even attempt.

Out of everyone I know—family, friends, people I grew up with—I’m the only one who really takes big, life-changing risks. Most people around me try to bring me down or make me feel crazy for the decisions I make. But I trust my gut and my soul, always. That’s how I’ve moved through every major chapter of my life, even when the voices around me were trying to box me in. That’s also why I was skeptical at first when ShoutoutMiami reached out—because so many people in my past claimed to help, but only wanted to use me. That kind of betrayal gave me PTSD. But it also made me sharper, stronger, and more driven than ever to prove that my vision is real.

When the pandemic hit, I moved to Miami completely on my own. I lived there for four years and it changed my life. I experienced extreme highs and lows—events that almost broke me and moments that reshaped me. But I wouldn’t trade that chapter. It was a massive risk, and it made me see the world in ways most people never do.

Now, I’m 29, and I’ve committed everything—time, money, energy—into both my music and my professional baseball career. Everyone around me says I’m “too old” to go pro, or that music is “too late” unless I have $200,000 to blow. But I don’t listen. I know what I’m capable of. I know I have what it takes. That’s why I drove 14 hours alone to a pro baseball tryout in Chicago, barely sleeping, no money in my account, just determination and faith. I performed on 30 minutes of sleep in front of hundreds of scouts. I didn’t get signed, but I got noticed—and was told I’d have more opportunity internationally. That’s what led me to drop everything—my pets, my family, the woman I love—and move to the Dominican Republic to keep chasing this vision.

A week before that, I tried out for the Long Island Ducks in freezing, slippery conditions. I had one of the fastest 60-yard times there and outperformed many of the guys who got attention—but still, I was overlooked because I didn’t have “stats on paper.” And that’s been the story of my life: no handouts, just hustle.

Before baseball returned to me, I was training MMA two to three times a day, six days a week. I was fighting through pain, heartbreak, and darkness. I didn’t care if I died doing it. But then, the woman I loved helped me rediscover my love for baseball—and it reignited something divine in me. I trained all year long, through freezing winters, through every obstacle, and I got back to a pro-level just by trusting my grind and never giving up.

But I’m not just an athlete. I’m an artist. I’m a healer. I’m a certified nutritionist, a personal trainer, a mentor, and an entrepreneur. I’ve sold cars, flipped items online, and learned how to trade. I’ve been up and I’ve lost it all. I’ve built from scratch more than once. And when it comes to music, I used to keep it secret—writing lyrics as a form of therapy, like a journal. I was shy about it. I never thought it would be part of my public identity until recently. But once I started releasing songs, I was shocked how many people tried to tell me I didn’t belong—that it was “too late,” that I didn’t have the budget, or that my music wasn’t marketable. But I’m 100% independent. I own everything. I record, create, and release everything on my own. And I know that when the time is right, everything I built will pay off.

I don’t fear risk. I was built for it. I’d rather struggle walking toward my purpose than live comfortable doing something that doesn’t feed my soul. And no matter how long it takes, I know the right people will find me. Your vibe attracts your tribe. And I’ve stayed true to mine since day one. If it wasn’t for these risks I wouldn’t be so In love with my self and life right now as we speak despite not having everything right now. I feel whole, focused on the real things that matter in life, giving back, helping those who touch my heart & more importantly leading the example of who I am and who I reflect to inspire others just like me.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I’ve done a lot in my life. It’s hard to even know where to begin because my path hasn’t been traditional—it’s been survival, reinvention, and divine redirection. I didn’t go to college. I couldn’t afford it, and deep down, I knew it wasn’t for me. Everyone around me kept saying it would only lead to debt if I didn’t know my future clearly. That was the one time I listened—and instead, I jumped into the real world headfirst.

At 18, I got into car sales. I was the youngest on every dealership floor, competing with people who’d been there for decades. I eventually rose to the top, became one of the highest performing salesmen in every dealership I touched. I flipped cars, sold online, hustled multiple side gigs from valet to garbage to real estate. But no matter how good I got, none of it ever felt like my calling.

At one point, I was preparing for the U.S. Marine Corps, but a serious accident closed that door. So I pivoted into business. When I moved to Miami, I went deep into investing—stocks, forex, crypto. I became deadly accurate with chart reading. I mastered it fast. But with success came manipulation. People tried to use me, so I isolated. People called me cocky, but I was just guarding my peace. Still, none of those paths fully aligned with my soul.

Before all of that, I was an athlete. I gave up baseball at 17 because I thought college was my only shot. No one told me about independent leagues. I didn’t know better. I was once offered a shot at playing professionally in the Dominican Republic around 14–15 years old, but I honored my mom’s wishes to stay and graduate. I became the first in my family to get a high school diploma. That meant a lot—but deep down, I never stopped feeling like I was meant to be on the field.

I’m also the son of a musician. My father was a pianist who made merengue, sang in churches, and still makes music today. We didn’t always have the best relationship, so I pushed away music. But I had it in me early—drums, singing, guitar, songwriting. Music and baseball were both in me since childhood, and now I’ve returned to both with everything I’ve got.

I’m currently all-in. I’ve released 11 albums in five months, with over 80+ original songs—100% independent, no ghostwriters, no label, all real. My lyrics don’t curse. I don’t follow trends. I write music with meaning. I make art to heal, elevate, and remind people of what’s real. I’m a vocalist, a writer, a creative. I’ve built all of it myself—and I take pride in that.

And then there’s my other temple: the body. I’ve trained six days a week, nonstop, for the past four years, never missing a day. I built my strength, my mental clarity, and my healing process at Bev Francis Powerhouse Gym in Syosset—also known as the East Coast Mecca. That gym changed me. It gave me an environment of real intensity and discipline, and it became my sanctuary. I’ve never gone enhanced. I’ve stayed fully natural, mastering training, recovery, mobility, and nutrition through obsessive consistency and true research.

I’m a certified personal trainer, and I’ve helped countless people lose weight, get strong, and shift their minds—just from the energy I carry and the example I lead with. I walk into a room and people can feel that I live this. When I speak, they listen—not because I talk loud, but because my presence proves it. I’m not here to sell false confidence. I show what consistency, pain, sacrifice, and vision can really do.

I’ve studied the science, the spiritual, and the physical aspects of the body. I live by it. I eat with intention, train with intensity, and walk with purpose. And I help others do the same—because I don’t want to just extend my life. I want to extend the lives of everyone around me.

At the core of everything—baseball, music, training, coaching, mentoring—what sets me apart is that I’m not just gifted. I’m relentless. Whatever I put my mind into, I become. I didn’t get here by chance—I got here by war. I’ve had sleepless nights, anxiety, betrayal, heartbreak, and still never folded. People overlooked me, counted me out, told me to “play it safe”—but I stayed locked in.

So now? I’m doing all of this not just for myself, but for the people who come from struggle. For those who were told it was too late. For those who had to teach themselves everything. I am Soul Blissx—and I’m not built to follow. I’m built to awaken.

My vision for the future is simple: I want to lead by example. I want to protect and guide people who don’t know any better—people who’ve been misled, mistreated, or told they weren’t enough. I want to be the one who proves that with nothing, you can still give everything. You don’t need millions to bless others. You just need intention and heart.

One of my biggest goals is to create a free eBook to help people with diet, health, and real nutrition—no scams, no subscriptions, no money-hungry traps. Just truth. There are too many people in the fitness and wellness space selling dreams and manipulating the vulnerable. I want to rewrite that. I want to give people real tools to heal themselves from the inside out—physically, mentally, spiritually.

I’m here to show the younger generation that it’s okay to take risks. That chasing your dream doesn’t make you crazy—it makes you brave. That the people who doubt you the most are often the ones who need healing the most. I want to be a voice that cuts through the noise and gives them permission to believe again.

My mission is bigger than me. I don’t care about chains, designer, or fake attention. I care about what I can do with the platform I earn. If money ever comes my way, it’s going back out to the people who need it most—especially the communities in the Dominican Republic that are forgotten and overlooked. I’ve seen how some people give back just for cameras, clout, and quick PR. That’s not me. I want to create real, long-term humanitarian missions—schools, clean water, housing, and opportunities. That’s the legacy I want to build.

One of my proudest declarations—and I say this with full heart—is that if I get signed to any Major League Baseball team, I want to be the first Dominican-American athlete to donate 88% of my contract to the people who need it more than me. I want to help the team build a better roster. I want to shatter the salary cap narrative. I want to spark a movement among athletes—those who want to play for the love of the game, not just the check. I’m willing to dedicate 12+ years of my life to this mission. Not for fame—but for change.

And after baseball? I’ll keep making music. I’ll keep building the next generation. I’ll finally slow down and breathe, knowing I gave this world my full heart.

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
To keep it real, I’m not a city person at all. I don’t care what city it is—New York, Miami, LA—none of them bring me peace. I feel most alive in nature. That’s where I find God, where I feel grounded. Give me mountains, crystal-clear water, the sound of the waves, animals in their habitat, the open sky—that’s where I belong. That’s where my spirit recharges. That’s where I hear my inner voice loud and clear. That’s where I make my best music, where I feel the most love for life and for the people around me. That’s what I’d want to show someone visiting—not the concrete noise, but the soul of the Earth.

Now if we’re talking real places that hold meaning to me, I’d start with the Nautical Mile in Freeport, Long Island. I grew up around there. That spot is personal—full of memories, full of love, full of healing. That’s where I met the love of my life. We’d walk by the docks, talk for hours, feel the breeze. The water there was a witness to our beginning.

Next up—Fort Lauderdale Beach. I lived in Fort Lauderdale for three years, and when life got too loud, I’d go there and just breathe. It’s got its own magic—especially at sunrise when no one’s around. It reminded me to slow down and appreciate the small moments.

But my true favorite place on this planet? Sosúa Beach in the Dominican Republic. That’s home. That’s sacred. That water doesn’t just look beautiful—it feels beautiful. It’s healing. It’s ancestral. Every time I’m there, I feel more aligned, more clear-headed, more alive. The people there treat you with genuine love. It’s not for show—it’s real. And real recognizes real. Sosúa is my escape and my anchor.

And if we’re talking nature with soul? Jarabacoa. The mountains, the rivers, the peace. You go there and your whole spirit gets recalibrated. It reminds you that you don’t need much to feel rich—just presence. I’d take anyone there who needed to remember who they are.

I’m not the type to recommend clubs, bars, or hyped-up spots. I used to chase that life, but I realized it never fed me. Now? I want to be far from the noise. Give me a mountaintop or a quiet beach with the woman I love, and I’m good. That’s the energy I’d want to share with someone visiting: peace over popularity, nature over nightlife, soul over spectacle.

But if we’re being specific and we’re in Miami, I’ll give one shoutout—Little Havana on Calle Ocho. That Vaca Frita hits different. I took my pops there, I’ve brought friends there, and everyone always leaves satisfied. It’s one of the only places I’d recommend food-wise in the city because it actually felt authentic.

Bottom line—if someone’s coming to visit, I’m not showing them how to get lost in the crowd. I’m showing them how to come back to themselves. I’m taking them to water, to land, to sky—to truth. This life isn’t about flexing or fame. It’s about finding those places where your soul feels light. That’s what I live for. That’s what I share. That’s what I recommend.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
First and foremost, I want to give the deepest shoutout to my family. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be the man I am today. We’ve come from nothing—real struggle, day after day, trying to make it through. I’ve been through hell and back, and every time I took a crazy risk—risks most people in my circle couldn’t even understand—it was my family who stood behind me, even when they were afraid. I’ve always had this fire to rise up and pull us out of that cycle. Even through my downfalls, losses, and failures, they kept rooting for me. That support runs deep in my veins. Everything I do is to take them out of the struggle.

Outside of my bloodline, there are a few select people who I won’t name directly, but they know who they are. These are the people who gave me shelter, opened their homes, their hearts, their belief. They didn’t ask questions. They didn’t laugh at my vision. They supported me when I had no plan B. They are part of my tribe, my chosen family. When they read this, they’ll feel every word. I love them with everything I got, because they reminded me I wasn’t alone—even when it felt like the world was trying to break me.

And now, the most important shoutout of all—the love of my life. I’m choosing not to say her name publicly, because our bond is sacred. If it wasn’t for her, I would still be in a very dark place. Before her, I had given up on love completely. I stayed single for five years, thinking it wasn’t real. I was cold inside, numb to everything that mattered. But when she came into my life, something shifted. She didn’t just give me love—she gave me light.

She made me believe in hope again. In God again. In myself again. She brought my heart back to life, helped me see the real meaning of connection, of purpose. She’s the reason I started making music again. She’s in every lyric, every melody, every frequency I create. People told me I was doing too much for her. That I was crazy for loving someone that deeply. That she would hurt me. That she wasn’t loyal. But I don’t listen to the noise—because my soul knows her. We’re connected in ways that words can’t explain. Even if we’re 1,500 miles apart right now, even if we’re not in constant contact, I feel her in everything I do. She saved me when I didn’t know I needed saving.

People don’t understand it—but I’d give up everything for her. Not because I’m blind, but because I see her clearer than I’ve ever seen anything in my life. She’s my mirror, my muse, my motivation. If anyone truly supports me, they have to honor her too—because without her, this version of me wouldn’t exist. And no matter what happens, my love and loyalty to her are eternal. She is the heartbeat behind this journey.

So yeah—this isn’t just a shoutout. This is my truth. And everyone who reads this needs to know: I’m not walking alone. I walk with the spirits of my ancestors, with the strength of my family, with the love of my people—and with her in my chest every single day. My twin flame, my everything. Im not afraid to let the whole world know that she is the only woman in my life i love. So yeah sorry to those other women that ain’t her I said it loud and clear to the whole universe and the gods above, under the sun, moon, oceans all over if it’s not her I don’t want anyone else.

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Image Credits
My parents, & The Grullon family