Meet Debbie Castaneda | Entrepreneur

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

Hi Debbie, where are your from? We’d love to hear about how your background has played a role in who you are today?
I was born in Bogota Colombia, I was a former Miss Colombia and move to Italy Since a teenager, I always had to search for “the perfect body” which perfection doesn’t exist but being a model at that age I struggle a lot, as I remember only you needed to lose weight you can’t eat you are fat I need to find the strength and the confidence to believe in me and see myself as a beautiful perfect woman who does always her best to find the right nutrition the right workout the treatment to help achieve that goal.

Alright, so for those in our community who might not be familiar with your business, can you tell us more?
What makes Bēatala Wellness Club different from other businesses is that it offers an array of beauty treatments, sports therapies, and other healthy & spiritual practices that will evoke your best self with the best natural results through high-end personalized services. Bēatala dedicates effort and time to each client to create a plan to achieve their desired goals and understand their personal needs from skin to body concerns. Starting a business is not easy but when you have passion and you believe in it, it makes it easier. The results and stories of my clients inspired me to continue to believe that helping and educating others to love themselves is what fulfills my life.
One of the lessons I have learned along the way is that you need to learn to let go of things that you cannot control. To me, the most important thing in a business is to prioritize. There are times when we feel overwhelmed, but the key to being productive is to get done one thing at a time.

I want the world to know how Bēatala was created. First, I would like to explain the meaning of the name Bēatala, “Be” meaning to be, and “Atala” is a butterfly species that is called “Eumaeus Atala.” This concept shows that first, we start as a caterpillars and then we evolve into beautiful butterflies. We go through dark and light days, but we still need to trust the process with patience, and just when we think we can’t anymore that’s when the transformation occurs.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
On a night out I would 100% recommend my top favorite places Cipriani, and Mr. C Hotels restaurant Bellini. These are both Italian restaurants that provide the best service and experience as you would feel like you are in Italy. For fun, I would recommend outdoor activities during the day as Miami weather and views are amazing and vibrant. Going to the beach, playing a sport (I would highly recommend Wynwood Padel Club which is the biggest racket sport club in the US), shopping in Design District, and definitely going boating are the top things to do here.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
First of all, I’ve always thanked God for every day of my life, that I’m mentally healthy, and for giving me the strength to continue even when times are difficult and to persevere no matter what. He is the main reason I am in the place I am today. I strongly believe that I always work as everything depends on me, but in the end, everything depends on God’s will. I also would like to give the credit to a few books and people that helped in my guidance toward success. One of the books that most impacted my life is called Draw the Circle by Mark Batterson. This book helped to raise my spiritual awareness to become a better version of myself, embracing my weakness and recognizing my priorities in life. Also, one of the most inspiring people in my career is my best friend, who taught me that with discipline and consistency you can achieve anything you want in life. He was that one person who reminded me of these two keywords in the most difficult periods of my life, and up until this day he still does and never stopped believing in me.

Website: www.beatala.com/ www.beatalawellness.com

Instagram: @be_atala / @be_atalasportwear_

Image Credits
Mario Alzate Pietro Simone Bēatala Wellness Club