She is the executive producer and host of the nationally-syndicated TV show SuperLatina on PBS' VME network. 

She is breaking barriers by becoming the first Latina to be published by HarperCollins Leadership with the release of her book The Virtuous Circle which hits the stands on January 5th, 2021. By partnering with HarperCollins Leadership, Natale is the first Hispanic author to join an impressive roster of bestselling names including John C. Maxwell and Rachel Hollis, among others.

Gaby is among a few women in the entertainment industry who owns not only the rights to her TV show but also a television studio. This unique situation has allowed her to combine her passion for media and her entrepreneurial spirit. 

People magazine named Natale one of 2018’s “25 Most Powerful Latinas.”

Gaby is also the founder of AGANARmedia, a marketing company with a focus on Hispanic audiences that serves Fortune 500 companies such as Hilton Worldwide, Sprint, AT&T, eBay and Amazon. In the digital world, she has a thriving fan base with over 52 million views on YouTube and 250K+ followers on Social Media.

Gaby holds a bachelor’s in International Relations and a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of San Andres and Columbia University.

Prior to starting her career in television, Gaby taught Communication and Journalism courses at the University of Texas. Originally from Argentina, Natale holds triple citizenship from the United States, Argentina and Italy and has lived in London (UK), Mexico, Washington DC and Buenos Aires.

Norm: Good day Gaby and thanks for participating in our interview.

What do you consider to be your greatest success (or successes) so far in your careers?

(Photo Credit Billy Surface).

Gaby: I think the greatest success so far has been staying true to who I am. Being able to express my own voice, go through life, art and business as well as marching to my own beat has been the biggest challenge and the biggest accomplishment at the same time.  And that intentional decision to do things coming from a place of truth is what -I believe- differentiated me, made my work stand out and eventually allowed me to win 3 national Emmys, become an entrepreneur, a beauty founder, a speaker and an author.

Norm: What has been your greatest challenge (professionally) that you’ve overcome in getting to where you’re at today? 

Gaby: The biggest challenge was to convince myself that I had everything I needed to break barriers and be pioneer. That I could be what I could not see in the world. I am convinced that when you are a pioneer, you move the world forward. But to break barriers in the outside world, first you have to do the inner work of breaking many of your own inner barriers. That epiphany led me to many firsts including becoming the first Latina author published by HarperCollins Leadership.

I love this topic of becoming a Pioneer so much that I did a whole TEDx talk  about it.

Norm: If you could relive a moment in your life, which moment would you choose and why?

Gaby: I don’t believe much in looking back or idealizing the past, but if I had to choose, I would probably go with happy moments I shared with people that are no longer among us.

Norm: Could you tell us about people or books you have read that have inspired you to embark on your own careers?

Gaby: Before I was an author in the personal growth space, I was a voracious reader. I think about some of my favorite authors in the self-help/spirituality world as my friends even though we never met in person.

Dr. Wayne Dyer’s work has been at my bedside ever since I was 16 years old. I am 42 now. It is incredible that the bond we can establish with our favorite authors, can also be of so much help in the moments we most need their tools.

To me, Dr. Wayne Dyer was the person that I had never met face to face, but I cried the most when he died. The wonderful thing with our favourite authors and artists is that their work stays with us even when they are gone.

Norm: How many times in your career have you experienced rejection? How did they shape you?  

Gaby: Being an immigrant, you need to know that rejection is part of the process. It can be hard in the beginning, but it makes you stronger in the end.

Starting from the bottom in a new country is a humbling experience that teaches you a lot about resilience. You don’t have the friends, family, or a safety net that you had back home. You can really feel that you are in a vulnerable position when you are a newcomer. Some people want to help you. Others take advantage of you.

When I first arrived in the United States, I was financially abused by my first employer. He took advantage of me, forcing me to pay for both my taxes as an employee AND his taxes as an employer.

My already modest $37K gross salary shrank so fast I still don’t know how I managed to make ends meet in a city as expensive as Washington DC.

What he did was not only immoral but also illegal. But -at the time- I was in no position to demand what was fair.

My job depended on an employment-based visa that his company had sponsored. And that visa allowed me to legally work and live in the United States ONLY if I was able to keep my job. Basically, I had to endure financial abuse so I would not become undocumented.

Time has passed and things have changed for the better for me. I am now a US citizen and an entrepreneur, and I have used my position to speak up for social justice in many stages from TEDx to the United Nations to the Daytime Emmys.

Norm: How did you become involved with the subject or theme of your book, The Virtuous Circle and could you tell our readers a little about the book?

Gaby: Personal growth is something I am extremely passionate about. After spending over ten years doing interviews with people at the top of their fields — from the arts to science to sports- I noticed that these super achievers had many things in common from their ability to be self-aware of their potential to their daily habits and need to give back.

I summarized these patterns in my book The Virtuous Circle. In a nutshell, The Virtuous Circle is made up of seven archetypes that live within us.

Each one constitutes a phase and corresponds to a particular action. The seven archetypes and their respective actions are the dreamer (visualize), the architect (plan), the maker (execute), the apprentice (perfect), the warrior (persevere), the champion (achieve) and the leader (inspire).

The book includes interviews with super achievers from all walks of life including Deepak Chopra, Carlos Santana, Isabel Allende and more.

This book is also the story of an underdog who became obsessed with interviewing fellow underdogs to create a roadmap that can help others around the world in the pursuit of their dreams. It is the result of my frustration when I could not find books on personal growth written by people like me.

The Virtuous Circle is a book for dreamers, the rebels at heart who see beyond the circumstances surrounding them. Those who know that something wonderful is waiting for them but have not yet dared to take that first step toward their new destination.

I wrote this book as a reminder that there is beauty in being an underdog. That we do not need to change ourselves to feel worthy. And that wonderful things can happen even in difficult times.

Norm: What has been the best part about being published?

Gaby: Knowing that the message of TheVirtuousCircle will touch more lives. This book has been so many people’s companion in challenging times: from people doing quarantine and recovering from COVID to those unemployed and looking for inspiration to others who read it to keep themselves calm while waiting for an unexpected tornado to pass.

Norm: What were your goals and intentions in this book, and how well do you feel you achieved them? What do you want your work to do? Amuse people? Provoke thinking and what would you say is the best reason to recommend someone to read the book?

Gaby: I want people to know that what they are looking for lives ALREADY inside of them. That the super achievers that I met were not radically different from the rest of us, but they did do something different than most of us: they gave themselves the permission to see themselves not just by who they were at a particular time or place, but who they could become.

The were able to see beyond the visible and appreciate themselves through the eyes of pure potential.

Norm: What process did you go through to get your book published?  

Gaby: The interviews used as source material for the book were done throughout a decade. Then, once I had the concept of The Virtuous Circle and its seven archetypes in mind I started writing.

It took me 6 months to write the first draft, several more months to oversee the different rounds of edit (I did this for both the Spanish and English versions).

I was also involved in the artwork of the book. I wanted to create the illustrations with a certain style and look. The launch date of the book was moved multiple times due to the pandemic. Finally, narrating the audiobook took about 20 hours (plus two more for retakes).

Norm: What do your plans for future projects include?  

Gaby: I consider myself a person with eclectic taste when it comes to projects. I love the adventure of trying new things and going for endeavours that might be somehow unexpected.

In 2021, I will continue to create content through all my different platforms and do public speaking.

Also, I love combining storytelling with my entrepreneurial side. Last year, just before the pandemic, I launched my own hair extensions line www.WelcomeAllBeauty.com and I am very passionate about direct-to-consumer brands and how technology is enabling us to combine storytelling, multimedia and e-commerce.

Norm: Where can our readers find out more about you and The Virtuous Circle?

Gaby: In all my SOCIAL PLATFORMS

and in my WEBSITE

Norm: As this interview comes to an end, what question do you wish that someone would ask about your book, but nobody has?  

Gaby: How do you feel about writer’s block? (I feel writing is a job… you have to put your behind in the chair and just get started even if you don’t feel any magical inspiration that particular day.

Norm: Thanks once again and good luck with all of your future endeavours.