Marine Vet, Cancer Survivor, Gym Owner | Deana Moreno

Marine Vet, Cancer Survivor, Gym Owner | Deana Moreno

What's up everybody — Luis here with the Chingon SA podcast. Today's episode is one of the most powerful conversations we've had on this show. Our guest is Diana Moreno — Marine Corps veteran, cancer survivor, mom of four, grandmother, and the owner of RDA Fitness and MMA right here on the west side of San Antonio. Diana opened her gym in 2019, right before COVID hit. Then her husband was diagnosed with cancer. Then she was. All while raising kids, running a business, and building something from the ground up with no family in the city. And through all of it, she has never once taken a paycheck — every dollar goes back into the gym. This is a conversation about resilience, legacy, and what it really means to keep showing up when life hits hard. Hope you enjoy! Connect with RDA Fitness and MMA: https://rdafitnessmma.com/ 📍 Location: 13762 Potranco Rd Ste 101, San Antonio, TX 78245 Military & veteran families welcome — discounts available 🥋 Classes for ages 5 and up Jiu Jitsu, Judo, MMA Private training available 🎗️ Tap Cancer Out Ambassador | We Defy Foundation Partner Chingon SA is a production of Leal Insurance Services real stories, real businesses, real people doing it right here in San Antonio. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Stay building, stay hungry, and stay Chingon. We'll see you next week.

One Crash. One Mission. Free Rides SA | Azeza Salema

What's up everybody — Luis here with the Chingon SA podcast. Today's episode hits different. This is about resilience. This is about purpose. And this is about what it looks like to take unimaginable loss and turn it into something that saves lives. Today I sit down with Aziza Salama — founder and executive director of the Free Rides Program, impaired driving prevention advocate, and one of the most purposeful people I've ever had in this studio. In 2016, Aziza and her family were hit head-on by a wrong-way drunk driver on Walzem and 35. Her fiancé Johnny — a veteran of two wars — swerved to take the impact and died protecting his family. Two of her daughters were in the car. And instead of letting that moment destroy her, she built something from it. We're talking about the night of the crash, the dark days after, how she found her way back, and how the Free Rides Program is now changing the culture of impaired driving right here in San Antonio. Hope you enjoy! 💬 Have you ever used a free ride service to get home safe? Drop it in the comments — and share this episode with someone who needs to hear Aziza's story. 📍 Connect with Free Rides Program: 🌐 Website: https://freeridesprogram.org 📘 Facebook: Free Rides Program: facebook.com/freeridesprogram Chingon SA is a production of Leal Insurance Services — real stories, real businesses, real people doing it right here in San Antonio. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Stay building, stay hungry, and stay Chingon. We'll see you next week.

Single Mom, Full Time, Booked Out | Gabriella Dominguez

What's up everybody — Luis here with the Chingon SA podcast. Today's episode is for anyone who's ever bet on themselves and had to figure it out along the way. Our guest is Gabriela Dominguez — but you can call her Gabby — and she is the proud owner of Gabby's Gracious Cleaning Services right here in San Antonio. Four years in the cleaning industry. One year ago she went all in full time. And here's the kicker — she didn't have a game plan, a safety net, or a big budget when she made the jump. She had hustle, a couple of clients, and a daughter named Ava counting on her. We're talking about how getting fired became the best thing that ever happened to her, what it really takes to build something from zero, and why being personable beats being professional every single time. Hope you enjoy! 💬 Drop a comment below — what's one thing you had to figure out on your own when you first started your business? Let's hear it.Chingon SA is a production of Leal Insurance Services — real stories, real businesses, real people doing it right here in San Antonio. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who's building something from the ground up. Stay building, stay hungry, and stay Chingon. We'll see you next week.

Building a Med Spa From Zero | Jay Delanty

What's up everybody — Luis here with the Chingon SA podcast. Today I'm sitting down with Jay Delanty, co-owner of Lilypad Aesthetics here in San Antonio alongside his wife Sarah. Jay is a ten-year Air Force veteran who went from active duty officer to full-time entrepreneur, building a thriving med spa from a ten-by-ten room with zero clients and zero products — to their own 1,800 square foot space in just two years. We're talking military to business ownership, what it's really like to run a company with your spouse, the dangerous side of the med spa industry nobody talks about, and what it means to build something for the working class of San Antonio. Hope you enjoy! 💬 Drop a comment below — are you a San Antonio entrepreneur building something from the ground up? Let's hear it. Connect with Lilypad Aesthetics: 🌐 Website: lilypadaesthetics.com 📍 Location: 10924 Vance Jackson Rd, Suite 102, San Antonio 📞 Phone: (210) 554-0498 Book a free consultation directly on their website.—Chingon SA is a production of Leal Insurance Services — real stories, real businesses, real people doing it right here in San Antonio. Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who's building something of their own. Stay building, stay hungry, and stay Chingon. We'll see you next week.

$11 Million in Food. 9 Staff. How Daily Bread is fighting Poverty in SA

On today's episode of Chingon S.A., I sit down with Marcus Walker — Executive Director of Daily Bread Ministries, a San Antonio nonprofit that has spent 15 years fighting poverty through connection, dignity, and community partnership. Before planting roots here, Marcus served as a missionary in Germany for eight years, leading outreach across Eastern Europe and Ethiopia. This conversation goes deep — into what poverty really looks like up close, why food is just the entry point, and how a parenting class changed a divorced man's relationship with his kids. Hope you enjoy! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:30 Marcus's background — born in San Antonio, raised in the Valley 3:30 Eight years as a missionary in Germany 6:00 How Marcus and his Swiss wife Doris met through Youth With a Mission 9:00 Why they came back to San Antonio — and what brought them home 12:00 How Marcus stumbled into Daily Bread Ministries as a volunteer 15:00 Working every role in the organization before leading it 18:00 What Daily Bread Ministries actually does — beyond the food pantry 22:00 How they distributed $11 million worth of food with just 9 staff 26:00 Equipping churches to fight poverty — not just feeding people 29:00 The biggest misconceptions people have about those living in poverty 33:00 Why dignity starts with remembering someone's name 37:00 Relationships aren't efficient — but they change everything 41:00 The "Raising Highly Capable Kids" parenting class and breaking cycles 46:00 The graduation story that still gets Marcus every time 51:00 The legacy Marcus hopes Daily Bread leaves in San Antonio 54:00 How to get involved and volunteer with Daily Bread Ministries 56:00 Closing thoughts — Follow Marcus Walker & Daily Bread Ministries: 🌐 Website:Daily Bread Ministries [https://dbmsa.org/] 📧 Volunteer: volunteer@dbmsa.org — Thanks for watching! Follow Chingon S.A.: 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luislealsa/ [https://www.instagram.com/luislealsa/] 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luislealsa [https://www.facebook.com/luislealsa] 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5GlJW3ObcC8JZnIDhUkNJ1?si=05d70ad998a642d1&nd=1&dlsi=2f65963bc38e4532 [https://open.spotify.com/show/5GlJW3ObcC8JZnIDhUkNJ1?si=05d70ad998a642d1&nd=1&dlsi=2f65963bc38e4532] 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chingon-sa/id1805692415 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chingon-sa/id1805692415] Want to be on the show? If you're a business owner, entrepreneur, or someone doing something chingon in San Antonio — email us at luis@lealinsurance.com — Chingon S.A. is hosted by Luis Leal — fourth generation entrepreneur, founder of Leal Insurance Services, and a proud San Antonio native. Every week, Luis sits down with entrepreneurs, builders, and community leaders who are shaping the future of the 210. From the culture, for the culture. 🔗 Protect what you've built. Leal Insurance Services offers personalized insurance solutions for families and businesses right here in San Antonio. 👉 https://lealinsurance.com/ [https://lealinsurance.com/] Be sure to like, subscribe, and share this episode on Facebook and TikTok. We'll see you next week. 🤘