Izzy Battres

I don't think I'm famous. HGTV is a great channel. Like, when I think of fame, I think of Kelsey's old lady. Taylor Swift? Yeah. The way that you're going to get ahead is you work. You don't complain. You don't do any of that. You just work. And if you work hard enough, then you're going to be able to build something.

I don't think I'm famous. HGTV is a great channel. Like, when I think of fame, I think of Kelsey's old lady. Taylor Swift? Yeah. The way that you're going to get ahead is you work. You don't complain. You don't do any of that. You just work. And if you work hard enough, then you're going to be able to build something.

I don't think I'm famous. HGTV is a great channel. Like, when I think of fame, I think of Kelsey's old lady. Taylor Swift? Yeah. The way that you're going to get ahead is you work. You don't complain. You don't do any of that. You just work. And if you work hard enough, then you're going to be able to build something.

Everybody's shocked right now. But it's a redemption story. And that's why I'm here. Because there's a lot of people out there that find themselves in that place and they think they're never going to get out. There's no hope. And I'm just here to tell you guys that there is hope. And there was men with my background that could relate to me. And they started telling me, this is your new walk now.

Everybody's shocked right now. But it's a redemption story. And that's why I'm here. Because there's a lot of people out there that find themselves in that place and they think they're never going to get out. There's no hope. And I'm just here to tell you guys that there is hope. And there was men with my background that could relate to me. And they started telling me, this is your new walk now.

Everybody's shocked right now. But it's a redemption story. And that's why I'm here. Because there's a lot of people out there that find themselves in that place and they think they're never going to get out. There's no hope. And I'm just here to tell you guys that there is hope. And there was men with my background that could relate to me. And they started telling me, this is your new walk now.

You're not going to go back to the neighborhood. You're not going to go back to the streets. We're going to start this walk together. I see you. You matter. You have purpose. I think that's everybody's desire is to be seen.

You're not going to go back to the neighborhood. You're not going to go back to the streets. We're going to start this walk together. I see you. You matter. You have purpose. I think that's everybody's desire is to be seen.

You're not going to go back to the neighborhood. You're not going to go back to the streets. We're going to start this walk together. I see you. You matter. You have purpose. I think that's everybody's desire is to be seen.

All right. Raised by my mom and dad. Migrated, immigrated from Mexico, Durango, Mexico, and Oaxaca, Mexico, to the city of Santa Ana, Orange County, California, back in the 60s. They met in the 60s. And their life, you know, just like anybody's life, trying to seek a better place, was pretty rough. You know, murder. In Mexico. In Mexico.

All right. Raised by my mom and dad. Migrated, immigrated from Mexico, Durango, Mexico, and Oaxaca, Mexico, to the city of Santa Ana, Orange County, California, back in the 60s. They met in the 60s. And their life, you know, just like anybody's life, trying to seek a better place, was pretty rough. You know, murder. In Mexico. In Mexico.

All right. Raised by my mom and dad. Migrated, immigrated from Mexico, Durango, Mexico, and Oaxaca, Mexico, to the city of Santa Ana, Orange County, California, back in the 60s. They met in the 60s. And their life, you know, just like anybody's life, trying to seek a better place, was pretty rough. You know, murder. In Mexico. In Mexico.

You got to come over here, support the family, all that story that you hear. Now, people are just trying to find refuge, right? Right. So they found refuge here in Santa Ana, California. They met and... I grew up poor. I wouldn't say dirt poor. My wife grew up dirt poor. But my parents, they made it work, got married. They had kids and they raised three boys, one girl.

You got to come over here, support the family, all that story that you hear. Now, people are just trying to find refuge, right? Right. So they found refuge here in Santa Ana, California. They met and... I grew up poor. I wouldn't say dirt poor. My wife grew up dirt poor. But my parents, they made it work, got married. They had kids and they raised three boys, one girl.

You got to come over here, support the family, all that story that you hear. Now, people are just trying to find refuge, right? Right. So they found refuge here in Santa Ana, California. They met and... I grew up poor. I wouldn't say dirt poor. My wife grew up dirt poor. But my parents, they made it work, got married. They had kids and they raised three boys, one girl.

And it was my life was something of you got easy because you were born here. Right. You know, you don't know what it is to struggle. You don't know what it is to suffer. And the way that you're going to get ahead is you work. You don't complain. You don't do any of that. You just work. And if you work hard enough, then you're going to be able to build something.

And it was my life was something of you got easy because you were born here. Right. You know, you don't know what it is to struggle. You don't know what it is to suffer. And the way that you're going to get ahead is you work. You don't complain. You don't do any of that. You just work. And if you work hard enough, then you're going to be able to build something.

And it was my life was something of you got easy because you were born here. Right. You know, you don't know what it is to struggle. You don't know what it is to suffer. And the way that you're going to get ahead is you work. You don't complain. You don't do any of that. You just work. And if you work hard enough, then you're going to be able to build something.

So I had the example on my mom's side as she worked. My dad was a hustler. My dad hustled. And, you know, when you think of the word hustler in this day and age, you know, it could be described as many things, right? Right. But my dad, you know, at seven years old was, you know, just like what you see, the little kids selling cheeklets and all that. He was selling newspapers.

So I had the example on my mom's side as she worked. My dad was a hustler. My dad hustled. And, you know, when you think of the word hustler in this day and age, you know, it could be described as many things, right? Right. But my dad, you know, at seven years old was, you know, just like what you see, the little kids selling cheeklets and all that. He was selling newspapers.