Preston Smiles: Loving LOUDER

In Episode #19 on The Jen Mavros Show we are joined by former bad boy turned inspirational messenger Preston Smiles, sharing a uniquely modern, love-based approach to how to live with more excitement, clarity, and confidence. Love is the most transformative thing on the planet. When we are loving, we’re honoring life to the fullest, and when we do it with other’s our power multiples. It’s time for us to get pro-active with our love and unite with others who believe in love.  Preston Smiles, born in Compton and raised in Los Angeles, is no stranger to a life of adventure. As a teen he joined a local gang that was first involved in petty theft but later escalated into more dangerous crimes. One night when Preston was 15, he was faced with a decision to take a routine ride of mischief with the friends or stay home. Intuition told him not to go. Within an hour everyone in that car was shot. This tragic event shook him to his core and catapulted him to finding higher purpose for himself. As a Published Author + Personal freedom coach + Speaker + Social media influencer... Recently winning Elixir Magazine’s Millennial Mentor Award, and gracing the cover of Millennial Magazine and Inspired Coach with his wife Alexi, Preston Smiles is a LOVE force to be reckoned with.  A self proclaimed Swiss army man for love, Preston has generated millions of views with his message of LOVE, and personal freedom. Making a deep impact through writing, speaking, and inspirational videos, Preston uses his unique gift to make complex ideas simple and relatable. With the success of his new books LOVE LOUDER  33 ways to amplify your life and the bestseller NOW OR NEVER your epic life in 5 steps published by the world renown Simon & Schuster, Preston is breaking all the rules, and carving out his own path as a Next Generation Thought Leader.    He's has been featured in Forbes, Cosmopolitan , LA Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, and Origin Magazine. He is also a contributor to Huffington Post, The Daily Love, Good Guy Swag, and has appeared on top podcasts such as Lewis Howes’s The School of Greatness and Addicted2Success.