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Mario Arnauz Bonds

Mario Arnauz Bonds

Motivator & Singer-Songwriter

We think we fully comprehend that courage, creativity and determination are critical to our success.

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We think we fully comprehend that courage, creativity and determination are critical to our success. However, you will quickly see how much we all still have to learn about the innate power of these concepts when you hear the story of Mario Arnauz Bonds. Bonds is a multitalented motivational speaker and singer-songwriter. Made famous by NBC Universal’s 2012 run of The Glee Project, season two, in which he showed the world that a person with a disability can rise to meet any challenge, Bonds enjoys entertaining and inspiring millions.

One of a set of triplets and adopted at age 16, Bonds comes from a large family of nine siblings. Born with Morning Glory Syndrome, a degenerative condition that gradually destroyed the optic nerve in both of his eyes, he was completely blind by the tender age of nine. After losing both his vision, and his parents, Bonds experienced a childhood the likes of which few of us can even imagine—suffering abuse on a number of levels, abandonment and eventually, homelessness. Amazingly, one thing he never suffered from was hopelessness.

Instead of allowing these setbacks to define him, Bonds utilized them to propel himself forward—earning a spot in the prestigious Suitland’s School for the Visual and Performing Arts in his teens, followed by a degree in Journalism from George Mason University. Among his various achievements, he became a gifted technology expert, providing skillful computer guidance to people needing support.

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Without Sight but Full of Vision: A Message from Mario’s Childhood Memoir

Putting the Odds in Your Favor: Choosing to Overcome Adversity

What Disability? Redefining What it Means to be Disabled

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The Art of Resilience - Mario Arnauz Bonds
The "Conqueror" of Life's Challenges - Mario Arnauz Bonds

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