Ariel is one of Central New York’s top youth motivational speakers. He is a husband and father of two daughters; family is one of his top priorities. Ariel is also an author, entrepreneur and founder of Ariel Inspires LLC. He believes education is the key opportunity that helped him make it out of the harsh and challenging streets of Syracuse, New York.  Although he grew up in poverty with a single mother in a household of six, he took full advantage of education in order to transform his life. He went on to graduate with both his associates and bachelor’s degrees and turned his passion of serving others into a business.