Ray Ricky Rivera

I had the honor of sitting on a panel Sat at @UCIrvine_MBA with a room full of current/future Latino business pros. Here’s my story about imposter syndrome 🧵

East L.A. Sabor Factory reunion is officially on! Tix are on sale now! Opening the night: Quinto Sol + DJ Sloe Poke link.dice.fm/t983dde98501

Kicking off the new year being named to @imbibe 75 for Mexican Monk Brewhouse! What an honor to be featured on a list of “People And Places Around The World Shaping The Way You’ll Drink In 2026 And Beyond”. #imbibe75 #imbibe

Who here plays chess, (or wants to learn) enjoys drinking good beer, loves listening to music and wants to do all three at the same time? I think I want to start a new club/event at my new bar. 🤔

@a_clown_prince That’s awesome! Good for you. Keep it up brotha 💪🏽 And thanks, the brand is coming along nicely. Excited to build this thing & do something special 🤘🏽

@RayRickyRivera I have been good, in my healing era, since may I've upped my water and tea consumption and any depression did indeed sod off. I do drink alcohol of course, but more exact and precise consumption. I also have to say I love your brand...pays homage to the history of beer and Cali

The Mexican Monk isn’t fully operational just yet. But you can visit our lil popup preview inside Horchateria cafe. $5 pours Sat 5-9pm & Sun 4-8pm thru Dec. 15950 Paramount Blvd in Paramount, CA

@a_clown_prince I had to take a break from this app. How have you been?

@RayRickyRivera It 3R! Missed you bro

Never whine, never complain, never try to justify yourself.

Always stick to what makes you weird, odd, strange, different. That’s your source of power.

I hope you have a wonderful day 😎 youtu.be/BdrNvQ4YCng?si…

The Mexican Monk. Grit like Pancho Villa. Soul like Robin Hood. In the shadows like Batman. Opening soon in Paramount, CA

Check out the before & after of our progress at Mexican Monk Brewhouse. We can't wait to welcome you all in 🍻 @themexmonk on IG

“El agua limpia, limpia, limpia todo. El agua también limpia la lengua, la gente” Ya somos listo para cerveza 🍻 👉🏽 instagram.com/themexmonk?igs…

As Nietzsche wrote, “The value of a thing sometimes lies not in what one attains with it, but in what one pays for it—what it costs us.” Perhaps you will attain your goal, and a worthy goal at that, but at what price? Apply this standard to everything, including whether to collaborate with other people or come to their aid. In the end, life is short, opportunities are few, and you have only so much energy to draw on. A nd in this sense time is as important a consideration as any other. Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay.

A quick BTS of what I’ve got going on at Mexican Monk Brewhouse 🍻 👉🏽 instagram.com/themexmonk?igs…

Anything For Dolores ✊🏽 Each 4-pack sold benefits the Dolores Huerta Foundation & their mission to advocate for marginalized people & families via grassroots organizing. Pick up exclusively from Brewjeria Company in Pico Rivera, CA #FuckICE

We’re so close… Mexican Monk Brewhouse 👉🏽 instagram.com/themexmonk?igs…

Tag/credit the artist if you know who it is. ✊🏽

What matters is not education or money, but your persistence and the intensity of your desire to learn; that failures, mistakes, and conflicts are often the best education of all; and how true creativity and mastery emerge from all this.