Nationality Filipino-Canadian Role Author | Name Jhet Ruyven | |
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Born Juliet Torcelino
January 9, 1959 (age 65)
Batangas Philippines ( 1959-01-09 ) Occupation Author and Motivational Speaker | ||
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Jhet van Ruyven (born Juliet Torcelino; January 9, 1959) is a Filipino-Canadian author who wrote the auto-biographical book The Tale of Juliet in 2005.
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- Secrets of jhet van ruyven best selling author inspirational speaker entrepreneur coach
- Jhet van ruyven shares the abcs of success
- Early life
- Life as an Immigrant
- Self Publishing and Current Work
- References
The Tale of Juliet is van Ruyven's self-published book which tells her life story from being a poor child vendor in the Philippines to succeeding as an immigrant in Canada. Following the launch of her book, van Ruyven was recognized by People Asia Magazine as one of the awardees of the 2005 People of the Year in the Philippines and won an Honorable Mention for Best Non-Fiction Book at the Independent Publisher Award in Western Canada.
Jhet van ruyven shares the abcs of success
Early life
Van Ruyven was born in a rural village in Pader, Batangas, Philippines to a family of 12 siblings. Her father was a family driver and her mother a vendor. To earn extra money to help her parents, van Ruyven had to spend her childhood selling food and merchandise after going to school. She sold mangoes, rice cakes, fish, vegetables and candies in her neighborhood and in the popular tourist spot Matabungkay Beach in Batangas.
She was sent to college on scholarship by a priest. After finishing a medical secretarial course, van Ruyven was employed in a local hospital in Manila. She then moved on to working overseas, as an executive secretary in a hospital in Yemen where she met her husband, Ted van Ruyven, an aviation engineer.
Life as an Immigrant
After her marriage in 1987, van Ruyven immigrated to Vancouver, Canada with her husband. They had two daughters, Michelle and Catherine. As a stay-at-home mother, van Ruyven accepted typing jobs and provided computer tutorial lessons to neighbors. She then accepted a job in Discovery Toys as a sales executive.
In 1994, van Ruyven set-up her own print business, Digi-Print Graphics Plus in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Due to the success of her business, she was nominated as Business Woman of the Year in South Surrey in 1996.
Self-Publishing and Current Work
After attending one of Chicken Soup for the Soul author Mark Victor Hansen's personal development seminars in 2004, van Ruyven was encouraged to write her life story. Through her publishing company, she was able to print and sell her book, which became a best-seller in the Philippines. The success of her book made her an in-demand motivational speaker in the Philippines, Singapore, Japan and Canada.
In 2009, Van Ruyven was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Bouncing back to health, Van Ruyven now plans to write a second book that will outline simple and practical strategies for success. She currently resides in White Rock, Surrey, British Columbia with her family.