Featuring Talia's husband, Sam! Talia and Sam have been through military deployments, chasing dreams together, and have moved around every year for the last six years! Throughout their relationship, they have endured mental, physical, spiritual, and many other types of growth independently AND together! Listen in to hear what growth in a relationship can look, feel, and be like. To learn more about Sam and his life, read below!
Sam grew up moving every couple of years, but found himself in Charlotte, NC where he completed his undergraduate degree in Criminology at UNCC. On graduation day when his classmates were walking the stage, Sam opted out of the graduation ceremony to take his aptitude test to become a US Naval Officer at the local recruiter's office instead. He would go on to become a commissioned US Naval Officer and serve two tours while on active duty. During his time in the fleet he was an electrical safety officer, a main propulsion officer, and finally a chief engineer. On his final assignment he was responsible for the entire engineering department of a guided missile cruiser which is made up of about 100 sailors. Sam eventually got out of the Navy in 2019, with the rank of Lieutenant. After being honorably discharged, Sam took a year and a half to pursue playing golf professionally. He played in multiple professional tournaments across the east coast before the 2020 pandemic eventually put a stop on all sanctioned professional sporting events. At this time Sam shifted focus to another passion of his, motorsports! We packed up and moved together to pursue a career with a NASCAR team. At that time, Sam learned, and eventually took charge, of the powertrain installation of a NASCAR race car. However after just over a year, the ocean breeze was calling to us, so we decided to answer the call.
After making a family decision; we realized it was time to come back to Florida, and combine his skill of engineering, leadership, and the sea; where Sam would land a job as a superyacht manager in South Florida. Behind the scenes while working as a technical superintendent on superyachts, Sam was completing his Masters degree in the little spare time he had after working hours. And after many long nights in front of a computer, he is now a proud graduate of George Washington University, with a Masters Degree in Engineering Management. Sam and Talia live happily with their GSD, Brixy, and spend their free time at the ocean, with friends, and enjoying the sunshine state of mind!
Talia’s Song Recommendation: "Sunshine" by OneRepublic
Sam’s Book Recommendation: "Never Finished" by David Goggins
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