Scott DeLuzio: [00:00:00] Thanks for tuning in to the Drive On Podcast where we are focused on giving hope and strength to the entire military community. Whether you’re a veteran, active duty, guard, reserve, or a family member, this podcast will share inspirational stories and resources that are useful to you. I’m your host, Scott DeLuzio, and now let’s get on with the show.

Scott DeLuzio: Hey everybody. Welcome back to the Drive On Podcast. Today my guest is Tiana Sanchez. Tiana is an author and CEO and has an inspiring career transition story that while it’s not military related, I think it may help some of our listeners listeners who have transitioned out of the military.

Scott DeLuzio: Oftentimes deal with the stress of redefining themselves, letting go of the past, and figuring out who they are all over again. Tiana joins us today to talk about how she used kickboxing and journaling to help her manage the stress during her own prayer transition. So welcome to the show, Tiana.

Scott DeLuzio: [00:01:00] I’m glad to have you

Tiana Sanchez: here. Well, thank you so much. I’m happy to be here. Thank you for having me as a guest.

Scott DeLuzio: Yeah, absolutely. So, why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself and your back.

Tiana Sanchez: Oh gosh. Yeah. Well, I like to say that I am an ex hot dogger. You know, I don’t know if people know what that means, so I’ll explain it a little bit.

Tiana Sanchez: I used to work at a gourmet fast food restaurant, and if you’re from California, from the States, it was hotdog on a stick. It was a, it’s like in and out, but with hotdogs. And so I was an ex hot Dogger turned CEO back in 2011. You know, I started my career. early on at the age of 16 years old, just kind of climbed the career ladder, if you will.

Tiana Sanchez: Worked in retail, worked in clothing, and then landed in the financial industry. And so you kind of know where I’m going with this story. So in 2000 6, 7, 8, we had that financial crisis similar to what a lot of people are experiencing now. A lot of people got laid off, A lot of people were losing their.

Tiana Sanchez: And I was one of those people I got laid off and I had to figure [00:02:00] out what my next chapter was going to be. And those are some of the things that I’m hoping to share with your listeners today of how I was able to 90 days later start what is now known as my business and had some success with that.

Tiana Sanchez: But it certainly was a journey. And so, but I’m hoping to share some of my nuggets with your audience.

Scott DeLuzio: Right. And so again, just for the listeners, just for clarification, you know, this is not a military related journey that you were going through, but there’s a lot of similarities that I see that.

Scott DeLuzio: That took place from your story. And we’ll get more into that in just a minute to what people might experience as they’re getting out of the military as they’re transitioning out. Because sometimes it’s unexpected, right? We have people who get medically discharged from the military and you know, these things are not always on the radar.

Scott DeLuzio: Something happens and it’s like, Few months later you’re no longer in the military, you’re no longer wearing the uniform, and now what do you do with your life? And you know, what do you do? So in your situation, [00:...