Transition Tales with Military Spouse Kristen Martinez
L.I.V.E. with Courage Podcast
English - March 16, 2021 17:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBusiness military transition empowerment veteran entrepreneur resilience inspire Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Kristen shares her story of going from an activity duty Army family to Army National Guard and the career transition she is currently experiencing.
We discussed:
00:48 Kristen introduces herself
2:12 Kristen starts her transition story
3:10 A little discussion on TAP
4:40 Kristen thought the transition would be easier with extended family
7:22 Learned a valuable lesson of having multiple back up plans
7:52 Kristen and her family settled in a small town
8:23 Kristen and her family ended up on the family ranch that had been vacant for 10 years
9:27 Kristen learned valuable skills that transferred over to her new position
10:50 Kristen shares a little about her career transition she is currently in
12:15 Short discussion on the commonalities between retail and business operations
14:33 Military spouses have the ability to “roll with it”
15:50 Kristen shares some of her challenges
17:16 Challenges of not having a community post active service
20:03 Start your transition program early
20:50 Spouse ought to participate in the transition process/programs
21:41 Be prepared for things to change
22:24 Recreating community post active duty service
Guest Bio: Kristen Martinez is a military spouse of a member of the Army National Guard. She has a bachelor’s in business management and a talent for customer engagement.
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