Curating Career Life Stories: How Did I Get Here? Ep. 129 with Tonia Martinez

Join me for the career reflections of Tonia Martinez, founder of Career Transformations. Find out how her love for helping people, a family value, leads her to a career in HR which ultimately becomes the foundation and expertise needed to start her own business. She loves learning about new roles and industries and was a pioneer recruiting veterans and diverse candidates before it was the popular thing to do. What’s served Tonia best: “I’m truly blessed for my HR career. I understand interviewing, hiring, retention, turnover, training – so I can have meaningful conversations with hiring managers.” Her words of wisdom “Starting a business is not as easy as it sounds. It’s important to have a reserve of income set aside to fall back on. Be patient and give yourself grace, especially in the beginning. It’s a lot of work!”