You’re in the middle of building your brand, figuring out next steps in your career and then your world gets twisted upside down. What do you do? How do you manage – even at all? In this episode, we chat with podcaster Sarah Vega, host of Dique! – a self-help podcast with a twist that caters to the Latino demographic and is trying to break the stigmas that come within the culture. Podcaster Sarah Vega talks working with through dark moments along her #dreamdriving journey and how she was able to find faith, hope & new beginnings. We chat her early dreams of being a fashion editor, working at top NYC media outlets, her Kanye West experience, and even working with Rihanna. Sarah then explains how she ended up working as a Corrections Officer in New Jersey. Sarah opens up about this life-changing period in her life, battling depression, suicide attempts, and homelessness and what she did to get re-focused and re-energized to start over. Join in on the conversation on social (@dreamsindrive) and use the hashtag #dreamdrive. Enjoy!

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SOME OF TOPICS WE DISCUSS:
– What inspired Sarah as a child & why she wanted to be a fashion editor
– Why she turned down a scholarship to FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) in NYC
– What happened when Sarah met Kanye West
– Working at The Source & Complex Magazine
– How Sarah got her break in fashion working for Rihanna’s stylist
– Which matters more: networking or talent?
– Why Sarah turned down moving to LA
– How Sarah ended up working at a Corrections Officer in New Jersey
– Why Sarah got fired from her law enforcement position
– Battling homelessness, depression and suicide attempts
– Why Sarah questioned God
– The day that changed Sarah’s life
– How Sarah is looking to bring light to issues within Latino/a culture

SARAH VEGA’S KEYS TO SUCCESS:
1. Faith
2. Drive
3. Support System

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I felt like it wasn’t my time to go. I was forcing something that wasn’t supposed to happen.

RESOURCES  & BOOKS MENTIONED:
– The Bible
– Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer
– Girl Boss by Sophia Amoruso
– Who Moved My Cheese? by Dr. Spencer Johnson
– Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It by Charlamagne Tha God

FIND SARAH VEGA:
Instagram: @_sarahvega_
Twitter: @_sarahvega_
Snapchat: sarahvegasnaps
Dique! Podcast:  https://soundcloud.com/svegadique1
Web: www.sarahvega.com

JOIN THE #DREAMSINDRIVE COMMUNITY: www.dreamsindrive.com/JOIN

JOIN THE #DREAMSINDRIVE FACEBOOK GROUP:  www.dreamsindrive.com/facebook

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