All right, thank you for joining me today. Could you state your name, please?

Yes, my name is Tiana Robinson.

All right, thank you, Tiana, for joining me today. Could you share a little bit about yourself? Did you grow up in Milwaukee?

I've been here since I originally moved here in 1982.

Okay.

Then I moved back to California in 1990 and relocated again to Milwaukee in 95. So outside of that five year period, I feel like I'm part of the wallpaper on the fabric of Milwaukee.

What was the back and forth about coming from California to Milwaukee? Like, how did you even hear about Milwaukee?

Right. Well, it's a long story, but to make it short, I was sent here when I was 15 years old, and then when I was 21, I wanted to get away from the snow and the cold.

That makes sense.

I went back to California, and then I got married, had my second son, and we. The family decided to relocate back here because of the economy back then was better here in Milwaukee than it was in southern California. So. Yeah. And I've just been here ever since.

What side of town did you kind of grow up?

Harambe neighborhood. Harambe, yes. Fourth and Keith.

How was that?

It was rough.

It was rough.

It was rough. Yeah. I got into a little trouble. Not a lot of trouble, because, you know, I was basically a good kid, but considering the fact that I was pretty much on my own and homeless at 15. Yeah, like I said, it's a long story. We're not gonna. Not gonna dwell on that. But it was.

It was. It was rough.

It was tough.

Yeah, yeah.

I got you. I got you. So, in talking about today, how do you typically spend your day?

I am an entrepreneur, a serial entrepreneur. Okay. What you got going on? Oh, my goodness. What don't I have going on? That's what I say. So I actually. I have a non profit organization called Believers beyond the stars, and we originated in 2008 on fourth and Keef. So I feel like God brought me full circle from where I was here as a child and causing a little chaos to coming back and giving back to the community. So the neighborhood that I was causing chaos, and so it's a good place to start.

It's a good place to start, you know, and so I have that nonprofit agency, and today we had to downscale over the years, but we are on the rise. Coming back, working with at risk youth and mostly survivors of domestic abuse. I have hosted many community events, women empowerment events in the city of Milwaukee, motivational speaker, am an author, published author, and those are just some of the things you know, I'm also, I'm getting ready right now for the mommy and me expo that's gonna be coming up in May for Mother's Day at the Wisconsin Country Club.

Okay.

And that is where I will be presenting as independent Jaffra consultant, hosting many Manny and petty spa service for the day for moms and their kids. You know, that's nice. So, yeah, so that's just a few of the things. And I'm also working with, I just joined fit investment group, and we are in the process of building the Bronzeville Arts and Tech hub on 6th and North Avenue. So you got a lot going on. Yes, I am a part of that. And the community outreach lead for that organization and what we're bringing to Milwaukee into the Bronzeville neighborhood to complement all the other exciting things that are going on in Bronzeville right now. So, yeah, so that's how I spend my day.

You got a lot going on, and that is great. Do you have any notable, like, routines? You talked a lot about what you do, but is there like a structured way in which you do things and talk about, like, you being like, physically active? Like, what does that look like for you?