In this episode I am joined by Ryan Sanson, a childhood friend and someone who I call a brother. Ryan Served in the British Army with The Royal Dragoon Guards.
He shares with us his childhood, growing up in Bradford, United Kingdom. The north of England.
Born to a white mother and black father he talks about the challenges he faced from a young age, being surrounded and dabbling in some criminal activity before reaching a turning point in his life and choosing to join the British Army.
Ryan has deployed on 3 operational tours, Irag and Afghanistan twice. We discuss parts of these tours, what happened and how he faced some challenges on his return to the UK.
Ryan accomplished a lot of things whilst serving from becoming an Army Physical Training Instructor and also qualifying as a Sniper.
Since leaving the Army Ryan has embedded back into his community in Bradford where he works with troubled youth, helping lead and guide them through the challenges they face.
Ryan also talks about doing security and how this has led him to travelling to Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide security for I Heart Africa, a charity that raises money for poverty-stricken people and they help provide drinkable water, electricity and housing for as many people as they can.
Ryan is also an active bare-knuckle boxer; he uses this not only as a personal drive to keep him focused but also to raise money for various charities. One of these being the Royal British Legion.
Ryan is a humble lionheart who uses his experiences, voice and body to help anyone who seeks it by being an inspiration and example in everything he does.
To connect with Ryan follow him on IG - @trainhardfighteasy8
