Stephanie Ramos has the biggest go-forward energy I have ever encountered, the kind of energy you

need when you're building a career in the military and a career in journalism

and growing your family all at the same time. How? Well, above all else, Stephanie is one of those

people who decides what she wants and goes for it, even when it is complicated and even when she's

afraid. That bravery has earned her her her role as an ABC News national correspondent, where you can

sometimes catch her anchoring with the patigues on the bottom and a blazer on top, making her own way and inspiring

others to do the same.

Stephanie, thank you for doing this.

Absolutely. I am so excited.

I want to start with growing up, Dominican, Puerto Rican, oldest of five kids.

Have you seen the meme that's like, are you happy or are you an oldest daughter?

I have not. But I have a feeling that it is spot on. Yeah. I imagine that for you being the oldest of five, there was a lot of mommy number two going on. There was. I was always down to help.

There was a big age difference. I mean, there is a big age difference

between myself and my siblings. And I remember when I got a car, it was like, okay, now you can

drive to your college classes, but hey, pick up Nani here and pick up Avi here and your brother

here, take your brother to tap class.

Like there was a lot, but, you know, when you're in a Latino family, that's how you just grow up,

knowing that everybody chips in, everybody helps. There's so much love. Like it was never,

ever a burden. I know that you always wanted to be a journalist,

but I can't gloss over the fact that you started as a performing arts theater kids.

There must have been a period of time where you thought that was your path.

Oh, absolutely.

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