Dreamer... Tactical Thinker... Team Builder... Blessed!
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I am a dreamer, teacher and community leader. Opening in 2001, I owned a successful dance studio in Leander TX which included an award winning Competitive Dance Company, Mother's Day Out and Afterschool program known as Julianna's Performing Arts Studio. It was a wonderful time for me in my 20's learning how to be a fearless entrepreneur and business owner. I'm proud that I was able to "help raise other people's children" and contribute to the enrichment of hundreds of families in the Cedar Park/Leander community for seven years.
Owning a dance studio was my childhood dream and I thought it would be the lifetime career. In 2007 my path took a very interesting turn, leaving my dance studio behind and pursuing a career in personal empowerment and self defense education in the firearms industry. It was quite by accident that this drastic career change happened. My husband John encouraged me to take control of my personal safety and to have the skills to protect our family. I was instantly drawn to shooting sports and the confidence I felt as a responsible firearms owner. What started as a personal experience, expanded to Capitol Area Practical Shooting! John and I became certified firearms instructors for the State of Texas Concealed Carry program and as NRA firearms instructors. Over 10,000 students attended various programs in our 18 year run. In 2011 we established 2 organizations still going strong today! First in February 2011, Julianna created A Girl and A Gun Women's Shooting League. AG & AG which started as one chapter in Cedar Park Texas and is now a nationwide organization serving 300+ ranges and 10,000+ members that participate in local, regional and national events. Later that same year, August 2011, we launched Capitol Area Practical Shooters (CAPS Club) hosting rifle, pistol and shotgun competitive matches. Celebrating 14 years of amazing matches our home base is at Texas Shooting Academy in Florence TX. Caps Club is hosting matches every weekend for novice to advanced shooters... JOIN US! December 2018 I felt my dance roots calling and the need for my body to move in a functional and meaningful way as injuries were becoming a more common occurrence in everyday activities. I joined Club Pilates to rebuild my body and it wasn't long before the educator inside of me was called and I enrolled in instructor training July 2019, becoming a comprehensively trained certificate in December 2021. Feeling completely fulfilled with my journey at A Girl and A Gun and John leading CAPS Club fulltime, I retired in July 2022 from the firearms industry to work full time as a Pilates Instructor, once again starting from the ground up building a new career and adventure in my life! My continuing education is centered around my intuitive abilities as a bodyworker and rehabilitation methods using Pilates as the main driver. The passion now about being a bodyworker, incorporating all the techniques and movement principles to help find strength, balance, and peace in the body and mind. There is more to come in my story, stay tuned! |
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