Hi, I’m Coach Tony Drake, an online health and wellness coach with a global audience.
My personal journey of shedding 130 pounds and 32% body fat inspires my commitment to helping others.
As a husband and father, I understand the importance of being a healthy role model, both mindset and body. My philosophy, ‘You can’t make excuses and progress at the same time,’ guides my daily habits which allows me to share my passion in lifestyle transformation coaching.
I equip busy professionals worldwide to transform their lives by dropping bad habits, the vices, and embracing nutrition, mindset, and fitness which in turn helps the busy professionals to live a healthier lifestyle within their business and around their families.
Along with my family, I strive to incorporate the healthy lifestyle I advocate, aiming to inspire 100,000 people to transform their life.
About Tony G Drake
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family.
My family includes my beautiful wife of 13 years, who is a registered nurse at Kaiser Permanente as well as an entrepreneur in the beauty industry(derma). We have our gorgeous five-year-old daughter, who is involved in multiple sports and fitness, which include Cheerleading, Gymnastics, Krav Maga Self Defense and Swimming.
Q: Please tell us about your current, past, or future career. What do you love most about what you do?
In my past career, I accomplished my first goal which allow me to spend twelve years as a professional wrestler, which took me in several areas of the world—from WWE to Japan, Mexico and even performed on MTV’s “Wrestling Society X”. That chapter of my life allowed me to meet a hundreds of people who I learned from and looked up to within the professional wrestling industry. Concurrently, I have served for twenty-four years in the information technology software industry as a quality assurance automation engineer. What I love most about these roles has been the constant learning and the ability to connect with people around the world, also, staying current with information technology and entertainment.
Q: What advice would you give to people?
In order for you to Conquer Your goals, you have to choose the road of progress. Also, when it comes to taking care of others, the golden rule is to make sure you’re taking care of yourself first at 100%. It’s impossible to give 100% of you to someone else, when you’re giving yourself less than 100%
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Rather than setting a timeline of where I’ll be in five to ten years, I focus on living in the moment and establishing daily habits that align with my purpose. Each day is an opportunity to serve, provide and protect my family and make a global impact by helping others transform their lives through healthy habits.
Tony G Drake & Our Community
Q: What are a few of your favorite restaurants in our community?
Loving Hut (Mira Mesa) The Plot, Grains
Q: How long have you lived or worked in our community?
I joined this year in 2024
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met here in our community?
Roosevelt Williams. I see drive, and the willingness to help, connect and inspire others in him.
Q: What current or former local business makes you the most nostalgic about our community?
For a short while, there was a restaurant called Spoiled Vegans Cafe. It was a place that was so calm, the energy was very relaxing and the atmosphere was phenomenal. Lately, I haven’t really been to too many place so currently, I am not sure on the local business at this time.
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique about our community?
The positive energy and vibes that I witnessed at the bizcon event
Q: If you could choose anyone alive today and not a relative, with whom would you love to have lunch? Why? And where locally would you meet for this lunch?
I would say my great friend and mentor, Samuel Webster. We can meet anywhere for lunch as his choices are always great. He’s a great person overall and was one of the first men outside of my family to make a huge impact in my life as a friend and mentor.
For Fun
Q: What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
Favorite Movie of all time – Menace II Society, TV Shows, 80’s was the Cosby Show, 90’s was Family Matters. After that, nothing.
Q: (Even for friends or family), what is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
that I’ve had a total of 6 concussions from Wrestling.
Q: What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
It’s hard to rate something or someone 10/10. If anything, serving someone to help change their life for good I would say is a 10/10.
Q: Who inspires you to be better?
My Wife and My Daughter
Q: What community organizations and/or local nonprofits do you admire/support?
The unicity (Feel Great System) family is one that I really admire. It’s about helping others make life better. Also, Just In Time (Foster Youth)
Q: What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
The two best things that you can invest in, is your mind and your body. My brother, Dorian Drake told me that when I was around 19 years old.
Q: What Neighborhood do you live in?
North County, Escondido
What I love about my Neighborhood:
It’s far enough from the main part of San Diego, but close enough to drive to the main part of San Diego. Also, it’s very family populated here so it’s a great fit for us with having a younger daughter, to be around other kids.
Please describe your ideal San Diego weekend:
Gym time first thing in the morning while my daughter gets to play in the kids zone, then it’s taking her to gymnastics. After that, its all family time the rest of the weekend, We can go to an event after our activities are completed. From there, we can go over to see other family members or friends and have a very low-key type of weekend.
Q: Finally, what three words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
Being present for my family. Taking care of my family. “F-5 Fridays” (that’s where the 5 of us (3- humans, 2- dogs) are home on Friday evenings, together. We put our devices away and spend that time relaxing)
