Elena Cardone

I knew no one and just started to make it on my own.

I knew no one and just started to make it on my own.

I thought anything is better than where I just came from.

I thought anything is better than where I just came from.

Even though I love my hometown, it was just more than I could stand having to confront seeing that burned out empty shell of a house every single time I went in and out of my home.

Even though I love my hometown, it was just more than I could stand having to confront seeing that burned out empty shell of a house every single time I went in and out of my home.

So

So

So it just kind of got me to where I am today.

So it just kind of got me to where I am today.

I went to Los Angeles.

I went to Los Angeles.

I was an actress and a model for many years there until I met my husband, Grant Cardone.

I was an actress and a model for many years there until I met my husband, Grant Cardone.

And then we moved to Miami in 2012 and we've continued to build our lives from here.

And then we moved to Miami in 2012 and we've continued to build our lives from here.

But that's pretty much my childhood in a nutshell.

But that's pretty much my childhood in a nutshell.

Well, I thought that money was only for a select few.

Well, I thought that money was only for a select few.