Today we’d like to introduce you to Siah-Ra Ausar.
Hi Siah-Ra, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
For 24 years, I had the honor of serving in the United States Marine Corps. Like many who have devoted a significant part of their lives to service, eventually that chapter came to an end. But for me, taking off the uniform meant much more than retiring from a career—it meant confronting a question I had never really had to ask before: **Who am I underneath it all?**
My entire adult life—my identity, personality, beliefs, discipline, and sense of purpose—had been deeply intertwined with the Marine Corps. When the uniform came off, I found myself sitting in solitude with the opportunity, and responsibility, to discover the person that had been there all along.
I started dreaming again.
I thought about the life I wanted to live, the person I wanted to become, and the experiences I wanted to have. And I realized something profound: for 24 years, some of my dreams had been buried in what I call the **graveyard of unexplored talent**. Not because I lacked ability, but because life, duty, and responsibility had required me to put certain parts of myself on hold.
So I decided to dig them up.
I gave myself permission to pursue the things that had always been calling me. I wanted to become a professional natural bodybuilding world champion. I wanted to become a championship-level coach. I wanted to build businesses around the things I genuinely loved. I wanted to travel the world and surround myself with trustworthy, loyal people who shared my values.
But perhaps most importantly, I wanted to finally honor the artist and teacher within me. I wanted to explore my gifts for writing, teaching, and music and use them to share the lessons, experiences, and perspectives I’ve accumulated throughout my life.
That decision became the beginning of an entirely new chapter.
What emerged from that process was **SiahRa The Alchemist**—the artist, visionary, coach, entrepreneur, and world champion.
The name “The Alchemist” represents what this journey has really been about for me: taking every experience—service, adversity, discipline, failure, success, loss, discovery—and transforming it into something meaningful. I learned that reinvention isn’t about becoming someone completely different. Sometimes it’s about finally giving yourself permission to become everything you were capable of being all along.
I’m still becoming. And that’s what makes this chapter so exciting. I don’t see my life as a story that has already been written. I see it as something I’m continuing to create—with intention, courage, discipline, and a willingness to explore every part of the person I was meant to become.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
No, it definitely has not been a smooth road. In fact, some of the hardest battles I’ve faced began after I left the Marine Corps.
For 24 years, the military gave me structure, purpose, identity, community, and a clear understanding of who I was and what was expected of me. When I took off the uniform, I didn’t fully understand how much of my identity had been wrapped up in it. Suddenly, I had to stand on my own and answer questions I’d never really had to ask: **Who am I? What makes me happy? What brings me joy? What do I actually like? And who am I when nobody is telling me what the mission is?**
Even some of the simplest things became surprisingly difficult. What do I enjoy watching? What music do I like? Who do I genuinely enjoy being around? What does an ordinary day look like when your life is no longer organized around a mission? I discovered that there were things I’d become accustomed to simply because they were part of my environment—not necessarily because they were things I truly wanted.
There was also a personal cost. Years away from family had created distance and, in some cases, estrangement. My own emotional unavailability damaged relationships with people I cared about. I had to confront parts of myself that were difficult to acknowledge. That process wasn’t comfortable, but it was necessary.
Then there was the loneliness.
There were moments when the solitude felt deafening. I would constantly question myself: *Is this really what I want? Am I pursuing something meaningful, or is this just a placeholder? Did I miss my opportunity? Is it too late for me? And who is even going to give me a chance?*
Those questions can become incredibly heavy when you’re starting over.
What struck me even more was realizing how many of my fellow veterans were experiencing similar struggles. I began to understand that the transition from military service isn’t simply about finding another job. For many veterans, it’s about reconstructing an entire identity and learning how to navigate a world that operates by completely different rules. Seeing the struggles within the veteran community, including the devastating reality of veteran suicide, made me realize that my journey had to mean more than simply reinventing myself.
So I doubled down.
I decided that regardless of how long it took, how many times I failed, or how many doors closed in my face, I was going to stay the course and pursue the life I’d dreamed about. I stopped waiting for certainty and started moving forward anyway.
I’ve learned that sometimes the hardest part of pursuing your dreams isn’t the work itself. It’s having the courage to believe that you’re still allowed to dream after you’ve spent so much of your life serving everyone and everything except yourself.
I don’t have every answer today. But I know this: **I would rather spend my life discovering what I’m capable of than spend it wondering what I could have become.**
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Today, I describe myself as an artist, creator, entrepreneur, coach, and visionary—but underneath all of those titles, I’m really in the business of **transformation**.
My work exists at the intersection of inspiration, discipline, creativity, and personal growth. Whether I’m making music, coaching an athlete, competing on the world stage, building a business, or simply interacting with the people around me, my goal is the same: to help people become more of who they are capable of becoming.
As an artist, I currently have 30 songs in my catalog, all rooted in positivity, inspiration, motivation, and the ideals I try to live by. My music has reached listeners in more than 100 countries across major streaming platforms. My song *Blessed* has been particularly meaningful. It received the People’s Choice Award and an Honorable Mention at the DigiFest Film Festival, and I had the opportunity to perform it live at the Winter Wonderland Festival in December 2025. For me, music is more than entertainment. It’s another way to communicate a message and hopefully leave someone feeling a little more inspired than they were before they heard it.
I’m also a world champion natural bodybuilder and coach. I’ve had the privilege of winning world titles and championships in different parts of the world, including Asia Pacific Champion in Singapore and Japan, Latin America Champion in Mexico City, Natural Universe Champion in Argentina, and Natural Olympia Champion in Las Vegas. I’ve also been honored three times as Coach of the Year and received an ICON Award.
I’m proud of those accomplishments, but they aren’t necessarily what I’m most proud of.
What I’m most proud of is being a father.
My greatest accomplishment is being able to give my children a living example of what it means to stand on your values, pursue your dreams, keep your word, and continue growing. I want them to see that success isn’t just about trophies, titles, or recognition. It’s about who you become along the way and how you treat the people around you.
That’s also what I believe sets me apart.
I don’t want to rise alone. **I want everyone around me to rise with me.**
One of the things I’ve learned throughout my life is that leadership isn’t simply about being the person at the front. It’s about creating an environment where the people around you become stronger, more confident, more capable, and more successful. As I continue reaching new levels in my own life, I want my team to rise individually and collectively as well.
That’s the philosophy behind SiahRa The Alchemist.
I’ve spent my life learning how to transform adversity into strength, discipline into achievement, experience into wisdom, and dreams into reality. Now I’m focused on doing the same thing for other people.
If I had to summarize what I do, I’d say this: **I use everything I’ve been given—my experiences, my creativity, my discipline, my voice, and my example—to elevate people.**
That’s the work I’m most passionate about, and ultimately, that’s the legacy I’m trying to build.
Is there a quality that you most attribute to your success?
If I had to choose one characteristic that has been most important to my success, it would be my **desire to win**.
But I’ve learned that winning isn’t always about being better than someone else or proving that you’re the best. For me, winning is about keeping the commitments I make to myself.
My word is my bond—including the promises I make to myself.
When I decide that I’m going to accomplish something, I don’t need anyone else to believe in it. I don’t need to prove anything to anybody. I simply need to honor the commitment I’ve made and follow it through to the end.
I’m also not afraid to try, and I’m not afraid to fail. Failure doesn’t disqualify you from winning; sometimes it’s simply part of the process. If something doesn’t work, I adjust, learn, and try again. The only thing that can truly stop me is deciding to stop.
That’s why persistence has been such a powerful force in my life. I’ve learned that there are many different ways to win. Sometimes winning means getting the result you wanted. Sometimes it means becoming stronger through the attempt. Sometimes it means learning something that allows you to make the next attempt better. And sometimes, winning simply means refusing to quit.
I genuinely love winning—but I’ve come to understand that the greatest victories aren’t always the ones that come with a trophy.
They’re the ones where you can look in the mirror and know, **“I gave my word, and I kept it.”**
That’s the standard I hold myself to. And as long as I’m willing to keep showing up, keep learning, and keep moving forward, I know there is always another way to win.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siahrathealchemist/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61582471517777
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@siahrathealchemist
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4E0gINa55IcGtxEKPMRG4s?si=w00sVNTWR9Wg1Aij9TnW7w
