Cornerstone of America
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsCornerstone of America brings you the stories of the individuals that form the bedrock of this country, Entrepreneurs, small business owners, current and former military, stories of seeking out hardship and overcoming adversity and more!
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#62 - Vaughn Vernon
September 14, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBTo say Vaughn is a man of many talents with many interests would be an understatement. I met Vaughn this past weekend out a men's event I hosted with Scott Rammage from the Brotherhood of Fatherhood. We talked fellowship, mentorship, vulnerability, failure, BJJ, family and so much more. Enjoy! Support the show
#61 - Mike Woods
August 16, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBMy guest today is Mike Woods. Mike is one of the top Tattoo artists in the nation and he recently moved to the Flathead Valley. Splitting time between his well established shop in Houston, TX and establishing himself here in Montana has been one of many new challenges we discussed on the podcast. Mike is also a bow hunter and spent years practicing Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu. Having gone so far as to train in Thailand for a period of time. To say he is a renaissance man would be an unde...
#60 - Colby Martin
July 21, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBAfter graduating from Texas A&M University and a stint as a mountaineer and snowboard instructor, Colby spent a few years in Europe doing various things for various people in numerous countries. After Europe, Colby decided to go into education to understand why he was such a piss poor student, culminating in Mayan Hope, a nonprofit special education school in Nebaj, Guatemala. During his time in Guatemala he wrote the book, "The Vagabond Gypsy and His Beast of Burden" After a few years in ...
Robb Wolf & Nicki Violetti
March 02, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBRobb Wolf is a former research biochemist, is the two-time New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat. Robb has functioned as a review editor for the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism (BioMed Central) and as a consultant for the Naval Special Warfare Resiliency Program. He serves on the board of directors/advisers for SpecialtyHealth Inc., the Chickasaw Nation’s “Unconquered Life” initiative, and a number of innovative start-ups with a ...
#58 - Travis Davison & Daniel Di Stefano
February 23, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBTravis Davison is the VP of Straight Blast Gym International, owner of multiple SBG facilities, and a black belt with over 20 years in BJJ. Daniel Di Stefano co-owns SBG Whitefish with Travis. Support the show
Episode 57: Grow Your Business
January 21, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBIn this episode, we'll discuss and share our own experiences on how to grow your business without compromising our self-progress. David Body, SPC, Army National Guard Drop Zone Facilitator David is a Drop Zone facilitator at Operation Restored Warrior and is currently serving as an Intelligence Analyst for the Montana Army National Guard with the 495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. David’s desire to reach others so that they can experience the same freedom he has led him to serve ...
Episode 56: Getting Better.
January 07, 2022 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBWe’ll be discussing the difference between doing things to get better at them and actually getting better. Every day, we all make attempts to better ourselves. We go to the gym, we read books, we try to learn new things. But there's a big difference between doing these things in order to become better and actually becoming better. In order to get better at something, you need to do it regularly and consistently. You need to push yourself past your comfort zone and embrace failure. It's not...
#Episode 55
December 31, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.8 MBWhen you're starting a business or anything in your life, there are always risks involved. You might not know if your product will be successful, or not. You could also end up losing money if you're not careful. No one ever said starting your own business was easy. In fact, it's often filled with risk. But the potential payoff is worth it, right? We’ve asked our audience what were the risks they took and how or if they paid off. We will be discussing our own experiences and the responses...
#54 - Brian Andrews & Jeff Wilson
December 24, 2021 17:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBI am Joined by WSJ best selling authors, Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson. From their website http://www.andrews-wilson.com/ https://twitter.com/BAndrewsJWilson Brian Andrews is a US Navy veteran and nuclear engineer who served as an officer on a fast-attack submarine in the Pacific. He is a Park Leadership Fellow, has a master’s degree in business from Cornell, and holds a psychology degree from Vanderbilt. He is a husband, father, and advocate of planetary stewardship. He would li...
#53 - Forging ahead when the world around you is coming to a halt
December 17, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBRecently David and I asked our audience if they started a business or side hustle when the pandemic hit. We touch on some of the responses we received. What it looks like to forge ahead when the world around you is shutting down. How to not only find opportunities but create them yourself, and various way's you can leverage your skill set to build a business. David Body, SPC, Army National Guard Drop Zone Facilitator David is a Drop Zone facilitator at Operation Restored Warrior and ...
David Body - Operation Restored Warrior
December 03, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBSupport the show
David Body - Operation Restored Warrior
December 03, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBSupport the show
#51 - David Body
November 24, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBToday I am joined by my new co-host, David Body. David along with his wife and children, recently re-located to the Flathead Valley. He is an enlisted member of the Army National Guard and was an arborist for 15 years. Like most of my new found friends here in Montana, we met through Jiu Jitsu at SBG. David also volunteers his time with Operation Restored Warrior, a non profit veteran's support organization. From the ORW website: David Body, SPC, Army National Guard Drop Zone Facilitat...
(AM Strength) The Hooligan & The Harridan #3 In Law Horror Stories
November 22, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBThis week we review listener submitted in-law horror stories! Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy is the founder of AM Strength. She is located in Kalispell, Montana, where she homeschools 5 kids. She takes great joy in helping as many people as she can become stronger than they thought possible at any age. She gives feedback with a smile and can talk baked goods, programming, beginner jiu-jitsu, and lifting form with you with the same level of excitement and passion. *Starting Strength Coach *Barbell ...
In Law Horror Stories
November 22, 2021 20:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBThis week we review listener submitted in-law horror stories! Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy is the founder of AM Strength. She is located in Kalispell, Montana, where she homeschools 5 kids. She takes great joy in helping as many people as she can become stronger than they thought possible at any age. She gives feedback with a smile and can talk baked goods, programming, beginner jiu-jitsu, and lifting form with you with the same level of excitement and passion. *Starting Strength Coach *Barbell ...
(AM Strength) The Hooligan and The Harridan #2 - Dumbest Fights
November 16, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBWe asked our friends/followers about some of the dumbest fights they've had with their significant other! Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy is the founder of AM Strength. She is located in Kalispell, Montana, where she homeschools 5 kids. She takes great joy in helping as many people as she can become stronger than they thought possible at any age. She gives feedback with a smile and can talk baked goods, programming, beginner jiu-jitsu, and lifting form with you with the same level of excitement an...
#50 - Special Series with Scott Ramage
November 15, 2021 08:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBIn the first of a 7 part series I am co-hosting and releasing with Podcaster Scott Rammage from The Brotherhood of Fatherhood and Stories that Sell podcasts, we dive into the first steps of understanding how to improve your life. In this episode, Alex and Scott talk about the necessity of personal transformation and it’s the importance of each individual’s commitment to grow and expand at all levels, that you can be the best version you can be by constantly raising your game while underst...
(AM Strength) The Hooligan & The Harridan #1
November 05, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBAnna Marie & I kick off the first official episode of our new podcast! The first two episodes will be joint released on this channel and our new Podcast Channel dedicated to this show. We asked our friends/followers what is one of the dumbest arguments you and your significant other has had? Some of the responses were hilarious! Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy is the founder of AM Strength. She is located in Kalispell, Montana, where she homeschools 5 kids. She takes great joy in helping as many...
AM Strength Q&A #9
September 28, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBIn this episode Anna Marie and I sat down to talk about our kids' Jiu Jitsu competition. We talked about the various challenges and joys of parenting children through competition, experiences learned and more. We also started a new segment on the show: Things you never thought you would say to your partner when you started dating. Many laughs ensued! Enjoy! Anna Marie is a strength coach with Starting Strength, Barbell Logic and her company AM Strength A homeschooling teacher/mother of...
#49 Chris Sigouin
September 20, 2021 03:00 - 2 hours - 90.4 MBChris Sigouin is the co-founder and co-owner of Level Up Health and Fitness https://levelupfitness406.com/ here in Kalispell, MT. Chris has over 15 years of experience as a massage therapist, physical therapist and personal trainer. I met Chris at SBG Montana during a BJJ class. Recently Chris competed in his first MMA fight at 40 years old. Hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did! https://www.facebook.com/Level-Up-Health-Fitness-101517572086505/?ref=page_internal Support t...
AM Strength Q&A #8 - Comp Day
September 14, 2021 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBI sit down with Anna Marie after her first Power Lifting competition in 4 years! We talked meet prep while balancing everything else a homeschooling mother of 5 who runs a business has to handle as well. Enjoy! Anna Marie is a strength coach with Starting Strength, Barbell Logic and her company AM Strength A homeschooling teacher/mother of 5 children White belt in Jiu Jitsu Strength Athlete Wife and so much more! Tune in for our weekly Q&A as she answers questions from the interweb...
#48 - Jon Boone
September 02, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBJon Boone is a Black Belt in BJJ and one of my coaches at SBG Kalispell. We are currently working security for the Cedar Creek Fire base camp in Winthrop, WA It's been humbling to see so many people from various agencies and organizations come together for weeks on end to battle these immense fires. This is our second tour here and we thought we would sit down and give a run down of what an immense operation it is to take on a forest fire the spans thousands of acres. To learn more ab...
AM Strength Q&A #7
August 23, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBAnna Marie is a strength coach with Starting Strength, Barbell Logic and her company AM Strength A homeschooling teacher/mother of 5 children White belt in Jiu Jitsu Strength Athlete Wife and so much more! Tune in for our weekly Q&A as she answers questions from the interwebs! https://www.facebook.com/am.strength.ss/ https://www.instagram.com/am_strength/ https://www.instagram.com/cornerstoneofamerica/ https://www.facebook.com/cornerstoneofamerica-106867044023639/ If you’re looking...
#47 - Tim Cruickshank
August 09, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBTim Cruickshank is the founder and CEO of Bonefrog Coffee & Bonefrog Cellars Company. A Veteran-owned and operated premium, small-batch coffee roastery & premium boutique winery both located in the Pacific Northwest. From their websites https://bonefrog-coffee.com/ & https://bonefrogcellars.com/ After serving 25 years in the U.S. Navy, I created Bonefrog Coffee & Bonefrog Cellars as a tribute to the “Brotherhood” of U.S. Navy SEAL’s, the Naval Special Warfare community and to all Americans...
AM Strength Q&A #6
August 04, 2021 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBAnna Marie is a strength coach with Starting Strength, Barbell Logic and her company AM Strength A homeschooling teacher/mother of 5 children White belt in Jiu Jitsu Strength Athlete Wife and so much more! Tune in for our weekly Q&A as she answers questions from the interwebs! https://www.facebook.com/am.strength.ss/ https://www.instagram.com/am_strength/ https://www.instagram.com/cornerstoneofamerica/ https://www.facebook.com/cornerstoneofamerica-106867044023639/ If you’re looking...
AM Strength Q&A #5
July 29, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBAnna Marie is a strength coach with Starting Strength, Barbell Logic and her company AM Strength A homeschooling teacher/mother of 5 children White belt in Jiu Jitsu Strength Athlete Wife and so much more! Tune in for our weekly Q&A as she answers questions from the interwebs! https://www.facebook.com/am.strength.ss/ https://www.instagram.com/am_strength/ https://www.instagram.com/cornerstoneofamerica/ https://www.facebook.com/cornerstoneofamerica-106867044023639/ If you’re looking...
AM Strength Q&A #4
July 14, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBOn this episode of our new weekly segment featuring my wife, Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy, we talked about the difference between injured and hurt/sore, struggling mentally with a diet, when to stay in your lane when offering advice and we recapped our summer so far at SBG and some of our favorite people. Enjoy! Anna Marie is a strength coach with Starting Strength, Barbell Logic and her company AM Strength A homeschooling teacher/mother of 5 children White belt in Jiu Jitsu Strength Athlete...
AM Strength Q&A #3
July 07, 2021 03:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBOn this episode of our new weekly segment featuring my wife, Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy, we touch on the image of social media vs reality. What the 4th of July means to you, and some more training myths busted. Enjoy! Anna Marie is a strength coach with Starting Strength, Barbell Logic and her company AM Strength A homeschooling teacher/mother of 5 children White belt in Jiu Jitsu Strength Athlete Wife and so much more! Tune in for our weekly Q&A as she answers questions from the inte...
#46 - Travis Davison & John Frankl
June 27, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 76 MBJohn Frankl is a martial artist with a background in several different styles including Karate, Kuk Sool Won, Serrada Eskrima and Thai boxing (Muay Thai). Frankl is also a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Roberto Maia and a pioneer in bringing the sport of BJJ to South Korea having opened possibly the very first legitimate Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy in the country (in 1999) Travis Davison is the VP of Straight Blast Gym International, and along with his wife Kisa, the owner of multipl...
AM Strength Q&A #2
June 25, 2021 03:00 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBQ&A Episode 2 with Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy AM Strength Support the show
AM Strength Q&A #1
June 15, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBA new weekly segment featuring my wife, Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy. Anna Marie is a strength coach with Starting Strength, Barbell Logic and her company AM Strength A homeschooling teacher/mother of 5 children White belt in Jiu Jitsu Strength Athlete Wife and so much more! Tune in for our weekly Q&A as she answers questions from the interwebs! Support the show
#45 - Travis Davison
June 01, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBTravis Davison is the VP of Straight Blast Gym International, and along with his wife Kisa, the owner of multiple SBG facilities, and a black belt with over 20 years in BJJ. He's also my coach. When my wife and I made the decision last summer to move our family to the Flathead Valley, Travis' gym, SBG, was one of the reasons we chose Kalispell. We related to his and Kisa's story of the peaks and valley's of early success and business followed by failure. How you deal with that failure...
#44 - Bruce Trout
May 18, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBIf you don't know Bruce's story, please go back and listen to Episode #24. This is a follow up conversation with Bruce and his progress/journey over the last year after his accident. A truly inspiring story and amazing individual. Enjoy! One week before his wife was due to have their first child Bruce stopped to help with a car accident on his way to work. While helping he was hit by a car and almost lost his life. Bruce was then rush to the hospital and in surgery all day with life-thr...
#43 - Ryan Rodriquez
May 03, 2021 01:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBFrom Ryan's website https://www.ignitedff.com/ It was my dream to become a firefighter/paramedic and join the brotherhood of men and women that put their lives on the line to help others in need. I've lived and worked for 15 years as a professional firefighter and have learned a lot about what it takes to maintain physical and mental health while sustaining a healthy balance in my personal and professional life. I currently live and serve in the suburbs outside Phoenix, Arizona. I am a h...
#42 - AM Strength
April 18, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBI am joined today by my wife, Anna Marie Oakes-Joudy. She is the founder of AM Strength. As a Starting Strength Coach and A Strength Coach with Barbell Logic, she trains clients out of her professionally outfitted garage gym as well as online. She also homeschools our 5 children. We sat down and talked about our decision to move our family from Washington to Montana. Our entire family becoming fully immersed in Jiu Jitsu. Adapting strength training while rolling 4-5 days a week, and ...
#41 - Jack Carr
April 07, 2021 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBJack Carr led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander and Task Unit Commander. Over his 20 years in Naval Special Warfare he transitioned from an enlisted SEAL sniper, to a junior officer leading assault and sniper teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, to a platoon commander practicing counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, to commanding a Special Operations Task Unit in the most Iranian influenced section of southern Iraq throughout the tumultuous draw...
#40 - Matt Reynolds
March 28, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBMatt Reynolds has over 20 years of experience competing in strength sports and coaching barbell-based strength and conditioning. In his earlier life he totaled “elite” in multiple weight classes in powerlifting and earned his professional status in the sport of Strongman. In 2008, he founded one of the strongest and largest strength gyms in the country, STRONG Gym, which Matt sold in 2015, to turn his attention to the broader audience of online coaching. Today his focus is on improving the ...
#39 - Jon Boone
February 24, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBHad the pleasure of sitting down with my BJJ coach Jon Boone . Jon runs some of the Foundations classes at SBG Montana here in Kalispell. Starting over with something as in depth and challenging as Jiu Jitsu at 41 years old has been a great experience for myself and my family as well. We talked BJJ, moving our families, pursuit of freedom and opportunities, his experience in becoming a US Citizen ( Canadian born) small business ownership and so much more. If you've ever thought about...
# 38 - Adam Lauritzen
February 15, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBI got a chance to sit down with Adam Lauritzen, SSC. He is the owner of Silverback Strength and Conditioning. https://www.silverbacksandc.com/ He's also a former marine and purple belt in Jiu Jitsu. We hit on all those topics, enjoy! https://www.facebook.com/SilverbackStrengthReno/ https://www.instagram.com/silverbacksandc/ https://twitter.com/Silverback1371 https://www.yelp.com/biz/silverback-strength-and-conditioning-reno Support the show
#36 - Jeff Mahaffey
September 24, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBJeff Mahaffey is many things: A father... A husband.... A veteran.... Franchise Director for Self Made Training Facility https://www.selfmadetrainingfacility.com/ Owner of multiple locations himself In this episode we dove into his background and how he and his team have handled the illegal shutdown attempts placed on small businesses. https://www.selfmadetrainingfacility.com/phoenix https://www.instagram.com/selfmadetrainingfacility/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/jeff.mahaffey/?h...
#35 - Scott Rammage
September 13, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBMy guest today is Scott Rammage. Scott is the Co-Founder of The Brotherhood of Fatherhood. The Brotherhood of Fatherhood is a resource to help men throughout the world to be better pillars in their household, work, and community. Inspiring a focus on fatherhood, Faith, Abilities, Tribe, Humility, Energy, and Resources. Scott has a passion to help men achieve greatness as fathers, husbands, and community leaders. Scott has two sons and has been married to his wife Kimberly since 1996! Scott...
#34 - Chris Albanese
May 11, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBWhat better way to wrap up my first season of my podcast, https://www.cornerstoneofamericapodcast.com/podcast that with Chris Albanese! I say this all the time, but we had an absolutely wonderful conversation. From his website: Chris started his law enforcement career in 2000 as a state investigator with the New Jersey Attorney General’s office. Then, in 2004, he joined the ranks of the U.S. Secret Service as a special agent. And after spending four years in the Newark and New York City ...
#33 - Jeff Forester
May 04, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MBJeff was born into a family of business ownership. His great grandfather and grandfather established a car dealership in High Springs, FL that was the oldest Chevrolet dealership in Florida. Over 75 years in business as a Chevrolet franchise. His father and mother owned a toy store that was in business for almost 30 years, and his brother has a thriving consulting business. Jeff’s professional path started in 1990 when his father was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Since Jeff’s ...
#32 - Andrew Jackson
April 28, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBhttps://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/ https://linktr.ee/andrewbarbender Andrew grew up competing in multiple sports through college culminating in three varsity letters as the stroke seat of the Oregon State Men’s Crew team, a top ten crew in the country. He also earned Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference and All-Academic honors in 2001. After completing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Andrew served in the US Navy for six years as a Surface Warfare Officer with a specialty in...
#31 - Brett Vance
April 20, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MBBrett Vance is a man of many interests and talents. Brett is the Director of Marketing for http://explosm.net/ (Cyanide and Happiness) He's also co-owner of https://www.thislittlebeanofmine.com/ and https://ubiquitybeards.com/ Support the show
#30 - Jonathon Jakubowski - Bellwether Blues
April 13, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBJonathan Jakubowski is the Director of SmartSolve, an award-winning startup business focused on sustainable packaging. Jonathan received his undergraduate degree from Bowling Green State University and Masters Degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University. He is an avid social entrepreneur as the Founder of Champions in Action and as the Chairman of the Forge Leadership Network Board of Directors. In 2017, Jonathan was unanimously selected as Executive Committee Chairman of the Wood Cou...
#29 - Art Campos
April 07, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBArt Campos is a former member of 2nd Ranger Battalion and current owner of Iron Legacy Fitness, a Cross Fit gym in Puyallup, Washington. From his website, https://www.ironlegacyfit.com/about/ ART CAMPOS Owner Art Campos Jr. has been Crossfitting since 2009. He studied martial arts for 20 years and discovered CrossFit on his third combat rotation in Afghanistan with his Fire Team Leader. ``We used to do workouts in the middle of the day, and our platform was a baggage pallet,`` he says. ``...
#28 - Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson
April 03, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBI am Joined by WSJ best selling authors, Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson. From their website http://www.andrews-wilson.com/ https://twitter.com/BAndrewsJWilson Brian Andrews is a US Navy veteran and nuclear engineer who served as an officer on a fast-attack submarine in the Pacific. He is a Park Leadership Fellow, has a master’s degree in business from Cornell, and holds a psychology degree from Vanderbilt. He is a husband, father, and advocate of planetary stewardship. He would like to...
#28 - Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson
April 03, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 45 MBI am Joined by WSJ best selling authors, Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson. From their website http://www.andrews-wilson.com/ https://twitter.com/BAndrewsJWilson Brian Andrews is a US Navy veteran and nuclear engineer who served as an officer on a fast-attack submarine in the Pacific. He is a Park Leadership Fellow, has a master’s degree in business from Cornell, and holds a psychology degree from Vanderbilt. He is a husband, father, and advocate of planetary stewardship. He would like to...