Glorious Professionals
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago -In this podcast we explore leadership, service, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. Glorious Professionals is hosted by former Green Beret Jason McCarthy and presented by GORUCK Media. Jason is joined by his wife Emily - a former CIA case officer, and Richard Rice - 30 year Veteran of Army Special Forces.
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010 - Linda Mansolillo, Disaster Preparedness Expert
May 01, 2020 15:32 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MBIn Episode 010, Jason and Emily are joined by expert Linda Mansolillo to talk about disaster preparation - be it wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, or a global epidemic. Linda is a biotech strategist with 24 years of military service, currently a medical officer in the Air Force Reserve, and is also a mom. Through projects like LadyBugOut she focuses on bringing disaster preparation and implementation strategies home to our primary community - our families - and most especially our children...
009 - Dr. Rajeev Ramchand, Epidemiologist
April 28, 2020 21:14 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBOur guest on Episode 009 is Dr. Rajeev Ramchand. He joins Emily and Jason - after a decade lapse in contact - to help us understand the COVID-19 pandemic better using an epidemiological lens and to educate others about where we are and where we are going. Their conversation covers the basics of epidemiology, the data we have and how to make it better, historical comparisons, and what most concerns him moving forward - namely this is only a “trial run” pandemic and we need to shore up our pub...
008 - Brent Cooper, Green Beret Foundation Executive Director
April 24, 2020 21:54 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBIn episode 008 of Glorious Professionals we welcome former Quiet Professional (aka Green Beret) Brent Cooper in to talk with Jason and Rich about failure and not quitting, the sum of a team being greater than its parts, and how his unique life experience and passion brought him to be Executive Director of the Green Beret Foundation (GBF). Brent grew up working and spent over a decade in the corporate world before getting an age waiver to go to Special Forces Selection at age 30. He credit...
007 - Congressman Michael Waltz, First Green Beret Elected to the United States Congress
April 21, 2020 16:24 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBUS Congressman Michael Waltz from Florida’s 6th District (Northeast coast covering just south of GORUCK HQ through Daytona and the Palm Coast) joins Jason and Rich for Episode 007. The Congressman is the first Green Beret to serve in Congress and is just the kind of person whose story and perspective we like to share on Glorious Professionals. Representative Waltz is a 20-year combat decorated veteran of the Army and current National Guardsman. In addition to serving at the tip of the spe...
006 - Blayne Smith, Former Executive Director of Team RWB & Green Beret
April 20, 2020 03:54 - 1 hour - 106 MBEpisode 006 of Glorious Professionals focuses on community building. Blayne Smith joins Jason and Rich to have a conversation about cultivating, deepening and maintaining interdependent relationships - on the battlefield, in the office, and around your neighborhood. And perhaps online too. Maybe. What is the difference between connections and community? What can be accomplished when it doesn’t matter who gets credit? What is the power of knowing your limits and asking for help? What is th...
005 - Cadre Surfhog, Special Forces Combat Diver & GORUCK Cadre
April 14, 2020 19:15 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBIn Episode 005 of Glorious Professionals, Jason and Rich bring Cadre Surfhog (aka Sean) into the garage to talk about his most recent deployment and bringing the “deployment mindset” to home quarantine - most notably the importance of adaptability when the abnormal becomes normal. You can’t dictate events/atmospherics but you do dictate your response. From the Special Forces list of Core Attributes, Adaptability: “The ability to maintain composure while responding to or adjusting one’s ...
004 - Dr. Richard Angel, ER Doctor & Former Special Forces Medic
April 04, 2020 14:50 - 53 minutes - 74.4 MBWelcome to our first non-beta episode of the Glorious Professionals Podcast! It is particularly fitting that Jason’s first guest is Dr. Richard Angel. Dr Angel is a Special Forces Medic (18D), 7th SFG (A) turned ER Doctor and is just coming out of his battle with COVID-19. For a primer on their conversation see his blog post here. Jason and Dr. Angel talk more in depth about his symptoms and recovery. Dr. Angel offers his advice - as one who has survived - on how you can prepare your body...
003 - Richard Rice, 30 Year Veteran of Army Special Forces
April 04, 2020 14:35 - 1 hour - 134 MBIn this episode of the Glorious Professionals Podcast, Rich gets his turn in the hot seat. You've heard Rich's voice on the previous two podcasts interviewing Jason and Emily, and GORUCK Nation might know him from the MACV-1 Introduction and his return to Vietnam video series. Rich has had a very storied career and shares his tales with humor and knowledge born of reflection - so much so that after an hour and a half of incredible conversation we barely got out of Vietnam. He not only tel...
002 - Emily McCarthy, Former CIA Case Officer
April 04, 2020 14:23 - 1 hour - 129 MBIn our second episode of the Glorious Professionals Podcast, current head of Travel and Women's for GORUCK, Emily McCarthy talks to Richard and Jason about her professional journey and how she wound up as a new CIA Case Officer drinking cola with Sudanese Rebels, among many other stories of adventure through service. The “Glorious Amateurs” of the OSS in WWII and the “Quiet Professionals” of the Green Berets are our inspiration for this podcast. On Glorious Professionals we will talk to p...
001 - Jason McCarthy, Former Green Beret & Founder of GORUCK
April 04, 2020 14:15 - 1 hour - 99.3 MBIn this first episode of the GORUCK Glorious Professionals Podcast, GORUCK founder Jason McCarthy talks to Emily McCarthy and Richard Rice about his history and the origins of the brand. The “Glorious Amateurs” of the OSS in WWII and the “Quiet Professionals” of the Green Berets are our inspiration for this podcast. On Glorious Professionals we will talk to people from all walks of life and all occupations - what they have in common is that in their area of expertise or interest, they are ...