L.I.V.E. with Courage Podcast
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe L.I.V.E. Courage Podcast strives to share meaningful stories that inspire and empower others. Our stories come from the military community where we have unique experiences and thrive in an environment of comradery and connection. Our main offering is Transition Tales. These are one on one semi-structured interviews with members of the military community (service member, veteran, spouse, etc) which provides an opportunity for storytelling and connection. We also provide special edition podcasts that cover topics that impact the military community. New episodes of the podcast will be available semi-annually with 6 episode seasons.
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Episodes
Living Your Purpose Through Non-Profits
March 10, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode of the LIVE with Courage Podcast, Christian Lefer shares how someone can live their purpose through starting a non-profit. We discussed: 00:34 Christian introduces himself 02:18 Christian shares his first experiences with non-profits 05:22 Why start a non-profit versus a for profit business 07:13 Why we need non-profits-small to large 09:28 Tax exemption and donor deductibility 14:03 5 Stages of the Non-profit Lifecycle 16:46 Why Instant Non-Profit is successful at serving...
LIVE with Courage Podcast with Army Veteran Otis McGregor
March 03, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this episode of the LIVE with Courage Podcast, Otis shares his transition from the Army into his purpose of coaching transitioning service members through his company Tribe+Purpose. We discussed: 00:43 Otis introduces himself 02:00 Post service, Otis got a job like he thought he should do 03:21 The last “job” brought a realization 04:18 Coaching rugby had a major impact on Otis 06:32 Otis started looking into business coaching 07:08 Made a commitment to get to know local community 07:4...
L.I.V.E. with Courage Podcast with Army Veteran Annie Brock
November 04, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this episode of the LIVE with Courage Podcast, Annie shares her experiences of empowering transitioning service members through the Leader Transition Institute. We discussed: 00:36 Annie introduces herself 00:51 Spent entire life with a military ID (dependent, active duty, spouse) 01:23 Things are so much better now than when she separated 01:57 So many more veterans are military spouses as well now 02:33 Making mistakes is a good way to learn 03:14 Reenlisted due to not having a plan, ...
Transition Tales with Marine Veteran Charles Read
October 28, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Charles shares his transition from a Vietnam Era combat Marine through the private sector to owning his own business. We discussed: 00:35 Charles introduces himself 02:20 Transition during the Vietnam Era 04:23 Transition assistance did not exist 05:34 Marriage and family kept Charles grounded 06:42 There are all kinds of transitions in life 07:03 Experienced a recruiter that did not believe military experience mattered 08:1...
Transition Tales with Army Retiree Benjamin Heimstead
October 21, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Benjamin shares his transition from Army combat medic through doubt to a fulfilling position. We discussed: 00:37 Benjamin introduces himself 00:55 member of many Army organizations 01:19 decided to not promote due to time commitment 01:32 “its time to get out when I stop having fun” 01:45 failed to account for family’s sacrifice 02:28 started transition early 02:51 SFL-TAP instructor’s story was cause for concern 03:48 star...
Transition Tales with Army Veteran Dillon LeMaster
October 14, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Dillon shares is difficult transition from the Army which led him through a time of homelessness before he found his purpose. We discussed: 00:48 Dillon starts to share his transition story 01:02 The military has been his entire life…a calling 01:50 Dillon mentions being a young father and actor 02:09 Decides to join the military to better his life 02:31 Loved being a cop 03:00 Separated with an anger towards the military 03...
Transition Tales with Retired Sergeant Major Jose Barreiro
October 07, 2021 06:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Jose shares his transition from the Army to a path of discovery. We discussed: 00:18 Welcome 00:40 Jose introduces himself 01:09 Joined the Army as infantryman and continued on as a Ranger 01:47 later transitioned into the regular Army 02:07 Served two years with the old guard 02:20 Retired at 20 years 02:38 Jose shares how his military transition transpired 03:34 Explains a bit about the med board process for retiree eligib...
Transition Tales with Air Force Veteran & Former MilSpouse Christina Herr (Part 2)
August 12, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Christina shares her transition from the Air Force with special guest host Geronimo Moreno. This is Part 2 of 2. We discussed: 00:28 Geronimo and Christina bring part 2 in 00:48 Did not transition unit Christina moved to San Antonio 01:05 How Christina’s pre-transition journey began 01:46 Christina did not work for 7 years 02:02 Why Christina did not call herself a veteran for 11 years 02:40 Mentored for 6 years helped Christ...
Transition Tales with Air Force Veteran & Former MilSpouse Christina Herr (Part 1)
August 05, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Christina shares her transition from the Air Force with special guest host Geronimo Moreno. This is Part 1 of 2. We discussed: 00:00 Geronimo brings the podcast in 00:58 Christina introduces herself 01:56 Christina reaches a crossroads & moves to San Antonio 02:45 Staying on path of purpose 03:14 This is hard telling your own story on your own podcast 03:57 Patriotic from a young age 04:29 First memory of veteran/military exp...
Transition Tales with Army Retiree Mubota (Moe) Watson
July 29, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Moe shares his transition from the Army. We discussed: 00:44 Moe introduces himself 02:02 Moe starts to tell his transition story 02:25 Went through ACAP (TAP) two years prior to 20 02:36 Moe starts networking during ACAP 03:01 Moe attributes his transition success to Networking 04:27 Moe retires in 2017 with the help of his warrant officer 05:39 Had a job before retirement date 06:00 Where is the VA disability boat? 06:35 S...
Transition Tales with Veteran Deana Cannon
July 20, 2021 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Deana shares her transition from the military to Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Ms. Classic Texas. We discussed: 00:45 Deana introduces herself 2:00 Deana shares her transition 2:30 Separated as a stay-at-home mom and military spouse 2:54 Involuntarily became Family Readiness Group lead 3:17 Received bad advice to go to post hospital instead of VA hospital 3:51 Expectations of military spouse caused challenges 5:10...
Transition Tales with Army/Texas Guard Veteran Michael Martinez [2]
July 15, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Michael shares his transition from Army to IT Network Security. This is Part 2. We discussed: 00:38 Michael continues his story with deployment 00:54 Accidentally gets a second job while deployed 2:00 Returns home to Florida 2:36 Certified to teach in Florida 4:06 Landed full time teaching position 6:00 Scheduled for drill during testing 7:05 I believe everyone has an answer 7:50 When you are struggling, go back to basics 9:...
Transition Tales with Army/Texas Guard Veteran Michael Martinez
July 08, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Michael shares his transition from Army to Texas Guard. This is a two-part episode. We discussed: 00:47 Michael introduces himself 1:32 Challenges of starting transition a year out 2:57 Beginning of Army Career 4:32 Focused on business planning during OCS to AIT transition 6:00 National guard transition planning started on last deployment 7:11 Family discussion on where to go post active-duty service 7:54 Planned to live in S...
Transition Tales with Air Force Veteran Brittany Smith
April 14, 2021 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Brittany shares her transition from Air Force Dental Tech to the world of Project Management in the civilian sector. We discussed: 1:36 Brittany introduces herself 2:12 Brittany shares how her military transition began and “ended” 3:19 Informational interviews 3:55 Importance of vetting references 4:33 A contractor with USAA reached out via LinkedIn 5:10 Position led to full time career with USAA 5:35 Selling yourself when ...
Transition Tales with Military Spouse Kristen Martinez
March 16, 2021 17:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Kristen shares her story of going from an activity duty Army family to Army National Guard and the career transition she is currently experiencing. We discussed: 00:48 Kristen introduces herself 2:12 Kristen starts her transition story 3:10 A little discussion on TAP 4:40 Kristen thought the transition would be easier with extended family 7:22 Learned a valuable lesson of having multiple back up plans 7:52 Kristen and her fam...
Hiring Veteran Leaders with Army Retiree Matt Wood and Air Force Veteran Christina Herr
March 03, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBIn this episode Matt and Christina have a great conversation about the benefits and challenges of hiring veteran leaders We discussed: 1:44 Matt introduces himself 5:30 Matt shares about his new business, Suiting Green 11:02 degree means education, not leadership experience 11:33 leadership is different in corporate environment 12:35 helping organizations understand veteran leadership experience & veterans understand organizations expectations 15:50 helping organization hire and retain the ...
Transition Tales with Army Retiree Matt Wood
February 16, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Matt shares his story of transitioning out of the Army into Disney Company. We discussed: 1:12 Matt introduces himself 2:41 How Matt decided to work for Disney Company 7:00 Applying for Jobs 9:25 Disney recruiter reaches out 9:44 Interview process begins 11:23 Second round of interviews 12:45 Matt gets offered a position 13:35 Matt goes the extra mile to start his role 14:17 Discussion on interview process 15:19 Concerns abou...
Veteran Identity and Inclusion with Army Retiree Wayne Taylor and Air Force Veteran Christina Herr
February 09, 2021 18:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this episode Wayne and Christina have a great conversation about education, and veteran identity and inclusion. We discussed: 1:32 Wayne introduces himself 1:59 Wayne starts his education journey 2:26 Challenges of experience vs knowledge in the classroom 4:30 Interesting degree choices 5:45 Christina shares her thoughts on project management 7:32 Find your why 10:25 Wayne changes direction of his doctoral journey-listen to his excitement 12:11 Christina shares her dissertation topic wh...
Transition Tales with Army Retiree Wayne Taylor
February 02, 2021 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode of Transition Tales, a LIVE with Courage Podcast, Wayne Taylor shares his transition from by the book cookie cutter transition journey to a path of purpose. We discussed: 1:18 Wayne introduces himself 2:53 Transition story begins 3:50 Easy transition into a lucrative corporate position 6:30 Wayne realizes he is unhappy 7:59 Looking for a new challenge, applied for doctorate program 8:35 Discovered opportunity to mentor veterans 10:10 Wayne realized he had a lot in common wit...
Non-Combat Trauma with Special Guest Brittany Smith
January 26, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBThis episode contains discussions of bullying, abuse of power, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. If you experience any discomfort, reach out to a helping agency in your area or one listed in the resources section. In this episode, Brittany and Christina share their non-combat trauma experiences while in the Air Force. They also share how those experiences impacted their transition in different ways. We discussed: 1:37 Brittany introduces herself 3:20 Overview of trauma 8:05 Brittany ...
Transition Tales with Army Veteran Laurie Pimentel-Johnson
January 19, 2021 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBMilitary transition is not the only transition the military community faces. We have many transitions through out our life time. Sometimes these transitions happen at the same time. In this episode, Laurie shares her transition journey from married mom to single mom. This transition occurred in the middle of her military transition. We discussed: 1:19 Laurie introduces herself 1:45 military transition overview 3:50 starting a family and relocation to Texas 5:05 the start of the family dy...
Post Military Transition Challenges w/ Barry Zworestine
January 10, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.6 MBI had a great conversation with Barry Zworestine, a clinical psychologist that works with service members and veterans. We talked about: 🎧 military transition 🎧 trauma 🎧 mental health services 🎧 service and purpose 🎧 tribe Barry was born and raised in Rhodesia and served in the Rhodesian Bush War. He understands the trauma service members carry with them. Barry became a trained clinical psychologist and works with Australian service members and veterans and veterans of the Rhodesian Bush W...
Transition Tales with Air Force Retiree Dan Horgan
January 05, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBDan Horgan is an Air Force Retiree, former member of the Baltimore Police Department, and former Exec to CEO and now Marketing Director at Black Rifle Coffee Company. He shares his experience of moving through many career transitions and how to market yourself when you were a member of a combat career field.
Special Edition Podcast with Sandy Lawrence
December 16, 2020 03:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBSandy Lawrence is a project manager and a veteran success advocate who has authored or co-authored 5 books focused on providing guidance on how a service member can develop a roadmap to success, post service. Her latest book focuses on the stories of transitioned veterans. Not only has Sandy immersed herself in the journey of transitioning servicemembers, but she has also dedicated her time to improving representation of veterans in the project management community. You can find the tran...
Military Cultural Competence in the Workplace
November 18, 2020 22:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBDr. Sierra Sullivan is a recent PhD Graduate and employee at Kasper Companies. Her focus is on educating the workforce on the asset veterans are to the workforce. Dr. Sullivan is adamant about creating an environment that is beneficial for veterans and their civilian counterparts in order to develop much needed working relationship and to achieve success together. In this special edition podcast episode, Sierra shares her journey to where she is now and what she plans to do for Casper Comp...
Veterans Day Special Edition Episode
November 10, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBI am joined by Crismaldy (AD USAF), Laurie (USA Veteran), & Michelle (USA Veteran). One of the things that we have all learned from serving is "how do we get to 'yes'?" I had to get to yes to record this special edition episode. I also could not have done it alone. Laurie and Michelle are my friends and Michelle brought along Crismaldy. So, my initial plan had to adjust...this is all a part of mission accomplishment-and WE made it happen. The purpose of this podcast was in celebration of Ve...
Transition Tales with Military Spouse Franchette Dyer
November 05, 2020 16:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBWe have our first military spouse on Transition Tales! Franchette is a mom, military spouse, and entrepreneur. In this episode she talks about having to leave the opportunity of a life time to marry her husband and move to Germany. She has a lot of experience with the hiring processes and talks about how she used it to keep herself employed and now help other military spouses and veterans. In this episode, I mention how I think she is a part of the elder spouse group. These men and women ...
Transition Tales with Air Force Veteran AJ Turek
October 13, 2020 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBAJ is an Air Force veteran, former city fire fighter, and currently a civilian fire fighter for the Air Force. She separated in 2006 and her story shows some differences in how transition is today in comparison with transitions almost 15 years later.
Transition Tales with Air Force Retiree Geronimo Moreno
October 06, 2020 17:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this episode we hear from Geronimo on how he had to advocate for himself so he could prepare to transition out of the military. That tough road paved the way to his current success as the Director of Sales for Dynamic Advancement, a growing professional development and entry level training company.
Transition Tales with Air Force Retiree Angel Waymer
September 29, 2020 18:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBEpisode 3 has arrived! Angel Waymer is an Air Force Retiree. She talks about how her transition is not a normal one, but in the end she finds out it is more normal than she thinks.
Transition Tales with Air Force Retiree Quincy Harper
September 15, 2020 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBQunicy Harper is now the military recruiting liaison for Accenture Federal Services, but it took many roles and some self-discovery to get him there. He is also a founding member of #LinkedInMilCity where they create an opportunity for veterans, military spouses, and influencers to come together and network-creating those important relationships. Quincy has not only been a mentor but also a great friend. He is the professional relationship guru at my table and my support when I waver in t...
Special Edition: Suicide Prevention
September 08, 2020 17:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBThis is our first special edition episode. Christina is joined by Michelle Turner to discuss Christina's suicide prevention experiences. In this episode, Christina shares three experiences with suicide and how they each taught her a valuable lesson. The three experiences include two of her daughters and her own experience with suicidal thoughts. Michelle shares her thoughts on the experiences as well.
Transition Tales with Jennifer Reid
September 01, 2020 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBThis is our very first episode of Transition Tales and we are excited to share it with you. In this episode, we talk to Jennifer Reid about her military transition experience. She talks about not being mentally ready and the shame she felt about starting over. Jennifer is an Air Force veteran and podcaster. You can find her podcast, No Facts with Jenn, on Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts and her website www.nofactswithjenn.com