Veteran Influencer Podcast
76 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsIn these conversations we explore the military-to-civilian transition and job search process, speaking with veterans leaving a positive mark on society every day in the world around them. We hear the stories of honorably discharged men and women of the US Armed Forces about the good, the bad, the ugly they encountered while building civilian lives for themselves and their families. If you're looking for good advice during your daily commute, workout, or ‘me’ time, start planning for your transition today with the Veteran Influencer Podcast.
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Ralph Kauzlarich - Army Infantry Colonel Transitions to Financial Advisor
September 17, 2020 21:06 - 51 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode I interview Ralph Kauzlarich from First Command Financial Services. Ralph graduated from West Point and served in the Army through the rank of Colonel, working in the education and energy sectors for several years after leaving active duty. He joined First Command as an advisor in the spring of 2019 to help veterans and military families accomplish their financial goals. We discussed why Ralph made the transition to financial advisory, and his advice for service members t...
Ralph Kauzlarich - Army Infantry Colonel Transitions to Financial Advisory
September 17, 2020 21:06 - 51 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode I interview Ralph Kauzlarich from First Command Financial Services. Ralph graduated from West Point and served in the Army through the rank of Colonel, working in the education and energy sectors for several years after leaving active duty. He joined First Command as an advisor in the spring of 2019 to help veterans and military families accomplish their financial goals. We discussed why Ralph made the transition to financial advisory, and his advice for service members t...
Josh Rojas - Navy Flag Aide Transitions to Facilities Management and Commercial Real Estate
June 10, 2020 15:49 - 51 minutes - 34.5 MBJosh Rojas is a Facilities Manager with Jones Lang Lasalle, a leading professional services firm specializing in real estate and investment management. He describes his role as a great fit for the maintenance and operations leadership skills he developed serving as a U.S. Navy Surface Warfare officer for eight years following graduation from the Naval Academy in 2005. In today's conversation we discuss his path to this role as he went through his military-to-civilian transition seven years a...
Stan Walz - Supporting the Coast Guard Mission From the Private Sector
June 04, 2020 14:45 - 59 minutes - 47.8 MBWhen Stan Walz hung up the uniform after a career in the U.S. Coast Guard, he knew he had more to contribute to the mission. Since becoming the CEO at VectorCSP in 2006, Stan and his team have been supporting U.S. Coast Guard acquisitions through the development of Integrated Logistics Support solutions. Selected by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies seven years in a row, Vector CSP supports multiple aviation platforms and has expanded their logistics and engineering off...
Ryan Sweeney - From Army Helicopter Pilot to GE Aviation
May 28, 2020 13:36 - 55 minutes - 42.5 MBRyan Sweeney transitioned out of the Army in 2016 and after an initial role in management with another brand, made his way to Madisonville, KY where he works as a Production Workflow Planner and the Plant Veteran Network Lead for GE Aviation. Ryan also hosts a podcast called View From the Skies, where his guests and audience engage in discussions about transition and to share stories of leadership in regards to servant leadership, building trust, empowerment and accountability. In this c...
LTG (ret) Raymond Mason - Director at Army Emergency Relief
May 15, 2020 14:44 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBLieutenant General retired Raymond Mason managed the Army’s $8B sustainment budget and oversaw the Army's global supply chain during his final role on active duty. In October, 2014 he began his first civilian job after a 35-year military career, facing many of the same transition challenges everyday solders encounter when leaving uniform for the first time. Serving as COO at a for-profit company for a little over two years, he felt the pull back to the Army and a desire to contribute to th...
John O'Grady - Executive and Athlete Leader Development
May 06, 2020 20:00 - 41 minutes - 26.8 MBJohn O'Grady transitioned out of the U.S. Army after leading large teams tasked with challenging missions deployed to dangerous places around the world. In this conversation, we talk about how those experiences and his time at West Point as a Division 1 Athlete gave him a template for launching his own coaching and executive development practice after leaving uniformed service. John works with leaders in the athletic and executive spaces to refine their talent identification and mentoring, a...
Brit Yonge - Navy Intel to Private Equity and Technology
April 22, 2020 16:58 - 50 minutes - 30.4 MBBrit Yonge and I are friends through a veteran organization outside of work and we wanted to have a conversation on the podcast today about what’s happening in his career, as well as his ideas about what lies ahead for our country and our economy over the next few years. Brit helps businesses evaluate technology both for acquisition within the businesses as well as from a product development and strategy standpoint. Since leaving the Navy Special Forces Intelligence Community in 2012 he ha...
Josh Duntz Part 2 - A Chilling Journey to Entrepreneurship
April 13, 2020 15:16 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBAs someone who used to work with explosives for a living and has trained physically throughout his career as a member of Special Operations teams, Josh Duntz is no stranger to physical and mental stress. In today’s episode we catch up about his transition from the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal community via a remote-work sales role facilitated by the DoD Skill Bridge program. Josh and I recorded our first conversation in August of 2019 while he was still on Active Duty. I wanted to fo...
David Dorfman - Navy Project Manager to Sales Leader
April 01, 2020 16:41 - 55 minutes - 36.1 MBDavid Dorfman is the Southwest Sales Leader for Tektronix. He transitioned out of the Navy’s shipbuilding Project Management community into a role that he quickly realized wasn’t the best fit. He found his way to a career in sales where he was able to find his true calling, working in some of America’s top R&D laboratories to service their needs for testing and measurement equipment. We talk a lot about the early mistakes he made as a civilian, including a costly mistake he made with his fir...
Noah Currier - Oscar Mike Foundation and Wheelchair Rugby
March 27, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutes - 39.2 MBNoah Currier is the President and Founder of Oscar Mike. In this episode we talk about his service in a Marine Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion during the first wave of the invasion of Iraq. Noah was injured in a car crash while home on leave and found adaptive sporting as a way to recover from his injuries both physically and mentally. We discuss how he launched Oscar Mike to support equipment and travel needs for veterans participating in adaptive sporting, and as an apparel bus...
Rich Cardona - Marine Corps Pilot to Executive Video Strategist
March 19, 2020 18:52 - 52 minutes - 42.4 MBRich Cardona was a Marine Corps Helicopter Pilot when he transitioned to civilian life, now he helps business owners manage their brand with Executive Video Content. Rich's customers fall into one of three buckets: 1. People who realize video is incredibly important but don't have the time to execute. 2. People who understand video is critical to business growth but don't want to be on camera. 3. People who do not know how to tell their story effectively. Rich helps create, repair, o...
Ken Thompson - "Apache Commander" to Consulting the Fortune 500
March 09, 2020 21:24 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBKen Thompson is a Principal with AlignOrg Solutions based out of Salt Lake City, a team of organizational design and change management partners. His team helps clients clarify existing and new strategies, optimize organizational set up, and implement systems that drive growth. Ken is also a former Apache helicopter pilot with the United States Army and remains a member of the Army Reserves, serving as the Deputy Brigade Commander for his unit in Scottsdale, AZ. Since his transition several...
Chris Bugg - Tactical Aviator to Strategic Consultant
February 28, 2020 17:13 - 50 minutes - 41 MBChris Bugg is the owner of Sandler Training Coastal Virginia Professional Development, the only Veteran-owned Sandler Training center in Hampton Roads. Chris is a 1996 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and holds a Masters in Public Policy from Duke University, as well as an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke which he earned through their executive-track program. Chris served for 12-years in the U.S. Navy flying F/A-18Cs in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi...
Bobby Herrera - The Gift of Struggle
February 20, 2020 16:03 - 49 minutes - 37.2 MBBobby Herrera is the President of Populus Group and also an Army veteran. We discuss his approach to leadership and his new book The Gift of Struggle: Life Changing Lessons About Leading. Bobby shares his background as the son of a Mexican immigrant and how that influenced his mindset regarding work, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and his approach to leading his current team. As a veteran, successful entrepreneur, author, leader, and father Bobby's experiences have given him a unique ...
John Berry - Infantry Officer, CEO & Veteran Advocate
February 12, 2020 16:42 - 46 minutes - 34.1 MBJohn Berry is the owner and CEO of the Berry Law Firm a practice focused on state and federal criminal defense, white collar crimes, civil litigation, Title IX defense, and veteran and service-member related issues. Berry Law firm has been recognized on the INC 5000 and Law Firm 500 lists three years in a row, and is one of the top 5 fastest growing law firms in the Midwest. His firm has also been recognized by the Department of Labor with the Hire Vets Medallion, the only federal-level ve...
Greg Keeley - Veteran Owned, American-Grown Hemp
February 05, 2020 19:36 - 1 hour - 40.6 MBGreg Keeley is the founder and CEO at OnDuty CBD, a company dedicated to producing a vertically integrated, veteran farmed and American made CBD product for first responders, law enforcement, active duty military, and any other professionals who have been called to service. Greg’s career began with service as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy, and following a chance meeting with a 3-star Admiral who “asked” him to join his team, he became the first officer to be commissioned into the U...
Andy Riise - Performance Psychology and Coaching
January 29, 2020 14:29 - 56 minutes - 40.5 MBAndy Riise is a West Point graduate transitioning to civilian life after 20 years of service. For the last 7 years he has been a part of Mission 6 Zero as the Chief Learning Officer, blending evidence-based practices from military special forces and behavioral science disciplines to help clients improve the performance of their teams under stress. He is also the co-author and senior editor of the new book, Deliberate Discomfort: How U.S. Special Operations Forces Overcome Fear and Dare to Wi...
Michael McCoy - Operation Stand Down Tennessee
January 22, 2020 16:48 - 42 minutes - 34.7 MBMichael McCoy is the Community Engagement Manager for Operation Stand Down Tennessee and a staff logistics officer for an armored squadron with the Tennessee Army National Guard. His team manages communications, volunteers, strategic relationships, and events including monthly and quarterly meet-ups and job seeker networking. Operation Stand Down Tennessee helps over 300 service members find employment in Tennessee each year, working directly with local employers, base and installation manag...
Chuck Dishmon - Recon Marine to Director of Software Development
January 16, 2020 17:27 - 55 minutes - 38 MBChuck Dishmon is the Director of Software Development for Greenlight Guru where he leads agile software development teams to create and optimize technology offerings for clients in the medical device space. He learned how to program at an immersive, full stack software engineering program called Coder Camps where he re-tooled his skill set after leaving the Marine Corps. He is also the Founder of Indy Tech Talks, an 800+ Member community hosting monthly conversations related to the Indiana...
Todd Skiles - The Intangibles of Veteran Leadership
January 02, 2020 20:59 - 53 minutes - 37.9 MBTodd Skiles has had a 34 year career with Ryder, creating logistics and transportation solutions for his customers. His career has been unique in that he has had one foot on either side of the civilian/military divide by affiliating with the Army Reserves, and hiring others who are doing so as well to help create a culture of service within Ryder. In today’s conversation, we discuss Todd’s thoughts on the value of military-experienced talent within corporate America, specifically intangibl...
Matt Hesse - Finding Purpose Through a Fitness Career
December 26, 2019 18:26 - 54 minutes - 43.8 MBMatt Hesse is the Chairman and Founder of the FitOps Foundation, helping veterans find purpose and community through fitness. Matt transitioned from the Army in July of 2000 and began a career in the fitness and nutrition industry, ultimately launching his own brand in 2008 manufacturing and marketing health and wellness products. He launched FitOps almost four years ago to give veterans a physical mission and career skills to enable entrepreneurial success, as well as to offer themselves in...
Zach Thomas - Army Ranger and Leader Farmer
December 20, 2019 15:21 - 50 minutes - 41 MBZach Thomas is an entrepreneur, author, coach, and speaker. In this episode, we discuss his journey from TRADOC to Seminary to Chick-Fil-A, leading and motivating people with a sense of purpose at every step of the way. Veterans make great franchise owners, leading small to medium sized teams in fast-paced operations where seamless execution is critical to success. They also serve well in roles oriented around process improvement and LEAN methodology, looking for efficiencies and cost-savi...
Zach Thomas - Army Range and Leader Farmer
December 20, 2019 15:21 - 50 minutes - 41 MBZach Thomas is an entrepreneur, author, coach, and speaker. In this episode, we discuss his journey from TRADOC to Seminary to Chick-Fil-A, leading and motivating people with a sense of purpose at every step of the way. Veterans make great franchise owners, leading small to medium sized teams in fast-paced operations where seamless execution is critical to success. They also serve well in roles oriented around process improvement and LEAN methodology, looking for efficiencies and cost-savi...
Marco Nelson - Navy Officer to Co-Founder and App Developer
December 11, 2019 16:00 - 47 minutes - 33.3 MBMarco Nelson transitioned from the military to a career in technology through a blend of active duty academic pursuits, a hobbyist interest in mobile app development, part-time real estate investing, and eventually additional academics immediately after his transition. He knew early on in his Navy career that he had a strong pull to develop and build mobile device applications, and pursued a path that led him to a place where he’s using software to solve real-world problems he encountered as...
Tom Wolfe - Surface Warfare Officer to Author and Career Coach
December 05, 2019 13:57 - 52 minutes - 38.8 MBTom Wolfe joins me for the 50th episode of the podcast to discuss his book Out of Uniform: Your Guide to a Successful Military-to-Civilian Career Transition. Tom and I share a lot in common, we’re both Naval Academy graduates who served as Surface Warfare Officers aboard ships and subsequently transitioned to careers in military placement and talent strategy. Tom and his firm Career Development, where he was a Principal for 29 years, became a part of Bradley-Morris in 2007. During that tim...
Steve Hawley - Using Your VA Loan Benefit
November 27, 2019 19:58 - 44 minutes - 31.7 MBSteve Hawley is a Loan Officer with Southern Trust Mortgage, and the brother of one of my recent guests John Hawley. John recommended we connect to try to get to the bottom of why he and I keep getting so much junk mail about our VA loans. Steve is an expert in residential mortgage lending and was gracious to lend about an hour of his time to answer my questions about the VA Loan program, and how veterans are marketed to and why. We discuss: The role of a mortgage broker in the process ...
Mark Munger - Regional Network Coordinator with Marine for Life
November 06, 2019 15:28 - 39 minutes - 34.6 MBToday I had a great conversation with Mark Munger about the Marine for Life Network. Mark is the Regional Network Coordinator for the Southeast Region, one of the busiest and most engaged regions due to the high number of veterans that transition back to the southeast following transition. We talked about how Mark got involved with Marine for Life, and what their mission is across the country. Mark and I also dive into how marines and their families can get access to the network both durin...
Jamie Desautels - Seizing Opportunities Through Career Transition
November 01, 2019 15:06 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBJamie Desautels was a supply officer in the Navy who transitioned into a logistics role with a Fortune 100 company via their military officer hiring program. He is now the Sales Director for Glen-Gery Corporation, a manufacturing leader in masonry, brick, and stone construction materials. In this episode, we talk about how his first job showed him that your military branch or MOS does not and should not predetermine what career you pursue when you get out. Jamie shares how flexible differe...
Dan Manning - Creativity and Designed Strategy in Small Business
October 23, 2019 15:30 - 42 minutes - 27.8 MBDan Manning is the Founder of Firepower Concepts, a strategy practice that works with executives from business, non-profits, and government to use applied creativity to unlock ideas and solve tough problems. Dan creates what he calls a Designed Strategy, a roadmap for a strategic decision maker based on the principles of Design Thinking. He is also the author of Stuck on Stuck Street : Unstick Your Creativity for a Better Business and a Better Life. Dan retired from the U.S. Air Force ...
John Wayne Mullins - USCG Officer and Leadership Coach
October 17, 2019 20:03 - 38 minutes - 30.2 MBJohn Wayne Mullins is an officer in the Coast Guard Reserve and the founder of JWM-Coaching LLC. His leadership coaching practice offers entrepreneurs and small business owners a formal process for actualizing structured goals. He writes frequently for LinkedIn about Employee Engagement, Succession Planning, and expanding your Comfort Zone. We discuss his decision to start this business, gaining confidence from the support of his wife and his own personal business coach. We also dive...
Bronchae Brown - Marine Corps Pilot to Tech Startup Entrepreneur
October 09, 2019 14:57 - 52 minutes - 40.6 MBBronchae Brown is a former Marine Corps aviator and the CEO of Zoomiee, a company tackling the challenge of providing photography on-demand for attendees at school events, sporting games, and live performances who want to get out from behind their smartphone and be present in the moment. Bronchae left a lucrative career in computer science after graduating college to pursue his passion and goal of becoming an aviator in the military, accepting a commission in the U.S. Marine Corps where he...
Robert Woods - Earn an education while tripling your income
October 02, 2019 16:00 - 34 minutes - 29 MBRobert Woods transitioned from the Air Force using the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill to earn an education and launch his career. He is now the founder of Banneret Career Consulting, focused on helping other veterans do the same. He also hosts his own podcast called The Knight’s Tale Podcast where he interviews other veterans, employers, and talks about how companies can work with veterans to create on the job training programs. We discuss how he was able to increase his income by relocating, earni...
Anthony DeToto - From Army Officer to Investing in Veteran Entrepreneurs
September 24, 2019 15:30 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBAnthony DeToto's career is in private wealth management and in today’s conversation we hear about his transition as an Army officer, but the reason why we were introduced and the focus of this podcast is on 1836Veterans, an organization he founded to help veterans in the Houston area create small businesses in the lower-middle market. His group at 1836 believes that veterans have a competitive advantage in business due to their leadership, work-ethic, and character and that they have a nat...
Bill Kieffer - Talent Leader, Entrepreneur, and Former U.S. Army Officer
August 21, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBBill Kieffer is the President and Chief Advisor for Kieffer & Associates, LTD. He is also a TEDx speaker, former U.S. Army officer, and Ohio native. His career has focused on training, leading, and shaping organizations from within the talent management and human capital department of the companies he has worked for. I was excited to have Bill on to talk about how decisions are made at the front lines of talent management in corporate America as it relates to hiring, training, and retaining ...
Josh Duntz - EOD Master Technician to DoD SkillBridge Fellow
August 15, 2019 15:12 - 42 minutes - 29.7 MBJosh Duntz is a Navy EOD Master Technician experienced in leading small, high performing and dynamic teams of special operations personnel. Josh has done seemingly everything possible to engage proactively with his military-to-civilian transition. Over the last couple of years he has finished his bachelor’s degree, completed the 6-month transition fellowship with The Honor Foundation, worked with Elite Meet to network with other veterans, and is jumping into a DoD SkillBridge internship with...
John Boerstler - Unleashing the Impact of Veterans on Houston
July 31, 2019 12:37 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBToday's conversation is with John Boerstler CEO of Combined Arms, an organization helping veterans transition to Houston and the greater Texas market after their military service. John and I discuss how he is approaching this mission and the unique way his team is creating a bridge for service members looking to network, go back to school, and generally get connected to the Texas economy after their service. We also discuss briefly how the lessons learned developing regional resources like...
Tom Schwab - Founder and CEO of Interview Valet
July 24, 2019 15:29 - 55 minutes - 45.3 MBToday's conversation is with Naval Academy graduate and former nuclear-trained naval officer Tom Schwab. Tom transitioned to corporate America after his service and leads a media marketing business called Interview Valet. His focus is on making introductions between guests and podcasters to help clients tell their story and share their ideas with new audiences in a popular, high-converting medium. Their slogan is, "You are the guest, we take care of the rest." Tom's career began in the ear...
Jon Macaskill - Transition to Entrepreneurship
July 17, 2019 15:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBJon Macaskill is a U.S. Navy SEAL, Mindfulness Practitioner, Expert Monotasker, and Certified Wrong Thinker. After 20+ years as both an enlisted sailor and a commissioned officer, he is transitioning out of the military and launching a mindfulness and emotional intelligence coaching company - Macaskill Consulting, aiming to bring meditation, mindfulness, and EQ to organizations and creating a strategic advantage within high-performing teams. In this conversation Jon defines terms like medi...
Claude Burns - Service through Entrepreneurship
July 11, 2019 15:30 - 58 minutes - 42.8 MBClaude Burns is the CEO and founder of Office Libations. After exiting the Navy following six years as an Information Professional Officer, Claude attended the MIT Sloan School of Management where he earned his MBA, taking the plunge directly into entrepreneurship after graduation. In 2014 he founded Noble Brewer by scaling-up specialty craft beer recipes created by homebrewers and delivered them by mail to consumers across the country in gift boxes. Although this business was showing signs...
Dr. John Cordle - That Circadian Guy
June 27, 2019 15:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBJohn Cordle, Dr. Eng, leads a 12 person team at Huntington Ingalls Industries teaching Maintenance Management to over 12,000 U. S. Navy personnel, including all officer pipeline training across the waterfront. He is the USNI Proceedings Author of the Year and Surface Navy Literary Award winner for 2018, having written about implementing a Circadian Rhythm watch rotation while serving as CO of the USS San Jacinto (CG-56). His crew was awarded the 2010 Vice Admiral Bulkeley Safety Award for ...
DoD SkillBridge Fellow and Recruiting Manager Tyler Bloecher
June 19, 2019 15:30 - 43 minutes - 34.8 MBIf you are an active-duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces with 12-18 months before the end of your service commitment, you have to check out this episode! Today's conversation is with Tyler Bloecher, one of our newest Recruiting Managers and the first-ever DoD SkillBridge Fellow that we've had here at Bradley-Morris. This program is relatively new and is designed to connect active-duty service members with fellowship opportunities at companies during their final six months of service to ex...
John Hawley - Master Facilitator
June 12, 2019 15:00 - 46 minutes - 34.9 MBJohn Hawley is a Naval Officer, Nuclear Engineer by training, Building Construction major, and has been improving high performance/high stress teams as a design thinking expert. He has created and facilitated course work to 7,000+ people via intimate workshops and off-site events across the Navy, DoD, and now increasingly within civilian organizations and companies. He has received numerous accolades in human centered design including recognition as THE premier course for the Navy and consid...
Episode 132 Author Matthew J Louis - USMA '91
June 04, 2019 15:30 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBMatthew J. Louis is an expert in career transition for veterans and public service professionals. He coaches individuals on their transition efforts and advises employers on hiring programs designed to successfully assimilate these valuable talent pools. He is the author of the forthcoming book Mission Transition, a practical guide for veterans in transition and their employers. In this conversation, we had a chance to hear some of his advice from the book, through the lens of his own tr...
Episode 131 Chandra Adusei at Veteran Wealth Partners
May 28, 2019 15:30 - 42 minutes - 31.7 MBChandra Adusei is a 2005 graduate of the US Naval Academy, former Surface Warfare Officer, and Senior Managing Partner at Veteran Wealth Partners, a firm dedicated to helping Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners discover innovative and alternative solutions to the traditional model of planning, scaling, and protecting a business. After serving aboard a Frigate and a Cruiser, as well as spending a year deployed overseas to Afghanistan, she transitioned to the civilian sector as a Systems...
Episode 130 Dr. Julie Kinn with the Defense Health Agency
May 16, 2019 19:45 - 47 minutes - 36.8 MBDefense Health Agency’s Connected Health Branch is the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) innovative provider of behavioral health technologies, supporting DoD’s goals for increasing access to care, establishing best practices and standards and reducing the stigma associated with seeking mental health services. Dr. Julie Kinn works for Defense Health Agency’s Connected Health Branch to help develop mobile apps and online resources to improve the lives of service members, veterans, and thei...
Episode 129 Kirk Petty, Senior VP of Manufacturing at Capstone Turbine
May 07, 2019 19:30 - 30 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode I was excited to talk to Kirk Petty, a candidate Bradley-Morris placed about 12 years ago as he transitioned from the Marine Corps to a career in the power-generation industry. Kirk's time at Capstone Turbine has exposed him to a variety of roles and functions, leading to his current title as Senior Vice President of Manufacturing. Capstone manufactures a comprehensive lineup of clean-and-green microturbines that are able to run on a variety of gaseous or liquid fuels rangi...
Episode 128 Robin Johnson - Employment Director with Army Soldier for Life
May 01, 2019 20:17 - 42 minutes - 32.4 MBToday I spoke with Lieutenant Colonel Robin Johnson, Employment Director with the Army's Soldier for Life (SFL) program. Recently completed with Battalion command, Robin has joined the SFL team with the goals of raising awareness of the program and developing a culture of life-long engagement beyond merely the transition assistance program. In this episode we discuss her career and approach to the program, what the Army is doing to bridge the gap with employers and create a more opportunitie...
Episode 127 David Gutierrez from Storehouse 3:10 Ventures
April 17, 2019 12:23 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBDavid Gutierrez is an active duty naval officer and co-founder of Storehouse 3:10 Ventures, a turnkey real estate business focused on offering cash-flowing real estate investment opportunities to the military and veterans, while upholding the ideals of honesty, integrity, and giving back to the community. In this episode we speak about his company, how he and his Naval Academy room mate made the decision to go into business as partners, and how he's managing these responsibilities while al...
Episode 126 Barrett Scruggs, Director of Operations at SoFi
April 03, 2019 19:30 - 43 minutes - 30 MBToday's guest is an alumnus of the Bradley-Morris placement process. Barrett Scruggs graduated from West Point and served in the Army as an officer for 5 years before making the transition to corporate banking via the Military Officer Leadership Program at Citi. He is now the Director of the Workforce Management Department at leading investment and banking firm Sofi based in Salt Lake City, UT. Barrett began his journey working with another recruiter and made his way to Bradley-Morris duri...