Latest Veteran voices Podcast Episodes
BTM117 - Dante' Bickham - Creativity in Post-Military Life
Behind The Mission - May 02, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsShow Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, we feature a conversation with Marine Corps Combat Veteran Dante' Bickham, Illustrator of PsychArmor's Military Culture Course Series sponsored by Comcast About Today’s Guest After transitioning from service, Marine Corps comb...
BTM116 - Stephanie Brown - The Rosie Network
Behind The Mission - April 25, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsShow Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, we feature a conversation with Stephanie Brown, CEO and Founder of The Rosie Network, an organization that serves, supports and empowers active duty, veteran, and military spouse entrepreneurs. About Today’s Guest Stephanie B...
BTM115 - Dee James - Repatriate Our Patriots
Behind The Mission - April 18, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsShow Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, we feature a conversation with Danitza “Dee” James, a U.S. Army Combat Veteran and CEO of Repatriate Our Patriots, an organization that focuses on bridging the gaps for the repatriation of deported servicemembers and their reintegrati...
BTM114 - Dr. Rajeev Ramchand - RAND and the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee
Behind The Mission - April 11, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsShow Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, we feature a conversation with Dr. Rajeev Ramchand, Co-Director of the RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute and a member of the Department of Defense Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee ...
BTM113 - Emily Bader - The Bob Woodruff Foundation
Behind The Mission - April 04, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsShow Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, we feature a conversation with Emily Bader, Senior Director of Investments for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, an organization with a mission to find, fund, shape, and accelerate equitable solutions that help service members, veterans, t...
BTM112 - Thomas Brennan and Valerie Suttee - The Warhorse Symposium
Behind The Mission - March 28, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsShow Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, highlight an upcoming special event, The War Horse Symposium, presented by the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and The War Horse News on April 6th 2023. Joining us for the conversation is Thomas Brennan, Founder...
BTM111 – Dan Kunze – Task Force Movement and Industry Integration
Behind The Mission - March 21, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsShow Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, we share the third episode in our series on the work of Task Force Movement, an effort to improve our nation’s economy and national security by creating opportunities for synergy between industry and military communities. Our guest fo...
BTM110 - Adrienne Sherk - Unite Us
Behind The Mission - March 14, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsShow Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, feature a conversation with Adrienne Sherk, Army Veteran and Associate Vice President with Unite Us, a technology platform that is working to create an efficient system of care within the community to improve health and social support...
BTM109 - Elizabeth Belcaster - Task Force Movement and Skilled Trades in Post-Military Life
Behind The Mission - March 07, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsShow Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, we continue a series sponsored by Comcast featuring a look at Task Force Movement, a national effort to bring transitioning service members, veterans, military families, and industry stakeholders together to improve economic and natio...
BTM108 - Lisa Hallett - wear blue: run to remember
Behind The Mission - February 28, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsEpisode Summary: On today's episode, we're featuring a conversation with Gold Star spouse Lisa Hallett and wear blue: run to remember, an organization that strives to honor the service and sacrifice of the American military through active remembrance. About Today’s Guest Lisa Hallet...
BTM107 - Alex Krongard - The COMMIT Foundation
Behind The Mission - February 21, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsEpisode Summary: On today's episode, we're featuring a conversation with Navy Veteran Alex Krongard, CEO of The COMMIT Foundation. The COMMIT Foundation seeks to provide high touch transition support so veterans in all communities can access services helping them identify their passio...
BTM106 - Jason Loughran - NYC Department of Veteran Services
Behind The Mission - February 14, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsEpisode Summary: On today's episode, we're featuring a conversation with Navy Veteran Jason Loughran, Assistant Commissioner of Community Affairs with the New York City Department of Veteran Services. About Today’s Guest Jason Loughran is a veteran of the US Navy and is currently se...
BTM105 - Honorable Patrick J. Murphy - Task Force Movement and Task Force Cyber
Behind The Mission - February 07, 2023 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsEpisode Summary On this episode of Behind the Mission, we feature a conversation with former Congressman and 32nd Under Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Patrick J. Murphy and his work to support increasing the transportation and cybersecurity workforce with Task Force Movement and T...
BTM104 - Jason Shockey - Cyber Security Careers
Behind The Mission - January 31, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Jason Shockey is the founder of mycyberpath.com and passionate about helping people get into the cybersecurity industry and level up throughout their careers. He is a Chief Information Security Officer in the financial services industry. Prior to his CISO roles, Jas...
BTM103 - The Clinical Readiness Project (Replay)- Lethal Means Safety for Suicide Prevention
Behind The Mission - January 24, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guests Dr. Heidi Kraft Heidi Squier Kraft received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the UC San Diego/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology in 1996. She joined the Navy during her internship at Duke University Medical Center and went on to serve as both ...
BTM102 - General Gregg Martin - A Two-Star General's Battle with Bipolar Disorder
Behind The Mission - January 17, 2023 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Gregg F. Martin, PhD, Major General, US Army (Retired), served on active duty for 36 years, until May 2015. He is a combat veteran, Bipolar Survivor, Airborne-Ranger-Engineer qualified soldier, and Army Strategist. He holds a Ph.D. and two masters degrees from MIT,...
BTM101 - Andrew Morton - Storytelling and Adaptability in Post-Military Life
Behind The Mission - January 10, 2023 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Andrew Morton currently serves as part of PsychArmor’s Strategic Communications team in the role of External Relations. Andrew is retired Army Infantry Officer with a combined 30 years of service and experience within the military community and veteran employment ...
BTM100 - Assistant Secretary of Labor James Rodriguez - VETS
Behind The Mission - January 03, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest The Honorable James D. Rodriguez, MA is the U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS). He is responsible for preparing America's veterans, service members and their spouses for meaningful careers. In this cap...
BTM99 - Crystal Ellington - DEI and Sexual Assault Prevention for Veterans
Behind The Mission - December 20, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Crystal is a dynamic, agile storyteller, who is passionate about speaking up for those who have historically been disenfranchised, systemically excluded and institutionally oppressed. She leverages her service to her country to ensure that those that have served, an...
BTM98 - Kelcey Liverpool - Supporting Military Affiliated Children with Kids Rank
Behind The Mission - December 13, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsThis Episode Sponsored By: This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations. About Today’s Guest Kelcey Li...
BTM97 - Joy Ashcraft - Maryland's Governor's Challenge to Prevent SMVF Suicide
Behind The Mission - December 06, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Joy Ashcraft is the Director of Maryland’s Commitment to Veterans, a program under the Maryland Department of Health’s Behavioral Health Administration. Under her leadership, her team has revamped their data collection system, launched new program initiatives, reinv...
BTM96 - Mary Reding - Supporting Military Spouses in the Legal Profession
Behind The Mission - November 29, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Mary Reding is a government affairs exec with diverse private sector, non-profit, and public sector experience. Government experience includes leading the Office of Executive Councils and managing the development, implementation, and setting performance standards fo...
BTM95 – Abby Malchow – Small Business Empowerment and Mental Health Advocacy at Amazon
Behind The Mission - November 22, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Abby Malchow is the Sr. Business Development Manager of Small Business Partnerships for Small Business Empowerment at Amazon helps drive the success of small businesses and underserved business populations (including minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses)....
BTM94 - Dave Gowel - RallyPoint
Behind The Mission - November 15, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Dave began his military career as a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and of the US Army Ranger School. He then served two tours in Europe during which he was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as an armor platoon leader. Dave'...
BTM93 - Frank Larkin - National Warrior Call Day
Behind The Mission - November 08, 2022 09:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Frank Larkin is a national advocate for veteran suicide prevention and military traumatic brain injury research. He currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for the Feherty’s Troops First Foundation and the National Warrior Call Day campaign. Frank is also ali...
BTM92 - Katie Ross and Katie Stenger - Summit Behavioral Health's Tactical Recovery Program
Behind The Mission - November 01, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guests Katie R. Ross, MSW, is the Director of Veterans Services at Summit BHC and creator of their specialized services for the military community, known as Tactical Recovery. She worked in program management for the U.S. Navy for ten years before beginning in direct car...
BTM91 - Jaime Chapman - Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce
Behind The Mission - October 25, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Jaime Chapman is one of the original Co-Founders and Chief Operating Officer of the Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce. Her professional background is as a Sr. Military Talent Program Manager for Amazon Web Services and as a human capital entrepreneur where she suc...
BTM90 - Mark Harper - We Are the Mighty
Behind The Mission - October 18, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Mark Harper is CEO of We Are The Mighty (WATM), a digital publisher and entertainment lifestyle company creating authentic content that celebrates the military community. WATM’s website receives more than 16M monthly page views, and has over 1.5M followers across so...
BTM89 - Kelly Finn Störmer - Combined Arms Institute
Behind The Mission - October 11, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Kelly Finn Störmer is the Executive Director of Combined Arms Institute which elevates the military & veteran-serving ecosystem of support through professional development, collaboration and research. Combined Arms ensures that no veteran or military family member f...
BTM88 - Richard Casper - CreatiVets
Behind The Mission - October 04, 2022 08:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsAbout Today’s Guest Richard Casper is a United States Marine Veteran, Purple Heart recipient, Artist, and Entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and Executive Director of CreatiVets, a non-profit that provides art, music, and writing programs for wounded veterans with post-traumatic stress...