Today’s guest is Alex Pedersen, an Air Force Academy graduate and veteran who is now the Chief Operating Officer at Polco, a civic engagement and analytics company. Its primary product is a web-based platform for local governments to get input from their communities and then use that data to drive decisions. Alex and I met […]
We continue and conclude our interview with retired Army Sgt. 1st Class Duane France, discussing his transition out of the army and into mental health counseling. In the second half of the interview we dive into: How veterans sometimes hold themselves back by not allowing themselves to make an impact on others’ lives. The cohort […]
In episode 25 I’m joined in the studio by Duane France, a retired Sgt. 1st Class who has built a career as a mental health professional after leaving the Army. Duane has continued to serve the veteran community in a myriad of ways. He’s currently a mental health professional working at a private practice in […]
Redmond Ramos revisits Veteranology to give an update on what he’s accomplished since our last chat during Veteranology #18. Besides working on a Macy’s athletic wear campaign and booking more motivational speaking gigs, Red landed an opportunity that has me quite jealous. He is one of the contestants on this season of The Amazing Race. […]
Our guest today is Torie Fisher, a veteran of both the US Army and National Guard. Torie is now the founder of Backward Flag Brewing, a craft brewery and taproom located in Forked River New Jersey. She started her business nearly 2 year ago with two other partners, and after they both quickly dropped out […]
Our guest today is Justine Evirs. She is currently the Senior Director of Programs at Service to School. Since leaving the Navy, she’s become an intrapreneur and a subject matter expert on finding and closing the gaps of service found in campus programs and policies related to veteran education. Before joining Service to School she […]
Getting hired is tough, no matter who you are. Veterans face their own hurdles to finding employment, but there are people and organizations on our side, one of them is Ian Faison. Ian has spent his post-service career helping leaders build amazing companies. He’s been hired by companies to build better veteran hiring practices, and […]
Paul Warmbier is a Marine Corps combat veteran who served two tours with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines. After leaving the service he pursued a career in teaching, becoming an English teacher and serving both middle school and high school aged students. He’s now completing his Master Degree is Nonfiction Creative Writing. After visiting with two […]
Jeremy Starr always knew he wanted to serve his community and during high school he made the decision to join the ranks of the United States Marines. He wanted to help in the Global War on Terrorism and ended up serving two tours in Iraq with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, as a mortarman within the […]
In this episode of Veteranology Marine Corps infantry veteran Liam Fuller shares his story of leaving the Corps, finding his next path, and building a business that not just benefits him, but the lives of his employees as well. Liam has built Blackguard Customs LLC, a custom metal & wood fabrication shop that specializes in […]