"I figured if I just showed up to BUD/S and started training with the new class, they wouldn't kick me out". Who does that? After tearing ligaments and breaking a leg once earlier in the year in his first BUD/S class (the Navy SEAL introductory training course), Mike Massa jumped back in and showed the Navy his fortitude, never-quit attitude, and earned his way as an officer into the SEAL teams as part of Class 169.

Since then, Mike has pivoted multiple times as his life demanded, from corporate security executive, to consultant and software startup principal, to software security analyst and consultant, and now to bestselling science fiction author.

Mike is the author of multiple books written in John Ringo's "Black Tide Rising" universe in conjunction with John Ringo himself, and has contributed short stories to over a half-dozen published anthologies. His author page can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Mike-Massa/e/B073B69DDQ.

I've loved his books as well as his ability to roll with the punches of life and still move the game forward. Hope you enjoy this episode!!!

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