I welcomed Marine veteran and best-selling author, Scott Huesing, to The Veterans Business Podcast. Scott is well-known in the Marine and veterans communities for his tenacity and leadership, as well for authoring the book, Echo in Ramadi, which details Echo 2/4’s experience in Iraq. He served 24 years in the Marine Corps before retiring and transitioning into a career of writing and public speaking.  We talked about knowing your value and seeing the value in every transition, in addition to host of other items!

Today we speak with James Mable, a Marine veteran, and passionate advocate of career guidance for college students. We hear his story of the value of education in the recession, his perspective on fulfillment and ways to help find that fulfillment.

Our guest this week is Max Garcia, a retired Marine Sergeant Major who is now a motivational speaker and life coach. His advice and words of wisdom were absolute gold, we cover a variety of topics. He shares with us about a veterans mindset after leaving the service and his passion and how to deal with problems. Max is a featured author in the Amazon best-selling book, The Abundance Factor, which you can get on his website, lifecoach8.net, or Amazon. 

This week we speak with Army Special Forces veteran Herb Thompson. Herb retired from the Army and has wasted no time getting active in helping others through their transition process. He shares with us his journey on how he was able to get selected into Special Forces and articulates so clearly the internal fight so many of us veterans may have waged following the transition out. Herb is the author of the book, The Transition Mission.

SPECIAL EDITION: We welcome 2x Grammy Award-winning reggae artist, Shaggy. Shaggy is a veteran U.S. Marine and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide in a career that has spanned decades.

In this episode, we spend time with Maurice "Chipp" Naylon as he shares with us his story of his time overseas as a combat advisor, and the frustrations that led to his writing of the book, The New Ministry of Truth. He shares pretty openly and candidly about the effects this experience had on him as well as words of wisdom for veterans that may be grappling with similar ideas.

We speak with Marine veteran and financial advisor Bezan Morris, as he shares his story of financial hardship during the housing crisis and how he navigated some very difficult situations. 

We speak with Karl Monger, a veteran Army officer and Ranger, as he shares with us about finding your purpose and staying functionally fit in all areas of your life.

In this episode, Marine veteran Tabitha Bartley shares with us the story many women face within the military, but more so, the challenges they face once leaving the service. 

We speak with Rico Miller, an entrepreneur, business leader, and pastor as he shares about pivotal moments in his life that has led him to where he is today.