Welcome to the Cameron-Brooks Podcast: ABOVE AND BEYOND!  On this episode, I interview Mike McCauley. Mike is an Industrial Engineer at Michelin. He is a former Army Field Artillery Officer who transitioned to Michelin in 2015. Mike shares a ton of great perspective about what he does as an Industrial Engineer and how his military experience has positively impacted his career thus far. He also shares some career progression advice and recommends the book Industries of the Future by Alex Ross.

To learn more about transitioning from the military to Corporate America, check out PCS to Corporate America by Roger Cameron.

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Clint Anderson is a former Marine Helicopter Pilot who now manages a $35 million business operation for Davita Healthcare.  Clearly, he knows how to achieve success.  In this episode, Clint outlines 6 steps every JMO should take in his/her first 100 days of a business career.

I also loved Clint’s answer to my question, “What’s the best advice you ever received?”  You will have to listen to the episode to find out.

Clint also recommended the book, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith.

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In this episode, I interview Jerry Morones.  Jerry is a former Army Signal Officer and has an Electrical Engineering degree from Yale University. He transitioned from the Army to Medtronic in 2015 and is currently leading technical projects in the Design Assurance group. During our conversation, we spend a lot of time talking about how to naturally transition from the military to the business world and focus on three main areas:

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Want to hear 3 things you can do to succeed in your transition from military to business?  Then listen to this podcast from a highly successful, former Navy Nuclear Power Submariner who is now a Territory Manager with Boston Scientific Rhythm Management.

Patrick Dickerson is a Cameron-Brooks Alumnus who made the transition in 2009.  He does a great job sharing what has allowed him to be successful.  He also shares what a JMO should do to ensure a successful career transition and describes what a sales career is really like.

If you are ready to follow his advice and be well prepared for a transition, then take the first step with Cameron-Brooks by signing up for a webcast and a Personal Marketability Assessment.

He also recommends reading the books PCS to Corporate America, 4th Ed., Good to Great and How to Win Friends and Influence People.

I love his advice at the end, “Life is short.  You only get one shot at it.  Go for it.”

Joel Junker

Welcome to another episode of the Cameron-Brooks Podcast! In this episode, I interview Derek Walsh, VP of Operations Administration, Behavioral Heath Group. Derek shares some of his keys to success since making the transition from the Army to BHG. We explore topics like working through the career search decision-making process, staying flexible, proactively looking for ways to improve an organization and effective ways to overcome the learning curve in a new situation. We also get into what he is working on professionally, and he gives some recommendations that I think you’ll appreciate.

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Pete Van Epps

Thanks for listening to the Cameron-Brooks podcast! This week, I had the opportunity to visit with Cameron-Brooks alumni, Tanya Chavez. Tanya works for G3 Enterprises and transitioned from the Air Force through Cameron-Brooks in 2012.  Since that transition, she has earned her MBA at UC Berkely Haas School of Business, led a major enterprise resource planning software implementation at G3, and has been promoted multiple times.  Tanya also currently teaches a business leadership and communications class at Haas.

Stay tuned for a great episode as Tanya shares her perspective on everyday leadership, offers advice about bringing your whole self to work and how to take work lessons back home. She also mentions the book The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim.

For additional perspective on everyday leadership, I highly recommend the Ted Talk by Drew Dudley on every day leadership.  I watched it this morning and it is really good!

Joel Junker

Thanks for listening to the Cameron-Brooks Podcast! In this episode, I finish my conversation with Rob Carranza, R&D Lifecycle Manager at Johnson & Johnson. We dig into topics like leading cross-functional projects, using military experience in everyday life in the business world and managing healthy conflict. We also discuss the book, The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni. You can read all about the book here.

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Pete Van Epps

Thanks for listening to the Cameron-Brooks Podcast! In this episode, I interview Rob Carranza, R&D Lifecycle Manager at Johnson & Johnson. Rob earned his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a former Air Force Navigator. He gives some really good perspective and our conversation went pretty long, so I broke the conversation in two parts. We will publish Part 2 in the next episode.

In Part 1 we discuss using comparative data when making a transition decision, finding balance in and out of work and staying curious.

You can read more about Rob’s background here.

Enjoy!

Pete Van Epps

John Tunison is a former Navy Nuclear Power Submarine Officer who transitioned to a career at Shell Oil in 2003.  John graduated from the Naval Academy with a major in Political Science, but he has since gone on to a career in corporate finance.

John has hired and mentored numerous military officers over the last 14 years.  He has also been extremely successful, achieving the position of Chief Financial Officer with a couple of companies.

In this episode, you will hear John’s advice about:

This is a great episode packed with simple tips, which you can apply immediately, in an effort to reach your goals.

Joel