Another episode of the Cameron-Brooks Podcast!  In this episode, I interview Joe Dowdy, former Army Helicopter Pilot, and now a Senior Financial Analyst with Noble Energy.  Joe shares his keys to making a successful military to business transition, and why he waited to get his MBA after the military while working at Noble Energy.

Just a heads up, Joe is smart person.  Some of his finance explanations are pretty heady, but hang with the podcast as he offers a lot of great advice.

Joel Junker

In this 11th episode of the Cameron-Brooks Podcast, Dan Allen, USAFA ’92 Graduate and former AF Finance Officer, shares what has made him successful for almost 20 years in business.

Dan is currently a Vice President at Grey Mountain Partners.  He made the transition from the AF to Procter & Gamble in 1997.  He also worked in various finance roles at GE and Eaton Corporation before Grey Mountain.

I particularly liked Dan’s advice, “Do every job like it’s the last one you’ll ever have.”  He also shares how he made the mistake of being too cocky early in his career, and how he used that lesson later in life to land his current role at Grey Mountain.

Lastly, Dan recommends everyone read the book What Every CEO Wants You to Know by Ram Charan.

Enjoy!

Joel

In this episode, former Naval Submarine Officer, Joel Godfrey, shares his unique perspective on making the transition from the military to leading very large projects as a Senior Consultant at A-P Networks.

Joel gives some great insight on:

Joel’s advice is not only for those considering a transition, but for those who have already made the transition.

If you are a military officer considering a transition, I encourage you to visit our website: www.cameron-brooks.com

In this episode of the Cameron-Brooks podcast, Ryan Nungesser shares his unique perspective on making the transition from Marine Corps Captain to a career with Boston Scientific. Ryan has been working with Boston Scientific since 2009 and has risen to the role of Production Director, a role in which he leads over 500 people, positively impacting 2 million patients per year.

This episode will discuss Ryan’s lessons on:

Ryan has great personal advice for those in the military making a transition and for those already working in business. Enjoy!

In this episode, Steve Joachim, USMA ’97, Iraq War Veteran and Cameron-Brooks Alumnus talks about how he created a patent with other engineers on a surgical device that cuts through bone, helped turn around a declining medical device company, and rose to the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for an $800+ million medical device company and living in Switzerland.

Steve shares that he did some highly unusual things to grow and develop.  First, he took a double demotion, then he voluntarily took courses in Organic Chemistry and Biology to help him understand his role, and endured a grueling interview even though he was the least objectively qualified candidate.  He got the job!

He has great personal advice for those in the military making a transition decision and for those already working in business.