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Most veteran nonprofits do one thing. The Robert Irvine Foundation runs a connected network of programs, and this episode is the guided tour. 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹 spent 25 years in the Marine Corps and now leads programs and outreach for the foundation, and he walks us through the full picture, the first in a series where each program gets its own episode.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

• What the Robert Irvine Foundation actually does, from unit reunions to revamped military chow halls to whole-person fitness
• Why the foundation treats nutrition, physical health, and mental health as one connected problem instead of three
• How the veteran-support world is shifting from competition to collaboration, and what that means for the people it serves

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

Veterans, military families, and anyone in the veteran-support space who wants a clear map of what one foundation is building across the country.

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹 retired from the Marine Corps as a Master Gunnery Sergeant after 25 years, including a tour writing the Corps’ official history of the Battle of Fallujah. He now serves as Chief of Programs and Outreach for the Robert Irvine Foundation, leading four of its core veteran programs.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔:

Explore the Robert Irvine Foundation’s programs [link below], and follow the show for the upcoming deep-dive episodes on each one.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀

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Most Salesforce implementations are scoped for the users a company has today - then the business grows, and the platform becomes the constraint. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻, a Solution Engineer at Salesforce, joins 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 with a better blueprint: build to grow, earn trust at every level of the business, and treat go-live as the starting line.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

• Why “build to grow, not for the now” is the heart of scalable architecture - designing for the service and marketing teams you haven’t onboarded yet
• How a Solution Engineer actually works a deal: discovery, reverse demos, and why looping in the implementation partner early makes the handoff clean
• Why people buy into people, not just great software - and how trust at the business-unit level, not only the C-suite, decides whether users adopt the system
  
  
  

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

Salesforce admins, architects, consultants, and delivery leads who own a platform beyond go-live - and veterans or career-changers looking for proof the ecosystem has room for their story.

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 is a Solution Engineer at Salesforce serving the aerospace, defense, and government systems integrator sector, with more than a decade in the ecosystem across accidental admin, consultant, architect, and partner-side roles. He is also an Army veteran who served in Iraq, a two-time brain tumor survivor, and co-founder of 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, a nonprofit built around healing through running.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔:

Follow 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 wherever you listen so the next practitioner-led conversation lands in your feed.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀:

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The agentic AI race has a new leader every few months, and a platform bet that ignores that churn will cost you. In the finale of the Agentic OS mini-series, Cirrius Solutions COO 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 and Head of Custom Development 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻 break down 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗹 - the portable skills-and-commands layer that holds your company’s IP without handing any vendor a lock on your business.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

• The four categories of skills - core, methodology, utility, and contributor - and why the methodology layer is where your company’s IP actually lives
• Skills vs commands: when the model should decide versus when you want an explicit, schedulable slash trigger - and when to promote a proven command into a shared skill
• What survives a model or platform swap, what breaks on the way over, and why 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 when you choose what to agentify next
  
  

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

Technology executives, engineering leaders, and architects deciding where their agentic platform investment should live - plus operations leaders who want standard operating procedures that actually get executed.

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 is COO of Cirrius Solutions and a career operations leader; he makes the case that skills and commands are the new standard operating procedure, with version control and governance most SOP libraries never had. 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻 is Head of Custom Development at Cirrius Solutions, where he builds the firm’s agentic pipelines and walks through the six-step common operating picture refresh, one of the most-used skills in Cirrius’s own internal agent.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔:

If you’re mapping out your own agentic operating system, reach out at [email protected] - the team would love to sit down and talk it through.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀:

Related episode - Agentic OS Explained: 4 Pillars That Keep Your AI Agent Sharp
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Twenty-two years in uniform can end with a great job offer that still feels hollow. On this episode of 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗲 explains why the right paycheck in the wrong place burns veterans out, and how 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 is helping them find work that actually fits.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

• Why 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗲 gave up flying at the apex of his career to serve transitioning veterans
• How 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱’s Warrior Week uses strengths and values to reframe identity after service
• What separates a job from a purpose-aligned career, and why the difference decides who thrives
• The three fully funded veteran programs at 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: Warrior Week, Warrior Path, and Warrior Family Camp

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

Post-9/11 veterans navigating transition, the families walking it with them, and anyone who supports service members finding their next mission.

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

𝗟𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗚𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗲 is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with twenty-two years of service, a former instructor and evaluator pilot who later led ROTC and ran nuclear readiness inspections. He is Director of Well-Being at 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, the 411-acre nonprofit founded by Zac Brown, where he leads the Warrior Week program he once went through himself.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔:

Learn more or apply at CampSouthernGround.org. (Follow the show for more 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 episodes.)

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Most Salesforce projects fail on alignment, not engineering — everyone agrees to build before anyone agrees on why. In this episode of 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝗝𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 and 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 break down the Business Value Assessment: the living document that ties every dollar you spend back to a strategic goal.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

• Why you build a BVA from strategy down, not metrics up
• How the framework exposes hidden gaps and shuts down scope creep
• The real case where 37 objectives sharpened to 24 — and freed budget
• How to connect the way people feel about a change to numbers you can measure
  
  

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

Salesforce admins, architects, and delivery leads — plus the business owners who sign the budget and have to defend it.

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

𝗝𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 is an Account Director at 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, where he leads the strategic conversations behind large Salesforce programs. 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 is a Salesforce implementation partner with 15-plus years and hundreds of delivered projects behind it, and co-host 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗼𝗻 meets clients at the first sales conversation, where these alignment questions first surface.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔:

Planning a Salesforce build — or rescuing one? Reach out and we will walk a Business Value Assessment through your own project.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀:

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You have dreamed up a dozen things an AI agent could do for you, but the moment you open it, it feels like a stranger who has never met you. In this kickoff to the agentic operating system mini-series, 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻 and 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 break down the first pillar - the signal layer and context management - so your agent starts acting like it actually knows you and your work.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

• What a “signal” really is, and the three ways to pull one: structured skills, on-demand chat, and scheduled runs
• The four tiers every incoming signal should sort into: transient, durable fact, project, and archive
• How the Common Operating Picture (borrowed from the military) gives an agent and a human the same current-state view
• Where to keep humans in the loop: what an agent may propose versus what it can write freely
• Why you should treat every wrong answer as a bug in the system, not a one-off correction

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

Engineering leaders, architects, and AI-curious operators who want agents that stay useful past week two - and past month six.

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, COO of 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, and 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻, Head of Custom Development, build and deploy agentic systems at Cirrius, both internally and for customers. Everything here is drawn from operating systems they have actually rolled out across teams using harnesses like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔:

In the middle of building your own agentic operating system and hitting walls? Reach out and let’s talk it through. Follow the show for more 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜 episodes.

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Six years as an Air Force Arabic linguist and intelligence operator didn’t prepare 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝘂𝘁 for the short trip home after her first deployment. On this episode of 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲, she explains how that gap, and a Salesforce career built by stacking every veteran resource she could find, shaped who she is today.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

• Why 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝘂𝘁 wrote her own separation paperwork after the Air Force said no to every alternative she asked for
• How 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀, 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝗦𝗔, 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹, Veterati (now 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶), and 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 each played a different role in her transition
• What it’s like to serve as both a veteran and a military spouse, and why the two roles don’t always get the same support
• Why she believes networking is one of the most underused tools available to veterans and spouses

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

Veterans, military spouses, and anyone supporting someone through a military transition.

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝘂𝘁 served six years active duty in the US Air Force as an Arabic linguist and ISR operator, then two years in the reserve. She is now a Salesforce professional at MB&A, founder of the 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 community, and co-host of Military Trailblazer Office Hours.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔:

NEVER overlook networking!

Find every program you can to help with transition.

Take note of the responsibilites you have and the skills you learn

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Related episode: Beau Higgins - Your Network Is Your Net Worth: One Marine’s Path From 1st Recon to Oplign

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Most Salesforce implementations don’t fail because of bad technology. They fail because nobody protected data quality when it still mattered, and now AI is making that debt impossible to hide. 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, a 20-year Navy veteran and founder of 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, joins 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 to explain why the fix was never the platform, it was always the discipline behind it.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: - 

• Why “quality assurance” for a Salesforce admin means owning the data end-to-end, not just testing forms 
• How Brighthelm Partners built an internal knowledge architecture before ever adopting agentic AI, and why that order mattered 
• The paradox at the center of every consulting relationship, and why trust has to be earned, not assumed 
•  What’s still broken in how the nonprofit and higher ed sectors fund and govern their own technology

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿: Salesforce admins, architects, and consultants being asked to bolt AI onto systems that were never built with structure and disciplined standard of quality first!

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 spent 20 years in the U.S. Navy as a cryptologic technician and aviation air crewman, including combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, before building a Salesforce career that spans QA, project management, solution engineering, and nonprofit administration. She now leads 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 and co-leads the Salesforce Jacksonville nonprofit user group.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔: Connect with 𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 on LinkedInand learn more about 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 (links below)

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Most AI practitioners build an agent, use it for a few weeks, and then watch it quietly get worse. In this episode of 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜, 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻 of 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 break down the four pillars of a true agentic operating system and explain what it takes to keep your agent useful for months or years, not just days.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

• The difference between an agent harness and a true agentic OS, and why most deployments only have the former
• The three tiers of agent memory, and why the ChatGPT memory toggle is just one small slice
• The four core pillars: signal layers, context flow, memory management, and model portability

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

For engineers, architects, and technical leaders moving past their first agent prototype and asking what it actually takes to run one sustainably for months or years. Also valuable for team leads evaluating a company-wide agent deployment.

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻 are members of the 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 engineering and AI practice. 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 has been running his personal agentic OS in daily production for over six months; 𝗚𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻 leads the technical architecture of 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀’ internal agent deployment.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔:

Follow 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗜 for the next episodes in this series as we go deep on each of the four pillars.

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Veterans leave the military carrying decades of leadership, problem-solving, and adaptability that most civilians will never develop, but the job market speaks a language they were never trained to use. 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 knows that gap from every angle, as a retired Marine Colonel who commanded 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, as the architect of Amazon’s veteran hiring program, and now as SVP at 𝗢𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻, the AI-powered platform built to close it.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

• Why hiring veterans is not charity, it is a financial and strategic advantage most companies have not fully calculated
• How Oplign translates military rank, MOS, and service history into skills-based resumes that civilian recruiters can read
• What Beau learned building Amazon’s veteran hiring program and how that shaped his approach at Oplign
• Why veterans already know how to network, they just never called it that

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿:

Veterans, military spouses, and student veterans at any stage of transition, whether they separated last month or five years ago. Also essential listening for HR professionals, hiring managers, and any company building or improving a veteran employment strategy.

𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 + 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆:

𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 is a retired Marine Colonel who served 25 years as an intelligence officer, including command of 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. He then joined Amazon’s Military Affairs team to help deliver on Jeff Bezos’s pledge to hire 25,000 veterans, building a program that set the standard in corporate veteran hiring. He now serves as Senior Vice President at 𝗢𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 and also supports The Military Veteran (Millvet), focusing on executive recruiting for veterans entering private equity and venture capital. He is also a board member of Toys for Tots and serves the Travis Manion Foundation as race director of the New Orleans 9/11 run.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗧𝗔:

If you are a veteran, military spouse, or student veteran, visit Oplign (link below) to create your free profile. Ten minutes and you will know exactly how your service aligns to the civilian job market.

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 & 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀:

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Related episode: Pat Hubbell (Candorful) — Why 94% of Vets Who Practice Land a Job Within 6 Months

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