In today's episode, Jimmy sits down with his beautiful wife and Director of Operations, Lindsey Rogers, and the one and only Johnny Bravo Holloway, to shoot the breeze over our favorite brand of coffee and talk through the incredible creation that is Boots for Troops! You'll hear the story of how Jimmy and Lindsey started this journey all those years ago when Jimmy was still on the ship, and all about our first fundraising event and how we've just continued to grow from there. Discover some of the incredible sponsors whose support means we can continue to do the good work we do, as well as some ways you can get involved, including sending care packages, flying servicemen home, honoring our veterans, and even donating to support a service dog! We also give our listeners and friends a name to show how much we appreciate this community, before diving into some of the NPO work that Johnny does to serve others after retiring from his successful 16-year career On-Air Radio Career. Tune in to hear how Boots for Troops impacts so many lives, from our brave servicemen and women and their spouses to titans of business, volunteers, and younger generations. We hope you join us today!

Key Points From This Episode:

• We begin with really relishing our delicious Boots for Troops coffee!
• Why Johnny loves working with us and how he became a true friend to the Rogers.
• Hear about our very first event in 2015 and how much we still had to learn.
• That time Johnny wrestled Booker T and how he got into boxing ring announcing. 
• How we problem-solve here at Boots for Troops! 
• A little insight and gratitude for all the mates that make this ship run.
• We give the listeners a name!
• The story of the service dog we sponsored and some amazing sponsorship we received. 
• Hear about Jimmy's winning elevator pitch that landed one of our greatest sponsors!
• Some of the NPO work that Johnny “energizer bunny” Bravo does to serve others. 
• The story of how Lindsey and Jimmy started Boots for Troops. 
• A list of the many exciting ways you can get involved!
• Reflecting on how great it is that the younger generation gets involved with good causes. 
• Jimmy shares the huge impact they've had in so many areas apart from finances. 
• Getting excited for the upcoming gala on June 18th in Margaritaville. 
• About our new scholarship program and who qualifies for this!
• How Jimmy plans the events and what goes into booking a headlining artist. 
• What Jimmy's favorite thing about Lindsey is!

Tweetables:

“What we're doing for our service members is incredibly important to me, with a family full of veterans on my dad's side. It's what keeps our world safe, it's what protects us, it's what allows us to do what we do in America. That's why we're free.” — Johnny B. Holloway [0:06:37]

“When a problem arises we don't get frustrated. There's always a solution to every problem. We just have to come together as a team and find the solution, the best solution.” — Jimmy Rogers [0:12:06]

“[When it comes to problem-solving] we're going to the figure it out, no matter what.” — Lindsey Rogers [0:12:24]

“We provide entertaining and engaging fundraising experiences with enthusiasm.” — Johnny B. Holloway [0:21:52]

“We've put every single part of ourselves into these events.” — Lindsey Rogers [0:31:03]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Johnny Bravo Holloway on Instagram

Johnny Bravo Entertainment

Lindsey Rogers on LinkedIn

Jeff Anderson of Guild Mortgage on LinkedIn

Planet Ford

Jimmy Rogers on LinkedIn

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