The students have become the teacher in the newest episode of the AmeriVet Securities podcast.

The guest for Episode #9 is Student Veterans of America (SVA) President and CEO, Jared Lyon. SVA is a non-profit organization focused on addressing the needs and concerns of military veterans & family members engaged in higher education. He joins Compass Check host, James Fitzgerald, for a discussion on how SVA is supporting veterans & their families during the campus-to-career transition.

Make sure to take notes because this riveting discussion will definitely be on the test!

FourBlock is a nonprofit organization dedicated to equipping veterans and military spouses with the skills & tools necessary to successfully transition to meaningful civilian careers.

One key way FourBlock supports transitioning service members is providing a semester-long Career Readiness Program that provides the professional development, career exploration, and network that today’s transitioning service members and veterans need to make the right career choices and to be ready for competitive careers.

Eric Stetson is the FourBlock Northeast Regional Director and joins Compass Check host, James Fitzgerald, as the guest for this episode.

The latest episode of the AmeriVet Securities Compass Check podcast features a riveting conversation with Col. Jim McDonough (US Army, Ret.), CEO of Headstrong, an organization dedicated to healing the hidden wounds of war among our active-duty military, veterans, and their families. He joins Compass Check host, James Fitzgerald, for a revealing discussion about suffering in silence and how the military/veteran community can break through the stigma to find healing.

Don’t miss this episode as you will find lots of great takeaways about mental health support through Headstrong’s cost-free services plus how transitioning service members & veterans can enter the corporate workforce with confidence.

School may be out for summer, but class is still in session on the latest episode of the AmeriVet Securities podcast, Compass Check. The new episode features Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) CEO and Marine veteran, Ryan Pavel. He joins Compass Check host, James Fitzgerald, for a masterclass on the higher education opportunities for the military & veteran community.

WSP is a program that introduces enlisted servicemembers and veterans to the rigors and opportunities of university life and encourages them to apply with confidence to top-tier universities. Over the course of the one- or two-week college-preparatory academic boot camps program, students develop their writing, reading comprehension, and study skills, while attending lectures given by university faculty volunteers and veteran alumni fellows. WSP covers the cost of the program for all students and, currently, is hosted on over 15 colleges & universities across the country.

Don’t miss their conversation discussing how the WSP academic bootcamp is getting transitioning service members & veterans prepped for top-tier universities and colleges.

Formed through the merger of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), OutServe (OS), and the Military Partners and Families Coalition (MPFC), Modern Military Association of America is the nation’s largest organization of LGBTQ service members, military spouses, veterans, their families and allies.

MMAA is non-partisan 501c3 non-profit organization working to make a difference in the lives of the modern military family through education, advocacy and support. MMAA provides pro bono legal services for the LGBTQ & HIV positive military & veteran communities. This cost-free legal help assists individuals directly with discharge upgrades, legal name changes and discrimination complaints. With numerous local Chapter Network locations available, MMAA facilitates opportunities for fellowship, camaraderie and leadership development for individuals and families located across the country and around the world.

Jennifer Dane is the President & CEO of Modern Military Association of America and joins as the guest for this episode of Compass Check.

The NYU Tandon Future Labs provides various incubator labs to entrepreneurs, including the Veterans Future Lab (VFL) based in Brooklyn, NY. VFL extends multiple programs to the military and veteran community to aid them in their pursuit of entrepreneurship.

Alexa Modero, Director of NYU Tandon Veterans Future Lab and Co-Founder of Backpacks For Life, joins James Fitzgerald for a discussion on veteran entrepreneurship and what Veterans Future Lab has available for service members & military spouses transitioning out of the military into the corporate workforce.

Minority Veterans of America (MVA) is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to creating an equitable and just world for the minority veteran community with special focus on veterans of color, women, LGBTQ, and religious & non-religious minorities. Lindsay Church, Executive Director and Co-Founder of MVA, joins James Fitzgerald for conversation on issues impacting minority veterans and what MVA is doing for transitioning service members moving out of military into the corporate workforce.

The views and beliefs expressed in this episode do not reflect the views or beliefs of AmeriVet Securities or its affiliates.

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) Chief Executive Officer and Navy veteran, Jeremy Butler, is the guest for Episode #2 of Compass Check. He joins host and post-9/11 Army veteran James Fitzgerald for an in-depth discussion on current issues impacting veterans & their families and what support IAVA is providing to transitioning service members moving into the corporate workforce.

Kids Rank is a 501c(3) service-based organization developed specifically for military children. Through the formation of local clubs, called Prides, Kids Rank engages children in hands-on, skill building projects and volunteer opportunities designed to encourage resilience through our core pillars of Connect, Lead and Serve.

Executive Director Kelcey Liverpool joins Compass Check host James Fitzgerald to layout what Kids Rank is providing for transitioning service members moving into the corporate workforce.