Eagle Nation Podcast

Team RWB’s Southeast Area Director Aaron Wolf joins the Eagle Nation Podcast sharing his perspective on camping, hiking, and the importance of making health and wellness a priority. In today’s episode, we cover a lot of ground including:

1. How making a plan for health and wellness is essential

2. Work-life balance

3. What Eagle Nation can expect for Eagle Expeditions in 2023

4. And much, much more.

Team RWB’s E-Commerce Manager Alec Rhodes joins the Eagle Nation Podcast to talk about his journey from the military and into Team RWB's gear store. In today’s episode, we cover a lot of ground including:

1. Work-life balance

2. What's coming in 2023 for the Team RWB Gear Shop

3. And much, much more.

Team RWB’s Director of Finance Laken Stutzman joins the Eagle Nation Podcast sharing insight into how Team RWB has grown since Laken joined the team as a volunteer in 2011, through the pandemic, and beyond. In today’s episode, we cover a lot of ground including:

• Her journey into nonprofit finance

• Work-life balance

• How much Team RWB has grown and is running full speed into 2023

• And much, much more.

Alan Cole leads a community for service members, police, and first responders as President and CEO of GovX. In this episode, we cover a lot of ground, including: 

• Team RWB Patch Campaign
• From a humble beginning to president and CEO
• Why GovX supports veterans and first responders
• And much much more

Keith Galloway's commitment to service has followed him through playing football at the Naval Academy, serving as a P-3 Pilot, and fighting fires in Orange County California. Today, Keith serves as Team RWB's Operations Manager.

In Eagle Nation Podcast Season 2 Episode 3, we cover a lot of ground, including:

• Work-life balance
• Team RWB's operations strategy 
• What's in store for 2023 
• And much, much more

In 2010, Mike Erwin founded Team RWB to support America's veterans after serving combat tours overseas. Today, Mike lives on a 32-acre farm and serves as the organization's Executive Director. 

In Eagle Nation Podcast Season 2 Episode 2, we cover a lot of ground, including:

• The history of Team RWB 

• Farm life 

• How Mike prioritizes his own health and wellness 

• Mike's vision for 2023

• And much, much more

Jimmie Lucas, a twenty-year military veteran, overcame challenges around mental health and depression by running and becoming vulnerable while asking for help. Today, he serves as Team RWB's Community Engagement Manager and the host of the Eagle Nation Podcast.   In Eagle Nation Podcast Season 2 Episode 1, he covers a lot of ground, including:

• Jimmie’s military and Team RWB background
• Remembering September 11, 21 years later
• The ways in which running supports health and wellness
• How cracking an egg is crucial to mental health challenges
• And much, much more

About the Episode:

Kent and Ryan met in college while competing with the Japanese Olympic Judo team and training with the U.S. Paralympic team and embarked on a mission to fuel their bodies and minds in a healthy, effective way. Today, the friends own and operate Neuro, the health and wellness company behind Neuro Gum and Neuro Mints.

In Eagle Nation Podcast Episode 162, we cover a lot of ground, including:

• The history of Neuro from fulfilling orders in their apartments to appearing on Shark Tank

• How physical activity has been part of their journey

• All things caffeine - both benefits and challenges

• And much, much more!

J.M. Thompson overcame challenges around depression and addiction through ultra running. Today, he serves as a staff psychologist with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Oakland, California, and is the author of "Running is a Kind of Dreaming."  In Eagle Nation Podcast Episode 161, we cover a lot of ground, including: 

• J.M. Thompson's background in clinical psychology 
• The ways in which aerobic exercise supports mental and physical health
• How a 200-mile race around Lake Taho was a life-changing experience 
• And much, much more! 

Col. (Ret.) Nate Prussian, former commander of 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) wanted to make a difference through his work after the military. Today, he serves as the Chief Operating Officer of The Guardian Group, combating human trafficking in the United States. In Eagle Nation Podcast episode 160, we cover a lot of ground, including:

• Nate's transition from the military to Guardian Group
• The issue of human trafficking in the United States
• How the veteran and military community has a role to play in combating human trafficking
• And much, much more!