Eagle Nation Podcast

Air Force Veteran Tamsen Butler was fit and healthy, when she experienced a sudden stroke at age 41, which was later found to be related to a birth defect in her heart. She's become an advocate for heart health, and has used her experience to change the lives of many people in the process.

In this week's podcast, we discuss:

• Why being healthy and fit is so important, especially before you have a health condition
• The importance of community in healing
• How her military experience helped shape her
• What led her to advocate and educate about heart health

Dan Savage is the Head of Military and Veterans Programs at LinkedIn. He's also an Army veteran and a West Point/Harvard Grad. He's dedicated his post-military life to achieving real social change for veterans, and is an expert on what effective veteran support looks like.

In this week's podcast, we discuss:

• His military experience, and coming to grips with some tough experiences
• Effective support for veterans
• His favorite poem: If by Rudyard Kipling and why it's so meaningful to him.

Eric Engelhardt is a former Green Beret who was wounded in combat, and found his way to being one of Team RWB's original employees. He's as interesting a guy as they come, and is one of the reasons for Team RWB's success. He's an incredible person, and is a great spokesman for using community and physical fitness for recovery.

In this week's podcast, we discuss:

• His injury and recovery
• His experiences working at Team RWB
• His pending international move

Tom Voss is a Army veteran who's post-military service struggles resulted in a 2700 mile hike across the country, featured in the Emmy nominated documentary Almost Sunrise.

He's an incredible person, and is a great spokesman for using community and physical fitness for recovery.

In this week's podcast, we discuss:

• His post-military service struggles and how they came to a head.
• What is was like to hike across the country with another veteran
• Almost Sunrise, and the decision to film his journey

Jeff Eggers is a retired Navy Seal, and current Executive Director of the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute. He was formerly a Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and has had a long career working in national defense at various jobs.

He recently co-authored a book with General Stanley McChrystal called Leaders: Myth and Reality, and it's currently a national bestseller

In this week's podcast, we discuss:

• The writing process
• Dynamics of working with three authors
• Why the world needs another book on leadership
• Lessons learned from some atypical leadership examples

Sal Giunta is the first living Medal of Honor Recipient since the Vietnam war. This episode is less interview and more conversation between two combat veterans over good beer. Southeast Regional Director and Sal talk about a myriad of topics that all veterans can relate to. Sal's experience, passion and wisdom will inspire and fire up all those called to serve and lead…..actually, you'll learn from Sal that they are the same thing.

In this week's podcast, we discuss:

• How winning the Medal has changed Sal.
• What is service and how do we find purpose outside of the military?
• How we met at the White House.
• His greatest leadership mentors and lessons.
• We DON't talk about the day and actions that he earned the Medal of Honor for. We delve deeper into what it means to him to be a Recipient and what it means to him.

Jen and Debbie are 2 of the 4 Yuengling sisters that are part of the 6th generation of a family that is running the longest continuously family-owned and operated brewery in America - the Yuengling Brewing Company, which has been open since 1829. Team RWB has recently kicked off a partnership with Yuengling, and several members of the team joined them there to kick it off - afterwards, JJ Pinter sat down with two of the Yuengling sisters and recorded a fantastic podcast.

In this week's podcast, we discuss:

• Lagers for Heroes (Team RWB & Yuengling partnership)
• Jen's participation in Old Glory Relay
• Dynamics of working in family business
• What it's like to be females in the brewing industry
• The balance between growth and culture in a business
• Their 1st new beer in 17 years - Golden Pilsner!

Adam Smith is a Green Beret, CrossFit Gym Owner, tactical training specialist. He's also a personal friend of the podcast host, JJ Pinter. In this episode, they sit down in person for a caffeine-fueled conversation that is sure to make you smile.

In this week's podcast, we discuss:

• How JJ putting cream in his coffee is adding "weakness" to it, in Adam's perspective
• Adam's transition from the military and his struggles
• What it's like to come home again and lead in your community
• Leadership and his plans to influence large groups of people

Outside Magazine recently published an in-depth feature by Brian Mockenhaupt (Army Veteran) about a former Marine who struggled with PTSD and depression, and, despite finding a community in the outdoors, died by suicide in 2016. In this week's podcast, we discuss this story with the author. We would invite everyone to read the original story here.

Chandler Smith is former collegiate wrestler, active duty Army Officer, and current CrossFit competitor. He's as humble as they come, and has had to overcome some major obstacles - to include the severing of a portion of his finger in a training accident.

His perspective on life is refreshing and inspiring - there's no way this podcast will not motivate you.

In this episode we discuss:

• His fantastic Instagram Page
• His belief in patience and "the process" in getting better
• How adversity has made him better

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