Wayne Hartlich- Navy/Vietnam Veteran served on the last WW2 Submarine 1965-1970 USS Baya 318. Diesel Subs Forever! Wayne shared his humble beginnings, native of Manitowoc, WI. His wife and himself make Fidget Mats for people with dementia and Alzheimer's. He is very active volunteer at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Talked about his passion to serve on a sub and how he got to fulfill his dream! This was a special episode.

Long overdue Podcast with my friend Jim Darling. Jim served proud in the Marine Corps for 6 years, and 1 tour to Iraq in 2008. He's a native of California and is best friends with the creator of Baywatch. He's also a lifeguard for Los Angeles County. Jim lives in the Fox valley with his 2 kids. Jim came to me and ask to help him get into hunting. Our first hunting trip was to Wyoming for Antelope. We talked about all our adventures and funny moments on the podcast.

Our great friend Tom Farley was back for a quick podcast. He shared his new job with Recovery.com. He also talked about the Bio-pic movie about Chris Farley. We caught up and shared some laughs and jokes. Great to see you my friend!

2 months away from podcasting and I called my friend Jesse Cuff. Hes been on many times before and we just talked about everything under the sun. I share some amazing things that happend in my personal life. This was a great time with my friend.

Incredible virtual podcast tonight with Michael Connor Humphreys. You may recognize him from the movie Forest Gump. He is an Iraq War Veteran served 4 years in the Army and was in Iraq in 2005-2006. Michael shared his journey about being Forest Gump and the military and all the transitioning from both. Michael is passionate about helping veterans and is a great ambassador/advocate for the veteran community. Michael is currently living in Mississippi. #DisruptiveImpact #Podcast #ForestGump

Entertaining and educational podcast with my friends Victor Bohm and Eric Jansen from Balanced Veterans Network. Over the pass year they've grown and hammered lobbying for psychedelics and cannabis therapy for veterans on Capitol Hill. BVN wants veterans to find balance in their lives doesn't have to be with cannabis or other psychedelics but with heath, fitness, community, mentally, etc. I consider them experts within the cannabis field and advocacy.

Todd Smits and I met 7 years ago in Appleton. He was one of the many Homeless Veterans I've helped over the last 17+ years. Todd served 7 Years in the NAVY. He was in the Fleet for 2 years, and did 5 years in Naval Special Warfare as a SWCC Boat Operator. Todd shared his incredible life story loosing both parents at a young age, going to jail, deployments, transitioning, and so much more. Todd recently graduated from college and has turned his life around 180 degrees with a lot of hard work! I am so proud of him.

Jessica Lynch OG Iraq War Veteran, Prisoner Of War, Purple Heart recipient. She is the first POW rescue since WW2 and the first ever Female POW rescue. We covered so much ground and many topics. She is a wonderful woman veteran and great ambassador to our veteran community.

Phenomenal Podcast with my new friend Lindsey Lundgaard. Lindsey is the widow of Mitch Lundgaard. Mitch was a firefighter/EMT that was killed in the line of duty May 15, 2019. Lindsey came on to talk about Mitch, children, overcoming grief, moving forward, and giving back. We spoke about how people handle grief is many different ways, she handled a very tragic and complex situation with grace and compassion. She was very honest about how she felt at various moments in the last 5 years. I learned a lot and honored to share this story. Please check out the foundation https://www.lundgaardlove.org/

I spoke to some good friends and my aunt Erin on my birthday. We just had some great topics and laughed a lot. My birthday was a lot of fun. I got to talk to an old friend Marty, who I served with in my first infantry unit. That was a great part of my day. We will get him on for a full podcast.