Brent Eisberner came up for a phenomenal podcast today. Served in Kuwait, Haiti, and Afghanistan.Brent was an Artillery officer. He is also a great attorney. Brent shared his journey through the Marines, around the world and law school. He is a great veteran, community leader, and story teller.

Jason Vest- Iraq War veteran. 22 years in the National Guard. He now does amazing humor content and standup comedy. He uses a lot of his service for his comedy. He also is very invested in mental health for our fellow veterans. Very nice guy.. please check his Instagram out https://instagram.com/poopyturdsmcgee?igshid=MmJiY2I4NDBkZg== We wanted to have a light hearted conversation and inject some humor and super funny stories.

Larry Jackson President of Ben Jackson Foundation. Larry is a proud Navy Veteran oversees this incredible Wisconsin based organization. Larry's Son Ben was just 20 years old serving in the United States Air Force when he was killed in a freak accident on the Misawa Air Base in Japan. Just weeks before his death, he had the unique opportunity to surprise his family and friends in New Glarus, Wisconsin, with his first visit home in 14 months. Then the Ben Jackson Foundation was established with the sole purpose to recognize the sacrifice newly enlisted members of the military have chosen to make and to provide financial support to help them visit home from their first permanent duty station.

Jon Pethke- Air Force Veteran and Entrepreneur. Jon created CoyAmore Dating App for Introverts. Jon has a great personal story about service, traveling, dating, etc. Awesome guy and veteran. His app is now live!!

Shaun Stoeger is a proud Lakota Tribal member of the Oglala and Sihasapa clan and the Sioux Nation. He is a Desert Storm Veteran served 14.5 years in the Army. He was Airborne Infantry. Shaun shared so much about his service, deployment, Native American culture, transitioning, etc. Powerful podcast with a great message.

Eric Salzwedel founder of Do Good Wisconsin. Eric and I have been friends for 12 years and we both share a great passion for helping others. Eric shared his experience helping people around the world and here in the US. Eric has done over 40 Venmo Challenge and given around $40,000 to servers during COVID. He did another one to help buy a lawnmower for a local veteran in Northeastern, WI. In less than 24 hours he raised $1,410. Great day with a powerful and selfless friend!

My friend Curt Lemke and Shelby Lemke came on the podcast and provided a great perspective. Curt served in the marines as mechanic, did 2 tours in Afghanistan. Shelby provided context of what a spouse goes through during a deployment. Curt is actively involved with veteran advocacy and policy work.

Kimberly Stoeger owner of Nutritional Healing, LLCand was at the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013. This was a very emotional and educational podcast. 10 years of survivors guilt and trauma. This was the first time publicly she has shared her story. It should be noted she finished the marathon in 3 hours 33 mins and 33 secs. She shared her journey into nutrition and helping people and the community. Fascinating conversation and story. I am super proud of Kimberly and how far she's come.

My friend Alex Grave came on. He served with 1st Special Force Group as a mechanic. Deployed to Iraq and the Philippines. He's an avid hunter and outdoorsman. Had a very relaxed and humbling conversation. Married and He's a proud father of 2 daughters.

VA HOME LOAN Knowledge Transfer Podcast with the owners of Mortgage Nerds. We all sat down and talked about why the VA HOME LOAN is the best benefit for Veterans and should not be disregarded. We talked about the current market and the federal interest rate hikes. The various types of Refinancing Home Equity Line Of Credit etc. We really dove deep on this. Do not let realtors tell you the VA Home Loan isn't good, that's BS. No down payment or PMI? Saving thousands of dollars. Contact mortgage nerds if you have any questions. https://mortgagenerds.com/