“If you want to teach people a new way of thinking, don’t bother trying to teach them. Instead, give them a tool, the use of which will lead to new ways of thinking.” -Verne Harnish

In this episode of the Service Academy Business Mastermind podcast, Bill Watkins (USMA '77 and 10X Accelerator Coach) and I discuss how to create a "One-Page" Strategic Plan.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• A 6-step approach for creating your One-Page Strategic Plan
• How to align individual goals with organizational goals for maximum impact
• A framework for creating a brand that people love

>>Download the One-Page Strategic Plan

“If you want to teach people a new way of thinking, don’t bother trying to teach them. Instead, give them a tool, the use of which will lead to new ways of thinking.” -Verne Harnish

In this episode of the Service Academy Business Mastermind podcast, Bill Watkins (USMA '77 and 10X Accelerator Coach) and I discuss how to create a "One-Page" Strategic Plan.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• A 6-step approach for creating your One-Page Strategic Plan
• How to align individual goals with organizational goals for maximum impact
• A framework for creating a brand that people love

>>Download the One-Page Strategic Plan<<

>>Register for the One-Page Strategic Plan Workshop with Bill Watkins<< (FREE but limited to 20 attendees)

"One of the most exciting things that's happened with Battle Monument Partners is getting calls from existing investors saying 'hey, can I put in more capital?' It's a real testament to the satisfaction and trust people have gained by being in the fund."  -Mike Brumagin, USMA '89

Mike Brumagin, USMA '89, is General Partner at Battle Monument Partners, a real estate investment fund with a focus on veterans.  Mike is also the President of Integrity Management Group, where he has twenty years of operational leadership and investment experience with Quick Service, Fast Casual and Full Service Restaurants.

In this episode, Mike and I discuss:

• How to invest in his real estate investment fund
• The strategy he uses to maximize return and minimize risk
• How he got started in the real estate business
• His journey as an entrepreneur which started as a franchisee in the restaurant business

Enjoy!

"One of the most exciting things that's happened with Battle Monument Partners is getting calls from existing investors saying 'hey, can I put in more capital?' It's a real testament to the satisfaction and trust people have gained by being in the fund."  -Mike Brumagin, USMA '89

Mike Brumagin, USMA '89, is General Partner at Battle Monument Partners, a real estate investment fund with a focus on veterans.  Mike is also the President of Integrity Management Group, where he has twenty years of operational leadership and investment experience with Quick Service, Fast Casual and Full Service Restaurants.

In this episode, Mike and I discuss:

• How to invest in his real estate investment fund
• The strategy he uses to maximize return and minimize risk
• How he got started in the real estate business
• His journey as an entrepreneur which started as a franchisee in the restaurant business

Enjoy!

"When I was in the Army, I started building websites and a lot of them failed.  But I learned as I was failing.  I finally did a few collaborative projects that took off and it was proof to me that I could make money online." -Tom Morkes, USMA '08

Tom Morkes, U.S. Military Academy '08, is a serial entrepreneur who helps SaaS companies, e-commerce brands and book authors implement and grow high-volume and high-margin affiliate programs.  Tom has worked with personal brands like Neil Patel, John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur On Fire, Joseph Michael of Easy Course Creation, and Dan Norris of The 7 Day Startup, and companies like Teachable, Ultimate-Bundles, and many others to organize and run massive influencer and affiliate marketing campaigns to generate leads and sales for their products and services.

In this episode, Tom and I discuss:

• How he helps authors with large scale book launches
• Choosing the right target market for a product or service
• How he creates scalable affiliate programs for e-commerce and software companies
• His path into entrepreneurship and how he tripled his income while still on active duty

Enjoy!

"When I was in the Army, I started building websites and a lot of them failed.  But I learned as I was failing.  I finally did a few collaborative projects that took off and it was proof to me that I could make money online." -Tom Morkes, USMA '08

Tom Morkes, U.S. Military Academy '08, is a serial entrepreneur who helps SaaS companies, e-commerce brands and book authors implement and grow high-volume and high-margin affiliate programs.  Tom has worked with personal brands like Neil Patel, John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur On Fire, Joseph Michael of Easy Course Creation, and Dan Norris of The 7 Day Startup, and companies like Teachable, Ultimate-Bundles, and many others to organize and run massive influencer and affiliate marketing campaigns to generate leads and sales for their products and services.

In this episode, Tom and I discuss:

• How he helps authors with large scale book launches
• Choosing the right target market for a product or service
• How he creates scalable affiliate programs for e-commerce and software companies
• His path into entrepreneurship and how he tripled his income while still on active duty

Enjoy!

“We bring in the right candidates, equip them with right hard skills, and deliver them to companies that can develop them into successful Account Executives.” -Justin Ossola, USNA ‘06

Nick Breedlove graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in ’01 and Justin Ossola graduated in ’06 and together they founded Tech Qualled, an innovative sales training and recruiting company for military veterans. Tech Qualled works with over 80 leading technology companies that are committed to their mission of hiring Veterans.  Through a competitive, immersive and intense training program, Tech Qualled helps motivated Veterans achieve new levels professional potential in the Technology sector.

In this episode, Nick and Justin discuss:

• How their company screens candidates and finds the perfect sales reps
• Their individual paths into entrepreneurship and why they took the leap
• A new sales training platform they created for technology companies
• How they grew the team from four founding members into thirteen rock-star employees

Enjoy!

“We bring in the right candidates, equip them with right hard skills, and deliver them to companies that can develop them into successful Account Executives.” -Justin Ossola, USNA ‘06

Nick Breedlove graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in ’01 and Justin Ossola graduated in ’06 and together they founded Tech Qualled, an innovative sales training and recruiting company for military veterans. Tech Qualled works with over 80 leading technology companies that are committed to their mission of hiring Veterans.  Through a competitive, immersive and intense training program, Tech Qualled helps motivated Veterans achieve new levels professional potential in the Technology sector.

In this episode, Nick and Justin discuss:

• How their company screens candidates and finds the perfect sales reps
• Their individual paths into entrepreneurship and why they took the leap
• A new sales training platform they created for technology companies
• How they grew the team from four founding members into thirteen rock-star employees

Enjoy!

Today, I'm excited to launch our brand new SABM Accelerator Program!  Our Accelerator Program is a world-class coaching program for Service Academy graduates who are building businesses.

The Accelerator will consist of individual mastermind groups, each led by a proven coach.  I'm assembling the "dream team" of business coaches to lead these groups.  The coaches are all Academy grads who are crushing it!

You get:

• Expertise.  Each coach is proven at the level they coach!
• Trust.  We are all Academy grads!
• Community.  Coaching is delivered in a group format - you're not in this alone!

Here's the link to check out the groups and sign up: https://www.sabmgroup.com/coaching/

We are capping the membership for the first two groups at eight, so if you're interested please let me know.

This will be so much fun!!  I'm so excited for the success stories that will come from this!!  I might have to change my podcast schedule to daily!! :-)

-Scott Mackes, USNA '01

Today, I'm excited to launch our brand new SABM Accelerator Program!  Our Accelerator Program is a world-class coaching program for Service Academy graduates who are building businesses.

The Accelerator will consist of individual mastermind groups, each led by a proven coach.  I'm assembling the "dream team" of business coaches to lead these groups.  The coaches are all Academy grads who are crushing it!

You get:

• Expertise.  Each coach is proven at the level they coach!
• Trust.  We are all Academy grads!
• Community.  Coaching is delivered in a group format - you're not in this alone!

Here's the link to check out the groups and sign up: https://www.sabmgroup.com/coaching/

We are capping the membership for the first two groups at eight, so if you're interested please let me know.

This will be so much fun!!  I'm so excited for the success stories that will come from this!!  I might have to change my podcast schedule to daily!! :-)

-Scott Mackes, USNA '01