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Many former military people need to find jobs when they get out. This can be a daunting task that can make the transition period even more stressful. I have a career expert on the show today who’s going to share some top tips and advice to make this period easier. Jen Walker Wall began working in a hiring capacity. This led to her seeing a lot of resumes and noticing what was being done right and not being done right. She started consulting and became an interview and resume expert.

Eventually this expe

Ailbe Astor is the Veteran Services Coordinator at Freedom Service Dogs of America. FSD helps veterans and active-duty military find new levels of confidence and independence with these specially trained dogs. Ailbe went into the Marine Corps right out of high school. Even when he got out, he continued to work with veterans and be around veterans, so he never really had a tough transition period. He is so passionate about matching these wonderful dogs with vets who can benefit from them.

He shares a little

Kim Colgrove is here to talk about her mission of helping first responders and veterans find a way to manage their emotions, stress, and trauma. These people are under a huge amount of stress and trauma. Kim knows this all too well after her husband took his own life after 30 years of being in law enforcement. After the loss of her husband, Kim went on a journey of discovery about stress and trauma. She wanted a way to help first responders manage their stress and improve their emotional health.

Maria Reed has been a military spouse for 17 years. Prior to that she was in the television industry. She was a director and a producer before meeting her husband. Military families have to move a lot, and there is a lot of work involved and a lot of uncertainty. Deployment is another big issue for military families when one spouse is left at home to take care of everything by themselves.

One Christmas, Maria was watching home improvement shows on TV. She thought that something seemed a little off and tha

Jeff Rose was in the National Guard for nine years. He also was deployed to Baghdad during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was also a financial planner for 16 years, before he struck out on his own with his Good Financial Cents blog. He also has a YouTube channel called Wealth Hacker Labs. He is also a Certified Financial Planner, the CEO of his own wealth management firm, and he wrote a best-selling book on personal finance.

He is fortunate to share wealth building advice online, although

Ryan Brandt is a former marine who served two tours in Afghanistan. He is now a business development executive for Viqtory a company that focuses on recruitment marketing. We all know that transitioning out of the military can be a challenging time. The more planning done in advance when it comes to marketing your skills, getting the right mindset, and getting your finances in order the easier the transition will be.

We talk about this, and Ryan shares struggles that he and his fellow military brothers an

Transitioning from the military can be a huge change for people who have served. Their whole life can be turned upside down, and they can even discover a loss of identity that was tied to their military life. David Pere says the solution for this is to have a purpose and a plan before you leave. David has been in the military since 2008, and he still serves. After reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, he started taking an active role with his finances and cut spending, started saving, and investing in real estate.

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Amanda Huffman served in the Air Force for six years as a civil engineer. She got married and was expecting a baby when she decided to transition to civilian life. The transition was harder than she thought it would be as she discovered her identity was tied to the military. She didn’t really feel like she fit in with veteran groups or training programs, because she was a woman and wasn’t looking for career opportunities. She was going to stay at home with her baby and identified more with military spou

Tim K. is the founder of The Veterans Project which is an online journal that profiles the experiences of veterans. He is the host of The Veterans Project podcast and he also started The Caregiver Project. Tim shares how he grew up with a proud military tradition. His father suggested he do the honorable thing when Tim was looking for ways to pay for college. Tim decided to enlist and be a cook. He finished high school, went to basic training, and started college. Tim was in for the surprise of his life whe

Janis Bruns is a retired Special Forces Officer. He served in the military in Latvia for 13 Years. He was also deployed in Afghanistan and Africa. He trained in Germany and was a Special Forces Instructor. His military career had been going well, yet he felt some areas in his life were lacking. He was also influenced by his mother who cured herself from cancer and went on a journey of self-discovery.

After taking a good hard look at his life, he decided to make the transition from military life to civilia