The Goode Show

Fast cars. Incredible people. One powerful mission — saving veterans' lives.

In this special episode of The Goode Show, we're taking you behind the scenes at Apex of Valor, hosted by Grey Team at the exclusive Concours Club in Miami.

Grey Team is a nonprofit dedicated to preventing veteran suicide and helping service members and veterans recover from the physical and invisible wounds of military service.

Through innovative wellness programs, mental health support, physical recovery, and a strong sense of community, Grey Team is doing extraordinary work — providing its programs at no cost to eligible veterans and service members.

You'll hear from supporters who explain WHY they stand behind this organization, what makes its mission so important, and how Grey Team is helping veterans rebuild their lives.

Of course, it wouldn't be The Goode Show without a little adventure! I also had the opportunity to hit the racetrack at speeds approaching 180 mph!

But beyond the adrenaline, the luxury cars, and the excitement is a cause that deserves our attention.

Because supporting our veterans shouldn't end when their service does.

Listen, share, and help spread the word. This could be the resource someone needs.

Learn more: https://www.greyteam.org

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What advice would a Marine General give the next generation of Marines?

Sometimes the best conversations happen when you least expect them!

During an impromptu visit to General Brodie's home, we were invited into his personal War Room for a special episode of The Goode Show.

Surrounded by Marine Corps flags and decades of history, General Brodie shares the stories behind the flags, his passion for mentoring young Marines, and his unwavering love for the Corps and his country.

No script. No preparation. Just an authentic conversation about service, leadership, patriotism, and the next generation carrying the legacy forward.

🇺🇸 If you know a young Marine, veteran, or someone considering military service, share this episode with them.

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Semper Fi!

What if the road to healing didn't start in a doctor's office, but with a horse?

This week on The Goode Show, Surinder Goode sits down with Tammy Oluvic, CEO of Saddles in Service, in Alpine, California, to discuss how horses are helping veterans, active-duty service members, and first responders navigate PTSD, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and the invisible wounds of service.

We talk about the powerful connection between humans and horses, the importance of finding purpose, and why sometimes healing begins when words aren't enough.

This episode isn't just about horses. It's about hope, connection, and finding a way forward.

🇺🇸 Know a veteran who could benefit from this conversation? SHARE THIS EPISODE. Better yet, reach out and help them take that first step.

🐴 Learn more: www.saddlesinservice.org

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Because sometimes sharing a story can change a life.

What happens when a love of coffee turns into a business — and that business starts becoming something much bigger?

Eric Johnson, retired Navy veteran, current Reservist, and founder of Trident Coffee, joins me to talk about how the company started, what the original business plan looked like, and how that vision evolved over time.

There’s also a full-circle twist: Eric was once one of my customers at Surinder’s Coffee Shack on base. Apparently, I may have helped fuel the competition. 😂

We talk entrepreneurship, adapting when the original plan changes, building a brand, and the drive it takes to keep growing.

If you’ve ever started a business, changed direction, or wondered what it really takes to build something from the ground up, this episode is for you.

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Building a platform looks easy from the outside. It isn’t.

Martin Foster joins me to talk about what it really takes to grow a podcast, build an audience, stay consistent, and keep going when nobody is watching.

We get into the mistakes we’ve both made, the money we’ve wasted, the lessons we’ve learned, and why you don’t need the fanciest equipment or software to get started.

Start simple. Learn as you go. Build at your own pace.

Because the platform isn’t built overnight — it’s built through the work.

Taylor Cavanaugh’s life is a story of extraordinary achievement, devastating self-destruction and hard-earned redemption.

After an early encounter with the criminal justice system, Taylor transformed his life and accomplished what few ever will—earning the Navy SEAL Trident. But becoming a SEAL did not heal the struggles beneath the surface. Addiction, destructive choices and self-sabotage eventually cost him his military career and led him back to jail, homelessness and suicidal despair.

In this episode of The Goode Show: Beyond the Uniform, Taylor speaks openly about how someone can be highly disciplined and capable in one part of life while privately losing control in another. He explores what his addiction was helping him avoid, the loss of identity and purpose that followed his discharge and the moment he realized his life had to change.

Taylor eventually flew to France and joined the French Foreign Legion, where he began rebuilding his life through discipline, humility and personal accountability.

Now a speaker and coach, Taylor helps others recognize their own patterns of self-sabotage, bring structure back into their lives and move from chaos toward clarity and purpose.

This is a raw conversation about addiction, failure, identity and second chances. Taylor’s story reminds us that accountability and redemption can exist together—and that the worst chapter of your life does not have to become the final one.

Learn more about Taylor Cavanaugh, his coaching and speaking:

https://www.taylorcavanaugh.com

What happens when the person everyone sees as strong is privately falling apart?

Prime Hall is a former Marine Raider, entrepreneur, human-performance coach and co-founder of Deep End Fitness. He has trained service members, professional athletes, Olympians and high-performing leaders—but behind the discipline and success was a deeply personal struggle with trauma, addiction and identity.

In this episode of The Goode Show: Beyond the Uniform, Prime opens up about what addiction gave him—and what it helped him avoid. He explains the difference between stopping an addictive behavior and healing the pain beneath it, the difficult work of rebuilding his identity after military service and why vulnerability should not be mistaken for weakness.

Prime also discusses his new book, Permission to Heal: Rebuilding Strength for Warriors, Athletes, and High Performers. Through his own journey, he challenges traditional ideas surrounding toughness, masculinity and the pressure to suffer in silence. He shares the tools that helped him turn pain into purpose, including breathwork, controlled underwater training, emotional honesty and alternative approaches to healing.

This is a raw conversation about addiction, trauma, recovery and learning that real strength is not measured by how much pain you can endure—it is having the courage to face it.

Learn more about Prime Hall, his speaking and his work:

https://www.primehall.com

Purchase Permission to Heal:

https://www.amazon.com/Permission-Heal-Rebuilding-Strength-Performers/dp/B0H273SM52

What happens when the mission ends—but the body still believes it is in danger?

Carol Bender is a board-certified nurse practitioner and the founder and CEO of Joy Wellness Partners. She specializes in regenerative and integrative medicine, hormone health and personalized care designed to identify underlying concerns—not simply manage symptoms.

Carol is also the spouse of an active-duty Navy SEAL, giving her a personal understanding of the pressure military service places on both the operator and the family supporting them.

In this episode of The Goode Show: Beyond the Uniform, Carol explains how years of operating in fight-or-flight mode can affect a service member’s stress response, cortisol, hormones, sleep, mood and overall health—even after retirement.

But service members are not the only ones living in survival mode. Military spouses can spend decades managing deployments, uncertainty, relocations, children and the constant needs of the mission. Carol discusses how that prolonged stress may continue affecting their bodies, hormones, relationships and sense of well-being long after military life changes.

She also explores whether the nervous system can learn to feel safe again and why she believes in an integrative approach that considers the whole person.

Although Carol understands the Special Operations community firsthand, the services offered by Joy Wellness Partners are not limited to SOF service members or spouses. The clinic provides personalized wellness care for individuals from military and civilian communities.

Learn more about Carol and Joy Wellness Partners or request an appointment:

https://joywellnesspartners.com

This conversation is for educational purposes and is not a substitute for personalized medical advice.

Military transition does not happen to only the service member—it changes life for the entire family.

Angie DeJarnette is the founder and executive director of The STEPS Foundation and the spouse of a retired Navy SEAL who served 26 years on active duty. During her husband’s career, their family navigated six deployments, ten relocations and two overseas tours. But when the military mission ended, Angie discovered another challenge: very few resources existed to help Special Operations spouses navigate their own transition into civilian life.

In this episode of The Goode Show: Beyond the Uniform, Angie opens up about the realities of life after retirement, including changes in identity, purpose, marriage and family dynamics. She discusses the difficulty of reconnecting as a couple after years of deployments and constant operational demands—and what happens when the spouse who held everything together must finally ask, “Who am I now?”

That gap in support inspired Angie to create The STEPS Foundation—Spouse Transition Enrichment Programs and Support. The national nonprofit provides personalized programs for Special Operations spouses, including wellness resources, coaching, career and educational development, financial readiness, and a supportive community of people who understand this unique journey.

This is an honest conversation about the sacrifices SOF spouses make, the challenges that can surface after the uniform comes off and why military families deserve support long after service ends.

Learn more about The STEPS Foundation, access its programs or support its mission:

https://www.thesteps-foundation.org

Amy Forsythe has dedicated her career to documenting service, sacrifice and the stories that must never be forgotten.

Amy began her military career as an enlisted Marine combat correspondent and later served as a Public Affairs Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve. An award-winning military journalist, military advocate and speaker, she has spent years capturing the experiences of those who serve—and ensuring their legacies live on.

In this episode of The Goode Show: Beyond the Uniform, Amy discusses her book, Heroes Live Here: A Tribute to Camp Pendleton Marines Since 9/11. Through powerful photographs, personal reflections and the memorials found across Camp Pendleton, the book honors the Marines and Sailors who served and sacrificed during the post-9/11 era.

Amy shares why preserving these stories matters, what we lose when military history is forgotten and how Camp Pendleton continues to honor those who once stood on its sacred ground.

This is a conversation about service, remembrance and our responsibility to keep the stories of our military community alive for future generations.

Purchase Heroes Live Here:

Official website: https://heroeslivehere.net

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Live-Here-Tribute-Pendleton/dp/1737595710