The Leadership Experience

Mike Schultz is a Paralympic snowboarder and the founder of BioDapt Inc, a prosthetics business. He is a gold and two-time silver medalist in snowboarding at the Winter Paralympics. Today, he shares his personal story with overcoming injury and the mentality that's helped him overcome life's great obstacles and become an internationally renowned Paralympic Gold Medalist.

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This episode we dive into the time honored tradition of the Spur Ride and how CSM Brian Robert from 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment organized a memorable experience for his soldiers as they went down to Camp Rilea Oregon to join the Order of the Spur. 

Joining him today is Pfc Joshua Nugent who earned his spurs at Camp Rilea. Nugent discusses his mindset as he and his squad were pushed mentally and physically on the beaches of Oregon.

The tradition of earning your spurs was introduced during the formation of the American Cavalry. New troopers were given extra space to ride and training spurs so as not to cause accidents in formations. Only when these troopers were able to prove their ability to perform with their horse and saber were they awarded their real spurs.

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Brigade Commander Col. Roehrman sits down with Lancer Brigade's own Staff Sgt. Kaipo Heath, assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Infanty Regiment "Buffaloes", and Cpl. Brian Hubler, assigned to 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion "Rugged", to discuss their roles and achievements at the National Training Center at Ft. Irwin. 

Heath responded to an enemy ambush by using his gun teams to establish a base of fire, then he and another soldier maneuvered onto an enemy tank and tossed a simulated grenade inside.

Hubler and his team broke a NTC record by flying Unmanned Aircraft Systems for a total of 274 hours of flight. Through these efforts the brigade was able to locate, identify, and destroy enemy heavy armor using artillery and Apache helicopters.

Sgt. Amro Elgeziry, a unit supply specialist, and his wife Sgt. Isabella Isaksen, are both Olympians that compete in the modern pentathlon in the Army’s World Class Athlete program (WCAP).

At age 34, Elgeziry will make his fourth appearance at the Olympics and his first time representing Team U.S.A. Elgeziry’s previous appearances has been for his native country of Egypt in 2008, 2012, and 2016.

Isaksen is a Multiple Launch Rocket System Crewmember for the Army and became an Olympian in 2016 competing in the modern pentathlon along with her sister Margaux in Rio de Janeiro.

During this conversation, they reveal how they utilize principles from the Army's Holistic Health and Fitness H2F program to keep their minds and bodies ready for high level competition and training that both the Olympics and the Army demand.

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Our guest, Dr. Kevin Benson, served in the Army for 30 years, retired as a colonel in 2007, and taught at the U.S. Army’s Red Team School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas until 2017.

In this episode, Dr. Benson discusses the importance of how to think like your enemy or opposition in order to apply critical thinking to your own decision making.

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Our guest, Anthony Storm is a producer and writer known for his work as the showrunner of NBC’s Emmy-nominated American Ninja Warrior since 2014.

Storm has executive-produced hundreds of hours of television programming such as: NBC's Titan Games, Discovery's SciJinks, ESPN’s Pro Bowl Skills Challenge, TNT’s Dunk King, TVOne’s Celebrity Crime Files, and six seasons of UFC Countdown.

Mr. Storm joins us to discuss the bonds that are formed and hardships that are overcome, by the ninja competitors, in order to compete on American Ninja Warrior.

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Our guest, Dr. Marlyn Pierce, is a former armor officer and associate professor of history at the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Dr. Pierce discusses with us today how looking back at history doesn’t necessarily mean we can predict the future but prevent ourselves from making the same mistakes again and again.

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Our guest, Ben Watkins/Juno Reactor, might be best known for his compositions on the Matrix sequels but he has been scoring films since the mid 1990’s including: Mortal Kombat, Lost in Space, Beowulf, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and Brave Story to name a few.

Watkins has also been a pioneer and innovator of modern electronic music and Trance over the course of 30 years.

Mr. Watkins joins us today to discuss being a master of his craft and what it takes to be the best performer in your own field and daily life.

Dr. Daniele Bolelli Is a professor, a martial artist and a historian. In between his busy schedules he has found time to write numerous books and run two podcasts including History on Fire.

Dr. Bolelli will join us today to talk with us specifically on the effects history has on us in the present day.

James Williams is a close quarters combat instructor that has taught U.S. Army Special Operations, law enforcement, and select civilians for 30 years.

As a former U.S. Army infantryman and logistics officer he joins us to talk about the nature of combat, what readiness means and having the mindset of a warrior.