The Mettle of Honor Podcast: Stories of, Strength, Courage, & Perseverance™️

Nola Veazie, Ph.D. | El Segundo, California, United States | | U. S. Air Force Veteran |Clinical Psychologist | CEO of V-Solutions Consulting “The_leadership at V-Solutions Consulting understands that human capital is your greatest asset! Therefore, we work hard to maximize your employees' potential by combining mental health/addiction education and intervention with leadership and organizational management to create comprehensive training.”    Hashtags #veteranshelpingveterans #military #wellness, #mindfulness #mentalhealth

LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/nola-veazie-ph-d-728a688a/ |_Website vsolutionsconsulting.com |_Email [email protected] |

Dr. Theresa Larson DPT, CSCS, San Diego County, California, United States| USMC Veteran (Engineer Officer) | Founder of Movement-rx.com I Doctor of Physical Therapy I Veteran Advocate | Former Pro Athlete| Adaptive & Inclusion Educator | Hashtags #military, #wellness, #mindfulness, #corporatewellness, #veteranshelpingveterans #military, #wellness

Website movement-rx.com | Email [email protected] | LinkedIn Profile linkedin.com/in/drtheresalarson |Twitter DrTheresaLarson

Ray Hahn | Wichita, Kansas, United States | U.S. Navy Veteran (Navy Corpsman)

Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Rater Empowering military veterans to unleash their benefits potential through claims adjudication, advocacy, and education. “After experiencing an atrocious military transition in 2011, I set out on a path to help other veterans navigate this process. It was through this discovery process that led me to become a subject matter expert in adjudicating complex VA disability claims to include military sexual trauma, traumatic brain injuries, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and a mentor to new raters.” 

LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-hahn-417a04108/ | Email [email protected] | Hashtag #veteranshelpingveterans

While these licensed professionals may provide advice/ recommendations to your questions based upon their professional knowledge and personal experience in their practices for your personal situation, this podcast episode is for educational purposes only. They are not responsible, individually or collectively, for any consequences of your acting on that provided advice. It is recommended that for best-personalized results to consult with your primary care provider (PCP) /primary care manager (PCM)/General Practitioner.

Jack Sterling Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Entrepreneur | Navy SEAL Veteran | Communications Security Consultant

"After spending almost a decade solving kinetic and strategic communications problems around the world, my "why" is now helping businesses develop security-centric strategies to thrive in an increasingly high-threat environment. Threats we help address: internet outages, ransomware, active shooters, insider threats, IP theft, digital vandalism, phishing emails, terror attacks, physical theft, natural disaster, and compliance requirements. The internet is just a new medium for criminals, terrorists, and hostile nation-states to conduct their nefarious business. The threat posed to the business world, and the world at large, is dire and growing like wildfire. If your business doesn't have a unified, documented & practiced security plan, then luck is part of your defense."

Teams all work under the same banner but speak different languages, draw from different budgets, have different priorities. In the gaps between these silos, vulnerabilities exist. We identify the gaps, measure the total attackable surface & prescribe strategic solutions as appropriate.

My Top 5 Values:

1. Curiosity

2. Integrity

3. Tenacity

4. Humility

5. Humor

My Gallup Top 5 Strengths:

1. Input - I have a thirst for new knowledge, which helps as I spend ~50% of my working time learning about the threat & supplier landscape (so my clients don't have to)

2. Restorative - MOST businesses are mess and semi-broken; I seek to find remedies

3. Intellection - Maybe my biggest weakness, but I'm more adapt at grasping the conceptual big picture vs the ground-level nitty gritty details (that is where our supplier partners excel!)

4. Context - Knowing the "why" driving your business is essential when developing strategy to keep you going. Without context, we're just going from putting one fire out to the next.

5. Harmony - The world is full of conflict, both internal and external. I use this strength to ID the most harmful conflict areas and bring some resolution.

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LinkedIn URL https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacksterling/

Headquartered in Greenville, SC, the mission of CloudHound is to provide local businesses with a local sales agent to help them navigate and negotiate with all telecom and cloud providers. Their success is tied to our long-standing relationship with ScanSource, which now owns Intelisys, the world’s largest telecom service distributor.

We work with local business owners who want "one phone to call" for all their telecom needs.

We sit on the same side of the table with our customers to help navigate the telecom market.

We are completely independent of any telecom providers.

Company (CloudHound) Information

Website  cloudhound.us | Blog bestmetoday.blogspot.com/  | Email Jack Sterling Email Address | LinkedIn URL https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacksterling/

Afghanistan: A Veterans Perspective

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This episode contains excerpts of episodes of The Mettle of Honor Podcast already recorded. Some have been published while others will be made available in full soon. It's been such a pleasure having the opportunity to speak with service members, veterans, military spouses, and those that are providers for and supporters of the military and veteran communities.

Bonnie Carrol | USAF Veteran | Gold Star Spouse | Air Force Transportation Officer | Founder of T.A.P.S. (Tragedy Assistant Program for Survivors) | (https://www.taps.org/bonnie-carroll) | http://linkedin.com/in/bonnie-carroll-4411bb4

#taps #usaf #goodgrief

Larry Moore’s | USA Veteran | Army Officer (Ranger) #RLTW | http://linkedin.com/in/larry-moores-6541b76 | #blackhawkdown #leadership #mentorship

Olivia Nunn | USA Veteran, Retired | Army Public Affairs Officer | http://linkedin.com/in/olivia-j-nunn | #leadership #familyfirst #goarmybeatnavy

Dr. Ann James | USAF Veteran | Air Force Finance Officer | drannjames.com | http://linkedin.com/in/drannjames | https://instagram.com/drannjames?igshid=1rfwa3n6qqn3x

Bill Anthens | USA Veteran | Army Special Forces | http://linkedin.com/in/bill-anthes-94244812 | www.btwntheears.com |

[email protected] | #greenberet #specialforces

Tammy Bartlett | USAF Veteran | Air Force Officer (retired) | Fighter Pilot (A-10 Warthog) | Co-Founder & CEO of Athena’s Voice | http://linkedin.com/in/tammybarlette | www.athenasvoiceusa.com | www.tammybarlette.com | [email protected] | Twitter Handle @TamBarlette | #gritfactor #youvegotgrit

Jeff Clark | USAF Veteran | Air Force Medical Logistician | Entrepreneur | Author | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsclarkldrs/ | [email protected] | #veterans, #leadership #leadershipdevelopment, and #veteranshelpingveterans

Jon Roth | USMC Veteran | https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-roth-iii-051bb7163  | recalibrateusa.org

Amy Forsythe | USMC Veteran | Navy Reservist (still serving) | Public Affairs Officer | http://linkedin.com/in/amyforsythe

Dr. Shauna Springer | Clinical Psychologist | https://www.docshaunaspringer.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/docshaunaspringer | [email protected] | https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/dr-shauna-springer-ph-d | #trauma #ptsd #mentalhealth https://www.gap-mettleofhonor.org | [email protected]   | https://www.linkedin.com/company/mettle-of-honor-podcast/   |  

Hashtags to follow: #YouveGotMettle | #YouveGotGrit | #MettleOfHonor

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Jeff Clark, born and raised in Northern Oklahoma, is an Air Force Veteran with well over a decade of service as a medical logistician (AFSC 4A1X1). He has an MBA from Southwestern College and is currently studying for his Business Doctorate in Strategic Management. After his time in service in the Air Force Jeff returned to government service and has learned valuable lessons on leadership. He believes leadership must be genuine, purposeful, and strategic. Jeff started writing down his thoughts as a form of therapy and creative expression.  In doing so, a love of talking about leadership developed. Jeff Clark continues sharing those concepts, philosophies, and stories through his own writing, as well as his volunteer work with multiple veteran organizations. Veteran organizations he has been using his time to mentor and help veterans are Vets2Industry, Veterati, and The Enduring Campaign. Jeff specializes in non-fiction leadership, and his first book entitled: Hear. These. Truths.: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Leadership Algorithm, through Tactical 16 Publishing will release soon. It will take readers on a journey to build their leadership and become more impactful leaders. Regardless of what industry you are in, his take on leadership will have something for everyone. He built a proven method of applying leadership that is military tested, honest, truthful, and strategic in its intentions. No frills, no BS, just leadership principles you need to know. TODAY. The development of a fiction novel series is also in the works.

Jeff Clark | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsclarkldrs/

Entrepreneur | Author | Veteran & Veteran Advocate | Leadership Strategist Sharing The Truth About Leadership | Build Your Leadership Algorithm | Doctoral Candidate |Jeff Clark's Official Website  | Email Address: [email protected]

Talks about #veterans, #leadership, #leadershipdevelopment, and #veteranshelpingveterans

Retired Army Ranger, Larry Moores lead a convoy to capture two Somali leaders when two Blackhawks were shot down in 1993. The 'Black Hawk Down' mission describes what led to '18 hours of constant fighting'

 

In part 2, Larry Moores will share with us valuable lessons he learned in Mogadishu and what roles his men played in recovering our dead and wounded.  But here in part 1, we will learn more about him joining the military and his principles of leadership.

He enlisted as a young Army Ranger, commissioned through Officer Candidate School and served a 21-year career in Airborne, Ranger and Special Operations assignments, with numerous deployments including, Grenada, Somalia and Afghanistan.

Moores is now Executive Director of Three Rangers Foundation, which provides veterans with experts, advice and assistance in every aspect of their journey; whether spiritual, physical, mental, employment, finances, family, or education.

Learn more about his foundation http://www.threerangersfoundation.org/

Larry proudly supports James Dietz’s portraits in his home: http://www.jamesdietz.com/

US Army Major General Gregg Martin, (retired) was born in Massachusetts, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy with a bachelor’s degree and commissioned in 1979 into the Army Corps of Engineers. He subsequently earned master’s degrees in civil engineering and technology policy, as well as a Ph.D. in Engineering Management & Public Policy from MIT. MG Martin is married to Maggie, the former Margaret Ryan. The Martin’s have three sons, all Eagle Scouts, two of whom are active duty Soldiers, and one who is a college student. Critical leadership positions include:

Commandant of the US Army Engineer School and Regiment | CG & Division Engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division in Portland, OR | CJTF-7 Engineer in Europe and the Middle East from June 2002 to July 2004.

As the Recruiting and Admissions Officer at the US Military Academy at West Point, NY. Life at NDU: Gen. Martin said to threaten to fire anyone who questions his plans.

Army Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, the president of the National Defense University, announced, not proposed, to his senior subordinates last Friday a series of abrupt and sweeping changes in the structure of the institution. To top it off, by some accounts, he then threatened to terminate anyone who even questioned the changes.

In 2005, Aaron Moffett earned his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Sport & Exercise Psychology and Adapted Physical Activity from Michigan State University. Currently, Aaron is serving the military community, more specifically the U. S. Air Force, in a civilian capacity as the Air Force Community Support Coordinator at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, and is an Adjunct Professor at California State University – San Bernardino. He also previously served as the Sports Psychology Consultant for Magellan at Randolph Air Force Base (Formally known as The Armed Forces Services Corporation). Dr. Aaron Moffett has over 21 years of classroom and field experience in adapted physical activity and sport/exercise psychology. He is an internationally recognized communicator with experience briefing senior military and community leadership as well as Wounded Warriors, both in large and small groups. Dedicated practitioner focused on empowering Wounded Warriors to reach maximum recovery benefit in both wellness and quality of life as they adjust to their “new normal”. On a trip to the Warrior Games in the USA in 2013, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, saw first-hand how the power of sport can help physically, psychologically, and socially those suffering from injuries and illness. He was inspired by his visit and the Invictus Games was born. Aaron Moffett was the head coach for Team USA in the Invictus Games.

Aaron Moffett Information:  Magellan Federal Website https://www.magellanfederal.com/who-we-work-with/military-community-collaborators/| LinkedIn Page (company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/mglfed|LinkedIn (personal/ professional): https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-moffett-799852128|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaron.moffett/|Email: [email protected] |

Air Force Medical Publication Article Wounded Warrior Coaches Help Athletes Advance in their Recovery By Richard Salomon - Air Force’s Personnel Center Public Affairs (Published 01 October 2017) https://www.airforcemedicine.af.mil/News/Display/Article/1329870/wounded-warrior-coaches-help-athletes-advance-in-their-recovery/

The Invictus Games (https://invictusgamesfoundation.org/) were founded by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, which first took place in September 2014 at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom. The Invictus Games is an international sporting event for wounded, injured, and sick Servicemen and women, both serving and veterans. The Games use the power of sport to inspire recovery, support rehabilitation and generate a wider understanding and respect of all those who serve their country. The word 'Invictus' means 'unconquered', chosen as an embodiment of the fighting spirit of the wounded, injured, and sick service personnel and what they can achieve, post-injury.

Elizabeth O’Brien is an accomplished, high-energy leader with expertise in national partnerships, non-profit relationship building, program development, and community engagement. Elizabeth O’Brien currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Freedom Learning Group – an educational content and services provider powered by a global remote network of Military Spouses and Veterans.

Elizabeth, a Military Spouse, sits on The Blue Star Families Advisory Council, The Military Spouse Corporate Career Network Advisory Council, and The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council. She chairs the state of Virginia Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

Previously, Elizabeth served in significant leadership roles as a Senior Director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes and as Chairwoman for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs, the first Military Spouse named to the role. Prior to joining the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, O’Brien spent over a decade coaching college women’s basketball at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Hofstra University, and The University of Hawaii. Elizabeth resides in the Washington, D.C. area with her family. On any given day, she and her family can be found competing or cheering one another on at a sporting event. CEO and Founder of Freedom Learning Group (freedomlearninggroup.com/) Founded by a Military family, Freedom Learning Group is the leading educational courseware, content, and services provider powered by a global remote workforce of Military Spouses and Veterans. Freedom Learning Group (FLG) entered the educational courseware industry in 2017 with a cutting-edge business model intentionally designed to fit the needs of Military Spouses and Veterans while keeping them competitive in their respective professional fields.

FLG specializes in educational content development, instructional design, assessment writing, accessibility compliance, ADA accessibility, accuracy review, subject matter expertise, e-Learning, audio-video services, copy editing, and project management. My husband, Nathan, and I launched Freedom Learning Group (FLG) while stationed in Germany with the distinct motivation to provide Military Spouses with the freedom to invest in their career AND support their Servicemember. Military families serve and sacrifice in countless ways and we made it our personal mission to strengthen the career-family balance by providing career opportunities to the Military Spouses serving on the homefront too. We recognized a need in our Military Spouse community that was more than just the absence of a career. Military Spouses shouldn’t have to exchange passion for a paycheck, yearn for a relevant and meaningful career path, self-actualization, value and/or success. A strong family foundation is vital to the health and wellness of our Service Men and Women – family readiness is mission readiness. Raising awareness and developing solutions for the unspoken sacrifice of Military Spouses is paramount to what Freedom Learning Group represents. FLG empowers Military Spouses to take the lead and author their own career journey. Elizabeth O’Brien LinkedIn (Personal): http://linkedin.com/in/elizabethobrien30

Liz O’Brien Email: [email protected]

Freedom Learning Group Website:

www.freedlomlearninggroup.com

Email Address: [email protected]

LinkedIn (Company): www.linkedin.com/company/freedom-learning-group

Facebook (Company): facebook.com/FLGEducationSolutions/

Twitter (Company): https://twitter.com/freedomlearngrp

Instagram (Company): https://instagram.com/freedomlearninggroup

YouTube Channel: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCY4-O1weBv7MUuOzRnDNvWQ

Freedom Learning Group Address

International Pkwy; Lake Mary, FL 3274

Upon his return from deployment, SFC (retired) Patrick Skluzacek said the nightmares started. “I was scared of closing my eyes.. “I'd wake up thrashing and sweating and the Veterans Affairs didn't have a cure for it. They just had people with nightmares, people killing themselves, and they didn't understand why." Tyler Skluzacek, Patrick’s, the 27-year-old son told CNN, “I was just 13 when he came back from Iraq, but I knew he was a completely different person. He used to be so active and happy. After the war, he was just depressed, lethargic, irritable, and the worst part is he wasn't sleeping. It was hard seeing my Dad like that." Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, his father had nightmares that haunted him for years.

This 31-minute bonus episode is not the full "Nightmare vs Nightwear" episode. Rather, the first half of this contains bits and pieces from the individuals interviewed for the full episode.  The second half of this is a 15-minute yoga/ grounding session led by (Jen (Muehlegger) Baumgardner Barnes (MSW, LICSW, ERYT, TCTSY-F)   (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-baumgardner-barnes-msw-licsw-eryt-tctsy-f-5797b56a/)

NightWare - Treating nightmares with digital therapeutics: Overview | LinkedIn

Dr. Brian Robertson, (Retired Army | Cheif Consultant Surgeon General, Allergy/Immunology) https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-robertson-md/

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