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Mark's Bio:

Mark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You and creator of the Brain Bump app. From tracking criminals and terrorists on the dark web to creating marketplaces and new authentication systems, Mark has spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups and Fortune 500s and in academia, with over a dozen patents to his name. He helped to start the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, dubbed MIT’s “career success accelerator,” where he teaches annually. At MIT, he received a B.S. in physics, a B.S. in electrical engineering & computer science, and a M.Eng. in electrical engineering & computer science, focusing on cryptography. At Harvard Business School, Mark helped create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools. He also works with many non-profits, currently serving on the board of Plant A Million Corals. He was one of the top-ranked ballroom dancers in the country and now lives in New York City, where he is known for his social gatherings, including his annual Halloween party, as well as his diverse cufflink collection.

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I first found out about Tom from this article. 

Tom's Bio:

Tom is an entrepreneur with more than 25 years of analytic and risk management experience as a co-founder and CEO of ClearForce, a cyber and employee risk management company based in Vienna, VA. Prior to ClearForce, Tom was the CEO of ALI Solutions (aka, Austin Logistics). During his tenure at ALI, Tom served as the CFO and headed the Marketing, Product and Business Development functions at ALI, where he established global distribution channels and co-invented several patented systems including priority queuing algorithms. 

Prior to ALI Solutions, Tom was a Vice President at JP Morgan Chase’s card risk management division where he developed and managed the credit risk policy for the card and unsecured credit portfolios. Tom also served as the Vice President of Analytics for Noble Systems Corporation. 

Tom co-founded and served as a board member of Advanced Call Center Technologies, a contact center service business started in 1997 and sold in 2003. As an entrepreneur, Tom has raised over $35M in seed and venture capital. He has consulted for many of the top U.S. banks, published numerous articles and presented topics at industry events and conferences related to risk management, insider threats and the application of analytic technology and policy. In 2018, he won the AFCEA Small Business Innovation Shark Tank competition. Tom has an MBA in Finance from New York University and a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia.

Resources:

Transition Readiness - Marine Corps Community (usmc-mccs.org)

DoD Transition Assistance Program (dodtap.mil)

ClearForce Webinar | DSI Group | DEFENSE STRATEGIES INSTITUTE

VA Solid Start - Veterans Benefits Administration

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Chris Perkins has A LOT to share.

He was an artillery officer in the Marines who left the Corps and wanted to get into finance.  After convincing someone at Lehman Brothers that conducting artillery missions made him a good fit for stock trading, he got started int he world of finance. 

His career was moving along the normal path of Wall Street until he started learning about this "internet money" and blockchain technology.  He now invests in crypto projects with CoinFund and helped to start Veterans in Digital Assets to build access into the crypto world for the veteran community. 



Veterans in Digital Assets (VIDA) | a podcast by Veterans in Digital Assets (VIDA) (podbean.com)

Veterans in Digital Assets Discord

Veterans in Digital Assets (@VIDABWF) / Twitter

Christopher Perkins | LinkedIn

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Code Platoon is an awesome organization that works with veterans to get them started in what can be an extremely lucrative and rewarding career: software development.  

They also have a great story that involves the founder's son getting every Call of Duty game ever....for free. 

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Adam has a heckuva story that I couldn't wait to share with you all:

He enlisted in the Army at 17 and got to work heavily in engineering, which was what he wanted. After the Army, he went to work at GE Healthcare and got to develop his inner engineer while learning more about the world of business, learning under the famous Jack Welch.

Then one day he got a call from a recruiter to see if he would be the president of Masterplan, Inc., a private-equity-backed service company. He then spent 21 years operating private-equity-backed companies in the service industry with a history of returning 5x MOIC (Multiple on Invested Capital) to investors.

Adam now runs  CEO Advisory Guru LLC where he worked with companies to grow and be ready to sell. 

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Jordan has an interesting path. Here is his official bio:

"Jordan Carter is a Partner at Search Investment Group (SIG) where he advises entrepreneurs and independent sponsors on deal sourcing, due diligence, and capital raises.

Jordan is also the CEO of B&A Group, a government grant services and software company acquired through a self-funded search. Jordan previously worked with former Secretary of the U.S. Navy, John F. Lehman, to improve and grow aerospace, defense, government services, and technology companies. Prior roles include Advisor to the CEO, Private Equity Portfolio Company Operations at Centerbridge Partners, Private Equity Investor at J.F. Lehman & Company, and Mergers and Acquisitions Analyst at Centerview Partners.

Jordan received a Master of Business Administration from Wharton Business School and a BS in Economics from Southern Methodist University. He currently serves as an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve and on the Board of the SMU Cox Alternative Asset Management Center (AAMC) Advisory Board."

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"I own two assets: my house and Bitcoin"

Johnny Demaddalena is awesome.  He started in tech by building custom computers when he was in high school.  Somewhere along the way, he heard about this "internet money" called Bitcoin and started his trip down the Rabbit Hole. 

Johnny now runs DeMaddalena Capital where he helps large investors handle crypto.  

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The military has lots of aviators who may ask themselves at some point: should I continue to fly after the military?

Greg Krino is an airline pilot who shares some of his story of flying after the Air Force.  

But we also have a lot to talk about from his time running for public office.  Spoiler alert: it's a rough world out there. 

Podcast | The Greg Krino Show

The Greg Krino Show on Apple Podcasts

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Reasons you should listen:

• Brian turns the tables on me and interviews me about my own entrepreneurial endeavors
• We learn about his MASTERFUL use of mentors to get started in business
• Brian has a GREAT product that got started from a problem he recognized a young officer in the 75th Ranger Regiment 

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Greg is a wonder.  He's started e-commerce brands, built a digital marketing company, bought businesses, and helped countless of other veteran entrepreneurs, all while serving in the Canadian Reserves. 

You can find out more about his company, H-Hour, here.

Resources mentioned: David Ogilvy