The Weekly J

Our recent guest, Emily Harmon is the founder of the Onward Podcast.  As a single mother she had to overcome a lot of adversity and challenges.  She overcame obstacles and when she finally left the government sector and recently retired, she decided to do something different with her life.  She chose to do something she was passionate about.  She turned her adversity into something that she can use to help others overcome.

She is also an author of a book that she co-wrote called "How to become a GovCon Expert." The book is now available on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1733600965/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you are interested in a free copy of Emily Harmon's book that she co-wrote - We have 10 free copies to 10 wonderful listeners. Please email [email protected] and reference this episode for your free book!

Dan Yokoyama is a Oahu island Native, a US Army Veteran and West point grad who is motivated to continuing to help the Veteran Community.  He's continuing to serve even since leaving the Army. Dan has helped to facilitate the creation of Clark and Sampson 4Vets that partnered with Mark Mhley from Re4ormed.  

The Veteran community will have a trusted and vetted insurance resource and this program will also give back to the Veteran Community via charitable donations.

Reach out to Dan Yokoyama via LinkedIn for further information. 

Today’s show is a little unique for us, as it differs from our usual programming. Please note that we have combined two stories into one show. There may be trigger warnings in both shows that may affect you as a listener. Both individuals are Veterans who have had some rough times in the past but are doing their best to turn things around and start helping others. We in no way condone their previous actions but can admire and encourage their want to better their circumstances and continue to serve others.

"If we all do a little bit, we can make a huge difference."  Rob Bowen is a go-giver.  You know here at The Weekly J we LOVE genuine good and go-giving individuals, especially Veterans.

Rob is CEO of Patriotic Insurance Group, but he also volunteers with Suits to Soldiers to help prepare Veterans for future job interviews.  He has various other Non-Profits that he volunteers for, including equine therapy.  He has continued to serve even since separating from the United States Navy.

If you are interested in connecting with Robert for insurance needs to to be connected to donate or receive a suit from Suits to Soldiers, reach out and connect with him or go to saveasuit.org.  

Did you know that there is a Veteran Tax Credit that you can use to help leverage yourself when on the hunt for a new job?

Yeah we didn't either.  Craig Washburn CEO of Veteran Tax Credit has not only been helping Veterans leverage this tax credit, but has also partnered with numerous Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) to further assist the Veteran in their job search after service.  

Reach out to Craig Washburn for more details or go to the site below to find out more about Veteran Tax Credits.

https://www.veterantaxcredits.com/

Bryan Quinn is a 30+ Year Retired Navy Veteran.  He currently works at Lockheed Martin and decided to write a book and offer coaching sessions for interview practice and resume writing.  He has wonderful techniques and examples that he offers in this episode.  Additionally, we are offering 10 FREE copies of his book, Crush your Career and Bryan Quinn is offering a 1 hour free coaching session for each of the 10 individuals to win one of his books.  

Email [email protected] for a free copy of Crush Your Career By Bryan Quinn.  First 10 individuals to email will receive a free copy of the book and will be connected with Bryan quinn for a free one hour coaching session. 

Serving Veterans, serving his community, and helping the environment through his business in Raleigh, North Carolina.  James Felts is owner of Jdog Junk Hauling and Removal Raleigh and he employs Veterans and not only helps his community, but he is able to give back through his business.  James is a United States Army Veteran who runs his business in a manner that helps Veterans transition into civilian life.  He gives his teams meaningful tasks and purpose.  To reach out to James if you need bulk items removed or to see if he is hiring, you can reach him at [email protected] or https://www.jdogjunkremoval.com/.

If someone told you that you could get out of the military, use a portion of your GI Bill to do a 6 week course that could make you $40K - $60K a year (Or More) would you believe them?

We recently connected with Grant Johnston with Airstreams Renewables and they are a skillbridge program looking for new recruits.  They have 8 open and active locations throughout the United States and they will be having their grand opening of their 9th location in March right here on Oahu.

Go to https://www.air-streams.com/Pages/Active-Duty-CSP for more information about the Airstreams Active Duty and Skillbridge opportunity. 

 Go to https://dodskillbridge.usalearning.gov/ for more information of the DoD Skillbridge program. 

Adrianne Phillips left the military with the thought that because of her Veteran status and Military training, she would be guaranteed a career.  However, life didn't pan out the way she had planned.  She hit rock bottom and was on the brink of homelessness when she was finally able to rise back up stronger than ever.  She created the SAVI 501-3C to help Veterans who have recently retired or separated.  

Visit https://savivets.org to learn more.

His accent is anything, but posh, this man's accent is pure hood.  Ravi Rajani shares tips on becoming a better speaker, like developing a persona as Beyonce does.  He helps to transform leaders and team to speak with confidence and do so in a manner that leaves an impact.  You don't want to miss the value that he provides during out show.