Olaseni Bello is a military veteran and serves an Associate General Counsel for product at Intuit. Olaseni partners closely with product, engineering, business development, marketing, operations, and compliance managers on matters ranging from generative AI product features to data privacy to regulatory and cross-border issues. 

Prior to Intuit, Olaseni served in the Army as a Judge Advocate General.  After leaving the Military, Olaseni served in numerous legal advisor and senior executive roles in both public and private sectors to include Meta, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley.

Olaseni joins Brendan to discuss:

• The path to becoming a JAG officer in the Army and his experience
• Transitioning from the Army to the Civilian sector
• Going to Business School as a Lawyer
• The advantages of experiencing a range of dynamic roles 

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Chris Homewood is a military veteran and serves as the Chief Operations Officer and of Valley Services Electronics, a leading contract manufacturing company using cutting-edge PCBA solutions and top-quality systems to serve a wide range of technology companies, worldwide.

Prior to becoming a COO of VSE, Chris served in the Marine Corps as an Artillery Officer. After leaving the Military, Chris served in numerous leadership and executive roles in retail companies to include Target, Ross, and TriMark.

Chris joins Brendan to discuss:

• Evaluating opportunities from linear to divergent and parallel pathways
• Experience working in Retail 
• How to manage multiple businesses and operations
• Managing relationships with founders transitioning out of their roles

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Joshua Broder is a military veteran and serves as the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Tilson Infrastructure, a national-leader in utility pole and tower development, and long haul campus fiber for lease-back to telecom carriers and others.

Prior to becoming a CEO, Josh served as an Army Signal Corps Officer on missions in Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Afghanistan designing, building, and operating the communications network for US forces.

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Josh joins Tim to discuss:

• How he went from being an Army Signal Officer to CEO of a telecommunications infrastructure company
• The importance of Skillbridge for transitioning service members
• Why he chooses optimism
• The importance of hiring veterans

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*This episode is a recording of an interview of Brendan on the Mission Oriented Podcast. Brendan talks about the upcoming MilVet Startups Conference and what to expect.

To sign up, go to www.milvetstartups.com and use code TMVPodcast30 for 30% off your ticket.

Are you interested in a SkillBridge opportunity with The Mil Vet? Reach out to [email protected] to learn more. 

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*This episode is a recording of our Vets in Tech Panel at The Military Veteran Career Conference (TMV3) in San Francisco. To experience conversations like this firsthand, you can register for our events at www.themilvet.org/events

This panel, moderated by Brendan, consists of Steve Chiou (PM at Box), Kyle Eberly (PM at Google), Mashon Wilson (Strategy Lead at Google), and Yosef Adiputra (PM at Snap).

In this chat, the panelists discuss

• Their paths to breaking into tech careers
• The significant differences between big tech companies
• How compensation works in the tech world
• What a day in the life of a PM is like

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*This episode is a recording of our Fireside Chat with Graham Weaver at The Military Veteran Career Conference (TMV3) in San Francisco. To experience conversations like this firsthand, you can register for our events at www.themilvet.org/events

Graham Weaver is the founder and managing partner of Alpine Investors, a people-driven private equity firm that invests in software and services businesses. With over 20 years of experience in private equity, Graham founded Alpine based on the belief that exceptional people create exceptional businesses, a People First philosophy that guides the firm’s choices today. When he’s not helping to build Alpine, Graham teaches two courses on entrepreneurship at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (GSB).

In this chat, Graham and Brendan discuss:

• How Graham's passion for people led him to found Alpine Investors
• Why Graham recommends that people think about their lives on a longer horizon
• Why you should always follow your passion

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Dave Gerhardt is the founder and CEO of Exit Five (exitfive.com), a media company focused on helping B2B marketers build successful careers through community and content.

Before Exit Five, Dave spent over a decade as a marketer working his way up to Chief Brand Officer at Drift and Chief Marketing Officer at Privy.

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Dave joins Brendan and Tim to discuss:

• How he came to build a career in marketing
• Why side hustles can completely change your career
• What he sees as emerging trends in marketing
• Why he believes that trying to become "well-rounded" can be a waste of time

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Gerta Malaj is a negotiation expert with a professional career that spans big tech (LinkedIn, IBM) to global biotech (Sanofi), startups (3x founder & advisor), and venture capital. Gerta is an angel investor and an LP of a VC Fund. She is also a veteran spouse and holds a Master's in Engineering from MIT.

Gerta has free negotiation downloads on her website at yournegotiations.com. She is also active on LinkedIn and Twitter (@gerta_ma).  

Gerta joins Brendan to discuss:

• How a shift in thinking about negotiation can help you secure more compensation
• Common pitfalls when negotiating compensation
• Why salary isn't the only thing you should be worried about
• How and when to prepare for a negotiation to maximize your benefit

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Paul Lawrence is an Army veteran and former Under Secretary of Veteran Benefits at the VA. Paul's professional career spans multiple levels of leadership at consulting firms, but since 2021 he has focused on being a veteran advocate and author. Paul is active on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter), where he shares valuable resources and spotlights veterans and organizations who are contributing to the veteran community.

Paul has published two books following his service as Under Secretary. His most recent work, Veterans Benefits for You: Get What You Deserve, is an incredible resource for all veterans looking to better understand their benefits and is a TMV Recommended Read. 

Paul joins Brendan to discuss:

• The most effective way to file claims with the VA
• Recent updates to VA Loan guidelines
• How he was nominated as Under Secretary of Benefits at the VA
• How to navigate your relationship with the VA and get what you need

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Sasha Seymore is a co-founder and the COO of Learn to Win, an education technology company based in Redwood City, California, that improves training and onboarding for commercial enterprises, the Department of Defense, and athletic teams and programs. Sasha is also a reserve intelligence officer for the US Navy serving with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), helping the U.S. military make faster use of emerging commercial technologies. 

Prior to Learn to Win, Sasha worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company and played professional basketball in Europe. Sasha received an MBA from Stanford as a Knight-Hennessey scholar, an MA from Queen's University Belfast as a George Mitchell Scholar, and a BA from the University of North Carolina, where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar, Senior Class President, and Scholar-Athlete of the Year on the men's basketball team. Sasha serves on the National Leadership Council for the Positive Coaching Alliance and was named to the 2022 Forbes 30 under 30 list in Education.


Sasha joins Brendan to discuss:

• How he balances his career in the Navy Reserves with being a startup founder
• How Learn to Win was born from his experience playing college basketball
• The nuances between the military, startups, and careers at larger companies
• His advice for getting the most out of your career post-military

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