Veteran On the Move

153: Chris Hoffmann VET Training and Coaching   On today’s episode, Joe Crane talks to Marine veteran Chris Hoffmann about how he inspires other veterans to seek a meaningful life outside of the military in Chris Hoffmann VET Training and Coaching.   Chris is an Marine turned coach, trainer and entrepreneur. He uses his own story to inspire other veterans. He knows first-hand how hard it is to find your individuality and passion of the brotherhood and sisterhood that you once held while serving.   Chris Hoffmann is the CEO and founder of VET Training and Coaching. Becoming a Man   Chris Hoffmann was born and raised in the in the suburbs of St. Louis in the town of St. Charles. Prior to joining the Marines, Chris was a guy seeking masculinity. His youth was spent trying to prove his masculinity to the world.   Chris found his purpose and sense of work ethic through playing baseball in school. He came to a crossroads at 18. Did he chase his dream as a professional baseball player or join the Marine Corps and escape from his small town and see the world?   When the recruiter told him he could play baseball in the Marines, quickly Chris made up his mind. Hard Lessons Learned The first key Chris discovered after about a year in Marine Corps. He got the job he wanted, he was driving big trucks as Motor T Operator. He was in MOS school and he had a 3 day liberty.   “We think the process should go a certain and envision it but it goes the way it’s supposed to” - Chris Hoffmann   Chris was stationed at Ft. Leonard Wood about 2 hours from his home town. He took some of his buddies home with him to show them around. On the last night, he wound up getting a DUI while on liberty. His path through the Marines came crashing down immediately. He was reclassed to a combat cook.   To hear the rest of Chris’ lessons learned and how he can help you, download and listen to the entire episode Chris Hoffmann VET Training and Coaching. Leave us a rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We love hearing from you!   If you are short on time, here are the highlights of Chris Hoffmann VET Training and Coaching:   Who is Chris Hoffmann? ([1:30]) Baseball in the Marines? ([3:28]) Afghanistan lessons? ([7:00]) Issues after discharge? ([13:14]) What motivated Chris? ([17:52]) What is personal branding? ([22:28]) The Community ([27:15])   Episode Links:   Chris on LinkedIn VET Training and Coaching on LinkedIn VET website Facebook Community Group   Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!   Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s also a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship, and get updates and free gouge on the people programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.   The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 150 episodes giving listeners the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane featuring the people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship: Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans, DOD, entrepreneurship, business, success, military spouse, transition, education, programs and resources.  Veteran On the Move has garnered over 500,000 listens verified through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, Itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.

152: Veterans Can Crush Entrepreneurship with Dane Maxwell Founder of the Foundation  On today’s episode, Joe Crane discusses how veterans can crush entrepreneurship with Dane Maxwell Founder of The Foundation. Dane is a singer-songwriter who has applied his skills in entrepreneurship. He has a new album that’s set to help you find your purpose. Tune in, and learn how you can deal with transition and start your business! It All Started With One Question... Dane founded The Foundation when he was asked how he created so much value with his growing software business, and was invited on Mixergy for a chat with Andrew Warner. The interview became viral in days, and soon hundreds of people were banging down Dane’s door asking him to help them do the same thing.   From that a private mentorship group of 88 people called The Software Roundtable was born. The pre-cursor to The Foundation, it helped launch dozens of successful businesses using Dane’s popular Idea Extraction Method. A Home for Entrepreneurs That summer, The Foundation was born launching classes of 336 and 600 people respectively. They haven’t looked back since then, and have been doing everything they can to help entrepreneurs start from scratch.   They have been testing, tweaking and refining their content to create one of the most comprehensive training programs for new entrepreneur in the world. The Foundation has been a community for over 1500 people from 40+ different countries. Their goal has always been to make a home for entrepreneurs who have nothing to start with. Dane’s New Album Can An Album Help You Find Your Purpose? Track 1 helps you find your still small voice. Track 2 helps you strengthen that voice until it can fly. Track 3 helps you tell others to stay away from it, and to stay away from the gift that is your thing to do. Track 4 asks the fundamental life question, as it relates to what you do. Track 5 helps you become present to see the obvious gifts in front of you. Track 6 shows you how to leverage the weird qualities of your friends to find your own. Track 7 unleashes the masculine heart in us all. Track 8 unlocks the feminine heart in us all. Track 9 helps you finish what you start. Track 10 shoots you out of a cannon to take the first action on your path.   To hear how Veterans Can Crush Entrepreneurship with Dane Maxwell Founder of the Foundation, download and listen to the entire episode. Leave us a rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We love hearing from you!   If you are short on time, here are the highlights of Veterans Can Crush Entrepreneurship with Dane Maxwell Founder of the Foundation:   Who is Dane Maxwell? ([1:43]) Pattern recognition? ([4:25]) Adapting to changes? ([8:15]) Having an entrepreneurial mindset? ([12:59) A software solution to needs? ([17:25]) Crush entrepreneurship? ([23:46]) Time to start earning money? ([26:30]) Dane’s piece of advice? ([34:40]) Episode Links: Dane Maxwell official website Dane Maxwell Music on Facebook The Foundation official website The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s also a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship, and get updates and free gouge on the people programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.   The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 150 episodes giving listeners the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane featuring the people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship: Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans, DOD, entrepreneurship, business, success, military spouse, transition, education, programs and resources.  Veteran On the Move has garnered over 500,000 listens verified through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, Itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the ...

151: Take Your Networking to the Next Level with Alana Muller Author of Coffee Lunch Coffee   What’s your story? On today’s episode, Joe Crane shares how you can take your networking to the next level with Alana Muller author of Coffee Lunch Coffee. Tune in and learn how you can connect with others and achieve the success you want!   The Networking Expert   Alana Muller is a Networking speaker, workshop facilitator, coach and author of the book, Coffee Lunch Coffee: A Practical Field Guide for Master Networking and a companion blog, CoffeeLunchCoffee.com.   Her accessible, relevant, immediately actionable approach to professional Networking for those interested in connecting with others, getting involved in their community, seeking to advance their career or looking to build social relationships has helped thousands of people formulate a strategic mindset around Networking while creating a game plan to get out there and connect.   Journey to Success   Alana proudly hails from Kansas City, and highly appreciates the military. When she was born, her dad was drafted to Germany. She lived there with her parents in an army base.   In college, she studied as a Math major who was very much interested in numbers and in analyzing things. Alana was fortunately recruited out of college to work in investment banking in New York. Eventually she moved to Chicago for her MBA, and focused on general management and strategy.   Soon she returned to Kansas City, and worked with Sprint Corporation for 10 years. Alana’s experiences provided her with great insights that she still applies now as a successful networking professional.   The Decision of a Lifetime   Sometimes in life we make decisions that drastically change our lives. Alana recalls her experience from an annual retreat at the University of Chicago. It caught her attention so much that it made her question her situation that time.   There were 2 speakers in the retreat. The first was her former UC classmate, who also got recruited out of college to a big company. After few years, however, she decided to quit to begin her own business.   The second speaker talked about networks. From them, Alana realized one thing: the attendees consisted of people who wanted to become entrepreneurs and  the speakers were the only ones in the retreat who were living up to that career.   To hear how you can Take Your Networking to the Next Level with Alana Muller Author of Coffee Lunch Coffee, download and listen to the entire episode. Leave us a rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We love hearing from you!   If you are short on time, here are the highlights of Take Your Networking to the Next Level with Alana Muller Author of Coffee Lunch Coffee:   Who is Alana Muller? ([1:54]) Life-changing decision? ([5:15]) Most impactful idea? ([8:50]) The fast track program? ([11:17]) Issues on networking? ([17:42]) Tips to get started in networking? ([22:15]) Power of networking? ([27:40])   Episode Links:   Coffee Lunch Coffee blog Coffee Lunch Coffee book 11 Tips for Making the Most of a Networking Event (free download)   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!   Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s also a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship, and get updates and free gouge on the people programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.   The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 150 episodes giving listeners the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane featuring the people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship: Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans, DOD, entrepreneurship, business, success, military spouse, transition, education, programs and resources.  Veteran On the Move has garnered over 500,000 listens verified through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud,

150: Faded Jeans to Army Greens with Army Veteran Mike Travis   What’s your story? On today’s episode, Joe Crane discusses Faded Jeans to Army Greens with Army Veteran Mike Travis. Tune in to hear about his interesting military experience and his advice to aspiring authors!   Meet Doctor Mike   Doctor Mike Travis is currently a High School Mathematics and Technology Integration Specialist at Assets School in Honolulu. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Argosy University, teaching online classes to Masters of Education students living in the Pacific.   Mike has a Ph.D. in Educational Technology from the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa, and lives with his wife of 23 wonderful years and two daughters on the island of Oahu.   For years, Mike has wanted to share the story about his military experience and about his friend who was killed in Operation Desert Storm. He has just published his first book, “Faded Jeans to Army Greens - A Story of Army Life from Basic to Desert Storm”.   A Heart to Serve   Mike grew up in Colorado. Although he was just an average student that time, he was very good in completing responsibilities. He did well in his work at a fast food restaurant.   Ever since he was young, he always wanted to give back to his country. He frequently passed by recruiting stations, and wondered what it would be like to be in the military.   Army Enlistment   Mike struggled going to college. He decided to join the army instead, and had a great experience. He served at Fort Ord in California at the 7th Infantry, specifically in the air defense artillery division.   While at the army, Mike trained as a dispatcher and parts supply. During his free time, he wrote letters to family and friends. He also got his dream of driving a big field truck.   After the enlistment, however, he decided to go out of the military. As Operation Desert Storm was building up, Mike was called back to serve. That’s when he met his good friend, James Tatum, with whom he shares the riveting tale that we can read in his book titled “Faded Jeans to Army Greens”.     To hear about Faded Jeans to Army Greens with Army Veteran Mike Travis, download and listen to the entire episode. Leave us a rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We love hearing from you!   If you are short on time, here are the highlights of Faded Jeans to Army Greens with Army Veteran Mike Travis:   Mike’s early days ([1:51]) Army enlistment ([3:01]) Operation Desert Storm ([6:23]) Life after college ([9:50]) Idea behind Mike’s book ([18:15]) Writing as a stepping stone ([26:57]) Mike’s piece of advice ([30:58])   Connect with Mike:   Travis Publications Faded Jeans to Army Greens book Veteran on the Move Facebook The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 150 episodes giving listeners the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane featuring the people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship: Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans, DOD, entrepreneurship, business, success, military spouse, transition, education, programs and resources.  Veteran On the Move has garnered over 500,000 listens verified through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, Itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.

149: Resupply: Post, Buy, Sell Exclusively for the Military Community

 

A West Point graduate, Paul started ReSupply within the entrepreneurial program at the academy. Before ReSupply, Paul was a Division 1 lacrosse player, and CEO of a real estate development company (LITS Development). He is a native of Sudbury, MA.

 

Paul The Young Entrepreneur

Paul had his first job at his father’s landscape company. He was just 10 years old when he started working in a mechanic shop. He fixed junk equipment from his dad’s company, and resold it on Craigslist. Paul was always into business from such an early age.

 

For 3 years, he worked on a sales equipment company that he started. His items included landscape equipment, golf carts, industrial equipment, and construction supplies. Afterwards, he worked for his uncle at a construction for 1 year.

 

He took after his dad and uncle’s entrepreneurial footsteps, and learned about the whole business process. Every year from 15 years old until he graduated from West Point, Paul worked on real estate where he would buy a complex, rent it out, and purchase another one.

 

Business at West Point

Paul entered West Point as a lacrosse player. That’s where he found a new opportunity for selling. He couldn’t play and continue with his business at the same time, however. So, he decided to start a new one at the academy by selling textbooks.

 

He got another business opportunity by the end of his sophomore year, when he was invited to work for a fashion company. Paul spent about a year and a half in the fashion industry, until he went on an exchange opportunity at a Spanish academy.

 

ReSupply for Military Personnel

By the time he returned to West Point, he took up a business course where he got the opportunity to compete for $25,000. He had a company, but didn’t know how to create an application that would allow him to run his business.

 

He sought for advice from a variety of people. Paul eventually won 1st place in the regionals, but still didn’t have the cash prize. So, he went on to compete at the state level.

 

Within 10 days, he launched his application which posted over $70,000 worth of value. It also generated almost 40,000 transactions, and spread across military installations. From that, Paul saw the need for similar stuffs in military equipment.

 

Scams teemed the marketplace, and there was no reliable platform available. That’s when ReSupply was formed— the safest place to buy, sell, and trade exclusively within your military community.

 

To hear about the safest military marketplace, download and listen to Resupply: Post, Buy, Sell Exclusively for the Military Community. If you enjoyed the show, leave us a rating and review. We love hearing from you!

 

If you are short on time, here are the highlights of Resupply: Post, Buy, Sell Exclusively for the Military Community:

Paul the young entrepreneur (1:38)

Business at West Point (3:25)

ReSupply for military personnel (5:47)

Selling pertinent needs (14:32)

How ReSupply works (18:39)

Startup cost (27:06)

Paul’s piece of advice (32:17)

 

Connect with Paul:

ReSupply - The Military Marketplace

 

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148: Green Beret to the NFL with Army Veteran Nate Boyer

Nate Boyer is what many would deem a renaissance man.  The former active-duty Green Beret is also a world traveler, a philanthropist and community leader, and a professional athlete as a former member of the Seattle Seahawks.

Nate the Green Beret

After joining the US Army in 2005, Boyer earned the coveted Green Beret in December, 2006.  He was stationed in Okinawa throughout most of 2007 with 1 st Special Forces Group.  In April of 2008, Nate was deployed with ODA 0324 10th Special Forces Group to Iraq and served his tour of duty until January of 2009.  He then served tours in Afghanistan from April-August, 2013 (Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan) and from April-August, 2014 (ODA 3116 3 rd Special Forces Group).  In addition to his deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Boyer completed a number of JCET (Joint Command Exchange Training) Missions to Israel (2009), Bulgaria (2011), and Greece (2012).

The Talented Football Player

A five-year player for the Texas Longhorns, Boyer served as the No. 1 long snapper on PAT/FG’s his last three seasons and also handled punt-snapping duties during 2013-14.

He played in 39 career games.  In 2012 Boyer received the Disney Spirit Award at the ESPN College Football Awards, which is given to the most inspirational figure in college football. In 2013 the National Football Foundation awarded him with the coveted Legacy Award.

He was named to the 2014 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which recognizes players whose charitable involvement and community service contributions stand out among all other student-athletes; was a three-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 choice (2012-14); and was first-team Capital One Academic All-American in 2013.

Boyer was named 2012-13 Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year and in 2012 became the first-ever recipient of the Armed Forces Merit Award presented by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).  In January of 2015, he played in the Medal of Honor Bowl in Charleston, SC.

Life After Football

Boyer has embarked on a wealth of colorful adventures and life-changing experiences: he has backpacked solo throughout much of Europe and Central America, worked for a year on a fishing boat in San Diego, gone fly fishing in Kamchatka in Russia, worked as a big brother and mentor for children diagnosed with Autism, and volunteered at Refugee Camps in the Darfur region of Sudan/Chad border. Recently he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with a wounded veteran to raise money for clean water wells in Tanzania. It’s amazing what Green Beret to the NFL with Army Veteran Nate Boyer has accomplished and how he inspires and helps those in need.

Nate’s Passion to Help

Boyer’s belief that “Anything is Possible” has served him well throughout his life and has made him especially fit to speak about finding one’s passions and living with purpose for other people. Nate’s can-do attitude is contagious and his inspirational story resounds with any audience; students, veterans, businesspersons, athletes and people from all walks of life can take something away from his unique story.

If you are short on time, here are the highlights of Green Beret to the NFL with Army Veteran Nate Boyer:

Special Forces Nate (1:48)

The UT walk on (6:38)

The challenges of a non-profit (16:22)

The Unbreakable Gym (24:30)

Nate’s advice for those ready to become entrepreneurs? (29:58)

Connect with Nate:

Vets and Players

Nate’s Website

Live Facebook Interview with Joe and Nate

 

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147: Jay Lucas serves as Chairman and Managing Partner of The Lucas Group, a strategy consulting firm that he founded in 1991, focused on the specialized needs of private equity investors and their portfolio companies. He is a strong supporter of our veterans, leading the effort in New Hampshire for ‘Children of the Fallen Patriots’ – an organization devoted to making sure that every child who loses a parent in active military service can have their education paid for all the way through college. Thus far, Fallen Patriots has helped more than 700 surviving military children pay for their education.   The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 140 episodes giving listeners the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane featuring the people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship:  Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans, DOD, entrepreneurship, business, success, military spouse, transition, education, programs and resources.  Veteran On the Move has garnered over 500,000 listens verified through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, Itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.

146: Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and mental health counselor practicing in the state of Colorado. He works exclusively with veterans as the Director of Veteran Services for the Family Care Center, an outpatient mental health clinic that specializes in working service members, veterans, and their families, as well as the Executive Director of the Colorado Veterans Health and Wellness Agency, an affiliated 501(c)3 Nonprofit that provides mental health counseling services to veterans without any means of support. Duane also writes for an audience of veterans, their family members, and the communities in which veterans live on his blog,  http://www.veteranmentalhealth.com. http://www.fccsprings.com - Veterans Courts - Using entrepreneurial skills to provide health and wellness counseling to veterans - Strategic volunteering - Still serving veterans by providing mental health and wellness counseling The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 140 episodes giving listeners the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane featuring the people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship:  Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans, DOD, entrepreneurship, business, success, military spouse, transition, education, programs and resources.  Veteran On the Move has garnered over 500,000 listens verified through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, Itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.

145: Chris Marvin is the principal for Marvin Strategies, a strategy and communications consulting practice that specializes in social innovation, civic engagement, defense policy, and the veteran narrative. He is the founder and former executive director of Got Your 6, a nonprofit campaign that advocated for accurate portrayals of veterans in film, television, and popular media. He served for seven years as a US Army officer and Black Hawk helicopter pilot and is a combat-wounded veteran of the war in Afghanistan. He holds a bachelors from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

144:  In his New York Times bestseller 100 Deadly Skills (2015), retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson focused on showing the predator mindset. In his newest book, 100 DEADLY SKILLS: SURVIVAL EDITION – The SEAL Operative’s Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster (Touchstone Trade Paperback Original; October 18, 2016; $19.99; ISBN: 978-1-5011-4390-8), he demonstrates how to survive in the wild and defend ourselves from present danger. Do you know what to do in an active shooter situation, or how to apply trauma medicine after a catastrophic event? What’s the most important thing to do if you’re stuck on a desert island or being boarded by pirates? You’ll learn the answers and much more in 100 DEADLY SKILLS: SURVIVAL EDITION. Retired Navy SEAL Clint Emerson spent 20 years in operations around the globe while attached to SEAL Team Three, the National Security Agency (NSA), and the elite SEAL Team Six. Now Emerson has created the essential survival guide, as adapted from the missions, training, and protocol of special operations, to combat the real threats of today’s complex world.  With a perspective that accounts for situations as varied as escaping a theater shooting, creating improvised water filters, eluding a wild boar attack, and defending against home invasions, 100 DEADLY SKILLS: SURVIVAL EDITION is the manual to help you defeat a range of life-threatening scenarios, from being lost in the woods to scenarios pulled directly from today’s headlines.   The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 140 episodes giving listeners the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane featuring the people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship:  Marine Corps, Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard veterans, DOD, entrepreneurship, business, success, military spouse, transition, education, programs and resources.  Veteran On the Move has garnered over 500,000 listens verified through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, Itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.