Veteran On the Move

115: Bill Brown was commissioned in the Marine Corps after graduating from the US Naval Academy in 1993. He spent 7 years in the Marine Corps as a platoon commander and intelligence officer before entering the civilian world in 2000. Since that time he has worked primarily as a program and product manager in the software development discipline.   - The Lessons Learned Database helps capture and manage knowledge from important projects, events, operations or training.   - Lessons Learned Database Implementation   - Lessons Learned Migration    - Need assistance implementing your Lessons Learned Database or migrating existing lessons? Bill has had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries, including Knowledge Management, Insurance, Healthcare, Aerospace and Defense. Working across these industries as both an employee and consultant with over 14 companies has allowed him to observe and interact with many leadership teams and operate within a variety of business processes. Through this experience he has had the opportunity to lead amazing teams that built, launched and supported 5 different products. Bill is currently the founder and product manager at Secutor Solutions whose specialty is engaging technology with their Lessons Learned Database to bridge the gap between the areas of project management, operations management and knowledge management to drive higher rates of business success and greater organizational awareness. http://secutorsolutions.com/  Have you ever attended an after action review, retrospective or other recap of an important project, event or training and wondered how the important lessons were captured and made available for use in the future? Most often this information is lost as soon as the meeting is over or is never recalled for future use. The Secutor Solutions' Lessons Learned Database provides a repository in which this knowledge can be captured, maintained and searched for future use. The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 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.

114: One of summer’s annual traditions is about to begin.  I’m not talking baseball or bbqs, rather the home buying/selling season.  40% of all military moves take place between May 15th and August 15th.  Greg Jaeger of USAAs Residential Real estate services has some great strategies and advice when it comes to buying and selling your home.          http://traffic.libsyn.com/veteranonthemove/Veteran20On20The20Move20EP2011420Greg20Jaeger.mp3     - Is there a best time of day or day of the week to house hunt - Strategies if your search is in a different city from where you currently reside - 5 things a real estate agent can do beyond just selling you a house, including  accessing secret listings homes in hot markets that are sold without a ‘for sale’  sign ever being placed on the property. - The difference between being pre­qualified and pre­approved - How to market your home for the highest sale potential  Migration season is underway. The summer months represent the busiest time of the year for real estate sales. For military personnel, 40 percent of permanent change of status' occur in the three month period from mid-May to mid-August. Whether a PCS or just a civilian move, USAA's President of Residential Real Estate Greg Jaeger joins us with advice on how to make the home search or selling process simpler.

113: Air Force veteran, Dr. Rob Garcia grew up in a low income family and after failing out of high school and college, used his military benefits to earn a Doctorate and become an expert in speed learning. He is also the founder of SHIFT Advanced Life Design Magazine. http://traffic.libsyn.com/veteranonthemove/Veteran20On20The20Move20EP2011320Dr20Rob20Garcia.mp3 Dr. Garcia grew up in a low income household and failed out of high school once and two different colleges. He joined the Air Force and learned the traits of success: hard work, diligence, and developing an unyielding desire for success. He moved to San Diego in 2002 and taught Engineering at Morse High School for five years, despite never having an Engineering degree. An avid speed reader, he credits his academic achievements to "studying from the best, and reading as much as possible." He used his military benefits to earn a Doctorate and become an expert in speed learning. He is also the founder of SHIFT Advanced Life Design Magazine. - Founder of Shift Magazine - High School and College Drop out to Doctorate Degree   The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 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.

112:  Bob Ulin is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Center for Transitional Leadership, a nonprofit that helps mid-grade military officers and senior NCOs transition to meaningful jobs in the business world.  Bob was on episode 4 of Veteran on the Move when we talked about his retirement from the Army and transition during the post Desert Storm drawdown.  Recently Bob has been busy with the Center For Transitional Leadership and is here today to share his vast experience and knowledge on the subject of transition.

TRANSITIONS 2.0 A Field Guide for Mid-Career Professionals and Veterans Seeking New Challenges in the Business World Transitions 2.0 

The Center for Transitional Leadership (CTL) supports military professionals during their transition from military service to private sector employment. CTL is led and staffed by retired military personnel who have served and are serving as senior executives in the for-profit and nonprofit business communities.  Their network of contacts enables them to provide relevant, focused training and education activities that connect transitioning former military personnel with business leaders from the banking, information technology, manufacturing, transportation, education, public relations, telecommunications, marketing and other industries to facilitate their transition to the private sector.

CTL sponsors the Kauffman Foundation FastTrac® New Venture™ entrepreneurial development course as well as a 20-hour Executive Leadership Transition Program on Fort Leavenworth. Visit the CTL website at http://www.ctl-inc.org   

TRANSITIONS 2.0 A Field Guide for Mid-Career Professionals and Veterans Seeking New Challenges in the Business World Transitions 2.0 

The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 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.

111: Justin joined Interchange Conduit, LLC in 2016. Justin earned a bachelors degree in Business Management and a masters degree in Operations from the US Army's prestigious School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS). He has been deployed for four years to Iraq and Afghanistan, and currently resides in Colorado with his wife and children.

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110:  Jeff Smith is a retired United States Air Force Master Sergeant. He did a variety of work mostly in information technology. He started the podcast Vroom Vroom Veer in May 2015 to capture stories when life can veer in new and interesting ways. Sometimes we safely navigate those turns and sometimes we crash. Either way, a veer always makes a great story, to help us all learn and grow.

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Jeff is on his 3rd podcast now.  The importance of admitting when a podcast (business) has failed.  Only that business had failed, not the entrepreneur.  Exercising the entrepreneurial process much like the military planning process is the important part.

The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 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.

109:  Get your business launched with VetLaunch.

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-Robert Kiyosaki

Brian Richardson is a business coach and the founder of VetLaunched.com. As an entrepreneur and fellow veteran, he understands the processes needed to build and grow a business. His other businesses have involved financial services, a business newspaper, BBQ, and loss prevention. Working on business strategy is what gets him up in the morning!

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I help veteran-owned small businesses build or tweak their value propositions and business model strategies so that you can attract, keep and profit from the right customers.

Your business is far too important not to succeed.

Too often I have seen great intentions, viable businesses and meaningful ideas get swallowed up by the details of business. A lack of proper resources and tools…not knowing where to turn for answers…being given vague or blanket advice can all lead to a business failure.

I believe that given the proper tools, resources and support…you will be able to grow your business and live the life that you set out to create. Your passion and determination are required, but we’ll assume you already have that. Now let’s fill in the gaps.

My own story has taken lots of paths, and rarely in a straight line.

The military, financial services, newspaper publisher, senior services (a big fat failure), a glorified BBQ hobby and a loss prevention company (with and without partnerships)…all before starting to coach entrepreneurs like you.

That might seem like an oddly diverse background…but that’s the great part! I am thankful for that diversity because all of them have had varying degrees of technology, uniqueness, difficulty and enjoyment.

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The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 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.

108:  Mark, MHWPR president/owner, has broad knowledge in the many facets of public relations ranging from strategic communications planning, crisis communications, and internal, media and community relations to development and delivery of the communications tactics to support those efforts (print, web, photo/video, etc.). Mark retired from the U.S. Army in Fall 2004 as a Lieutenant Colonel after 23 years experience leading and training Infantry and Public Affairs Soldiers around the world. After retiring from the Army in December 2005, Mark worked for a year in corporate public relations and left that position to start his own business. Mark has a B.A. in English/Technical Writing and an M.A. in Journalism/Public Relations (with honors) and was an honor graduate of the Defense Information School.

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- Networking takes time

- Grow where you are planted

The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 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.

107:  Mike and Suzie Marschhausen are traveling around the world and creating a successful online Health and Fitness Coaching business.  It doesn't matter if they are in Thailand, Australia or Portugal these two fitness experts have become traveling lifestyle entrepreneurs while helping others get healthy and stay in shape.

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Mike is the Co-founder of Mike & Suzie Health and Fitness and the Co-host of The Mike & Suzie Show where he and his wife, Suzie, help you get lean and strong without dieting. He has a Bachelor's degree in nutrition and is pursuing his Master's in Clinical Nutrition but decided to start a business and travel the world while doing so. He is an Army combat veteran, having served 6 years in the New Hampshire National Guard which included one tour to Afghanistan in 2010.

Our goal is to give you the high quality information and support you need to get the lean and strong body you’ve always wanted. What started out as our own health and fitness journey has transformed into a mutual passion and excitement for sharing the lessons we’ve learned with as many people as possible.

Our approach has expanded leaps and bounds; including a heavy emphasis on  mindful eating and nutrition, strength training, and lifestyle factors that support diet-free fat loss, lean muscle building, and an empowered relationship with food and the body. We’re not just another meat-head website that wants to “pump you up” (although we have been known to act like meat heads at times). Here, you’ll get top notch information and support that utilizes the strengths of both male and female perspectives, while building a health mindset that will keep you lean and healthy for life.

Our blog is a hub for all things health and fitness related. We cover topics on nutrition, mindset, strength and sprint training, fat loss, cooking, healthy lifestyles, and happy relationships.

Diets don’t work. We know that building the body and health of your dreams doesn’t need to be miserable. That’s why we provide no-bullshit information, support, and guidance for you — on your own journey towards living the lean, strong, and empowering life you’ve been searching for. 

The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 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.

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- There' no security with a JOB.  

- Your security is your ability to add value

- Content is King with an online business

- Marketing is starting a conversation with your ideal customer

- Everyone is selling preparation H

- I am unemployable and unretireable 

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The Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 100 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.