Veteran On the Move

Welcome to Podcast Websites, the all-in-one Wordpress service just for podcasters. In this audio post, Mark from Podcast Websites walks you through how to set up your first podcast episode.

Important note: be sure to delete this episode before publishing your feed to iTunes.

Your website is pre-configured with a specific section for podcasting. Anything published into this category that has an audio file attached to it will appear in the feed that you can submit to iTunes, Stitcher etc.

You can quickly add a new podcast episode by:

clicking the "Publish a new episode" link within your website dashboard; or by

hovering over "Podcasting" on the left hand side of your dashboard

and then clicking "Create Episode"

For each episode you add, you will be asked to add:

The episode title

Your show notes

Your media file (this will be slightly different depending on whether or not you are using our integrated podcast hosting)

A featured image for when the episode appears on your website (note: this will appear on the website only)

Before you upload your audio file you should ensure:

You have mixed the episode as appropriate

You have tagged your episode with the relevant information using a program such as ID3 Tag Editor

How to use this sample resource

Set up your podcast show by following the initial set up wizard on your dashboard when you first log in to your website

Listen to the audio file

“Edit” this episode by navigating to

Your website administration area

Clicking “Podcasting” on the left hand side

Clicking the title of this audio episode

Look through how the episode is configured, pay particular attention to:

The episode title

The episode show notes

The mp3 audio file

The ‘featured’ image [optional]

Inserting your Simple Podcast Press player

Previewing / Scheduling / Publishing the episode

For help with publishing your first podcast episode, head to the support section of your website administration area.

Next steps: Publish your own first episode by navigating to your website administration area, followed by hovering over “Podcasting” and then clicking on “Create Episode”.

This is a sample episode to get you started. Please delete before launching your own podcast.

This is a sample episode to get you started. Please delete before launching your own podcast.

64: Tom Morkes is a West Point grad, Iraq War veteran, and founder of Insurgent Publishing, a full-service book marketing and publishing firm. Tom is the author of four books, the co-founder of High Speed Low Drag, and the creator of PublishersEmpire.com.

 

http://insurgentpublishing.com/

 

http://publishersempire.com/

Publishers' Empire is a comprehensive, publishing training platform and online community.

We have over 100 HD training videos (and growing), step-by-step tutorials, copy-and-paste marketing and sales templates, professionally designed book cover and book layout interior templates, a live, 24/7 forum, and much more that will help you create, package, and monetize your writing.

63: Chris Damback joined the Marines in 2007 as a Grunt (0311) with the Reserves 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance, injured in Iraq 2009 got out in 2012. 

Since Chris was a kid he had the Entrepreneur bug in him. From selling crawfish out of a local stream to neighborhood kids for pets, to dragging a cooler full of sodas to all the constructions sites in his neighborhood to selling candy on the bus in 5th grade coining the nick name "The candy man". Later in life Chris focused this to build two successful businesses. One being a Lawn care company that broke 1 million dollars in sales in their 4th year, while his other business was being ranked the #1 Food Truck in its very first year! Chris has plans to do much bigger things and says he's just getting started!!!

62: Mark L. Rockefeller is the Co-Founder & CEO of Street Shares, Inc., a peer-to-business funding marketplace that uses the power of affinity groups to decrease costs/risks in small business lending. The press calls Street Shares Shark Tank meets eBay for business loans.Mark began his career as a military officer, attorney, and federal prosecutor. Following military service in Iraq, Mark worked on a micro-finance project in Africa. He later joined the prominent financial services law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, where his law practice focused on securities, financial restructuring, and international investment disputes.

Mark has been quoted or featured in Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, the Washington Business Journal, INC. magazine, and Entrepreneur Magazine. He is a frequent speaker on alternative finance to crowds as diverse as Wall Street bankers, veterans groups, students, and local small business groups. He holds a bachelor's degree in finance, MBA and law degrees. He was a Stone Scholar at Columbia Law School and is a term member in the Council on Foreign Relations.

BRIEF HISTORY

After World War II, millions of Americans became business owners. This “greatest generation” sparked an economic boom, and America flourished. Banks were smaller, community-oriented, and supporters of small business. And business owners had access to small business loans.

Today’s small business owners face a very different environment. Strict lending regulations, big bank consolidation, and dwindling community banks leave small businesses with very few options. Business owners get to choose between difficult-to-obtain bank loans and costly online loan sharks. Learn more about Veteran entrepreneurship.

In 2013, StreetShares co-founders met for breakfast at a local diner to brainstorm a new Mainstreet funding source. The founding team had one vision: to breathe new life into the American Dream. And StreetShares was born.

On the StreetShares marketplace, small business owners can tell their story directly to investors. They pitch their business and retail and institutional investors place bids to fund a portion of their loan. It’s like Shark Tank meets eBay.

We’re so committed to growing small business, that we personally back a portion of every loan.

- See more at: Street Shares

 

 

 

61: Clint Honeycutt was in the US Navy for four years and then the Louisiana Army National Guard. After leaving active duty in the Navy, he used the GI bill to go to college but was unsure about his career goals. It was not until a mentor took the time to open his eyes and point Clint in a different direction that he realized there were other opportunities available. His career would have been quite different without great mentors that were willing to invest the time and provide guidance and support. It was this experience with mentors that inspired Clint to start Mentors for Soldiers as his way to “pay it forward” by developing a network of great people like the ones that helped him and connecting them to highly talented and motivated soldiers with the ability to make a difference.

I began college at Southeastern Louisiana University and also joined the Louisiana National Guard immediately after exiting the Navy. While in college I worked odd jobs (construction, security, casino dealer, and started a lawn care business). This paid some of my bills but none of which were moving me in a direction toward what I saw as a  career path. My major in college was Criminal Justice because the only natural career path I could see out the military was to be a policeman or game warden. It was not until a mentor took the time to open my eyes and point me in a different direction that I realized there were other opportunities available to me. I was given nothing more than advice and an opportunity, but that is all that I needed to successfully make the transition from the military to a civilian. After I had a career path and understanding of the opportunities everything seemed easy. I knew how to put in the time, hard work and commitment it took to be successful. I put college on hold my junior year to start a different career in the Health, Safety and Environmental field. I have worked successfully with four companies since I exited the military. Each company has played a major part in my development and at each company I had peers, friends and mentors that was essential to each success. In addition to working I was able to finish my degree and continue to complete my Masters. I currently work for a company that is among the world’s largest corporations. I am the Health, Safety and Environmental Manager for Conventional Worldwide Drilling & Completions. I enjoy what I do and my career has exceeded anything I ever imagined when it first started. I think my career would be very different without the people I met along the way that were willing to invest the time to provide a little guidance. Starting this organization is my way to “pay it forward” by developing a network of great people like the ones that help me and connecting them to highly talented and motivated soldiers with the ability to make a difference.

 

 

 

I was in the US Navy for four years and then the Louisiana Army National Guard for the remainder of my inactive reserve commitment (~four years). After exiting active duty in the Navy, I knew I wanted to use my GI bill to go to college but I was unsure about my career goals. I began college at Southeastern Louisiana University and also joined the Louisiana National Guard immediately after exiting the Navy. While in college I worked odd jobs (construction, security, casino dealer, and started a lawn care business). This paid some of my bills but none of which were moving me in a direction toward what I saw as a  career path. My major in college was Criminal Justice because the only natural career path I could see out the military was to be a policeman or game warden. It was not until a mentor took the time to open my eyes and point me in a different direction that I realized there were other opportunities available to me. I was given nothing more than advice and an opportunity, but that is all that I needed to successfully make the transition from the military to a civilian.

60: Ryan Guina served for 6 years in the US Air Force. After transitioning from active duty he worked as a consultant for the Department of Defense until he struck out on his own as an entrepreneur. Today he runs two successful websites and a podcast, and his writing has been featured in several prominent publications and he is currently serving in the Illinois Air National Guard.

http://themilitarywallet.com/

About The Military Wallet: The Military Wallet is a personal finance website for military members, veterans and their families. Our goal is to help the military community better manage money and understand the variety of programs and benefits available to them.

In the news: The Military Wallet has been featured in US News & World Report, Yahoo! Finance, Military.com, and a variety of other websites. The Military Wallet is consistently ranked in Wise Bread’s ranking of the Top 100 Personal Finance Blogs. See The Military Wallet on Wise Bread.

 

 

 About the author: My name is Ryan Guina and I served 6.5 years in the USAF as an aircraft mechanic. I also run the personal finance website, Cash Money Life. I am not a finance professional, and I no longer serve on Active Duty. But the military will always be near and dear to my heart, and I want to share as much information with our nation’s veterans and family members as I can. I hope you will find a lot of useful information on these pages.

Books Mentioned in this podcast:

 

The Other 8 Hours

Rich Dad Poor Dad

The 4-hour Work Week

The Checklist Manifesto

http://cashmoneylife.com/

Welcome to Cash Money Life! Cash Money Life is a personal finance, small business, and career journal, with daily articles about a myriad of financial, small business, and career topics, timeless tutorials, current events, product reviews, and more. This blog has served as both a learning experience and a venue to share my thoughts and views with others. I am not a professional financial planner, but I am positive you will find a lot of useful information in these pages.

In the news: Cash Money Life has been featured in popular websites such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, MSN Money, Yahoo! Finance, MainStreet.com, and more. Cash Money Life is consistently ranked in Wise Bread’s ranking of the Top 100 Personal Finance Blogs. 

 

59: Technical Sergeant Luis Ali is a native Detroiter and is actively in involved in the revitalization in Detroit now. He joined the Air Force in 1995 and has served in the United States Air Force for 18 years. He became a Command and Control Emergency Actions Specialist coordinating air refueling missions and flight plans. From 1998-99 he was a flight following control specialist for the 640th Air Mobility Control Center at Howard AFB, PA. He was part of turning over control of the Panama Canal back to the Panamanian government. In 2004, Luis returned to Detroit and completed a 4 year skilled trade program through the Associated Builders & Contractors of Michigan and became a licensed electrician. TSgt Ali began AGI Construction in 2008 and it has evolved into a general contracting construction company for multi-residential and commercial projects. In 2008, TSgt Ali joined the Ohio Air National Guard with the 200th Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operational Readiness Squadron Engineer (REDHORSE). This unit provides the Air Force with a highly mobile civil engineer response force to support contingency and special operations worldwide. TSgt Ali was deployed (2010) to Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, where he was a team chief supervisor for heavy equipment operations. This project consisted of a runway and four aircraft hangers and was considered the largest construction project the military has done since the Vietnam era. Upon returning he has graduated the Veteran Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) program, which is an entrepreneur boot camp program partnered with the University of Florida and just recently, the Goldman Sachs 10kSB program. TSgt Ali, is ready to take his company to the next level by focusing on strategic planning and pursuing government contracting.

58: After witnessing soldiers pay high fees for simple legal matters, Mr. Distenfield started NextGenJustice in March of 2013. NextGenJustice seeks to provide another key to the courthouse by offering low cost, accurate legal document and tax preparation services for members of the military, working class families and small businesses. NextGenJustice retail locations provide a friendly, warm environment that consumers demand when overwhelmed with their legal matters. NextGenJustice has retail locations in both Watertown NY and Syracuse NY and just opened in Jacksonville, FL and opens March 1 in Tampa Fl. Their website is www.NextGenJustice.com Derek lives with his wife Lisa and enjoys spending time with his new son Duke. His eight year Army career included three deployments and a Bronze Star.

Imagine the weight of the world lifting off your shoulders.

 

You get the right papers ready to sign in record time. You talk to someone who’s been there before, a hundred times over. You walk out relieved. You don’t have to take out a second mortgage to afford it, nor do you have to put off getting the help you need for another moment.

 

This is the reality that we’ve built here at NextGenJustice.

 

Business forms – Rely on us as your business grows. We’ll help you set up an LLC or corporation, create HR documents, protect your intellectual property, create your bank-ready business plan and more so you can free up your time to move your business forward.

 

Family law – Depend on us as your life transitions. We’ll help you create a prenuptial agreement, breeze through a divorce, create a settlement agreement and more.

 

Estate documents – Your living trust and will protect you and your family when you can no longer make decisions. We make estate documents quick, affordable and easy, so there’s no reason to roll the dice on your future.

 

Tax preparation – When you’re ready to file your taxes, rely on us. Our Drop And Go tax preparation service is fast and convenient, and all returns featureNextGenJustice’s Maximum Tax Refund Guarantee.

 

This is trust at the speed of life.

 

 

 

Who We Are

 

NextGenJustice is a tribe of Legal Solutions Managers with over 50 years of experience between us. We work in what we call a “click and mortar” environment. Smart technology allows us to create your legal documents. Physical store locations allow us to serve you personally.

 

NextGenJustice was co-founded in 2013 by Derek Distenfield, a military veteran who knows first-hand how hard it is for regular people to get affordable, accessible help in legal situations. In a continuing effort to provide affordable legal and tax solutions for members of the military, hard-working families, and self-motivated entrepreneurs, NextGenJustice is constantly growing, with four store locations in New York and Florida.

 

Our walk-in or appointment locations give you access to dependable Legal Solutions managers at a convenient neighborhood store so you can represent yourself without going at it alone.

 

To get started, hop on over to our connect page. Call or email us today. We’re looking forward to meeting you at your next appointment.