VETtoCEO Podcast

Red Leg Brewing Company

::53 Off to VMI – didn’t even know what it stood for

1:49 Artillery, which is super rad

2:24 It never seems apparent to the bad leader

3:16 In combat who is able to lead and who is not, comes out quick

4:57 How was the business funded?  18 credit cards in 20 minutes – 400k (no shit; and, spoiler alert it paid off)

6:04 Almost bankrupt, then funded yet again in a unique way

8:42 Keep an eye out for their beers in AAFES, across the US soon

9:10 Breaks ground on $8M project

10:06 Treating employees the right way during covid

12:34 Whose job am I doing right now?

13:04 The only mistake is the mistake you don’t learn from

14:06 Joins owners group to upgrade business skills

16:47 Writes a $27,000 check to Angels of America’s Fallen

18:43 Supports 300 customers on a weekly basis (self-distributing via trucks)

19:19 Marketing?  100% digital.

1:08 Veteran lineage
2:45 Grandfather shot at 17 in a foxhole
3:38 Fascination with flying
7:29 Entrepreneurship
7:59 Always try for that next level success
8:03 The business pinnacle – work life balance
8:56 From people’s lives to people’s livlihoods
9:30 Outside the box balance
9:50 NASCAR
11:18 Building relationships
11:55 Mentor worked with Reagan – great advice
12:25 Bill Buckley
12:48 Authentic relationships
13:12 Start in 2012; just grind
13:36 Cool things staged for pictures
13:51 Bad leadership
15:23 Competition versus cooperation
15:31 Mutually aligned goals
15:52 Get rid of those who create toxic environments
16:13 Firing people
16:33 Nine Line Foundation
19:25 Done a thousand things wrong
19:41 Work some parallel paths
20:32 After podcast chat - aquaponics with veterans

Host Monty Heath interviews Carrie Roeger, a multiple business owner.  Sit back and listen to this Marine Corps entrepreneur discuss communication, leadership and facing our fears.
Show notes:
6:00 Construction company startup
6:59 Restaurant and bar business
7:22 Leatherneck club bar and galley felt like home
8:58 Some awesome sleigh bells type sounds begin
9:30 Are business skills transferable?
11:06 Learn to manage the pieces
13:01 Business can't function without people
13:41 Leadership
14:45 Social media reviews
16:00 Sleigh bells gone
18:18 Covid improves business
20:06 Social media
22:53 Good/bad leadership
23:00 Executive leadership coach
24:12 Servant leadership
25:25 Empathy and compassion in leadership
26:54 Power vs leadership
28:50 Tow big jumps in leadership
30:10 Get out of their way
30:45 Sleigh bells are back
30:54 I, me, my
32:56 Tactics or big picture?
36:15 Dissect your fear
37:19 Fear is a powerful tool
38:04 Apprehension due to missing knowledge
38:25 Utilize someone else's knowledge or wisdom
38:38 Fear should compel you to take action
38:48 Funding?  SBA
38:52 SBDC shoutout
40:42 Business structures and protections
41:20 Warrrior journey coaching
http://www.semperfibarandgrille.com/
https://www.whitestoneresidential.com/

Host Monty Heath interviews Tom Deirlein an authentic, honest and super successful CEO.  Sit back and you may learn a bunch.  Sorry for the audio quality!  It cuts out at times, and sucks at times; you wouldn't believe what I edited out.  The content however, is good to go...
Notables:
1:00 He gets shot
2:48 Why he went to West Point
4:46 Ranger school #1
5:07 Leadership
6:39 Why Entrepreneurship
7:21 Johnson & Johnson
11:41 Advice for listeners
13:10 Acquiring "past performance"
15:23 MOH recipient calls him
19:51 A screw up
21:49 Win percentage
22:30 You're gonna fail
22:52 CEO, digital startup 70 days
24:29 Handling rejection
27:38 Handling objections
29:17 Root cause analysis
31:01 Grit
34:53 The TD Foundation
https://www.thundercattech.com/

Host Monty Heath interviews Neil Heird, a veteran who has been in the marketing world for years.  We discuss marketing in business - before, during and after Covid19.
https://mindsparkdigital.com/

Angela Cody-Rouget is the founder and owner of Major Organizers™, a residential organizing company. She has been building the Major Organizers brand (formerly Major Mom) since November of 2006 and currently has a team of 22 employees in Arizona and Colorado. She was featured on the military episode of Shark Tank on February 5, 2016.
We discuss how she started her business, and the pivots and changes along the way to becoming a franchisor with numerous franchisee locations across multiple states.  
We discuss business pre, during and post pandemic.  

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Mike Horn delivers the basics on business

In this episode, we interview Mike Horn, Army veteran and successful business owner.  
Mike discusses how he purchased his business - spoiler, the seller financed the deal.  Mike used NONE of his own money!  Yes, this is actually possible.  
We discuss government contracting, past performance, supply chain, discipline, leadership negotiating and more.

Try not to fixate too much on Monty's mysterious transvestite voice; not sure what happened there.  Setup?  Rogue Procaster, through On24.
Four veteran business owners discuss managing business through crisis.