Imagine with me if you will. You are on your long commute from work and find a new podcast only to realize at the end that you cannot relate to the information or even apply it the next day. I understand exactly how you feel. I have searched for new leadership podcasts that I can use for personal growth and development, only to find that it revolves around the c-suite and executives. Do not get me wrong; my goal is to make it up the corporate ladder eventually. Until then, welcome to "Hashmarks - A Leadership Podcast."

I am your host: Aaron, and I am a husband, father, son, Marine Veteran, full-time graduate student, and full-time employee for a large corporation. When I left the Marine Corps after twenty years of service, I struggled to find a job that matched my Marine skills; on top of that, I left the service just as the covid pandemic hit our country. I quickly realized that I was not qualified for many of the jobs I applied for. I took a humble job load material for a steel company before I decided to go to school and accepted an internship for a manufacturing company. As I began to learn this new career field, I always set myself apart, using it to my advantage. I could lead, develop and build winning teams. While I built rapport with my colleagues, I realized that I could leverage my skills from my time in the Marine Corps to help teach and develop their leadership skills.

Hashmarks is just that! It is a podcast for the everyday leader who has not made it to the executive level and is working their way up the leadership ladder. So I ask you to join me as I have candid conversations with military leaders, those leaders who have left the service and now are conquering the corporate world, and I hope that we can all grow in our personal and professional development!

This is Hashmarks!