Command Your Business - Military Veterans Entrepreneurs: Recent Episodes
For the Veteran/Active Duty/Milspouse Entrepreneur, Veteran Business Owner, & anyone who wants to start. Featuring John Lee Dumas, Kelly Perdew, Rorke Denver, Rob Dyer, and many others...
The Command Your Business Podcast interviews Veteran Entrepreneurs, Veteran Business Owners, and Military Spouse Entrepreneurs. Find out what they learned from serving in the armed forces and how that allowed them to excel as Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders.
Replay of my interview with Army Veteran Justen Garrity, founder of Veteran Compost. "I don’t think other people out there would be as willing to live as low to the ground and as sleep deprived as I did, but to a regular military person you just make some strong coffee and drive on …"
Larry Broughton is an ArmySpecial Forces Veteran, an Author, A Keynote Speaker and ,an awardwinning CEO and Entrepreneur. He is the Founder and CEO ofBroughton Hotels, Broughton Advisory Group andYooGozi.com
Ken Robbins is a West Point Graduate, an Army Veteran serving 20 years, and he is the Co-Founder and CEO of Agent Hero which connects home buyers and sellers with experienced and vetted professional real estate agents who are veterans or military spouses.
Interview with Justin Constantine. Justin is a Marine Veteran and attorney. He is now an inspirational speaker and leadership consultant. He advises the corporate community on military issues and sustaining employee peak performance. While Serving in Iraq, he survived a gunshot wound to the head. He retired from the Marine Corps with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and now serves on the board of directors of the Wounded Warrior Project and several other national nonprofit organizations.
Interview with Marine Corps Veteran, Naval Academy Graduate, Investor, Entrepreneur, Podcast Host, and Author Byron Chen.
Interview with Todd Ehrlich, serial entrepreneur and former Navy SEAL. He is the Founder of Kill Cliff - a Workout Recovery Drink Company , TriServ Appraisal Management serving the Housing Industry , and Bam Worldwide - Serving the Transportation Industry.
Interview with Marine Veteran Sam Meek. Sam shares his story from Deploying as a Marine to becoming the Founder and CEO of Sandboxx
Jon Taylor enlisted and served in the Navy. After his service, he started working in hotel maintenance. He worked his way up to General Manager. His real calling was to start his own business. Jon is currently the Founder and CEO of Mr. Quickpick Lock and Road Service.
Justin Sloan is a Marine Corps Veteran, he is a writer for Telltale Games, and he is the author of multiple books to include “Military Veterans in Creative Careers”
Interview with Adam Rivette. Adam shares his journey from West Point to Army where he served as an Infantry Officer in the same battalion as his brother. He later attended grad school in Europe and learned the startup game working at Startups in NYC and CA. Hear his story of founding Barrel Backers with his brother.
2 Year Anniversary of my first interview going live on Command Your Business. A thank you to everyone who has listened, some of my favorite quotes, and what I have learned.
Interview with inventor, entrepreneur, and Active-duty Air Force Officer Matt Butler. Matt is the founder of Rollors Game company. Hear how he invented, built, and marketed his successful outdoor game Rollors.
Interview with Tony Leary, Founder of Cartography Marketing. Hear Tony’s story from enlisting in the Navy, to his transition out, to making the leap to starting his own business.
Interview with Matt “Griff” Griffin from Combat Flip Flops. Griff is the first 2 time guest on the podcast. Griff gives us an update on Combat Flip Flops and discusses a new program to help Veterans start a business
Interview With Matt Miller. Matt is an Air Force Academy Graduate, A former United States Air Force Pilot, and he is an entrepreneur. He is the founder of multiple companies that have helped Schools raise over $3million dollars.
Interview with Akili King. Akili played football for West Point for 2 years before transferring to Oregon State University. After a successful college career, he was signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco 49ers. He failed to make the team after a long training period. He eventually enlisted with the Army and later received his commission. He served with the 75th Ranger Regiment on multiple deployments. He has organized Startup weekends at Oregon State for student athletes, been involved with many startups, and is currently an Evangelist for the Bunker @Phoenix
Interview with KC Chhipwadia. He spent over 20 years as an engineer at NASA, concurrently serving as an officer in the United States Naval Reserve, deploying both to Iraq and Afghanistan. KC is currently building a startup based on lean principles.
Interview with Lee Cockerell. Lee is an Army Veteran, A Bestselling Author, A Speaker and He Currently runs his own Leadership & Management Consulting company. He is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. Where for ten years he led a team of 40,000 Cast Member.
Interview with Mario Barrett, Co-Founder of Sockwork. Mario is an Army Veteran and West Point Graduate. He founded Sockwork with his wife Tina.
Interview with Lauren Rothlisberger and Amy Shick, Founders of Military Property Project. They are transforming Property Ownership in the Military Community.
Interview with Dave Tennant. Dave is a Marine Corps Veteran who served in HMX1 (The Helicopter Squadron responsible for flying around the President of the United States), worked for the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and later became an entrepreneur. He is the founder of Crack’em.
Interview with Techstars Patriot Boot Camp Director Sean Maday. Find out what you need to know about the program (Free Program BTW) why it is great for Veteran Entrepreneurs, who should apply, and what you will learn. Sean is an Air Force Veteran, has worked at Google, and has been an entrepreneur
Interview with Edward Domian. He has worked for startups in Silicon Valley and Chicago. He is a Writer, A US Army Veteran, a serial entrepreneur and chronic early adopter. Edward is the founder and CEO of Techli.com
Interview with Jeremy Boeh. He spent six years on Active Duty as an Infantryman with two deployments to Iraq and is currently an Officer in the US Army Reserve. He directs the entrepreneurship program at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He is also works with many entrepreneur and veteran organizations to include Hub-Bub, Happy Joe and Noble Impact.
Interview with James Dalman. James is an Army Veteran, and founder of Happy Joe, whose mission is to help veterans launch successful careers and businesses in the web technology industry.
Interview with Greg Coleman. Greg is an Air Force Veteran currently serving as a Squadron Commander in the Air National Guard. He is an Air Force Academy Graduate and has an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the Co-Founder, President and COO of Nexercise
Interview with Jill Hinton, Army Veteran and founder of Outdoor Book Club. She talks about her journey from the Army, to corporate life, to Veteran Entrepreneur Programs. She will be contributing to CYB in the future. Check out her first post at CommandYourBusiness.com/episode71
Interview with Byron Chen, Marine Corps Veteran, Entrepreneur and founder of SuccessVets.com. Byron discusses his entrepreneurial journey and his decision to leave his job at the end of the month to pursue entrepreneurship full time. Byron is going to become a regular contributor to CommandYourBusiness.com
My lessons learned in 2014, the people I met, what you can take away from it, and where I am going in 2015
This is a condensed version of Episode 13 with Joseph Kopser, Founder of Ridescout. I compile the key takeaways from the interview in a short 10 minute podcast. (This is not going to replace full length interviews) . Let me know what you think of the format.
Interview with Gabriel Weinberg, Founder & CEO of DuckDuckGo, the search engine that doesn't track you. He is taking on Google...and succeeding. He is also co-author of the book Traction, a Startup Up Guide to Getting Customers
Interview with Brandon Bunch, Marine Vet, First Responder, and Founder Hire Our Hero. He went from College Football to Marine Infantryman to Unemployment to First Responder to Founder of Hire Our Hero.
Interview with Chuck Blakeman. Chuck has started and grown five small businesses, including one sold to the largest consumer fulfillment company in America. He is currently the founder of the Crankset Group and the Author of multiple books to include the #1 rated Business Book of 2010, "Making Money Is Killing Your Business". Chuck is a US Army Veteran.
Interview with Active Duty US Navy Sailor Jonny Coreson, founder of Pillar Games. Hear how went from growing up in Alaska to enlisting in the Navy to starting his own business while on Active Duty
Interview with Chad Grills, Army Veteran who served in Iraq, an Entrepreneur, and Author of the upcoming book Veterans: Don’t Reintegrate, Rebuild America.
Interview with Craig Cummings, Co-Founder RideScout. Find out why Craig left the Army after a successful 17 year Army Career (just 3 years short of retirement), to become an Entrepreneur.
Interview with Nick Baucom, Marine Corps Veteran, Founder and President of Two Marines Moving. Hear how he overcame bankruptcy to found a successful business.
Interview with Nick Baucom, Marine Corps Veteran, Founder and President of Two Marines Moving. Hear how he overcame bankruptcy to found a successful business
Interview with Rick Yost. Rick is an Army Veteran an the Co-Founder of VeteransList.us which helps connect people with veteran owned companies
Interview with Navy Veteran and Co-Founder of Uvize Dave Cass. Dave served as a Naval Aviator and did two deployments in support of OEF and OIF. He is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Uvize whose mission is to help military veterans succeed in college and to help veterans services work more efficiently.
Interview with Brad Harrison. Brad is a West Point Graduate, a former Army Ranger and he is currently the Founder and Managing Partner of Scout Ventures an early-stage Venture Capital Firm focused on media, tech, and entertainment. Brad is regularly featured on MSNBC, and Scout Ventures is listed as one of Entrepreneur Magazines Top 100 Venture Capital Firms
Interview with Naval Academy Grad and Navy Veteran Jim Pfautz. Jim is the founder and CEO of Self Solutions, a predictive analytics company. Jim tells his story of entrepreneur success, being lied too and losing everything, to rebuilding his company
Interview with Jennifer Pilcher. Jennifer has been a Navy Spouse for over 17 years. She is currently the Founder of MilitaryOneClick.com, whose mission is to enhance the lives of military families and friends of the military community in just one click.
Interview with Navy Veteran and Co-Founder of CodeUnion John Davison. John served as a Navy Officer for 5 years. After leaving active duty, he went to graduate school and received an MBA. He tried to find a meaningful job in 2009 but had limited prospects. He learned to code and now teaches others at CodeUnion
Interview with Rosemary O'Brien. Rosemary was a Military Spouse (Navy) for 17 years. She is currently the founder of Pocket Parks Publishing
Interview with Taylor McLemore. Taylor is an entrepreneur and the Founder / Director of TechStars Patriot Boot Camp which focuses on helping Veterans start technology businesses
Interview with Evan Hafer. Even served as a Special Forces Operator and deployed multiple times throughout his career. He is currently the CEO of TwistRate which was created to be the online fundraising platform for the innovations, ideas and passions of America’s veterans, service members, law enforcement personnel, outdoor enthusiasts and hunting and fishing communities
Interview with Navy Veteran and Entrepreneur Todd Connor. Todd served as an officer aboard the USS Bunker Hill (he served with Episode 48 guest Ben Williams). He is currently the CEO of The Bunker which is a technology incubator in Chicago that is veteran operated and veteran focused.
Interview with Sean McIntosh. Sean served as both an enlisted an officer in the Navy SEALs with multiple deployments. He is currently the Founder of VetLaunch which helps Veterans get their businesses off the ground
Interview with Navy Veteran Ben Williams. Ben talks about going to school on a ROTC Scholarship and being an entrepreneur at the same time. He discusses his combat deployment to Iraq and talks working in large organizations vs running a Startup
Interview with Matt Griffin, Co-Founder and CEO of Combat Flip Flops. Griff served with the 2nd Ranger Battalion on multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. While touring a combat boot plant in Afghanistan, he came up with the idea for Combat Flip Flops.
Interview with Greg Call. Greg is the founder of PatriotMove. He is a United States Marine Corps Veteran and a graduate of the University of Michigan and Michigan State. Hear how he was moved to serve at 28 years old while working in a successful corporate career and his mission with PatriotMove.
Interview with Christopher Costa, Founder of Pocket Square Heroes and Marine Veteran. Christopher talks about growing up in NJ, being exposed to the Marine Corps at an early age and serving as an infantryman. He went on to serve in Federal Law Enforcement and came up with the idea for Pocket Square Heroes while working on an advanced degree.
Interview with Derek Distenfield, Army Veteran and Founder and CEO of Legal Docs By Me. Derek talks about why he joined the Army, what he learned, and how it helped him found Legal Docs By Me. He talks about what it is like to be a disruptor in an established industry.
Interview with Josh Karrasch, Founder and CEO of TheGunDude.com. We talk his Navy experience, the importance of branding, veteran events, and the challenges of running a business in a highly regulated environment.
Interview with Brian Jaffe, Princeton Grad, Navy Veteran, and Co-Founder of the 3D Printing Company Mission Street Manufacturing which is focusing on bringing 3D printing to a younger generation
Interview with USMC Veteran & Infantryman Jon Robinson. Jon is currently manager of Entrepreneurship programs at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he oversees a number of initiatives. He leads the Foundation's efforts to deliver entrepreneurship resources through community colleges, programs to support military veteran entrepreneurs, and other projects to improve entrepreneurship at the local and regional level
I review what I learned while attending Techstars Patriot Boot Camp 2014 in New York City( a military entrepreneur event for veterans who are building technology companies)
Interview with Tom Wolfe, Author, Columnist, Career Coach, Naval Academy Grad, Navy Veteran talking Veteran Transition
Interview with Fred Wellman. Fred is the CEO and Founder of ScoutComms. Prior to founding ScoutComms he spent over 20 Years in the US Army as an Aviator and Public Affairs Officer. He is a graduate of West Point and the Harvard Kennedy School of Govt.
David Grega talks about going from upper middle class Northern California upbringing to enlisting in the Army, Serving in Iraq, and then getting into the wine business and becoming a winemaker
Ron Adams took the skills he learned as a Drill Sergeant and Senior Noncomissioned Officer in the United States Army and applied them to becoming a Franchise Owner
Craig Candelore founder of Honoring Our Troops talks Veteran Entrepreneurship and his 32 year Army career
Powerful Interview with Army Veteran Bill McNeely on how he struggled with PTSD, refused to be a victim, and started Delivr to Me
Benjamin Kohlmann is a Combat tested F/A-18 naval aviator , Creator of Disruptive Thinkers and Chairman of the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum. Find out how he is bringing Entrepreneurship to the United States Navy
Tom Morkes is a World Traveling Online Entrepreneur. He is an Author and Founder of Insurgent Publishing as well as the Co-Founder of HighSpeedLowDrag.org. He is a West Point Graduate and an Iraq War Veteran. Tom gives great insight into getting started.
Matt Theriault, USMC Veteran, Real Estate Investor, Author, Success Coach and Host of the Epic Real Estate Investing Podcast and Do Over podcast.
Tim Lawson, Tim AKA LAWDOG is a former United States Marine, he is the Founder of Lawson Entertainment and is an award nominated podcast host with the Veteran Empire Podcast, and is the Founder of the 1,2 Many Project
Interview with U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Rorke Denver. Rorke is the New York Times Bestselling Author of the book Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior, Star of the hit movie Act of Valor while on Active Duty and has led special-forces missions in the Middle East to include Iraq and Afghanistan, Africa, Latin America and other international hot spots.
Interview with Mark Rockefeller. Mark is an Air Force Veteran and currently he is Co-Founder/CEO at StreetShares.com, a platform where select investors compete to invest in high-growth Veteran-owned and Main Street businesses.
Interview with U.S. Navy Officer Josh Steinman. Josh is currently serving on Active Duty and also serves as Founder of Penance Hall. Penance Hall recently completed a successful Kickstarter Campaign to produce premium quality, American Made, socks. Josh gives some great advice on how to be successful on Kickstarter.
Interview with Carl Churchill. Carl is a combat vet who served in the United States Army for over 21 years on Active Duty and in the Reserves going from Private to Lieutenant Colonel. Carl has a BA and MBA from the University of Utah and is a Graduate of the US Army Command and General Staff College. He is currently the President and Co-Founder of Lock-n-Load Java – a Veteran Owned – No Compromise – Premium Coffee
Interview with USMC Veteran Eric Rine. Eric served 21 years in the Marine Corps and left to pursue his passion of brewing great beer. He is the President of Veteran Beer Company.
Their Mission: The Veteran Beer Company is dedicated to providing lives of quality for military Veterans through the creation of meaningful post-service careers. The company will produce, sell, and deliver beers of superior quality, striving to employ Veterans in every role within the organization and the supply chain while adhering to the highest principles of military service, conducting business with integrity, courage, and loyalty.
Interview with Justen Garrity, United States Army Veteran and Founder of Veteran Compost. Justen talks about his journey from ROTC, to Sapper School to Korea and Iraq to the sacrifices he made to found Veteran Compost.
How I got started in 2013, and what I learned about Taking Action, Networking, and Seizing Opportunity
Interview with Angela Cody-Rouget. Angela attended Indiana University, and upon graduation was commissioned as an Officer in the Air Force. Angela served for over 14 years on active duty and in the US Air Force Reserves. She has an MBA from University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Angela is the founder of Major Mom, which helps people live clutter-free and clean by clearing out their space and giving them a system that works for them.
Interview with Dan Brillman, Air Force Pilot, Yale and Columbia Business School Graduate, and CEO-Founder of Unite Us a hyper-local community management platform that connects military veteran communities to peers, supporters, and all resources through interactive mapping technology.
In Episode 19, I interviewed former USMC Officer Zach Iscol. Zach is the Founder and CEO of HirePurpose, an online career and staffing company that matches military vet talent with civilian career opportunity. He is also the executive director of The Headstrong Project, a non-profit partnered with Weill Cornell Medical Center to fund and develop comprehensive mental healthcare programs to treat Iraq and Afghanistan veterans free of cost, stigma, and bureaucracy.
Interview with Aaron Kletzing, Co-Founder RallyPoint. Aaron began his career as a US Army officer and served 5 years on active duty. Aaron is a veteran of OIF 07-09 and as of 2010, is also a survivor of Iraq-related cancer. Aaron holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from West Point,. After completing his first year at Harvard Business School in June 2012, Aaron was selected as a Fellow at HBS’s Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. He is currently postponing his final year in the MBA program to help lead RallyPoint.
Interview with David Young. David is Co-Founder of Bounce Imaging, which is developing low-cost throwable cameras, and sensors that transmit panoramic images and data to your mobile device. He is a graduate of University of Michigan with a BS in Statistics. He is a former Army Officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division and 3rd Ranger Battalion. David earned his MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management
I was fortunate enough to attend college on an Army ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) scholarship, graduate, and get commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. I spent the next 4 ½ years serving in various leadership roles (Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Maintenance Officer, and Staff Officer). It has been almost 15 years since I left the Army, but the lessons I learned there still ring true today. Here are 5 things the Army Taught Me About Business.
- Patience; 2. Take Action; 3. Delegate Authority Not Responsibility; 4. Review Performance; 5. Be Present
Interview with Kristina Guerrero. Kristina is Founder and CEO of TurboPup which manufactures high quality innovative complete meal bars for dogs that enhance the outdoor experience for pets and their owners. She attended the United States Air Force Academy, and upon graduation was commissioned as an Officer in the Air Force. Kristina served for over 12 years on active duty and in the US Air Force Reserves as a C-130 pilot where she served in Operations Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and on the Horn of Africa.
Interview with Andrew Couch. Andrew is CEO of Candy Lab and Founder of Cachetown, a location based augmented reality platform. He served as an Infantry Noncommissioned Officer in the U.S. Army in both the Balkans and Afghanistan. Andrew is a Graduate of SUNY Cortland with a degree in Economics.
Interview with Joseph Kopser. Joseph is CEO and Founder of RideScout, a free mobile app that provides real-time on-demand information on available transportation options. Joseph spent 20+ years in the U.S. Army as a Cavalry Officer, serving in Iraq, and he also taught at both West Point and the University of Texas. Joseph graduated from West Point with a BS in Aerospace Engineering in 1993 and received an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2002.
Interview with Roger Huffstetler. Roger is Co-Founder and President at Zillabyte a YC-funded startup whose mission is to harness the world's information to empower better business decisions. He graduated from University of West Georgia and has MPA and an MBA from Harvard. Roger is a former United States Marine Corps Noncommissioned Officer who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Interview with Jeff Rose. Jeff is the Founder of the Good Financial Cents Blog, Author of the book Soldier of Finance, Host of the Dollars and Roses Podcast, and CEO and Founder of Alliance Wealth Management. He served in the Army National Guard as a Noncommissioned Officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Interview with Antonio Centeno. Antonio is President of ATailoredSuit.com and the founder of RealMenRealStyle.com. He has created hundreds of articles & videos on men’s style, regularly contributes to the Art of Manliness, and is the author of the internet’s best style eBook – A Man’s Guide To Timeless Style. Antonio has studied clothing design in London, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. He is a former United States Marine Corps Officer with an MBA from University of Texas Austin and a BA from Cornell College.
Interview with Rob Dyer CEO RuckPack. Major Robert Dyer is an active duty Marine Corps aviation officer, a highly decorated combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and an entrepreneur who is combining his wartime experience and business acumen to create supplemental nutrition and energy products for military and active civilians alike. Rob was featured on the ABC hit show Shark Tank, where he received investment from Kevin O’Leary and Robert Herjavec.
Interview with Blake Callens. Blake is a former US Army Noncomissioned Officer who has served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also the architect and co-inventor of the Webcam Social Shopper, is a Webby award winner, and is co-inventor on an e-commerce based U.S. Patent. Blake is currently the co-Founder of the Raleigh Entrepreneurial Acceleration Lab and the Lead Engineer for SpotTrot
Interview with Douglas Burdett. Douglas is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and was a U.S. Army artillery officer in Germany. After earning his MBA, he worked in New York City on Madison Avenue at top 10 agencies JWT and Grey Advertising. In 2001 he founded Artillery. He is listed on B2B Marketing Insider's Top 50 B2B Marketing Influencers On Twitter and named his company’s blog, The Forward Observer, as “One of The Best B2B Marketing Blogs”
Interview with Anthony Pompliano, Founder of DigaForce and US Army Veteran who served in Iraq. Anthony played football for Bucknell University while also serving in the Army National Guard. His unit was deployed to Iraq during the school year and he was forced to leave and deploy with his unit. Listen to his amazing journey and hear how he took the lessons he learned in the Army and used them to found his company.
Interview with Blake Hall Co-Founder and CEO of ID.me. Blake is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a BS in Economics, is a former US Army Officer who served as a reconnaissance platoon on over 450 combat patrols throughout Iraq without zero casualties within the platoon. He received two bronze stars, one for heroism in combat, and the other for exceptional performance targeting high level insurgent leadership. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School, has written articles for Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post among others and is currently the co-Founder and CEO of ID.me
Interview with Jake Wood Co-Founder and President of Team Rubicon and Founder of POS REP. Jake played College Football at the University of Wisconsin and then enlisted in the US Marines after graduation. He served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Infantryman and Scout Sniper. After he left the Marines, Jake responded to the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti and eventually founded Team Rubicon, a Non Profit that focuses on helping veterans by supporting disaster relief operations.
Interview with Kelly Perdew, former Army Officer, Serial Entrepreneur and winner of Season 2 of the Apprentice with Donald Trump. Kelly takes us on his journey from West Point to the US Army Ranger School to The Apprentice and on to his current business TargetClose.
We interview John Lee Dumas from top rated business podcast "Entrepreneur on Fire". In a less than a year, John has created a podcast with over 300,000+ downloads per month. He has ignited "Fire Nation" with the goal of inspiring millions. John discusses his journey from Army Officer to top rated Podcaster.
Introduction of the Command Your Business Podcast: Learn From Military Veterans Turned Entrepreneurs And Take Command Of Your Business Or Career