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March 29, 2023

71. Leading through Wild Confidence and Low Self Esteem with Joe Park…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Joe Parker. Joe is a former Army officer worked as the head of capital markets at USAA, a product manager at Amazon and now is the COO at positive some of venture stage investment …

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March 22, 2023

70. Family, a Shoebox of Thoughts, and Seizing Opportunity with Nevil…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Neville Johnson. Neville is the first EX US vet that I've had on serving in the British infantry, and the author of the newly published book Sangin, Then and Now published by Dead Reckoning …

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March 15, 2023

69. Let People Know What You're Passionate About with Levi West

In this episode, Brock speaks with Levi West. Levi is an 0311 in the Marine Corps, but if you ask him, that's definitely not the first way describe himself. He's a writer, a photographer, and an all around creative. He …

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March 8, 2023

68. Unlocking the Power of the Creative Process with Justin Mikolay

In this episode, Brock speaks with Justin Mikolay. Justin is a former submariner and was a speechwriter for several notable figures, including General Petraeus, General Mattis and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. You'll hea...

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March 1, 2023

67. Defining Life's Protocol with Martha Macphee

In this episode, Brock speaks with Martha MacPhee. Martha is a former Marine and in this discussion, we talk about her time running protocol for high visibility events, including President Trump's inauguration and how her job...

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Feb. 22, 2023

66. Pursuing Self Mastery with Tony Nash

In this episode, Brock speaks with Tony Nash. Tony is an army officer and the host of the Got Your Six Podcast. Tony talks about how to use physical triggers to slow down time, how to free yourself from the …

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Feb. 15, 2023

65. Brave and Afraid at the Same Time with Kim Campbell

In this episode, Brock speaks with Kim Campbell. Kim is a former Air Force A10 pilot and is well known for returning her aircraft back to base safely after being struck by a missile flying over Baghdad during the early …

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Feb. 8, 2023

64. Imposing Your Will on the World with Heath Smith

In this episode, Brock speaks with Heath Smith. Heath is a former Army Command Sergeant Major and this episode is a download on 27 years of struggle, leadership and conquering. We discuss how average people have above average...

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Feb. 1, 2023

63. Writing to Grow, Lead, and Elevate the Veteran Community with Wil…

In this episode, Brock speaks with William Bolyard. Will is the author of Sober Man's Thoughts and co founder of Dirtbag magazine. We start the conversation off with what he's most proud of in life and go on to explore …

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Jan. 25, 2023

62. Never "Leaving" Service and the Power to Create with Paul Szoldra

In this episode Brock speaks with Paul Szoldra. After Paul's exit from the Marine Corps in 2010, he fell into journalism where he went on to write for publications like Business Insider, We are the Mighty, and later became th...

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Jan. 18, 2023

61. Transparency in Journalism with James LaPorta

In this episode, Brock speaks with James LaPorta. James is former Marine Corps infantry turned investigative reporter having gone on to be a contributor and work at many prestigious news organizations such as The Daily Beast,...

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Jan. 11, 2023

60. 30 Years of Auto Industry Disruption with Scott Painter

In this episode, Brock speaks with Scott painter. Scott served in the Army as a Spanish interrogator in the late 80s. And since then went on to found or CO found many companies you've likely heard of, including Fair.com, Cars...

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Jan. 4, 2023

59. Defining the Lateral Limits of Transition and Life Possibilities …

In this episode, Brock speaks with Victor De La Flor. Vic is in his last year of 20 years of service in the Marine Corps and we have an open brainstorming discussion around his transition. We talked about some of …

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Dec. 28, 2022

58. From Compromised Identity to Cybersecurity with Vishal Amin

In this episode, Brock speaks with Vishal Amin. Vishal is currently a GM at Microsoft overseeing their security compliance identity management and privacy for all US federal work and a former Marine Corps F18 pilot. In this e...

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Dec. 21, 2022

57. Mastering the Military Transition with Mark Delaney

In this episode, Brock speaks with Mark Delaney. Mark is a former Army officer and his hyper focus on veteran transition. He hosts the Veteran Semi Professional podcast, which recently crossed over 100,000 downloads. He's als...

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Dec. 14, 2022

56. Ruthless Sales and $1 Million Dollars of Cigars with Joey Dizon

In this episode, Brock speaks with Joey Dizon. Joey is former Marine Corps and after time working in financial services and at a protective services agency, he ventured out to start his own business; a mobile cigar lounge. Jo...

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Dec. 7, 2022

55. Finding Your Purpose Before and After Service with Olivia Nunn

In this episode, Brock speaks with Olivia Nunn. Olivia is a former Army officer who has previously hosted the Army Soldier for Life podcast and now currently the Military Officers Association of America podcast. We talk throu...

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Dec. 5, 2022

54. Scuttlebutt01 - Business Lessons From Podcasting | Things I'm Cha…

Lessons learned from a year podcasting. Everything I've changed my mind about regarding the military community and veterans (it's a lot).

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Nov. 30, 2022

53. Psychedelics Treating PTSD with Jesse Gould

$1000 worth of books, swag, coaching, 7investing stock market research subscription, and a Military Influencer Conference ticket for 2023. Only thing required for entry is leaving a rating for the podcast on Apple Podcasts or...

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Nov. 23, 2022

52. The Value of a Degree in the Hands of a Veteran with Ryan Pavel

In this episode, Brock speaks with Ryan Pavel. In this conversation, we talk about why growing up playing video games as a differentiator. Ryan landed a job at a law firm from playing Destiny. We talk about understanding the ...

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Nov. 16, 2022

51. What If My Passion Has Nothing To Do With What I'm Doing Now with…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Bill Kieffer. Bill served as a logistics officer in the army, followed by over 20 years in various senior HR and talent roles before setting out on his own. He is currently a professional …

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Nov. 9, 2022

50. Humble Beginnings to White House Medical Officer with Bernard Ton…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Bernard Toney. Bernard is a former Army physician's assistant, and now a professor at the University of Lynchburg while pursuing his Master's of Public Health. In this conversation, Bernard ...

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Nov. 2, 2022

49. What Amazon and the Marine Corps Have in Common with Beau Higgins

In this episode, Brock speaks with Beau Higgins. Beau is a retired Marine Corps Intelligence Officer of 25 years and now works as a senior manager overseeing military talent acquisition at Amazon. We talk through how to inspi...

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Oct. 26, 2022

48. Landing a Data Science Career with Carlos Lopez

In this episode, Brock speaks with Carlos Lopez, a connection facilitated by Veterati. Veterati is a platform for connecting service members with common goals, career searching , and networking. Carlos is former SF with speci...

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