Lessons learned from a year podcasting. Everything I've changed my mind about regarding the military community and veterans (it's a lot). -- The Scuttlebutt Podcast - The podcast for service members and veterans building a life outside the military. The Scuttlebutt Podcast features discussions on lifestyle, careers, business, and resources…
In this episode, Brock speaks with Jesse Gould. Jesse's background has it all. He worked in finance, specifically investment banking, and then went on to be an Army ranger, worked at a nonprofit, and now is the CEO of his own nonprofit. We talk through some heavier topics including struggling…
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 quantitative and qualitative impacts of your military service and how higher…
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 executive coach and specializes in military transitions. We talked through…
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 recounts some of his humble beginnings growing up in Atlanta, Georgia. Although a bright individual,…
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 inspire leadership from every single person in the unit, even down to the…
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 specialty in intelligence and after 20 years of service, is seeking a job in data science…
In this episode, Brock walks through three different business ideas for the military community: a military base drive-through coffee truck, a Thiel Fellowship for service members, and a cohort-based TAPS class. Show Notes: 00:00 Why it's important to be a problem solver 02:25 A drive-through coffee truck on military bases…
There's lots of garbage career advice out there and I get why - its hard to apply principles across different disciplines, personal pursuits, and backgrounds. That was true until today - meet Joel Martycz. After his time in the Air Force, Joel has gone on to work in the broadest…
Amanda Huffman is the host of the Women of the Military podcast , a two time author, and the creator behind Airman to Mom. In this episode you’ll hear the story of Amanda’s engineering unit coming under attack while in Afghanistan, how she cultivated an audience around her unique niche,…
Tim Kirkpatrick is the cofounder of Condition One Media as well as the writer and director of the TV show 'Figure It Out' which follows a recently discharged Marine's re-entry into civilian life. Tim is a former navy corpsman who, on deployment with Marines to Afghanistan, filmed his first video…
Mark Harper is the former Optimus Prime Myspace page manager and the current CEO of We are the Mighty. Mark's early interest in film led him to pursuing a dual degree which landed him in the Combat Camera division of the US Air Force. Mark and his unit were in…
Chris' background is in trade and foreign policy, but joined the Army infantry for a profession. We talk about how he has seen foreign policy develop in the last 20 years across a civilian job on Capitol Hill and then throughout his time deployed in the Middle East. Chris talks…
How do you take over a 50 year old ice business? What new verticals is there to explore in such an old industry? These are questions Brandon Adams answers in a conversation with Brock. Brandon is former Army Recon and walks us through his time growing a fund from 25…
Who did we leave behind in the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan? How are we looking for interpreters and other civilians who aided US efforts throughout the GWOT? What is the status of visa process? These are all questions Brock dives into with Mikael Cook, the author of the upcoming…
What does it mean to be a Navy SEAL? Well, that answer differs based on what time period you're talking about. In this conversation, Kevin Stark, former Navy SEAL of 22 years, talks with Brock about the identity crisis the community had which led to writing the ethos. It was…
In this episode, Brock talks with Michael Pecota. Mike is former aviation at the squadron level and now works for NAVAIR doing additive manufacturing. We talk about how proximity to the mission impacts the lives of people in a unit. We compare and contrast sea duty and shore duty and…
How is Anduril changing the defense undersea landscape? This week we hear from Ariana Pybus, a program manager on the Dive-LD, Anduril’s unmanned undersea vehicle. Ariana and Brock discuss why unmanned undersea vehicles is a massive unlock for the future of defense, her first interaction with Palmer Luckey in her…
In this episode, Brock talks with Max. Max is a Veterans Readiness and Employment counselor with the VA. While in the Marine Corps, Max participated in two combat deployments which were formative in his desire to give back to the veteran community. We discuss his learnings about what veterans truly…
In this conversation, Brock talks with Justin Piche, former Navy submarine officer, about how he started flipping land on the side while working his W2 at Exxon Mobil and now leads a team of 10 full-time employees. Episode Resources: Justin's Personal Website: https://justinpiche.com/ Justin on X: https://twitter.com/Scouting4Land Show Notes: 00:00…
