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Don Hutcheson is a lifelong entrepreneur, inventor, author and coach. He hosts the podcast: “Discover Your Talent—Do What You Love,” three days a week, which he created to help you find your true talents and use them to build a career of success, satisfaction and freedom. He’s never had a “boss” and has created 6 innovative companies in advertising, publishing, coaching and career planning—and now on the Internet—over the last 40 years. Don Hutcheson- Lifelong Entrepreneur Don was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.  He was educated there in public schools and attended Emory University.  Don served 3 years in the United States Army in Military Army Security Agency.  He was set to take a teaching job when a friend of his started a magazine and asked him to join him in the magazine field. “After 6 companies later in the fields of publishing, advertising and career planning and now on the internet I have been a lifelong entrepreneur.” – Don Hutcheson Strategically Transitioning Don has learned over the past 45 years as an entrepreneur that you must first answer the question “who?”  Most start with their “why” or their “purpose.” “If you don’t know your who and you don’t know who you are from every perspective possible, not just your skills, but your abilities and your values and your personal style your stage of adult development. If you don’t know who you are and how you engage the world it is virtually impossible to then do that strategy to figure out your why your how and your when.” – Don Hutcheson In order to find out who you are there is an assessment that will tell you what your innate abilities from the inside out.  It is a 3 hour test that can tell you your innate problem solving communications and learning styles that no other assessment does.  Don has also put together another assessment to figure out your innate abilities . Discovering What You Are Good At Using the assessment that Don talks about in his interview also helps a person figure out what they are good at.  It is likely that younger people could learn early on their strengths and weaknesses to lead them in a more practical and applicable pathway that fits their abilities.   “A person who knows the range of his abilities is better able to use them in his life and work and in his relations with others, including his fellow workers..” – Don Hutcheson To hear more from Don Hutcheson download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Don Hutcheson links: LinkedIn Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Sponsor Bench Bookkeeping is this episodes sponsor.  Being an entrepreneur, bookkeeping is a necessary evil.  To put your bookkeeping needs on autopilot check out Bench Bookkeeping and get one month free at veteranonthemove.com/bench. Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 250 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Luis Reyes Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Luis Reyes is the Senior Enlisted Advisor for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Exchange) headquartered in Dallas, Texas. In this capacity, he serves as the focal point for communications between Exchange leadership and Army and Air Force active duty, Guard, Reserve, family members and retired patrons. He travels to Army and Air Force installations worldwide to present updates on Exchange activities and provides feedback on issues affecting customers. The Exchange is a non-appropriated fund entity of the Department of Defense. Established in 1895, the Exchange today is the 61st largest retail organization in the U.S. With annual revenue of $8.6 billion, the Exchange employs approximately 35,000 associates, including military personnel. In 2017, the Exchange produced $376 million in earnings, all reinvested into the military community. Luis Reyes- Experience in the Air Force Luis has been serving for 21 years.  He is in communication career field and started off in Oklahoma City as a Tactical Telephone Switch, then to Camp Humphreys in same type of job, next to Aviano Air Base where he worked in a comm center.  Luis also did a couple of Embassy tours in Turkey working in comms and then headed to Spain. Everything in his whole career has dealt with communication. “It has adapted, with cyber and the whole landscape of the internet has drastically changed.” – Luis Reyes We Go Where You Go At AAFES, Luis is the focal point between the civilian leadership and the customer base. From active duty to veterans, he is there to provide feedback that he gets from the field.  Luis works at command fields to make sure they have what they need to serve the greatest military in the world. From online services, to hiring employees with military connections AAFES is there to take care of its customers wherever they are. “When you’re overseas, you want that taste of home and AAFES brings that.” – Luis Reyes Employees Volunteer to Deploy and Serve Luis is most proud of the 4,500 members from the Exchange that have deployed to go down range.  These are volunteers and they want to be there to serve and take care of the customers. 85% of AAFES  employees have a military connection. “Every time I hear that I get goosebumps, I get excited to know that they want to be there to serve and take care of our service members.” – Luis Reyes To hear more from Luis Reyes and how AAFES serves our military community, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Luis Reyes links: LinkedIn Exchange Website Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Sponsor Bench Bookkeeping is this episodes sponsor.  Being an entrepreneur, bookkeeping is a necessary evil.  To put your bookkeeping needs on autopilot check out Bench Bookkeeping and gety one month free at veteranonthemove.com/bench. Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 250 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Austin Bay is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve and author of Embrace the Suck. He has written extensively on current military affairs, and has appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition, Fox News, C-SPAN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Nightline. Bay writes a weekly international affairs column for Creators Syndicate and is a contributing editor at StrategyPage.com. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, the New York Observer, and other publications. Bay served most recently with Headquarters, Multi-National Corps in Iraq in 2004. He was on active duty during Operation Desert Storm and served in Germany in the 1970s. A graduate of Rice University, he has a PhD from Columbia University. He lives in Austin, Texas. Austin Bay- Experience in the Army Austin went on active duty for 4 1/2 years in the 1970’s and spent most of that time in Germany working in either armor and mechanized infantry outfits.  He then moved to the reserves into some IMA slots and was almost always operations and plans job which was reflective of is background in armor. During Desert Storm Austin served on the Army staff in Washington and at the same time as Dr. Bay he was a special consultant in strategic war game. Austin made full colonel while in the reserves and he had a J-3 strategist slot.  His last hoorah was in 2004 in Iraq where he served in the plan section for multinational corp Iraq and had the title of Senior Plans Officer. Writing On the Regular Basis Austin has been a weekly syndicated columnist since 2000 with Creators Syndicate and you can find it at strategypage.com.   He manages to write about 50 columns a year.  In 2015 and 2016 he was writing regularly on national security issues for the New York Observer.  The topics he covers include economics and politics. He also is an author of several books. Additionally, Dr. Bay has been an adjunct professor at the University of Texas for 15 years.   “I have been published in a long laundry list of newspapers and magazines running from the Wall Street Journal to the American Spectator.” – Austin Bay Cocktails From Hell In Cocktails from Hell:  Five Complex Wars Shaping the 21st Century, Col. Austin Bay provides a concise and indispensable guide to the most dangerous threats against peace facing the United States—and the world. An expert in military strategy, analysis, and planning, Bay uses his critical eye and sharp pen to bring each of these bubbling global situations into sharp focus, both in their local and global contexts. Civilian students of war and military experts alike will benefit from his knowledge and insights. If you truly want to understand the state of today’s society—and the role that the U.S. must play in order to successfully avoid the next Great War—this book is a must-read. “Using the 5 case studies one is the Korean War which is also a nuclear proliferation war and that is something that is extremely important in the second half of the 20th century and continues to be important.” – Austin Bay To hear more from Col. Austin Bay and his journey, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Austin Bay links: LinkedIn Cocktails From Hell by Austin Bay Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Sponsor Bench Bookkeeping is this episodes sponsor.  Being an entrepreneur, bookkeeping is a necessary evil.  To put your bookkeeping needs on autopilot check out Bench Bookkeeping and gety one month free at veteranonthemove.com/bench. Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.

Todd Crevier is the founder and president of New England Adventures.  New England Adventures hosts all expense paid outdoor sporting events and therapeutic outdoor activities for New England veterans, current service members, and their families. Todd Crevier- Serving My Country Todd joined the Army after September 11, 2001.  He knew the country would be in need of people to stand in the gaps.  He was 25 at the time and knew it was time to serve his country. Todd received orders to deploy to Iraq in December 2003 and deployed in 2004 as a 50 Cal Machine Gunner and convey security for a field hauling unit. He got out of the Army and 3 years later he rejoined and worked logistics for 7 years and was stage 2 hypertension, had a bought skin cancer and ended up losing the vision in his right eye.  Todd’s last day in uniform was October 6, 2014 after getting results from the med board. “I loved  being a soldier, I loved leading soldiers, I loved being an NCO, I loved working for a cause that was bigger than myself.” – Todd Crevier Finding His Way Todd  was recruited by TJX Companies to work in Bloomfield, CN as an operations manager.  After about 3-4 months Todd was told that the company didn’t think it was a great fit.  He lasted about 14 months and was continuing deal with back issues. The VA was in charge of his back issues and sent meds directly to his house and he ended up getting addicted to his pain meds.  He lost his community, his marriage failed and he suffered in the transition from military to civilian life. He continued to go through jobs and getting fired due to lack of ability to get along with others.  The VA finally declared Todd 100% unemployable. At this point Todd was on several pain killers and other meds prescribed by the VA. “I went into my doctors office in my local VA clinic and gave her my grocery bag full of meds and told her I was all done and I couldn’t do it anymore.  She said you can’t do that and I told her it was my body and I’m not putting this stuff in it anymore and I walked out the door and I quit and I have been clean ever since.” – Todd Crevier New England Adventures Todd was able to make New England Adventures a reality and started his journey in 2015.  He was able to give 100% of his time to New England Adventures and it became his rehab and therapy.  It has given him his community back and has allowed him to help his brothers and sisters to find community again through the outdoors. “It became a lifesaver for me in several ways.” – Todd Crevier To hear more from Todd Crevier and his experience and journey, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Todd Crevier links: LinkedIn Website Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 250 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Stephen Moore, a sixth generation Texan, is the author of nineteen books on World War II and Texas history. His latest, Uncommon Valor from the Naval Institute Press, follows a Special Forces recon company in Vietnam. Steve, his wife, and their three children make their home north of Dallas, Texas. While not military himself, Stephen has been writing about military history for about 23 years. He is a marketing advertising professional by trade, but is passionate about collecting history from veterans. Stephen Moore- Researching Untold Stories Stephen Moore does his research by going to those guys that were in the trenches and spending time with them and trying to get the untold stories. He wants to know what they were thinking, what they were feeling, not just what might be in some action report.  Stephen wants to hear the real sweat and fear of being out in the jungle and what they experienced. “It's a scramble because a lot of those guys are gone and the ones I've got left or 96, 99, 100 years old, their stories going to be around much longer.” – Stephen Moore Paying Tribute Stephen Moore does his research by going to those guys that were in the trenches and spending time with them and trying to get the untold stories. He wants to know what they were thinking, what they were feeling, not just what might be in some action report.  Stephen wants to hear the real sweat and fear of being out in the jungle and what they experienced. “Speaking with these guys one on one at their reunions and getting the stories. It was an effort just to piece the story together. But what they accomplished was quite remarkable.” – Stephen Moore Current Project Stephen has been spending the past couple of years working on a book about naval aviation and the carrier battles in world war two. Stephen has been interviewing some of the fighter pilots, specifically some of the aces that flew during the Okinawa campaign in 1945. These are the guys that went up against the massive kamikaze waves coming in daily.  Kind of a last ditch effort to save Okinawa and these islands before America moved onto the homeland. “These guys are 96, 98, some of them are around a hundred years old that I'm talking to and unfortunately or I guess expectedly a handful of them have passed  just since I started taking on this project. So I kind of feel that the urge to interview as many people as I can while we still are blessed to have a few of these folks around.” – Stephen Moore To hear more from Stephen Moore and his experiences, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Stephen Moore links: Website Uncommon Valor Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 250 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Rob Shallenberger is the CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership and is one of the world's leading authorities on leadership and strategic planning. He's trained hundreds of organizations on high-performance habits and the 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders found in their best-selling book, Becoming Your Best. He is a former F-16 Pilot and has been married for 20 years. Rob Shallenberger- Fond Memories Rob remembers the Air Force as being some of the best memories.  He had the chance to fly F-16’s for 11 years and the last year and a half was an Advance Agent for Air Force One.  Rob misses associated with these incredible groups of people and recalls the Air Force as being the best times of his life. “The one thing we loved were the people, the people we  definitely miss and flying on a beautiful sunrise or sunset always awesome too.” – Rob Shallenberger Transitioning out of the Air Force Rob developed a vision when he was 16 that he wanted to be a fighter pilot.  His vision really shaped his life. He achieved his vision of being a fighter pilot and realized his dream but knew this was not going to be his lifelong career.  Rob and his father started laying out a vision for a business and after Rob’s commitment of 11 years he has joined his father in their vision. His transition was very smooth.  He new about 5 years prior to getting out of the Air Force that he was going to start a business. “I really was a wayward lost teenager until I said I wanted to be a fighter pilot.” – Rob Shallenberger Building a Training Program Rob and his father have interviewed hundreds of people and put them into categories they call high performers and what set them apart from others.  They found that there were 12 principles of highly successful leaders that are very predictable of long-term success in a company, personally and in their relationships.   “We have built a program around that and have traveled the world on virtually every continent.” – Rob Shallenberger To hear more from Rob Shallenberger and her experience, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Rob Shallenberger links: LinkedIn Five Keys to a Successful Leadership and Learning Program Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

J. Michael Haynie Ph. D., IVMF Founder and Executive Director. holds a doctorate in Entrepreneurship and Business Strategy. Since 2015, he has served as the vice chairman of the newly created MyVA Advisory Committee, a Presidential Task Force chartered to set the course for long-term excellence and reform at the Department of Veteran Affairs. Mike also serves as an appointed member of the U.S. Secretary of Labor’s Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach and is also the Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation at Syracuse University. J. Michael Haynie- Transitioning From Air Force to Syracuse University J. Michael Haynie is an Air Force veteran who acquisition and contracting guy, spent time working as an aide to one of the 4-Star Generals and then was assigned to teach at the Air Force Academy which was a turning point for his career.  Mike enjoyed teaching and loved higher education. His transition was three days and landed where he belonged. “Ultimately it was that assignment in a way that motivated me to transition out of the Air Force to Syracuse University.” – J. Michael Haynie, Ph.D. Higher Education Impacting Veterans Mike has a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship and Business Strategy and discusses the navigation of resources and the challenges of finding the ones that are right for them.  Mike launched a small program in the business school at Syracuse called the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities. They ended building other programs for caregivers and women veterans to engage in the issues and concerns for our veterans and families.  In 2011 they launched the Institute for Veterans and Military Families. “I’d come across some academic literature that highlighted that people with disabilities in this country turn to business ownership at a rate of seven times higher than others.” – J. Michael Haynie, Ph.D. Civilian Credentials and Certification Program The program Onward Opportunity is really growing.  Research showed that civilian credentials and certifications (PMP, HR Certifications) were needed so they created a program in partnership with Starbucks to provide skills training in 32 different areas. All of which lead to a different credential, license or certification.  They are currently running that program on 18 military installations and online and are all free. “We realized through our research that one of the ways to support post service employment for service members  is to get civilian credentials and certifications in their hands.” – J. Michael Haynie, Ph.D. To hear more from J. Michael Haynie, Ph.D. and his experience, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Michael Haynie links: IVMF Website J.Michael Haynie, Ph.D. email Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Lyndsey Antanitis oversees the Organic Farming Certificate Program and the Veteran Farmer Training Program, at Rodale Institute in Kutztown PA. As a graduate from both, she is able to channel her knowledge into her passion, which is educating and providing opportunities for other veterans within organic agriculture. Previously, she served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force where she worked as a 4H (Cardiopulmonary Laboratory Technician) at Eglin AFB, for five years. Through three deployments, being selected for a Critical Care Air Transport Team, and acquiring a B.S. in Health Sciences, her desire to help others and the environment only grew. This helped propel her career transition into organic agriculture. Lyndsey Antanitis- Finding A Passion Lyndsey was in a very specific career field in the Air Force.  Her deployable job doing respiratory therapy therefore she worked with ICU and trauma patients.  After serving, Lyndsey thought her transition went very smoothly. She had earned her national certification in respiratory therapy while she was in the Air Force and thought she would ultimately work in a hospital.  Once Lyndsey got out, she took some time off and realized that she did not want to go back and work in the hospital. She wanted to be outdoors and working with her hands. “I really enjoyed helping people and having a direct impact on their lives in a very meaningful manner.” – Lyndsey Antanitis Caring for the Environment Lyndsey discovered the Rodale Institute and enrolled in their Organic Agriculture program.  She was offered to stay on and run the Veteran Farmer Training Program. This allowed her to find out if this was really something she wanted to do.  It was hands on and working in a community where everyone cared about the environment. The farm became very therapeutic for Lyndsey and became a place she wanted to be. “Even if you don’t want to be an organic farmer, it was for me a great way to decompress.” – Lyndsey Antanitis Veterans Farming Program Lyndsey helps veterans who come to the training program by directing them to the correct path for where they are in their farming aspirations.  She can assist them in acquiring land and getting them involved with a community so they can network. Additionally Lyndsey finds the right path for each veteran who wants to farm. “We understand that life happens and not everybody can commit to coming to the farm to work five days a week; we are very flexible.” – Lyndsey Antanitis To hear more from Lyndsey Antanitis and her journey, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Lyndsey Antanitis link: Veteran Farming Training Program Email:  veterans@rodaleinstitute.org Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Mike Kelly and Liz O'Brien talk with listeners about how to support veterans through small and large acts.  Mike, assistant vice president of military advocacy for USAA, and his team focus on national dialogues and collaborative relationships surrounding key veteran and spouse issues such as navigating transitions into the civilian workforce, entrepreneurship, financial readiness, and more. Liz O'Brien, senior director of Hiring Our Heroes’ military spouse program will join Mike on this podcast. Hiring Our Heroes is part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Together Mike and Elizabeth will talk about the following: * the “V for Veterans” social movement * the importance of hiring veterans, training them, and helping them with their transition * the history of Veterans Day and why we celebrate it and the 100th anniversary of World War I Liz O’Brien- Hiring Our Heroes Hiring our Heroes is an organization that is working around the world to make sure our transitioning service members, veterans and spouses have the opportunity to seek meaningful employment.  Go to www.Hiringourheroes.com for immediate access.  It is a matter of national security when our service members make a choice to no longer serve to satisfy dual income for their family. “We have to make sure that we address all issues facing unemployment under the military family..” – Liz O’Brien Mike Kelly - Commitment to our Military USAA tries to inspire other companies to do what USAA has committed to do.  Our goal at USAA is to have 30% of all new employees be veterans or military spouses.  They work with coalition partners like Hiring our Heroes to spread that message across the United States. “Creating that conversation, showing the value, translating those skills and then letting them take off.” – Mike Kelly Sustaining Military Family Support USAA has VetNet which includes veterans as well as spouses.  Additionally, USAA has set up a Gold Star Family support group and a monthly deployment working group.  USAA has made the commitment to sustain that culture. It is very important due to who they serve and they want to offer support. “Keeping that cultural fire alive.” – Mike Kelly Avoid this Mistake Liz encourages those in transition to be an active participant in your own transition.  Therefore, you must reach out and create your own path, hon your resume, be engaged and relay your skills to show your best self. “Own your path to your future.” –Liz O’Brien “This is not a single event it is a process.” – Mike Kelly To hear more strategies for your business from Mike Kelly and Liz O’Brien, download this episode today. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links Hiring Our Heroes: Website Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Liran Hirschkorn has been selling on Amazon since 2014 and started building his own private label brands after taking Andy Slaman's course in 2015. Over the last 2 years, Liran has successfully built 2 different 7-figure private label brands with over 200 skus by understanding keywords, search optimization, and sponsored ads within Amazon’s A9 algorithm. He has also had the pleasure to help other sellers do the same. Liran Hirschkorn- Trading Time for Money Liran started his career in financial services as a financial advisor.  He has tried various internet marketing businesses and started his own online insurance business in 2011.  He sold that business in 2015 because knew he was trading his time for money. Liran saw an ad on FaceBook on e-commerce drop shipping which led him to Amazon.   “I saw the potential with Amazon to make money while you sleep which is an internet marketing dream.” – Liran Hirschkorn Lifelong Learner Liran took a course from Andy Slamans when he started out.  He learned what products he should source and how to launch these products on Amazon.  Liran launched a few products and a couple failed and one did really well. Products that sell quickly give you energy to create your own product and brand.  Low risk, low start-up funds led Liran to continue launching products and learning as much as possible to get that edge on competitors. “The Amazon platform is built for searches based on keywords not on brand searches.” – Liran Hirschkorn Amazing Freedom Course Liran and Andy Slamans joined forces and transitioned to a video course.  Students can watch videos and learn content to apply immediately. The course starts with how to find a product to sell, how you differentiate that product, how you assess the competition and how you source the product.  There are videos on creating listings, keywords, launching the product, advertising and this is just the tip of the iceberg. “Networking with other sellers has been a huge growth factor in my business. I’d love to get connected with you and see what advanced selling strategies could be improved.” – Liran Hirschkorn Inner Circle and Canton Fair The Inner Circle is part of the Amazing Freedom course and available to students free for 3 months once you buy the course.  This FB group gives access to Liran, Andy and Nathan to ask questions, learn from others in the circle and product evaluations that the 3 of them vet every weekend and provide feedback.  Amazing Freedom is giving 1 year free of Inner Circle access for veterans once the course is purchased. Go to amazingfreedom.com/veteran. Amazing Freedom is also taking another trip to the Canton Fair in China in April of 2019.  The Canton Fair is a 3 week trade show where you can see the products you would like to source.  You get to see the quality of the products and network with suppliers. You can find information at Amazingfreedom.com/chinatrip.   “The benefit of coming on the trip, you don’t need me to walk you around the fair but where I can help you is with my experience to vet the products you see.” – Liran Hirschkorn To hear more about Amazing Freedom from Liran Hirschkorn, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links for Liran Hirschkorn: Amazing Freedom Inner Circle Website Twitter Podcast Facebook Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes.

Connie Louie-Handelman joined the US Army at the age of 56 because she was disturbed by the high rates of PTSD and suicide among warriors... she wanted to make a difference.  Many US veterans still struggle with PTSD years after their service in the Middle Eastern wars. An Army psychologist, Connie Louie-Handelman, treated hundreds during a tour of duty in Afghanistan. She's written a vivid memoir entitled "The Hidden War: PTSD on the Front Lines – Memoirs of a Psychologist Treating Warriors at a Forward Operating Base in Afghanistan." Connie Louie-Handelman- Invisible Enemies After training, she was deployed at a forward operating base in the hot and dusty plains of Kandahar, Afghanistan. There she found soldiers fighting more than the enemies they encountered in the battlefield. The casualty rate from invisible enemies like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and fear was high. When improvised explosive devices killed or wounded warriors near the base, she would journey "outside the wire" to units that were under attack. Besides their shattering experiences on the battlefield, Louie-Handelman eloquently describes the suffering of warriors locked in domestic tragedies, with spouses having affairs or wanting divorces, or children going astray. “I had to learn how to be a soldier, that was an experience.” – Connie Louie-Handelman Serving Those Outside the Wire Connie started her career as a psychologist as a clinic supervisor then a director for 8 ½ years and prior to that she was a police officer in San Francisco for 11 years.  She took a break and became familiar with the high rate of suicide in the military and saw that they would take for older health professionals. Connie applied and was accepted. “I signed up and was accepted at the age of 57, a year after going through all of the background checks and all the paperwork.” – Connie Louie-Handelman Trauma Management Psychologist were placed in the field to deal with soldiers sooner rather than later.  Soldiers KIA were able to process the feeling and have open dialogue in groups so the healing could start.  Connie would also be available after groups for individual counseling. “I think that was really helpful to be more up front and to catch it earlier so then it perhaps doesn’t blow up to be full PTSD.” – Connie Louie-Handelman To hear more from Connie Louie-Handelman and her experience, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Connie Louie-Handelman link: Author of "The Hidden War: PTSD on the Front Lines." Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Dan Goldenberg, who currently serves as a captain in the Navy Reserve, brings to the job 24 years of active and reserve military service.  Similarly, Dan has more than a decade of business experience most recently serving as Sr. Vice President of Growth Partnership Services at Frost & Sullivan, a global research and management consulting firm.  Prior to that Dan was a senior director and practice manager at CEB. Highlights of his military service include tours as a commanding officer, carrier-based naval flight officer, and special assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. For his work in support of veteran employment, he was named to The Mighty 25: Veterans to Watch in 2017. “You have to be an incredibly efficient user of your time.” – Dan Goldenberg Dan Goldenberg- Graduate School Transition Dan is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Harvard Business School and the Air Command and Staff College. Above all, his strong personal connection to veterans and understanding first-hand the impact they can have in the civilian workforce will drive the Endowments efforts to place veterans into high quality jobs.,  Goldenberg is currently the Executive Director of the Call of Duty Endowment, an organization that focuses on aiding veterans in the U.S. and U.K. into meaningful employment following their service. “I needed some kind of transition vehicle, I needed to learn the language of business, I needed to understand what the different functions were, the different industries and really get some credibility so I wasn’t put in a box .” – Dan Goldenberg The Call of Duty Endowment (www.callofdutyendowment.org) is celebrating reaching 50,000 high quality employment placements for veterans in the U.S. and U.K. - a milestone reached one year ahead of schedule. Passion to Mentor Dan had the opportunity during his reserve career to do what he loved by helping and mentoring sailors as they returned from Afghanistan.  In addition he observed that his sailors were struggling to find meaningful work and wanted to help. Now Dan has the opportunity to help through the endowment and sharing with employers the value that veterans bring to the workforce. “We are focused on finding and funding the highest performing nonprofits in the country that do veteran employment counseling.” – Dan Goldenberg Recognizing Veteran's Skills Working with recruiters to help employers recognize skills that veterans bring to the workforce is essential.  For instance, some employers are not risk takers and our job is to arm our recruiters to work with employers to see the value of veterans. “You guys are order takers, you’re not creative, you’re a cultural class-fear of PTSD; overcoming these types of things is really important.” – Dan Goldenberg To hear more strategies for your business from Dan's, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links for Dan Goldenberg: Website LinkedIn Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Chelsea Mandello is the founder and CEO of Troopster Military Care Packages. A veteran, Chelsea served in the U.S. Navy as a Photojournalist for 7 years, where she travelled more than 13 countries.  Additionally she travelled across 9 different ships reporting the Navy's story. Consequently, it was during a difficult deployment in 2013 that Chelsea recognized the need for a personalized care package solution that led to the launching of Troopster in 2015. “My job was to tell the navy’s story; it was an awesome job.” – Chelsea Mandello Chelsea Mandello- Hard & Fast Transition During active duty, Chelsea founded Troopster when she was active duty.  She was in a remote area where receiving mail and packages was difficult and took a lot of coordination.  As a result, the packages were “heartbroken” and items had gone bad and escaped the original intent of the care package.  Chelsea researched for 2 years and developed a business plan as to what a care package company should look like. Consequently, Troopster was founded. Chain of Command Mandello got lucky with her chain of command who was very supportive of her effort whole being active duty.  She engaged in entrepreneurial classes with Boots to Business that were offered.  Chelsea was very open with her command about her endeavors and as a result found that they were very helpful and accepting unlike other chains of command. “I love what I do; It feels like I have the absolute best job in the world; I get to connect mom's, dad’s, spouse’s with their troops to make personalized care packages , add photos and send directly overseas.” – Chelsea Mandello Growing a Business To date, excluding holiday months, Troopsters sells approximately 700 packages throughout the year and even more, the donations sent out are 4 times that amount.  Troopsters is ramping up their donations  drive and Chelsea currently does not take a salary. In 2019 she is looking to expanding with more staff, developing a board who believes in Troopster's mission and becoming internationally known.   To hear more from Chelsea Mandello, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links for Chelsea Mandello Website Troopsters Blog Facebook Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Stacey Wiggins is a retired prior enlisted Air Force officer with over 26 years of military service. He served aboard the National Airborne Operations Center, deployed multiple times to the Middle East, and lived abroad for 3 tours. He completed his Air Force career in 2015 as the Operations Officer at Clemson University's Air Force ROTC program. He lives in the Greenville, SC area with his wife Kathy where he’s helping bring Veterans and employers together through a new organization and web tool called Veterans ASCEND. Stacey Wiggins - Difficult Transition Stacey started his resume and distributing his resume 3 months prior to terminal leave.  At 7-8 months he still and no phone calls or interviews with prospective employers. Stacey sent out over 200 resumes.  Desperation starting setting in and he finally got a call. “The difficult part is that you don't get any feedback from anybody.” – Stacey Wiggins Trust Your Gut Instinct When Stacey went to the interview he saw every red flag about this company but he was so desperate to have purpose again so ignored the red flags and took the job.  Eventually the red flags started coming to the surface and Stacey learned that this job was not for him. “For anybody who is out there and interviewing, trust what your gut is telling you.  Don’t take it because you are setting yourself back 3-6 months.” – Stacey Wiggins Networking is Key Stacey had been actively looking for 13 months before he received the call to work with Veterans ASCEND.  The networking piece is where Stacey failed but he was able to join in the beginning stages with a company that is helping veterans find jobs.  Veterans ASCEND works much like Match.com but from the skill set level of the employee and matches the skill set needed by the employer. They are also reaching out the those companies that want to hire veterans. “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” – Stacey Wiggins To hear more strategies for your business from Stacey Wiggins, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links for Stacey Wiggins: Website LinkedIn Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Ira Pastor,  is the Chief Executive Officer of Bioquark Inc. He has over 30 years of experience across multiple sectors of the pharmaceutical industry.  These sectors include pharmaceutical commercialization, biotech drug development, managed care, distribution, OTC, and retail.  Ira has served as VP, Business Development for drug development company Phytomedics Inc.  Ira spearheaded raising $40 million of private equity, consummating over $50 million of licensing deals, and bringing lead drug candidate from discovery stage to Phase III development.  Prior to that, Ira was employed by SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals working in sales, marketing, and business strategy positions. Mr. Pastor has also served as Vice President of Corporate Development for the pharmacy benefit management company Prescription Delivery Systems (acquired by Cigna Health Insurance).  He earned his MBA from Temple University and his BS, Pharmacy from Rutgers University. In addition, Ira is also a Board Member of RegenerAge SAPI de CV, (www.regenerage.clinic/en/.) a clinical company focused on expedited translational therapeutic applications of regenerative and rejuvenative healthcare interventions.  He also serves on the Reanima Project (http://www.reanima.tech),and is a member of the World E.conomic Forum’s  Human Enhancement council (https://www.weforum.org/people/ira-pastor). Ira Pastor - Pharmacist to Entrepreneur Ira grew up in the Philadelphia area and was a pharmacist by training.  He then pursued a degree in business. Ira’s entrepreneur training dates back to his father, a naval shipman in WW2.  His father was also a pharmacist by trade and built a successful community pharmacy.  At an early age, Ira saw his father’s determination and work ethic during the depression.  Additionally, his dad’s military background was an important factor for instilling these characteristics. Passion of Regenerating, Repairing and Healing As Ira grew up in the family pharmacy business, he knew early on that he would be a pharmacist.  He worked side by side with his father and eventually evolved to the next phase-big biotech questions.  Ira was missing the entrepreneurial spirited angle and needed something more tangible so he jumped into a smaller biotech.  Bioquark and 3 R’s. Regeneration Repair Rejuvenation “How we can do a better job of regenerating, repairing and healing people; veterans fall in a major way in that category from some of the most traumatic, chronic and acute damage that are experienced.” – Ira Pastor Bioquark’s Mission “How we can move as an industry to addressing these much bigger problems associated with human degeneration, deterioration and death?”- Ira Pastor Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links for Ira Pastor Bioquark Webiste Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.

Echo in Ramadi with Marine Scott Huesing Ep. 240 Discover the story of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 4th Marines in one of the world's historic fights. Listen to Joe Crane as he features Echo in Ramadi with Marine Scott Huesing. Tune in! "There is no such thing as combat leadership; it's just leadership. You either lead or do not lead." - Scott Huesing Service in the Marine Corps Scott enlisted in the Marines in 1989. During his 24 years in service, he became a commissioned officer and got deployed to numerous combat missions around the world. His experiences taught him to value time and provided him with a unique perspective. He retired in late December of 2013.    No Fear in Transition Scott already had a job set up when he retired from the military. He worked in an exclusive, private security firm as the Director of Training. After a year and a half, he moved into southern California where he decided to complete his first book. He advises military men in transition to prepare for job interviews and be brave towards anything that may arise -- don't be afraid to fail. Echo in Ramadi this 2018 Scott is now a published author and business owner. He also speaks to various companies and organizations. Popular ones include universities and ROTC programs. He feels good to be able to give back to the community. This 2018, he presents a new book titled Echo in Ramadi. It tells about the captivating story of Echo Company during the 2nd Battle of Ramadi in 2006.       To hear from Scott Huesing and learn where you can grab your copy of his book Echo in Ramadi, download and listen to this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links from Scott Huesing: Echo in Ramadi website Transitions 2.0 book Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. Guest Bio Scott Huesing Scott A. Huesing is a retired US Marine Corps Infantry Major. During his 24 years of service, he had 10 deployments and operated in more than 60 countries. He planned, led, and conducted hundreds of combat missions under some of the most austere and challenging conditions in Afghanistan, the Horn of Africa, and Iraq. His upcoming book, Echo in Ramadi is set for release this 2018. It is a 10-month snapshot in time that changed the face of operations on the battlefield; a story of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 4th Marines during the 2006 historic 2nd Battle of Ramadi. Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Scott Smith is a real estate investor and asset protection attorney in Austin, Texas. He graduated from Albany Law School and began his career in high-stakes corporate litigation. He is the founder and CEO of Royal Legal Solutions, serving investors and companies across the US. With experience in entrepreneurship, starting several successful companies and owning real estate in 10 states, Scott will pull from his expertise as a lawyer to put a new and valuable perspective on business ownership. Scott Smith – Fight or Flight Scott graduated with a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and was unsuccessful in securing a job right out of college.  As a result, Scott competed in the MMA for a couple of years. He then transitioned to real estate investing for 8 years and then did litigation work for 4 years.  Scott was now doing legal fighting; playing what he called “mental chess.” “The mental side of fighting, that’s the part that is draining.  When you have the flight or fight response, your brain doesn’t really know that much of a difference between when I’m stepping inside a cage versus when I’m stepping inside a courtroom.  There’s still the same attack mentality ad defense mentality and the fight of flight is in there the whole time.” – Scott Smith Final Transition Scott then transitioned back to real estate investing after burning out and becoming fatigued.  It was a natural transition. He now helps others with asset protection which is a level of protection that if you’re sued you don’t need to worry about it.  His business he realized that most real estate investors and entrepreneurs have no idea how to use the law to insulate themselves.  Scott assist clients in tax saving strategies to help pay for everything that Royal Legal Solutions can provide. Legal Strategy The first legal question is regarding setting up an LLC.  Scott shares that most people have an idea for a business and they form an LLC.  He advises to keep it simple. Set up your LLC and then file S-Corporation with the IRS. You then become an employee of the S-Corporation.  Finally, you will need to file a separate tax return. “You will save yourself over 15% on self-employment tax..” – Scott Smith To hear more strategies for your business from Scott Smith, download this episode. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links for Scott Smith: Website LinkedIn Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Paul Capon has over a decade of experience in managing teams, investing in and running companies, in both start- up and distressed situations.  After serving as a U.S. Air Force Captain responsible for 150+ personnel and convoy commander for over 100+ missions in Kabul and Logistics lead in Kandahar, he joined Capstone in early 2013 and worked in the  restructuring industry. He worked on multiple cases representing both company and lender side helping recoup lent capital or helping companies secure DIP financing. In early 2015, Paul founded LunaCap Ventures, a Venture Debt  firm focused on hybrid growth capital investing. As Managing Partner of LunaCap, he has led and executed a number of investments and distributed capital to LP’s within the first year.   Paul Capon – Leveraging Your Network Paul sits on the board of one portfolio company as vice chairman and helped guide it out of distress to its first profitable year and subsequent sale.  He is also the CEO of Wessex Press, a LunaCap Ventures portfolio company.  Most importantly, Paul increased LunaCap Venture's revenue four times and turned the company to its first profitable year since inception within in his first three years.   Paul holds a B.S from the United  States Air Force Academy, and MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School. He is a founding member of the New York City Military Officers Club, and also sits on the advisory boards of Comply First and the Joint Service Academy Network. “We invest in US based Military, Women, and Minority (MWM) owned companies through venture debt and warrants. As investors, we facilitate and help our companies by leveraging our network and expertise as entrepreneurs ourselves.”– Paul Capon Transitioning to Civilian Sector The transition from the Air Force to business school was relatively easy for Paul.  He always knew that he would go into the civilian sector and finally go to business school. Business school gave Paul the foundation that he didn’t get in the military.  As a result, quickly learned that there was an established pipeline and most hire from the pool of business school graduates. Paul knew leadership, team building and soft skills from the military. Hence, Paul wanted to learn the numbers. “We want to serve, we love leadership, we love camaraderie, we love building things and I think it lends itself very much and translates into the civilian world.” – Paul Capon Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links for Paul Capon: Website LinkedIn Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.  

Dan Burton is the Founder and CEO of DroneBase, the largest global drone operations, which provides businesses with stunning aerial information to make better, real-time decisions about their most critical assets. Under Burtons vision and leadership, DroneBase has become the trusted, go-to drone platform for aerial images and data for worldwide enterprise clients. As a result, the company has grown its global pilot network 10x year over year, has completed 100,000 commercial flights, and has raised capital from top VC firms including Union Square Ventures, Upfront, and SkyFund (the joint venture between Accel and DJI). Dan Burton – Drones in the Business World Before founding DroneBase, Dan Burton analyzed industries for global corporations on Goldman Sachs Technology, Media & Telecom Group. He initially became a drone enthusiast during his service as a Marine Infantry Officer in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2007 - 2011. While in the Marines, the drone industry was just getting started and he watched it grow from the likes of the first desktop computers to iPhones. Burton started his career as a Special Projects Assistant in the U.S. Senate. Burton has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from New York University. “For any veteran, the transition may be under-appreciated; that’s a difficult thing.” – Dan Burton Quick Transition The transition from the Marine Corps to Harvard Business School definitely came up quick for Dan.  He loves the USMC and everything it stands for. Dan lived in New York during September 11 and saw it all happen.  As a result, the events of 9-11 caused Dan to take a deeper look at his military training.  Consequently, he realized that in the USMC their drone technology was second to none. “Drone technology that was miniaturizing and computerizing; I really believe that it would transform the business world.” – Dan Burton Starting a Business Dan initially left the finance world with no income and no healthcare to start his business.  Hence, the clock was ticking but he was passionate about his belief drone technology could transform the business world.  He sought out anyone who was doing commercial drone operations including veterans who had worksites and started doing work for free to put his company out there.   “It’s really hard to start a business; I would only recommend doing it if there is a problem you really want to see solved.” – Dan Burton Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links for Dan Burton: DroneBase Blog Website Twitter LinkedIn Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.

Mel Deaile is an associate professor at the Air Command and Staff College. Dr. Deaile is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, with a PhD in American History from UNC-Chapel Hill, who flew the B-52 Stratofortress and the B-2 Spirit. He has flown combat operations as part of Operations Desert Storm and Enduring Freedom, including a record setting 44.3-hour combat mission. Dr. Deaile is the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and is a distinguished graduate of the USAF Weapon School. Mel. Deaile is also the author of Always at War. Mel Deaile– Training to Combat Mel Deaile, grew up in Fresno, California.  He attended the Air Force Academy after high school to study Astronomical Engineering.  Mel then went to pilot training at Williams Air Force Base and within a year was flying combat missions as part of Desert Storm from Diego Garcia over Iraq. “Within a year I got about 9 total missions mainly against the republican guard.” – Mel Deaile Planning For Transition The transition from the Air Force was relatively easy for Mel due to planning ahead.  Prior to transitioning a job opened up at the Center for Unconventional Weapon Studies in Nuclear Deterrence and studies nuclear policy. He applied, received the job and started his academia career. “Make the transition when the opportunity is there.” – Mel Deaile Domineering Force Del is the author of Always at War.  The book looks at Strategic Air Command (SAC) from its inception through the Cuban Missile Crisis.  Del says the primary reason for the book is to look at how SAC became the domineering force in the Air Force for about the first 2 decades that the Air Force was independent. “A lot of people, when you say SAC automatically think of General Curtis LeMay.” – Mel Deaile Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Check out these links for Mel Deaile: FaceBook LinkedIn Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.   Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, Sound Cloud, itunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.