Beyond the Uniform
Beyond the Uniform is a show to help military veterans navigate their civilian career. Each week, I meet with different veterans to learn more about their civilian career, how they got there, and what advice they'd give to other military personnel.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
BTU #409 - Investing in Cybersecurity (Ken Gonzalez)
Why Listen:
Ken is an absolute Rockstar. His career includes working at some of the most iconic brands in Silicon Valley; Siebel Systems, McAfee, AVAST Software, FireEye, and now founding and running…
BTU #408 - 0 to 2,100 Employees (Alex O'Brien @ Cardinal Group)
Why Listen:
I'm so grateful for the opportunity to have this conversation with Alex. I reached out to him via LinkedIn because I saw he was in Denver, and he was a Marine who has done incredible thin…
BTU #407 - True Made Foods (Abe Kamarck)
Why Listen:
I enjoyed this conversation; Abe's honesty, his directness in revealing the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, as well as the many pivots that he's experienced in his own life. He started…
BTU #406 - A Well Designed Financial Plan (Imperium Capital)
Why Listen:
Normally on the show, I have a military veteran as my guest. We talk about what they do, how they got there, and advice to others seeking to do the same. Today I am doing that, but with t…
Reflections on September 11th
Janell Hanf sent me an email yesterday morning asking about my experience at the Naval Academy on September 11th. Here is a quick episode sharing more about that experience and my hope this day to ho…
BTU #405 - Taking a Company Public During a Pandemic (Bruce Cleveland)
Why Listen:
As an entrepreneur focused on marketing, it was an extreme honor to interview today's guest, Bruce Cleveland. Bruce is an absolute Silicon Valley legend, having worked in operational role…
BTU #404 - Leading at the Highest Level (LTG Robert Caslen)
Why Listen:
It is always intimidating speaking with a flag officer. And that all said General Caslen made that so easy. He's such a gracious man. He served for over 43 years in the military, includin…
BTU #403 - Buying and Growing a Healthcare Company (Daniel Reese)
Why Listen:
My guest today is an entrepreneur, but not the type that you usually think about. We've had a couple of guests on the show who have done what is called a search fund, which is what I thou…
Inadvertent Viral Post (Paul David)
Why Listen:
This is a quick short episode in between our normal format of Beyond the Uniform, which is me interviewing military veterans about their civilian career, what they did, how they got there…
BTU #402 - Find Your Mission (Nic McKinley)
Why Listen:
This is one of the more energizing conversations I've had on the show. In addition to serving in the Air Force, working in the State Department, serving in the CIA, and now running two di…
BTU #401 - Taking Care of Your People (Trier Bryant)
Why Listen:
For those of you who smoke cigars, and you know the phrase knuckle burner - this is a knuckle burner of an episode. I went in trying to keep this to 30 minutes, but we used 58 minutes for…
BTU #400 - Up Your Influence (Josh Elledge)
Why Listen:
I think it's amazing this conversation I had with Josh because most of it is about adding value and - what he calls - leveraging generosity for marketing and sales. And what's crazy for m…
BTU #399 - Consumer Packaged Goods (Kurt Schmidt)
Why Listen:
Well, my guest today is an absolute Rockstar. There's a couple of reasons to listen. First of all, he started his career in marketing. He has been at the helm of very senior companies, in…
BTU #396 - Approaching Networking From a Generous Standpoint (Shawn Olds)
Why Listen:
I just wrapped up my conversation with Shawn, and it was so enjoyable. There were a couple of things that stood out to me. One was his great quote about always being ready for opportuniti…
BTU #395 - Purpose Driven Entrepreneurship (Joe Ross @ HigherEchelon)
Why Listen:
I just wrapped up recording this episode, and it will cost me about
$60 in books, or maybe $5 in late fees from the library because there were so many great books that Joe recommended. He…
You Deserve It (Brian Reese)
391 - Deliberate Discomfort - Jason Van Camp
Jason Van Camp is the author of the book, Deliberate Discomfort, which is both a Wall Street Journal and 2x #1 Amazon Best Selling book. For the last 10+ years, he has run the consulting firm, Missio…