S.O.S. (Stories of Service) - Ordinary people who do extraordinary work
From the little league coach to the former addict helping those still struggling, hear from people from all walks of life how they show up as a vessel for service and drive for transformational change. Hosted by Theresa Carpenter, a 29-year active duty U.S. naval officer who found service was the path to unlocking trauma and unleashing your inner potential.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 232
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Navy veteran who runs a successful company | DuWayne Watson - S.O.S. Podcast #11
My 11th guest on S.O.S. epitomizes the "can do" spirit within us all! He is the Chief Executive Officer at Watson Distributing Corporation.
DuWayne Watson has been a leader in executive management fr…
Navy officer who runs a global nonprofit | Adam Cole - S.O.S. Podcast #10
In this episode, I chat with Adam Cole. Adam is the founder and executive director of Join the Journey, serving in a volunteer capacity in his off-duty time from active duty service in the Navy.
Adam…
Navy orthodontist on pageants + life of service | Dr. Corinne Devin - S.O.S. Podcast #9
I struggled writing these show notes for Corinne as so much ground to cover. Orthodontist. Navy Commander. Pageant Queen. Deployed in a combat zone. Multiple overseas assignments. Book Author. Motiva…
Retired Army Veteran on digital networking | Jose Valazquez - S.O.S. Podcast #8
Episode 8 of the S.O.S. podcast I chat with the one and only master digital networker (and dear friend) Jose Valazquez!
Jose Velazquez is an Affiliate Certified Digital Networking Coach (CDN-C); accr…
Retired Navy Officer on entrepreneurship and mentoring | Thurraya Kent - S.O.S. Podcast #7
In this episode, chat with Navy Capt. (ret) and former Public Affairs Officer Thurraya Kent. She's successfully made the transition from 26 years serving in the military to now running Blue Magnolia …
Foreign Area Officer on diplomacy, faith and missionary work | Jacob English - S.O.S. Podcast #6
In this episode, I am speaking to Air Force Lt. Col. Jacob English, a 15-year active-duty officer who is currently Deputy Chief of the Security Cooperation Organization at the United States Embassy i…
Army lawyer on influencers, ethics and the future of work | Matt Fitzgerald - S.O.S. Podcast #5
My guest for Ep. 5 has researched extensively the government ethics concerning active duty social media influencers and how DoD could adapt to a telework or hybrid model.
He’s a captain in the U.S. A…
Stories of Service Ep. 4 | A chat with a Army soldier who has PTSD
My guest for Ep. 4 is U.S. Army Master Sgt. Amaurys “Rap” Rapozo-Meran. A native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, he enlisted in 2002. He is currently the Humanitarian Assistance Program manage…
Stories of Service Ep. 3 | A chat with a reformed prisoner
My next guest for S.O.S., is my beloved cousin Bryan Johnson.
One of my key influences as a child, Bryan is not only kind, funny, and charismatic, but he overcame two decades of battling with himself.…
Stories of Service Ep. 2 | A chat with a Navy veteran skateboarder Mom in her 40s
Skateboarding 🛹 in her 40s! Proving you're never too old to learn new tricks, my next guest for S.O.S. is Jenni Harmon, a sister-in-arms, a former Navy aircrewman who is now a yoga teacher, a painter…
Stories of Service Ep. 1 | A chat with my father Charlie Pickard
Today for my inaugural podcast, I chat with my father Charlie Pickard. I’m so blessed he agreed to my first guest. Watch here as we discuss why he became a broadcaster, his time serving in Panama in …
Why I'm doing a podcast
Welcome to my first upload! I'm so excited for this project and culminating my lifetime passion of giving back to others and my skills in communications. My guests are from all walks of life, but wha…