Mentors For Military Podcast

James Weirick is a retired Marine LTC and Judge Advocate. He is also a contributor at Task & Purpose. He joined Robert Gowin, Scott Kinder, Mike Pritts, and Susan Daood to talk about his own service and military transition. He provided advice to transitioning military. He served as a prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay Cuba and as an attorney for the Marines that video taped themselves urinating on dead insurgents.

The podcast team of Robert Gowin, Scott Kinder, Rudy Lindsey, Mike Pritts and Susan Daood talked to the wives of Rudy and Mike as well as Kat Kaelin (spouse of active duty soldier) about their experiences and perceptions of deployments, reintegration, permanent change of station (PCS), and military transition. While it's true that most military families can overcome challenges of military life by operating like "teams," sometimes the point of view experienced by the spouse is much different that that of the service member.

Larry is an award-winning entrepreneur & CEO, best-selling author, keynote speaker, mentor and veteran. He joined Robert Gowin, Rudy Lindsey, Scott Kinder, Mike Pritts, and Susan Daood on the podcast on the topic of "Women in Leadership". He has been a keynote speaker at many women entrepreneur conferences and training workshops and has experienced first-hand women in key leadership roles. We asked him about the best ways for women veterans, and women in general, to overcome the perceptions and rise to leadership roles in the private sector.

Robert Gowin, Mike Pritts, and Susan Daood talk with Kat Kaelin about transition, veteran homelessness, and the challenges following separation. Kat is a former SSG (E6) in the Army who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. She was a member of the Army's CST-2 (cultural support team) attached to the 75th Rangers. She is a contestant for Miss Veteran America 2016 with a platform of ending women veterans homelessness.

The team tackles the differences between a coach and a mentor in this episode of "In the Strategy Room". They provide examples of each, share their own personal experiences, help you know when to consider seeking a mentor or a coach, and how to find either when the time arrives.

During this podcast Robert Gowin, Scott Kinder, Mike Pritts, Susan Daood, and Ron Schwery discussed the importance of having a solid plan that includes contingencies before making a career change. Ron described his time as a Special Forces Medic and how he became an entrepreneur immediately after separation. He shared his story of the challenges he and his wife faced owning their own business during a economic downturn. The team describes the steps you can take to create and execute a successful plan.

Robert Gowin, Scott Kinder, Mike Pritts, and Susan Daood discuss "Pride & Prejudice" as a topic "In the Strategy Room" show. There is a feeling of satisfaction and pride from military accomplishments, but at times the prejudices or preconceived opinions from the private sector are real and difficult to overcome.

Susan Daood joined Robert Gowin and Scott Kinder on the Mentors for Military podcast and they discussed the challenges of translating military experience within the private sector and how at times things get lost in translation. They provided tips on how to present military experience so that it demonstrates the value to the private sector industry or job.

Rob Clapper from Your Grateful Nation (YourGratefulNation.org) joined Robert Gowin, Rudy Lindsey, Scott Kinder, and Mike Pritts "In the Strategy Room" show that discusses the topic of "Marketing Your Skills" and the programs of Your Grateful Nation.

Robert Gowin, Rudy Lindsey, Scott Kinder and Mike Pritts talk about the topic of "problem solving" which applies to aspects of transition from the military as well as tackling problems or challenges in the private sector. It could be accomplished through Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act or through the 6-Sigma approach of DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control). Stay calm, create a solid plan, know the risks, mitigate them as much as possible, and execute your plan!

Robert Gowin, Scott Kinder and Mike Pritts talk "In the Strategy Room" about the three planning considerations for your transition from the military or when thinking about your next position if you are a veteran. It's important that you ensure you select the right culture, company, position, location, and assess your capabilities. The three R's: Right Partner; Right Location; Right Capability.

Robert Gowin, Mike Pritts, Scott Kinder, and Mark McCowan discuss the topic of adaptability/change. The ability to evolve and change or be adaptable is important in the military and in the private business sector.

Mike Pritts, Robert Gowin, and Scott Kinder tackle the topic of not leaving your success to others in this episode of “In the Strategy Room.” The show is centered around the article Mike wrote “The Army’s Transition Program is Not For You” about his own transition experience after 30 years of service in the US Army Special Forces (Green Beret).

Alex and Mondo from De Espresso Liber - a coffee roasting company - joined Mentors for Military podcast to share their military experience, the journey to entrepreneurship and the challenges of running a growing business. Alex is former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) and Mondo is a former infantryman - both are combat veterans - and their passion for coffee led them to starting a business together.

In this "In the Strategy Room" episode Robert Gowin and Scott Kinder discuss what is a network, how to build it, the ways to contact and use a network, networking tools, and the ways in which to create lasting relationships and maintain your personal brand.

Joe Healey is a former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) that recently transitioned from the Army and now leads the Next Ridgeline at the Green Beret Foundation. The Next Ridgeline is a program that provides current and former US Army Green Berets who are transitioning the tools and resources they need to be successful.

Robert Gowin, Rudy Lindsey, and Scott Kinder join one another "In the Strategy Room" on the subject of communication barriers for our military and the private sector.

Mark McCowan is an active duty Green Beret that is transitioning soon and shares his plans while we offer tips to help him be more successful through the transition

Judy Wade, Executive Coach, shares thoughts on "Living Your Purpose". She provides steps on how to find your purpose and create a personal brand (mission statement) for using/marketing your brand in resume, interviews, etc.

Scott Kinder, author of Ground Truth and former US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) joined the guys from Mentor for Military and discussed his time on active duty, his transition, starting a company and how he's overcome the challenges. An excellent show and it is unfortunate that it contains an echo.