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043: "In order to survive and thrive, you must build community." Creating relationships that make you feel understood, respected, and valued with Jason Matthews Jun 15, 2020

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043: "In order to survive and thrive, you must build community." Creating relationships that make you feel understood, respected, and valued with Jason Matthews

Jason Matthews is an honorably discharged US Army Veteran and Relationship Strategist. He teaches people how to overcome their personal challenges so they can create the relationships that make them feel understood, respected, and valued.

Download Jason's free eBook, "Create Life-Changing Opportunities Using 3 Secrets" at https://relatem.com/e-book-landing-page/ or connect with Jason on Facebook @jason.ian.matthews or email jason@relatem.com

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042: "As your company is starting up, there are a lot of growing pains. With growing pains, there are a lot of things that you learn." Premium salad dressings with Stacy Currie Jun 08, 2020

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042: "As your company is starting up, there are a lot of growing pains. With growing pains, there are a lot of things that you learn." Premium salad dressings with Stacy Currie

Stacy is the wife of a United States Marine Corps Veteran and has been an educator for over 25 years at the high school and university levels. She is always busy developing and testing recipes for a wide variety of salad dressings and marinades, including recipes using Semper Savage products. Her hard work ensures Semper Savage product offerings continue to grow, along with the company. She drives all aspects of product production guaranteeing continued excellence and quality so Semper Savage products remain the best in the marketplace. Stacy is an avid hiker who loves all aspects of outdoor life.

Connect with Stacy at https://sempersavage.com/ , Facebook / Twitter / Instagram @sempersavage or YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJpBIQsKB1A-PCDy63KyTaQ

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041: “If being a military child is a novelty, make it one.” Growing up as a military child with Precious Williams Jun 01, 2020

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041: “If being a military child is a novelty, make it one.” Growing up as a military child with Precious Williams

Precious Williams, also known as Precious Pioneer, shares her experiences growing up as a military child, how the "military brat" benefits don't go underserved, and how her upbringing influenced her career today as a chef.

Connect with Precious on LinkedIn / Twitter / Instagram @preciouspioneer, Instagram @preciousthefoodie, or YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNfWQ5a7-NUY4O1n65S5voA

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040: "Take every opportunity to build your skillset for your career." Women in the food and beverage service industry with Christie Lawler May 25, 2020

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040: "Take every opportunity to build your skillset for your career." Women in the food and beverage service industry with Christie Lawler

Christie Lawler is the Founder and Owner of CJL CONSULTiNG LLC, a marketing consulting firm offering a full suite of marketing, branding, sales strategy and training services for local, national and global companies. Christie is soon to be a published author and speaks nationally on the topics of marketing, cultural development strategies and branding.

In 2018, Christie launched her philanthropic arm – The WITI Group. This allows Christie to dedicate her time to fulfilling her true purpose of building the next generation of female leaders, both through her company and charity. Her foundation is supported by the annual WITI Conference which she created to be the only non-profit, invitation-only and female-only empowerment conference in the hospitality industry.

Connect with Christie at https://cjlconsults.com/ Or connect with her on LinkedIn @christie-j-lawler, Instagram @cjl_consulting_llc, or Facebook @cjlconsulting

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039: “The pandemic highlighted what we already knew: online and remote work really is the future.” Freelancing with Laura Briggs May 18, 2020

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039: “The pandemic highlighted what we already knew: online and remote work really is the future.” Freelancing with Laura Briggs

Laura Briggs is an award-winning business author, speaker, freelance writer, seasoned digital marketing expert, and wife of a navy veteran. Her work has often been featured in the media, including Entrepreneur.com, Thrive Global, Business Insider, and the Huffington Post Her second book, Six Figure Freelancer, comes out in October 2020. She's the founder of Operation Freelance, a nonprofit that helps military spouses and veterans break into freelancing.

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TEDXLehigh River https://youtu.be/BGY8vO3KRTk

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038: “Go to the cloud.” Mindset training for high stress occupations and environments with Dr. Jannell MacAulay May 11, 2020

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038: “Go to the cloud.” Mindset training for high stress occupations and environments with Dr. Jannell MacAulay

Dr. Jannell MacAulay is a combat veteran who served 20 years in the US Air Force as a pilot, commander, special operations consultant, and professionalism instructor. With her innovative leadership style, she was the first leader to introduce mindfulness as a proactive performance strategy within the US military. She continues to consult within the DoD, DoJ, and corporate America delivering keynotes and a high-performance warrior mindset training program, called Warrior’s Edge, which she developed with Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks and Dr Michael Gervais. She is a TEDx speaker and mother of two, who is on a mission to help individuals excel in high-stress and rugged environments, by showing them how to lean into each moment to find their best selves.

Dr. Jannell MacAulay's TEDx talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EETDwk0_ErQ

Learn more about Warrior’s Edge: https://competetocreate.net/warriors-edge/

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037: How Telehealth is helping military families get through mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic May 04, 2020

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037: How Telehealth is helping military families get through mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Telehealth has taken a front seat in care delivery throughout the country. San Diego clinic director, Shari Houser, and outreach manager (and military spouse), Jenny Lynne Stroup share how the Cohen Veterans Network continues to provide mental health care via its Cohen Clinics nationwide to veterans and military families.

Learn more about The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic At Veterans Village of San Diego by visiting https://vvsd.net/cohenclinicsandiego/, calling (619) 345-4611 or email info@cohenvvsd.org

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036: “Makeup is another tool that can help us express ourselves.” From military officer to international makeup artist with Natalie Setareh Apr 27, 2020

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036: “Makeup is another tool that can help us express ourselves.” From military officer to international makeup artist with Natalie Setareh

Natalie Setareh is an award-winning author, international makeup artist, and educator based in Wiesbaden, Germany. She believes that makeup is for everyone, and she teaches people how to shop for the right products and how to apply those products in a way that works with their skin type, skin tone, and their preferences. Natalie uses her unique experience as a military officer in the work she does as a thought leader in the makeup world.

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035: "Let's figure it out.” Social media marketing, the imposter syndrome and failing forward with Jen Amos and Emily Reagan Apr 20, 2020

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035: "Let's figure it out.” Social media marketing, the imposter syndrome and failing forward with Jen Amos and Emily Reagan

Holding Down the Fort's Producer and Host Jen Amos had an opportunity to be interviewed in Emily Reagan’s Digital Media Specialist & Virtual Assistant Lab Facebook Group. Jen shares her background in the social media marketing industry before working with her husband, how she works through the imposter syndrome, and mantras on how to fail forward in business.

Join Emily's FREE Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/digitalmediava/

Learn more about Emily Reagan and listen to her interview on Holding Down the Fort at https://holdingdownthefortpodcast.com/episode/emily-reagan

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034: "Sharing your story is selfless, not selfish." The power of storytelling with Jen Amos Apr 13, 2020

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034: "Sharing your story is selfless, not selfish." The power of storytelling with Jen Amos

Holding Down the Fort's Producer and Host Jen Amos had an opportunity to be interviewed on Romina's show: RM Podcast FL. She shares a recap of her workshop on storytelling at PodFest Expo 2020, behind the scenes of sharing her story in Season 2 Episode 4 of Holding Down the Fort Podcast, the value of podcasting today, and her personal definition of success.

Connect with Jen Amos on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenamos/

Resources mentioned throughout the show:

Romina's Podcast: http://rmpodcastfl.com/

Self Authoring for Individuals https://www.selfauthoring.com/

Story Brand for Businesses https://storybrand.com/

Life Coaching for Veterans and Military families: http://charliemike.life/

The 28 Laws of Listening: Best Practices for the Master Listener Book by Dan Oblinger

Start Ugly: A Timeless Tale About Innovation & Change Book by Chris Krimitsos

Podcasting Resources http://jenericconversations.com/

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