Mentors for Military Podcast

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EP-28 Special Forces | Larry Broughton - Team Building Apr 21, 2016

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Larry Broughton is a former US Army Special Forces soldier and current CEO that has combined all of his life experience, as well as a not-so-shabby academic romp through the halls of such esteemed institutions as the University of California and Stanford to create a unique brand of leadership and team-building talents, leading to one of the industry’s most upbeat, respected and enduring hotel companies. He joined Robert Gowin, Mike Pritts, and Rudy Lindsey to talk about the importance of developing effective teams and how to build them to grow your organizations profits and achieve common goals. Follow Mentors for Military: iTunes: http://apple.co/1WaEvbB SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/mentors4mil Instagram: www.instagram.com/mentors4mil Twitter: www.twitter.com/mentors4mil Facebook: www.facebook.com/mentors4mil Homepage: www.mentorsformilitary.com

EP-27 Understanding Post Military Educational Benefits Apr 18, 2016

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Understanding how to use your post military educational benefits can be challenging. Robert, Mike, and Kat discuss the GI Bill, Post 9/11 GI Bill, tuition assistance, VONAPP, and other items to help you get on your way.

EP-26 Griff, CEO of Combat Flip Flops - Veterans to Entrepreneurs Apr 14, 2016

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Matthew Griffin, or "Griff", is the CEO and co-founder of Combat Flip Flops. A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point with a degree in Engineering Management. Griff served in the 75th Ranger Regiment as a Rifle Company Fire Support Officer with three tours to Afghanistan and one tour to Iraq. He joined Robert Gowin, Mike Pritts, and Kat Kaelin on the radio podcast to talk about how veterans make great entrepreneurs and why. He also shares the story of how he and his business partner, Lee, made Combat Flip Flops successful and the lessons they learned.

EP-25 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Discussion Apr 11, 2016

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Andrew Marr of Warrior Angels Foundation, Mondo Pimentel of De Espresso Liber, and Mark Pew of Prium join the podcast team of Robert, Mike, Rudy, and Kat to discuss veteran post traumatic stress and military sexual trauma. The team discusses therapy, the use of medical marijuana and the effects of prescribed medication, as well as ways in which to obtain assistance.

EP-24 Life Post Military Apr 08, 2016

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Robert, Scott, Mike, Rudy, and Kat discuss the challenge separating military encounter when they transition to the private sector and back to home life. The team shares tips on how to quickly assimilate and adapt to this new environment.

EP-23 Army Special Forces LTC Eric Lochner on Retirement, women in special ops, and VA disability Apr 04, 2016

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LTC Lochner joins the podcast team of Robert Gowin, Scott Kinder, Rudy Lindsey, Mike Pritts, and Kat Kaelin to share how he's preparing for retirement soon. We also discuss women entering special operations and on the filing of VA disability claims when a service member is near separation.

EP-22 Compensation Mar 29, 2016

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Within most organizations, determining the compensation for positions within a company is very scientific. Organizations utilize benchmarking reports to aid them in determining compensation for each job title based on responsibilities, direct reports, and accountabilities. Robert, Scott, Rudy, Susan, and Kat discuss all aspects of the total compensation package, how to learn your value after transition, and where to get help.

EP-21 Retired USMC LTC James Weirick, JAG Officer Mar 24, 2016

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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.

EP-20 Military Spouse Night Mar 21, 2016

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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.

EP-19 Special Forces | Larry Broughton - Women in Leadership Mar 17, 2016

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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.

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