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Eric Mitchell – Ditching Spray and Pray, Having No Fear, and Why You Might Love Sales (Episode #23)

Eric Mitchell – Ditching Spray and Pray, Having No Fear, and Why You Might Love Sales (Episode #23)

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“First, butter ’em up. Tell ’em you love their company, and you’re interested.”

– Eric Mitchell

Hello everyone, welcome to Episode 23 of the “Spotlight Podcast: Success Stories for Veterans” where it is our job to breakdown and analyze Titans in both the military and civilian communities to discover their tactics, mindset, and systems so that you can apply them to your life, and your transition. Those titans range from NYT best-selling authors to former heads of state, to other divergent thinkers who dominate their field by challenging conventional wisdom.

Today we are interviewing Eric Mitchell.

Eric got his start as an infantryman in the Marines in 1994. After getting out, Eric bounced around jobs before having an epiphany about his direction in life. Now Eric is Chairman of the Board for LifeFlip Media, where he helps professional athletes develop their brands. 

So how does Eric do it? Listen and find out. 

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Richard Tedeschi – Growth After Trauma, Getting a Handle on Distractions, and Why Your Core Beliefs Might Change – (Episode #22)

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“The seeds of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Growth start at the same place.”

– Richard Tedeschi

Welcome to Episode #22 of the Spotlight Podcast: Success Stories for Veterans, where it is our job to breakdown and analyze Titans in the military and civilian communities to discover their tactics, mindset, and systems so that you can apply them to your life and your transition. Those Titans range from NYT best-selling authors to former heads of state to other divergent thinkers who dominate their field by challenging conventional wisdom.

Today we are interviewing: Richard Tedeschi.

Richard is a pioneer in the study of post-traumatic growth. He has also worked extensively with the military to understand trauma. Additionally, Richard wrote two books on the subject that every veteran should read: The Post-Traumatic Growth Workbook and Transformed by Trauma.

So how does Richard do it? Listen and find out.

P.S. Don’t forget to check out the Boulder Crest Institute to stay up to date with their work. 

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Rob Rens – The Corporate Wheel, Falling Into Sales, and Respecting Your Risk-Taking Trait (Episode #21)

Rob Rens – The Corporate Wheel, Falling Into Sales, and Respecting Your Risk-Taking Trait (Episode #21)

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“When my head hits the pillow I want to be able to say that I did something meaningful for somebody else.”

-Rob Rens

Hello everyone, welcome to Episode #21 of the “Spotlight Podcast: Success Stories for Veterans” where it is our job to breakdown and analyze Titans in both the military and civilian communities to discover their tactics, mindset, and systems so that you can apply them to your life, and your transition. Those titans range from NYT best-selling authors to former heads of state, to other divergent thinkers who dominate their field by challenging conventional wisdom.

Today we are interviewing Rob Rens.

Rob got his start in the Marines in mortuary services. After getting out, Rob spun on the corporate wheel for several years before landing a role in insurance sales. Now Rob owns his agency and is one of the few people in the world who can make a discussion about insurance entertaining.

So how does Rob do it? Listen and find out. 

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Carson Honeycutt

Founder – Veteran Mentor and Career Coach

No veteran should feel like civilian life is purgatory. It’s my job to help professionally ambitious post-9/11 veterans avoid entrapment in transition purgatory by challenging the B.S. of Conventional Transition Wisdom.

I challenge the B.S. of Conventional Transition Wisdom by breaking down the mindsets, strategies, and tactics of world-class experts (Titans) to help veterans compress the transition learning curve.

Learning directly from Titans helps veterans escape entrapment by avoiding the costly mistakes encouraged by Conventional Transition Wisdom.

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Stephen Colon – The 3-Foot Circle, External Pressure Killing Your Creativity, and Why You Need to Get Some Wins – (Episode #20)

Stephen Colon – The 3-Foot Circle, External Pressure Killing Your Creativity, and Why You Need to Get Some Wins – (Episode #20)

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“You’re the Drill Instructor for your life.”

– Stephen Colon

Welcome to Episode #20 of the Spotlight Podcast: Success Stories for Veterans, where it is our job to breakdown and analyze Titans in the military and civilian communities to discover their tactics, mindset, and systems so that you can apply them to your life and your transition. Those Titans range from NYT best-selling authors to former heads of state to other divergent thinkers who dominate their field by challenging conventional wisdom.

Today we are interviewing: Stephen Colon.

Stephen got his start as a logistician in the Marine Corps. After the Marines Stephen found himself in a career path he felt was just him making a bad situation work. Now Stephen runs the podcast production company Knucklehead Media Group, and is the host on their flagship podcast Knuckleheads podcast.

So how does Stephen do it? Listen and find out.

P.S. Don’t forget to check out Knucklehead Podcast  and their work with COVID 19.

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Nate Boyer – Making a Film, Frustration with Politics, and Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Starting at the Bottom (Episode #19)

Nate Boyer – Making a Film, Frustration with Politics, and Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Starting at the Bottom (Episode #19)

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“We’re innovators and we’re gonna change the game a little bit here. Y’know? And we’ll probably piss a lot of people off.”

– Nate Boyer

Hello everyone, welcome to Episode #19 of the “Spotlight Podcast: Success Stories for Veterans” where it is our job to breakdown and analyze Titans in both the military and civilian communities to discover their tactics, mindset, and systems so that you can apply them to your life, and your transition. Those titans range from NYT best-selling authors, to former heads of state, to other divergent thinkers who dominate their field by challenging conventional wisdom.

Today we are interviewing Nate Boyer.

Nate’s transition story began when he left active duty with the Green Berets to attend the University of Texas, where he earned a starting spot on the football team as a walk-on. Nate went on to gain more national attention for his role in the Colin Kaepernick protest.
Now Nate is making films, working with Mission 6 Zero, and featured in the book Deliberate Discomfort.

So how does Nate do it all? Listen and find out.

P.S. Don’t forget to check out Mission 6 Zero and the book from their team Deliberate Discomfort.

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Jason Van Camp – Upfront Clarity, Doing Business with Friends, and Why You Can’t Force Inspiration (Episode #18)

Jason Van Camp – Upfront Clarity, Doing Business with Friends, and Why You Can’t Force Inspiration
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“Fear kills more dreams than failure ever will.”

– Jason Van Camp

Welcome to Episode #18 of the Spotlight Podcast: Success Stories for Veterans, where it is our job to breakdown and analyze Titans in the military and civilian communities to discover their tactics, mindset, and systems so that you can apply them to your life and your transition. Those Titans range from NYT best-selling authors to former heads of state to other divergent thinkers who dominate their field by challenging conventional wisdom.

Today we are interviewing: Jason Van Camp.

Jason went on to found Mission 6 Zero, which helps clients like the Baltimore Ravens, Porsche, and Adobe. Jason went on to found Mission 6 Zero, which helps clients like the Baltimore Ravens, Porsche, and Adobe. Jason recently wrote the book “Deliberate Discomfort,” which was an Amazon #1 Release.

So how does the Spirit Bear do it? Listen and find out.

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  • Joe Serna
  • Sarah Spradlin
  • Flow Growberg
  • Nate Boyer
  • Sun Tzu
  • Viktor Frankel
  • J.D. Salinger
  • Jack Kerouac

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