Your Next Mission®

The $1 Mission changing the Military is happening behind the scenes and most people never hear about it. In this week’s episode on Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley welcomes Robert Irvine, Chef, Entrepreneur, Author, Philanthropist, Tireless Supporter of our Nation’s Veterans, Military, Families and First Responders and Founder of the Robert Irvine Foundation.  Together, they explore ho...

In this week’s Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley explores with SFC (R) William A. “Stevo” Stephens Jr., Founder of 1821 Productions Voice of the Voiceless, the Three Pillars outlined in his books: The Mirror , The Broken Mirror , and No Filter . Through his Three Pillars —therapeutic poetry, coping mechanisms for military transition and self-development, and advocacy—Stevo shares how cr...

🎙️ On this Your Next Mission® video podcast episode, SMA Tilley explores with Steve Luppino, Founder and Executive Director of Hyperformance Foundation, how competing and reclaiming one’s purpose can transform lives. Steve discusses his commitment to supporting Servicemembers, Veterans, First Responders, their Families, and the Families of the fallen through Adaptive Sports. He explains how purpos...

🎙️ In this week’s Your Next Mission® video podcast episode, SMA Tilley welcomes 1SG (R) Shirley V. Baéz,  Founder of LeadHership Academy and Board Member of the BLK OPS™ Foundation. Shirley shares how she confronted imposter syndrome, leaned into uncomfortable challenges, and learned that true leadership is about building genuine connections with your people, beyond rank or title.

Evolving to meet the fight for the future of our Force: In this week’s Your Next Mission® video podcast episode, SMA Tilley sits down with CSM Chad B. Harness from the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force-Africa (SETAF-AF) to discuss how the Army is evolving to adapt to tomorrow’s future operational landscape 🌍💪. From integrating unmanned systems 🤖✈️ and next-generation data platforms 💾📡 to...

Inside the VA: Straight Talk brings you a direct, honest conversation as SMA Tilley sits down with The Honorable Dr. Paul R. Lawrence, Deputy Secretary of the VA, for a powerful episode focused on the future of Veteran care. Together, they break down the VA’s next-generation electronic health record system and why seamless DoD-to-VA connectivity is essential for faster access, safer care, and a be...

🎙️ In this week’s special episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast recognizing Veterans Day, SMA Tilley sits down with LTG (R) Walter E. Piatt, Chief Executive Officer of the Wounded Warrior Project, for a powerful and heartfelt conversation about what it truly means to bring every warrior home — mind, body, and soul. Together, they discuss the challenges many Veterans face after service, the m...

Service, security, and confidence matter when navigating Open Enrollment Season. In this episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley outlines the steps Retired Veterans and Military Families need to take to protect their dental & vision coverage with Senior Manager of Community Relations & Field Strategy for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program, FLTCM (R) Paul Ki...

🎙️ Join SMA Tilley on this week’s Your Next Mission® video podcast as he sits down to discuss Veterans transition to civilian life, housing, career support, and programs that empower Veterans to thrive with Arlie Haddix, Chief Executive Officer, Lt. Col., Retired, U.S. Air Force and Penny Anderson, Chief Development and External Affairs Officer. Discover how OSDTN is transforming the lives of Vete...

In this episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast, titled Journey For A Cause, SMA Tilley welcomes Michael Kendall, President and Founder of No One Fights Alone Foundation & Christopher Farrington, Chief Operations Officer at Courser Racing Foundation. In this dynamic conversation, these Veterans highlight their heroic journey rowing across the Pacific Ocean to bring awareness to the nationa...

In this week’s Your Next Mission ® video podcast, SMA Tilley welcomes Victoria Kelly and Karin Tanabe, writers and producers of the PBS Documentary Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories from World War II . This powerful conversation uncovers the human impact behind the dropping of the atomic bomb in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Don’t miss this riveting discussion filled with historical insights, compelling sto...

In this episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast, titled “Voice of the Army”, the 15th SMA (R) Daniel A. Dailey, the VP of NCO & Soldier Programs at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) joins SMA Tilley for a dynamic conversation about the incredible work being done by AUSA—the Voice of the Army. As we gear up for the Annual Meeting kicking off next week, they dive into how AUSA...

In this episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley welcomes MG Daryl O. Hood, Commanding General, and CSM William M. Shoaf, Command Sergeant Major, of the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson as they dive into what it takes to lead and train America’s future Soldiers. From Civilian to Soldier — it all starts at Fort Jackson.

Healing from the Heart. In this episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley welcomes Claire Lawless, Former Senior Director, Quality Assurance & Brandi Salvatore, Case Manager, The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Alaska Behavioral Health at Cohen Veterans Network. They highlight Cohen Veterans Network’s mission to provide accessible, barrier free, high-quality mental heal...

In this episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley welcomes Judy Isaacson Elias, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Heroes to Heroes Foundation. They discuss the organization’s unique one-year program for Veterans built around rediscovering values, relationships, and finding spiritual healing. 

Transformation Journey. In this episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley welcomes LTC(R) JC Glick, Author, Speaker and Chief Executive Officer of the COMMIT Foundation. In this candid and revealing conversation, they share LTC Glick’s journey through transition that led to four suicide attempts and how he found identiy, purpose and community that gave him strength moving forward.

Break The Silence. In this episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley sits down with Babs Chase, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, at the Elizabeth Dole Foundation & Executive Director of Face the Fight™. Together, they have a candid conversation uniting diverse voices to break the stigma around the national tragedy of suicide in the Military and Veteran community.

In this special episode of the Your Next Mission® videopodcast, SMA Tilley goes it alone with thoughts about his life from humble beginnings, journey through military service, and the challenges he faced transitioning to civilian life. Along the way, he shares how faith and family arethe two pillars that have guided him throughout his life.  

In this episode of the Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley welcomes LTG Brian S. Eifler, Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army G-1, and SGM Christopher P. “Smoke” Stevens, U.S. Army G-1 Senior Enlisted Leader. They discuss their primary focus on Army personnel and outline the development of effective policies designed to sustain personnel readiness—recognizing that people are the Army’s greate...

In this episode of Your Next Mission® videopodcast , SMA Tilley sits down with Jerome Tennille, U.S. Navy Veteran and Manager of Strategic Partnerships and Community Impact at Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU). Together, they explore how NFCU goes beyondbanking—serving their members, Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families with long-term support, strategic partnerships, and a de...

In this episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley interviews Chris Hale, CEO of VIQTORY and the Vetrepreneur Academy, as well as a U.S. Navy Veteran. Their discussion focuses on the ways military experience prepares Veterans for entrepreneurial success and examines how the Vetrepreneur Academy facilitatestheir transition into business ownership .

In this special episode of Your Next Mission® video podcast celebrating the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps 250th birthday, SMA Tilley is joined by the leaders of the Corps; command team, Chaplain (MG) William Green, Jr. and RSGM Meaghan B. Simmons. Together, they honor the Army Chaplain Corps’ legacy of guiding Servicemembers and Families through life’s battles with care, compassion, love and respect se...

In this episode of the Your Next Mission® video podcast , SMA Tilley is joined by two distinguished guests: Leslie Santiago-Rodriguez , Manager of Uniformed Services Community Relations at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association(BCBSA) and U.S. Army Veteran and Jason David ,Executive Director of Ibis Public Sector, Board Advisor for Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and Retired U.S. Air Force Chief M...

In this episode of the Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley sits down with SGM (R) Mark Reilly, CEO & President of The Washington Tattoo. Together, they dive into the healing power of music and its ability to empower Veterans and Transitioning Servicemembers byrestoring identity, offering purpose, and creating a sense of belonging in the face of mental health challenges.

In this episode of the Your Next Mission® video podcast, SMA Tilley welcomes Amy More, Clinical Director, The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock in Colorado Springs and Ashley Jensen, Senior Manager, Clinical Practice, Cohen Veterans Network. Together, they explore how military children often face many of the samemental health challenges as their parents who serve and how Cohen Vet...