Battle Buddy Podcast

Navy veteran Thom Shea honed his mindset and internal dialogue over a long and storied career in the teams.  Thom shares some of this thoughts on the impact of having a strong and powerful woman by a mans side.   Thom's wife Stacey is what he calls a "Spartan Wife" and throughout his book "Unbreakable" its clear how much of an impact she had on his mindset in the midst of adversity...

Lori Jackson may have not served but as a DOD cyber compliance professional and as someone who has worked with the Corps of Engineers she is well aware of the variety of cyber threats facing everyone and every company.  Lori explains what is going on in the cyber world in terms of current threats to be on the lookout for. Battle Buddy Podcast Guest Links: https://www.whiteravensecurity.com ht...

For Army veteran Mark Dudek owning and running a business is as fun and rewarding as it is challenging.  After years working in other trades Mark stumbled upon a unique hardscape process that has allowed him to create his dream job and also create some amazing hardscapes that are pretty much pieces of art!  From walls, tree trunk fire pits, to rocks and swimming pools Mark and his crew c...

Air Force veteran, Cat Corchado has spent her childhood as a military brat.  It's no wonder that she too decided to follow in the tradition of service to our country.  Throughout this lifetime around the military and her role as a podcaster discussing women veterans issues Cat knows a few things about the experiences of women in uniform.  We discuss how for women veterans their iden...

Army veteran Joe Meisch had one of those random ideas to create something to solve a problem.  Who would have through that this random idea would have come at the same time as a potential to have his comedy show pilot episode be considered for mainstream TV.  Joe felt this need to focus on his invention and do something to honor his battle buddies who are no longer here.  What start...

We are all used to operating in high functioning teams, but in the civilian world that isn't always the case.  For Navy veteran, Tim Dickey a system founded in 2001 provides a system for all teams to operate more efficiently and with better communication.  Agile and Scrum are two terms most are not familiar with but these genius systems make managing work and teams much more efficient. &...

For Navy veteran Siannon Lee your health should be looked at in a holistic way.  From a high protein, animal based diet to unleashing the power of 100% THC free, CBD products and supplements Siannon shares your perspective on living your life in a more holistic way. Battle Buddy Podcast Guest Links: https://www.wildbranchfoods.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/siannon-lee-535820195/ Battle Bud...

Army veterans Megan Militello and Lacey Ernandes never would have imagined when serving together that one day their friendship would turn into a business partnership.  Megan and Lacey are the creative minds behind Elevated Oats and health and lifestyle brand.  They share tips and advice on making their partnership work thousands of miles from each other while growing the business and the...

Who would have guess that a moment of boredom with a K9 while serving in Qatar would turn into a non profit supporting struggling veterans later.  For Air Force veteran Corey James this chance to support a K9 with training turned into a passion for dog training.  His non profit, Freedom Paws Service Dogs, trains various breeds as service dogs for veterans and first responders.  Core...

After suffering devastating and life changing injuries to his legs, Army veteran Brian "Big Country" Conwell has been on a mission.  The mission he has his eyes on, has got him thinking big, like really big!  After years of surgeries, rehab and depression Big Country has found his passion again in the gym.  One step after another has led him to some amazing sponsorships and opportun...

Peter Willis has spent over a decade helping veterans work through the process of filing for the VA Aid and attendance benefits.  These benefits are for any veteran who has served at least one day during a war period (not combat zone, just served in the period) and is at least 65 years old who needs advanced care.  The funds could help cover expenses like in home care, adaptations, equip...

Army veteran Dylan Sessler comes on the podcast to discuss his journey with PTSD and how to change perspectives, transform yourself, learn the power of speaking your truth and how to defy the darkness.  Dylan is the author of Defy The Darkness a story of suicide, mental health, and overcoming your hardest battles. Battle Buddy Podcast Guest Links: https://dylansessler.com/home https://anchor....

For David Lionheart a wounded warrior was something that seemed more physical in nature, until one day picking up a close friend who was a veteran, he noticed his hat mentioned being a wounded veteran.  After a conversation about his friends service David set out to give back to the wounded veterans at his local VA hospital.  This led to the creation of his non profit, Play for your free...

Sometimes things in life just happen.  For Air Force veteran, Douglas Berry that was writing children's books.  Nobody would expect that the author of a children's book about a little rabbit named Jasper would have once strapped munitions onto aircraft.  As a father Douglas enjoyed reading to his children when they were younger.  At one point his son brought a stray rabbit into...

When you typically think of love and war zones its easy to think about one person in combat the other, thousands of miles away back home.  For Army veteran, Jennifer Hobbs, her love story took a different path.  From troubled past relationships to finding love in a combat zone with fellow soldier and how husband Ryan Hobbs, Jennifer has one heck of a love story to share with future gener...

Marine veteran Chris Kirwan is taking care of fellow veterans in a unique way that you may or may not have heard of.  Chris is involved with the nationwide organization called Irreverent Warriors.  Irreverent Warrior's mission  is "to bring veterans together using humor and camaraderie to improve mental health and prevent veteran suicide".  Chris runs the Greensboro, North Caro...

Buying a home in today's market is quite an adventure.  From still historically low interest rates to a crazy sellers market nationwide fellow real estate professional, Military To Millionaire Podcast host, and USMC veteran David Pere comes on the show to discuss real estate, credit and investing. Battle Buddy Podcast Guest Links: https://www.frommilitarytomillionaire.com/ https://www.frommil...

Fire Team Whiskey is a fitness and lifestyle app that assists military members and veterans to live healthier lifestyles.  The founder and CEO, Stephanie Lincoln discusses how nutrition, exercise, and mental health all play a key role in our physical health.  She discusses how bio-hacking and learning more about your own body can help you achieve better, long term results over the typica...

For Army veteran Caleb Blair sitting back and doing nothing for Ukraine was just not an option.  After deciding to do something and running it past fellow veteran and founder of Operation Phantom Support, Nick Valentine, Caleb and a small team started gathering funds and medical supplies to assist in the humanitarian needs of displaced and injured Ukrainians.  With ever changing needs on...

The path from leaving the military to finding fulfillment in life can be difficult for any of us to achieve.  Empowerment coach, Nicky Morris, who served in the British Army as a Bombardier discusses both Maslow's Hierarchy  of needs and how it has shaped his view in relation to veterans and fulfillment.  From mindset to values and finding purpose to building the needed structure th...

For Marine Corps veteran Mike Demo, exiting the military was rough.  Although he excelled at various jobs like sales he had failed at other ventures.  These life lessons have taught Mike the importance of clarity in your path in life.  He shares a few simple secrets to ensuring success in business.  Create your set of core values and create a three word mission statement. &nbsp...

Veteran homelessness is and has been quite a problem across many American cities.  The exact causes range as far and wide as the causes for substance about and suicide and are difficult to address.  One this is for sure, housing is a basic human need and life on the streets is rough.  Air Force veteran Kijana Prowant has seen enough veteran homelessness in her back yard.  Nickn...

If you have followed the digital asset space recently you are probably aware of NFT's.  If you are not, they are basically digital art, purchased with digital assets like cryptocurrencies.  To say this isn't a space dominated by veterans would be an understatement.  Stephen Kuhn along with his business partner Lane Belone, both Army veterans wrote the book Unleash Your Humble Alpha,...

Maybe its that first job post military or the tenth, one thing is for certain the job search process can be a pain.  Navy veteran Joshua Prado, founder of the VETD Talent Network, discusses how to leverage personal and professional connections and LinkedIN to not only make the job search process easier but to down right dominate it.  As a military and veteran IT talent acquisition and tr...

Six time published author and Air Force veteran Brandon Abby has been through some dark times in his past.  As a kid who didn't like to write or speak in front of crowds his late wife set him on a path of changing that.  As a successful author herself she encouraged Brandon to get into writing to help process through his feelings during a dark period of time.  Her love and passion f...