Armed & Ready

Jason Wood, the VA Loan Guy and host of Armed & Ready sits down with Criss Crozier to talk real estate, finance and super cars on-location at Veloce Motors the Vault. Every Friday a new episode of Armed & Ready comes out, all with the goal of highlighting veterans turned entrepreneurs, people giving back to the community, and sharing helpful information that will help you be “Armed & R...

Jason Wood, the VA Loan Guy and host of Armed & Ready sits down with Army Veteran and Financial Advisor Jason Lavely. Every Friday a new episode of Armed & Ready comes out, all with the goal of highlighting veterans turned entrepreneurs, people giving back to the community, and sharing helpful information that will help you be “Armed & Ready” in all aspects of life. Be sure to like, su...

Armed & Ready host Jason Wood sits down with Melanie Burkholder, candidate for California's 76th Assembly District, to discuss how politics can make a difference.

After joining the military as a Marine, Brian Wirtz ventures into becoming a self made entrepreneur in this episode of Armed & Ready, hosted by Jason Wood.

I had the incredible chance to speak to 3 very special people: Jodi Cilley, Founder and President of the Film Consortium San Diego, Holly Shaffner, Military Liaison Officer with Joan & Art Barron Veterans Center at SDSU, as well as a retired Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Coast Guard and last but not least BMCM Greg L. Via, Command Master Chief, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego. The festiva...

Jason Wood sits down with Anthony Meixner, the founder of Swiss 8. The western world is in the middle of a mental health crisis and our Veterans have taken action. Swiss 8’s team of Combat Veterans have built a proactive mental health program that is delivered through a mobile app. 

On this episode of Armed & Ready, VA Loan Guy Jason Wood sits down with Matthew Meyers. Matthew is a Former Marine who works in tech. Matthew shares his story of enlisting in the marines, and a chance encounter that led him to working in technology and data.

Armed & Ready host and VA Loan Guy Jason Wood sits down with the founder of G.I. Joe Homes, Joe Knipp, to discuss Joe's military career and how he transitioned into being a real estate agent and broker.

Jason Wood, the VA Loan Guy and host of Armed & Ready sits down with Melanie Burkholder. Melanie shares her experience about working in the secret service, and how she transitioned from that role into running for office. Melanie shares how she got the job, her experience working directly with various presidents, and her vision for the future.

In this episode of Armed & Ready, host Jason Wood sits down with Sergeant Major Kyle Lamb to discuss his military career and his transition into being a successful entrepreneur.  Sergeant Major (retired) Kyle Lamb spent over 21 years in the United States Army, with over 15 of that in 1st SFOD-D Delta Force. He has participated in many conflicts, Desert Storm, Bosnia, Iraq, as well as in the ba...

In this episode VA Loan Guy and Armed & Ready host Jason Wood sits down with Retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant & Author, Nick Popaditch 

In this episode of Armed & Ready, VA Loan Guy and podcast host Jason Wood sits down with Mike Chiesl, the founder of The Chiesl Group, former Marine, and Survivor contestant. 

In this episode of Armed & Ready, Jason Wood, the VA Loan Guy, sits down with Rich Wharton, an Air Force veteran turned content creator and streamer.  Jason and Rich talk about Rich's experience in the Air Force, as well as his experience in SERE - Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape. Rich shares some wild stories about his survival training, and what his transition was like going f...

VA Loan Guy and Armed and Ready host Jason Wood sits down with the owners of Charlie and Echo, a winery based in San Diego that was started by an Air Force veteran.

In this episode of Armed & Ready, host Jason Wood sits down with Knight Campbell, the founder of Cairn Leadership Strategies. Jason and Knight talk about their past military experience, and how that led to building and leading a successful business.

Jay Johnson sits down in this episode of Armed & Ready with VA Loan Guy Jason Wood. In this episode Jay talks about his military career, and how it helped him transition into running a successful real estate business.