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Ken Rusk, CEO of Rusk Industries and author of "Blue Collar Cash" joins the show to talk about how he went from digging ditches to running his own company and taking full control of his life. Ken is a self-made entrepreneur who has taking the "blue collar" mentality and turned it into a profession. His book, "Blue Collar Cash" is not just about becoming a blue-collar financial success story, but a...

Rob Spedden, former US Marine turned motivational comedian joins the show to talk military transition, motivational comedy, recruiting, and his newest project: Operation LinkedIN. Rob is currently transitioning out of the Marine Corp and over to the civilian world, while continuing his speaking and motivational comedy. He's unique blend of motivation and comedy demands you laugh at the most ridicu...

In this episode former Marine scout sniper Chris Whittemore joins the show. From the horrors of the mean streets of Ramadi, to flying in a UH-1 as a door gunner, Chris outlines his 17 years in the Marine Corps with battle-hardened stories of struggle, sacrifice, and redemption in his book, From Terror to Triumph. Chris also works in a specialized veteran & activity duty legal system that helps vet...

Best-Selling author Avanti Centrae joins the show in force to talk Vanops, silicone valley, and writing best-selling books! Avanti Centrae always wanted to be a writer. Her father served as a U.S. marine corporal in Okinawa, gathering military intelligence during the first decade after the Korean War and her mom was a teacher. She grew up haunting silver bookmobiles in the Midwest but her practica...

In this episode, veteran and corporate executive chef Drew Ward returns for another round on the hot seat. This time, Chef is cooking up a new look for 2023 and dishes on his passion for rucking, his new fitness routine, self-improvement, and what really makes him get motivated when the temps are below freezing! Plus, I throw a curveball at him and put his culinary skills to the test in a random i...

Forme Marine, Author, and business entrepreneur Matt Stack joins the show to talk about his books, his work in the community, his time as  Marine, raising kids, and how he got invovled in the outdoors business. Matt spent several years in the Marine Corp before seperating, and realizing--there's no plan. Leaving the military is the hardest thing anyone has to do, and it is a massive thing to overc...

Stan Mitchell, former USMC Infantry, joins the show to talk his 11 books! Plus, military transition, why he chose to write about Barack Obama, where his writing comes from, and much more! Stan joined the US Marines in 1995 and joined the infantry, and has over twenty years of creative writing experience. His Nick Woods thrillers are hot on Amazon, and you can find them, as well as his other books...

On this episode, #1 Amazon best-selling author Anna Willet joins the show from the outback of Australia. Originally from the UK, Anna moved to Australia and began writing thrillers. Drawn to dark tales, Anna started writing in high school and later continued writing, focusing on strong female characters. Her #1 New Release, Dear Neighbor is topping the charts not just in Australia, but the US as w...

In this episode, veteran and corporate executive chef Drew Ward returns for another round on the hot seat. This time, Chef is cooking up a new look for 2023 and dishes on his passion for rucking, his new fitness routine, self-improvement, and what really makes him get motivated when the temps are below freezing! Plus, I throw a curveball at him and put his culinary skills to the test in a random i...

Author JT Patten, a career intel professional for multiple three-letter government agencies joins the show to discuss how intel really works in the field, how it's used to make higher level decision, and what black ops and strike packages really are all about. Intel, is not just about finding bad guys and taking them out, it's about survival. JT is the author of multiple books in both thrilling fi...

Best-Selling author Avanti Centrae joins the show in force to talk Vanops, silicone valley, and writing best-selling books! Avanti Centrae always wanted to be a writer. Her father served as a U.S. marine corporal in Okinawa, gathering military intelligence during the first decade after the Korean War and her mom was a teacher. She grew up haunting silver bookmobiles in the Midwest but her practica...

In this episode former Marine scout sniper Chris Whittemore joins the show. From the horrors of the mean streets of Ramadi, to flying in a UH-1 as a door gunner, Chris outlines his 17 years in the Marine Corps with battle-hardened stories of struggle, sacrifice, and redemption in his book, From Terror to Triumph. Chris also works in a specialized veteran & activity duty legal system that helps vet...

Tom Spisz, President and Founder of Shoot For Life, joins the show. Tom, a born and raised citizen of Michigan has put together an outstanding non-profit focusing on helping people with their life-altering illnesses through the shooting sport of archery. Established in 2013, Shoot For Life was created as Tom felt a calling to do something more in life and help people out, especially when he saw pe...

Charles Hack joins the show today with my special guest co-host, my son Hayden. Charles Hack is a pen name for the author of the Space Warfare novels including his most recent full novel, Into the Darkness. Charles has spent time outside of writing before ultimately deciding to go into ministry, and then the craft of writing stories and bringing some of his imaginative ideas to life. Find more abo...

This week, Dustin Hayes, the CEO and Founder of Red, White, and Badass Brews Coffee joins the show. Dustin joined the Navy, and after serving for over 13 years was medically retired. During his time in he did various jobs, all culminating in flying UAVs for special operations towards the end of his career. Later, Dustin started several companies, including a construction company that quickly turne...

Zach James, author and veteran joins the show to talk about his time in the military, his time as a government contractor, and his line of fiction/thriller books. In this episode James talks about how he entered the military, splitting basic training and his last year of high school, as well as entering in after graduating and then becoming a government contractor. With intelligence being a signif...

Lauren (Mickler) Ungeldi, collaborative writer, author, and story captor joins the show from all the way over in Turkey! Lauren has been traveling the world for years writing and soaking up culture after she sold her business that specialized in health and wellness. Her first book, Legion Rising, with Jeff Morris, was a collaborative effort to tell Jeff's story of combat during his military career...

Richard Maverick, veteran and author joins the show in this TWO part broadcast. We talk about his books "Our War" Volumes 1 & 2, survival, the research and thoughts behind his post-apocalyptic/current civil war fiction concept, and of course guns, bourbon, and cigars. Richard spent nearly his entire life in firearms sales, and considers himself very experienced. This experience shows in the detail...

In this episode, Jenna Carlton, Navy veteran and host of "Vet Chats" on IG live joins the show to talk veterans issues and her transition, as well as put me on the hot seat for an IG live session on Vet Chats! Jenna founded the Facebook group "Millennial Veterans", a place to post relatable veteran content for younger veterans and transitioning service members who are trying to navigate life after...

Richard Maverick, veteran and author joins the show in this TWO part broadcast. We talk about his books "Our War" Volumes 1 & 2, survival, the research and thoughts behind his post-apocolyptic/current civil war fiction concept, and of course guns, bourbon, and cigars. Richard spent nearly his entire life in firearms sales, and considers himself very experienced. This experience shows in the detail...

In this episode, writing duo Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson join the show to discuss their newest book, Dark Fall, as well as their connections to the military, hustling in the fiction world, and what it takes to be a full-time writer. Brian Andrews is a US Navy veteran, Park Leadership Fellow, and former submarine officer with a psychology degree from Vanderbilt and a masters in business from Corn...

Check out this course of action....TR Matson joins the show to talk about his career as a naval aviator and how it molded his vision for writing a book about...aviation. After spending time in the E-2C Hawkeye and the F/A-18 Hornet, TR retired from the Navy and kept his aviation dream alive flying for the commercial sector. However, he dove into a new endeavor in his downtime: writing. TR's debut...

Chef Drew Ward joins the show to talk his path in life that led him to pursuing cooking and the culinary arts after his stint in the US Army. From a young age Drew loved cooking, and cut his teeth working in multiple kitchens learning the ropes until he had his first chance at running a professional kitchen. A US Army Veteran, now, drew is the Executive Chef for Artisanal Brewing Ventures and is w...

AM Adair, Naval Intel Officer, and author of the Elle Anderson series including Shadow Game, Deeper Shadow, and Shadow War, joins the show to talk counter-intelligence, the importance of transitioning from the military and knowing your plan, as well as what it's like to write a book and be accepted as a female in a male-dominated genre. Caution: This episode contains explanations of human intellig...

Scott Deluzio, Army veteran and author of Surviving Son, joins the show to talk about podcasting, military transition, his entrepreneurial ventures, and how he wrote such a heart-gripping book in a very dark time. Scott doesn't stray from sharing his struggles, and upon losing his brother while deployed, he admits to falling into a dark hole. However, with strength on his side, Scott rose above an...