Fragout Podcast

Jon Pethke- Air Force Veteran and Entrepreneur. Jon created CoyAmore Dating App for Introverts. Jon has a great personal story about service, traveling, dating, etc. Awesome guy and veteran. His app is now live!!

Shaun Stoeger is a proud Lakota Tribal member of the Oglala and Sihasapa clan and the Sioux Nation. He is a Desert Storm Veteran served 14.5 years in the Army. He was Airborne Infantry. Shaun shared so much about his service, deployment, Native American culture, transitioning, etc. Powerful podcast with a great message.

Eric Salzwedel founder of Do Good Wisconsin. Eric and I have been friends for 12 years and we both share a great passion for helping others. Eric shared his experience helping people around the world and here in the US. Eric has done over 40 Venmo Challenge and given around $40,000 to servers during COVID. He did another one to help buy a lawnmower for a local veteran in Northeastern, WI. In less...

My friend Curt Lemke and Shelby Lemke came on the podcast and provided a great perspective. Curt served in the marines as mechanic, did 2 tours in Afghanistan. Shelby provided context of what a spouse goes through during a deployment. Curt is actively involved with veteran advocacy and policy work.

Kimberly Stoeger owner of Nutritional Healing, LLCand was at the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013. This was a very emotional and educational podcast. 10 years of survivors guilt and trauma. This was the first time publicly she has shared her story. It should be noted she finished the marathon in 3 hours 33 mins and 33 secs. She shared her journey into nutrition and helping people and the community....

My friend Alex Grave came on. He served with 1st Special Force Group as a mechanic. Deployed to Iraq and the Philippines. He's an avid hunter and outdoorsman. Had a very relaxed and humbling conversation. Married and He's a proud father of 2 daughters.

VA HOME LOAN Knowledge Transfer Podcast with the owners of Mortgage Nerds. We all sat down and talked about why the VA HOME LOAN is the best benefit for Veterans and should not be disregarded. We talked about the current market and the federal interest rate hikes. The various types of Refinancing Home Equity Line Of Credit etc. We really dove deep on this. Do not let realtors tell you the VA Home...

Justin McDougle- Army/ Afghanistan Veteran, Co-Owner of Battle Brothers Tactical, LLC. Justin came on the podcast today we talked about his service, his company, transition, gun rights and training, current events, etc. Very casual and organic. Justin also was an over the road trucker that drive 1.8-2 million miles all over the United States. Super proud of Justin. #disruptiveimpact #WisconsinVete...

My new friend Tom Farley and I had a great 2+ hour conversation about substance abuse, veterans, Chris Farley, his book, etc. Tom is the older brother of Chris Farley. Tom shared a lot about his own struggles, sobriety, and recovery. He's a proud Substance Abuse advocate and works for a great org helping veterans. Please check out Rosecrance Which is a mission act provider! This is what my podcast...

Joe Scott- Owner of Alpha Dog Nutrition and waterfowl enthusiast. Joe came on the show and we talked about his humble beginnings, college, business, and hunting. Joe is also my neighbor! We had a lot of fun and share some great stories. #disruptiveimpact #WisconsinVeteran

James Long- Former Captain, Afghanistan/ Army Veteran. West Point Graduate and 1 of 10 siblings, 9 of 10 joined the military. James and his wife Destiny own both Bad Batch CrossFit and Fox Valley Meal Prep. 2.5 hour podcast we talked about James's childhood, Process into West Point, his 2 deployments to Afghanistan, business ownership, etc. phenomenal podcast. #WisconsinVeteran #disruptiveimpact #...

Entertaining podcast with Mark and Paul from Pure Konopie. They farm, make, and produce high quality CBD products right here in Wisconsin. Fascinating conversation with them about the science, regulations, laws, and so much more relating to Hemp based products! Please check them out and use FRAGOUT20 for 20% off at check out! The statements made regarding these products have not been evaluated by...

Are you tired of the drive thru runs? The fad diets that don't help you sustain your health? Just running out of time in the day to make a fresh meal? Local Army Veteran and his family are bringing a simple yet healthy option to the Fox Valley. This small team makes everything fresh, in small batches from a locally owned kitchen in downtown Kaukauna, WI. Fresh, never frozen meals - either picked u...

Patrick Dunn came back on the podcast.. he was the second podcast I ever did at my kitchen table. He saw the studio for the first time and got a sweet bag of swag! Damn good to see you and catch up!

Carter Lindley- 173rd Airborne/Afghanistan Veteran. Carter is also Summer Camp Director of Camp Manitowish . We shared our love of Camp Manito Wish when we were campers. Carter and talked in depth about camp, military, his deployment to Afghanistan and his transition.

Jacole Hall- Founder of Vaspire316 and wife of Dominic Hall. Jacole came on the podcast to talk about Dominic, Veteran Zero, Hunter 7, and the journey she experienced with fighting cancer and loosing her husband to cancer related to his military service. Dominic Hall was a former Force Recon Marine & Green Beret. He also served on the Appleton Police Dept with SWAT & Special Investigations Unit. T...

Jordan Leitsch Marine Corps/ Afghanistan veteran came back after 3 years for his second podcast. Jordan is now working Velocity Outdoors and incharge of Valhalla by Ravin- Ravin Crossbows. They help all type orgs with donations, financial assistance, marketing, etc. Jordan gave us a life update and talked about his Service dog Tyr he received from Rescue 22 Foundation. This was a great podcast and...

Are you a Veteran who owns a small business? Are you a Veteran with an idea for a business? Yes? Then apply to be part of the Innovation Accelerator for Veterans Program at Fox Valley Technical College. This entrepreneur and small business training immerses you in the process of business model design and small business management. Phase One includes a three-day workshop and Phase Two includes the...

Mike Heidtman- Served in the US Army and Iraq in 2004. Mike works full for the VA as a therapist and runs his own private practice. Mike came on today because he was recently diagnosed with Carcinoma Cancer in his face/jaw. He wanted to share his story and experiences for his family, kids, and friends. Mike is an incredible friend of mine and we are very close. His brother in law was also in the s...

Tracy Urban my friend, mentor, and my recruiter came on the podcast tonight. I've known her for 16/17ish years. She is an OG Iraq Veteran, Air assault, Airborne, master repeller, etc. She is also one of the founding members of Shield of Sisters focused on helping survivors of military sexual assault. Tracy is like the big sister I never had. We both shared a lot on this podcast which emotional and...

Tyler Heupel- Afghanistan War veteran and actively serving law enforcement officer. Tyler served in Afghanistan on a PSD detail for a 3 star General. He also served at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Tyler served 9 years total and accomplished a lot before 27 years old. His family owns The Dough Shoppe in Green Bay. This was a great podcast with a successful young veteran doing big things!

Dan Zimmerman Former Secretary of the Wisconsin Dept of Veterans Affairs. Dan is a Army veteran and deployed to Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq for Desert Storm and OIF. Dan came on the show today to share his humble beginnings and his path into the military and being the leader of one of the biggest Depts in state government. Dan was my boss in 2017 and he is an incredible leader and person. This was a ph...

Brian Hofmann of Mortgage Nerds, LLC came on to update and educate everyone on the mortgage industry and the VA Home Loan. We really focused on the importance of vetting your lender, relator, and the Veterans who will use their VA home loan. The education on this benefit is super important and life changing. If you have any questions reach out to Brian.

Chase Ford- Marine Corps/ Iraq war veteran. Chase's story is wild and his experiences are vast and super fascinating. He opens up about his intense struggles with PTSD and micro dosing with ketamine. He's also a Situational Awareness Expert and we deep dive into that background. He's the proud owner of CrossFit One Shot in Green Bay. He has a powerful documentary called "The Unknown War" about hi...

Mark Cassity is a proud dog trainer and works with police depts, veterans orgs, and much more. Mark spent 2 years Afghanistan as a civilian contractor with his own Explosive Detection dog. He spent his time at ECPs looking for bombs and he saw a lot of stuff. He owns Aktiv Dog training in the Lake Geneva area.