In The Name of Service

Welcome to Episode 18, and the final episode of season 1, of the In The Name of Service Podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Barb Thompson. Here we broadcast stories of every day men and women who’ve answered a call to serve in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Brett Crozier, recently retired Navy Captain and Operations lead for the Ca...

Welcome to Episode 17 of the In the Name of Service Podcast with host and psychologist, Dr. Barb Thompson. Here, she broadcast stories of everyday men and women who’ve answered a call to serve others in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Ashley Wilson, counseling psychology graduate student at Liberty University. You’ll quickly...

Welcome to Episode 17 of the In the Name of Service Podcast with host and psychologist, Dr. Barb Thompson. Here, she broadcast stories of everyday men and women who’ve answered a call to serve others in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Ashley Wilson, counseling psychology graduate student at Liberty University. You’ll quickly...

Welcome to episode 16 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. Here we broadcast stories of everyday men and women who’ve answered a call to serve in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Derek Jump, a prior Marine, Veteran Advocate, and Entrepreneur. Derek shares with us about his struggles following a rich military career of 10 ye...

Welcome to Episode 15 of the In The Name of Service Podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Barb Thompson. Here we broadcast stories of every day men and women who’ve answered a call to serve in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Ben Davis, former Navy SEAL and Director of Veterans Outdoor Advocacy Group or “VOAG”. VOAG’s all-volunteer tea...

Welcome to Episode 14 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. Here, we broadcast stories of everyday men and women who’ve answered a call to serve in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Kelvin Gumbs. Kelvin is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and was raised in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where I had the pleasure of meeting him. After...

Welcome to Episode 13 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. Here we broadcast stories of men and women who've answered a call to serve in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today's interview is with Dr. Donell Barnett. Donell is a husband, father, Psychologist in the Army Reserves, Mental Health Administrator for the state of Illinois, and the Presiden...

Welcome to episode 12 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. I’m your host, Dr. Barb Thompson. Here we broadcast stories of everyday men and women who’ve answered a call to serve in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Michael Sugrue. Michael is an Air Force Veteran, Retired Law Enforcement Officer, author, and father. In today’s...

Welcome to episode 11 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. Today’s interview is with Trevor B West. Trevor is a prior Air Force Special Operations Intelligence Analyst, real estate agent, energetic and entertaining emcee, and entrepreneur. In today’s conversation, Trevor takes us through his own story, highlighting a pivotal point in his life when an unexpected and major injury left him alone wi...

Welcome to episode 10 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. Today’s interview is with Michelle Lang. Michelle is a military spouse, mother of three, and founder of Veteran Help Point, a nonprofit building a fluid and intuitive database for veterans and their families who need resources but don’t know where or how to find them. In today’s conversation, Michelle takes us through her own story, high...

Welcome to episode 9 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. Here we broadcast stories of everyday men and women who’ve answered a call to serve in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Eric Hohman. Eric is a former Combat Controller, MBA, and president of the First There Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission to ensu...

Welcome to episode 8 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. Today’s interview is with Jon Dodson. Jon is the CEO of Pivot Project Development, a company whose purpose is to develop beautiful projects that promote human flourishing, create shared value for their stakeholders, and have an enduring impact on their communities. I had the great opportunity to grow up with Jon in Stillwater, Oklahoma. F...

Welcome to episode 7 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. Today’s interview is with Brandon Wood. Brandon is a husband, father, Special Operations Veteran, and Associate Pastor of Youth and Young Adults at Aberdeen First Baptist Church in Aberdeen, NC. I had the great opportunity to work alongside Brandon for a few years in our previous positions. He is insightful, caring, generous, and humble....

Welcome to episode 6 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. Here we broadcast stories of men and women who’ve answered the call to serve in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Steve Nisbet. Steve is a husband, father, Special Operations Veteran, and the co-founder of Shields and Stripes, a non-profit on a mission to provide free...

Welcome to episode 5 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. Today’s interview is with Amy Nash . Amy is the mother of two, the wife of a retired Marine Special Operations Veteran, and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker currently serving at Special Operations Command Africa. I had the great opportunity to work alongside Amy for a few years in our previous positions. She is driven, insightful, and un...

Welcome to Episode 4 of the In the Name of Service Podcast . I’m your host Dr. Barb Thompson. Here, we broadcast stories of men and women who’ve answered the call to serve in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Eric Ballester . Eric is a husband, father, and recently retired Air Force Special Operations Veteran with 10 combat de...

Today’s interview is with Josh Armstrong. He is a current seminary student, husband, and father of three. Josh and I met during his service as a Special Tactics Officer (STO) in the Air Force. He is one of the most thoughtful, selfless, and hardworking individuals I know and I’m so excited for you to hear from him. A few things struck me about this conversation that I want to share upfront so you...

Today's interview is with Victoria Weece . She is an expert in the field of military-to -civilian transition, a graduate student at Duke University, the spouse of a US Army Special Forces Officer, and an ultramarathoner. In our conversation, Victoria shares how she first got started serving her community in college through a clothing drive as well as some of the difficulties and rewards of being a...

Jared Thompson is a recently retired US Army Special Forces Officer with multiple deployments to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. He served on Active Duty for over 21 years and now lives on 30 acres in Virginia with his family. Since retiring from the Army, Jared has earned his private pilot's license and volunteered for a short-term mission to Kenya with AIM AIR. During this interview, Jared m...

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