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Today we're getting dialed into training plans and dig deeper into how we need to consider building foundations and how mindset, nutrition, movement, and recovery work together. If pain-free, functional movement is something you want to achieve, listen up, take notes, and go! Best quote I've heard in a while "It's the simple things done savagely well". Be consistent and find what works for you.  ...

Picking up where we left off from our first EXOS episode with Anthony Hobgood, who shared the foundation of EXOS and a summary of the EXOS mission, Stefan breaks down 3 pillars of the EXOS methodology – Psychological Drivers, Performance Capacity, and Functional State. While setting us up with how he came to be in his current position, Stefan laid the framework for us to know how the role he earne...

EXOS is the global leader in human performance and in this episode, we kick off the EXOS series to highlight Anthony Hobgood. As the Senior Director of Performance, Anthony tells us about his humble beginnings and how his early life influences played a significant part in carrying with him his purpose having experienced the many things he helps treat as an EXOS leader and coach. One who dedicates...

In this episode, Derrick shares how his 27-year Marine Corps career exposed his innate ability to identify opportunities where he leverages his drive and passion for selfless service while surrounding himself with first-hand experiences of effective leadership. We also cover how his military transition plan revealed unexpected emotions and responses to change that ultimately placed him at the righ...

Kirk shares his story of family, service, and sacrifice and how he honors those through his actions as reminders of his purpose. An avid outdoorsman from early on, Kirk's life choices brought him many memorable moments with his family that included seeing some amazing places while assigned to a few of the Army's most storied units. These experiences also included significant and tragic events that...

Danny and I talk about how his family and upbringing forged his values and resiliency to respond to challenges in ways that continued to shape his mindset and leadership qualities. A lifelong learner, Danny shares how he has further developed his ability to self-actualize while embracing those around him who provide the preferred support and encourage growth and a positive approach that keeps him...

Of the many transferrable skills veterans carry with them when separating from service, it may be said that being adaptable will be one of the most important skills developed and leveraged when finding our way on our path. In this episode, we cover a lot of ground that highlights how this important trait offers us all an opportunity to see what people are made of and how it helps being selected in...

Bravery, courage, and resilience are built from experiences that we all face in our own way. What makes us unique is how we respond and use what we learn from life's lessons. Paola, or Lala as she is known within her circle, opens up about how her life's experiences have strengthened her self-awareness and given her reason to keep moving forward by sharing, asking for help, and paying it forward u...

After joining the Air Force and the FBI, Milan shares details and lessons learned from service, his transition, and his journey to the private sector.   You ever wonder how your experience may compare to others and whether or not the choices you're faced with making have been already paved by someone else? Life happens and when the opportunity to change presents itself at those inflection points,...

The new year can be an excellent opportunity to reflect and reassess where you want to be and how to get there. This episode was a fun one where David and I talk through a few ways to help keep it simple for kicking the year off right.   From thinking critically about what you need to do, mapping out a plan that serves as a guide, to then being prepared to act, these three simple considerations co...

Where preparation meets opportunity and what it takes to remain agile during change. You can be lucky or you can be intentional. Either way, putting yourself in the best possible situation to survive and thrive means remaining aware, taking action, and remembering to focus on what you can control. You've heard this before.   It starts with taking personal inventory, surrounding yourself with other...

In honor of Veterans Day, in this episode we are joined by several Oracle employees who are veterans from different eras of service. From the 70's through the 2000's, we brought them together to share their experiences of service. We talked about a few of the things that are still the same as well as the many changes that occurred between each era. What became clear is we all express our passion a...

In this episode, I'm joined by co-host, David Cross and guest, Mindy Jaffar, Oracle's Military Talent Recruiting Program Manager. Looking for opportunities where we fit best can be a taxing process. There are a few steps we can take to help prepare all of us to be a match. What started as an idea to share ways of finding the right talent, you'll hear us lay the groundwork of how to BE the right ta...

Oracle NetSuite's, Heather Miller, is Group Vice President for Global Customer Success. Responsible for driving business initiatives that support consulting and enablement, Heather is also a huge advocate and influence for creating pathways to find the right talent using a programmatic approach. Of the many programs NetSuite offers to do just that, hear how SuiteVets intentionally focuses on our m...

In this episode, Chris Spencer sits with Peter Cline - Army veteran and President and Founder of Boots to Books. Boots to Books is a nonprofit organization founded to help veterans find their next step by providing a number of services that connect them to valuable skill-development and employment resources. Peter and I dive into a few layers of how a service member may prepare ahead of time to ma...

In this episode I am joined by our co-host, David Cross, Oracle SVP and SaaS Chief Information Security Officer. David and I cover a few hot topics surrounding leadership – specifically informal leaders and the role we play. As I'm sure we all have experienced good leaders who are or were effective in helping us be better, we also have seen or heard of those leaders who sometimes come up short is...

Caroline shares with us a little about her early years growing up with the influences that would later shape her mindset and approach to educational goals, relationships, and career choices. As we listen to Caroline's story, one cannot help but to also hear how her consistency has given the impression of how easy it is to maneuver through life's experiences, when in fact, things aren't as simple a...

Chris Spencer sits with Jessica Hunt, military spouse, mom, and Director of Impact in The Honor Foundation's San Diego chapter.   Talking about the early beginnings of setting out on her path and marrying her best friend as he begins his military career, where they make life changing decisions to support the balance of military, family, and other personal choices, Jessica shares challenges faced a...

Chris Spencer sits with PsychArmor's Vice President of Strategic Communications, Carole Turner. Carole speaks to PsychArmor's mission, introduces the "Behind the Mission" podcast she leads, in addition to sharing what it is like being a 30 year USMC spouse. Carole shares a little of her background in education and communications and how it has contributed to her passion for helping others in a var...

Chris Spencer and Gerry Borja connected with Travis Manion Foundation's Heather Kelly. Heather is regional manager of the west and pacific northwest region for TMF and is the surviving gold star spouse of a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan in 2010.   TMF strives to unite and strengthen communities by training, developing, and highlighting the role models that lead them. We develop programs, tr...

Chris Spencer sits down with Michael Halterman and covers Michael's military experience, the choices that earned him a place within the Marine Special Operations Community, and eventually the current position he holds at THF. Michael unpacks detail that describes the mission of THF and how much immediate impact the meaningful work the professionals within the organization have on the veteran-affil...

Chris Spencer and Shane Ruiz have an in-depth conversation surrounding Shane's choices leading towards military service, the experiences and relationships made along the way and how it all shaped his trajectory to find his true passion and purpose; ultimately landing him in his current role as a Senior Director for Product Marketing within one of Oracle's Global Business Units. https://www.lionhea...

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