Military Transition Academy Podcast by Vets2PM

Max Rodgers is former enlisted Marine who used the GI Bill to go to college to become an professional engineer. He was recruited in college for the Navy's Nuclear Power program and transferred into the Civil Engineer Corps during Officer Candidate School due to color vision deficiency that disqualified him from submarine duty. The majority of assignments in the Navy were Project Management and lea...

Adam Dillon was U.S. Army 1995-2005 Enlisted, Aviation, Special Forces Pipeline, and PSYOP Q-Course Graduate, 18D and 37F, with two combat tours in Iraq as a Tactical PSYOP Team Leader. He also has one tour in Korea along with multiple SOF missions in other locations. Adam was also a USCG(R) Officer from 2005 to 2009 with Wilmington Marine Safety Unit. He has served in various corporate roles and...

Caleb Doty was an Armor and Cavalry Officer from 2009-2018, with roles as a Tank Platoon Leader, Infantry XO, Battalion S4, and Troop Commander for an Air Assault Cavalry Troop. After transitioning, he worked in chemical manufacturing and the power generation industry and is now the owner of a company that does lean transformation and training for the American Sewing Industry.

Chris Slaughter joined the USAF as a jet engine mechanic in 1996. He worked all the way from the flight line to the engine back shop before retraining in 2004 to the Flight Engineer career field. Chris spent many years deployed in support of OIF/OEF.  He retired early from active duty in 2014 under TERA II and got a job in the Petrochemical field and eventually becoming the shift supervisor p...

Jarryd served as a Mechanical Engineering Officer in the Australian Army for 11 years, reaching the rank of Captain. He is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Royal Military College - Duntroon. Jarryd currently works as an Implementation Project Manager for the eCommerce company BigCommerce. Prior to that, Jarryd worked as a project management consultant and operations manag...

Phil Ranck, newly minted veteran after 24 years of active Army service as a Warrant Officer. In addition, had the distinct pleasure of becoming a DA LSS MBB. After retirement with an awesome family in the Last Frontier of Alaska, he co-founded a training and consulting company that allows him to use these skills to support the business community and the honor of continuing to train service members...

Dennis is the founder and CEO of Cyberkraft, a cybersecurity training company which focuses on training Veterans. He has worked for the DoD, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department of Homeland Security. Dennis served as a Captain in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and was deployed to Afghanistan as part of OEF XI/XII.Note: https://cyberkrafttraining.com/ coupon code: veterans15

John Glowacki is a uniquely qualified leader, and had the distinction of serving in the Governments of the United States and Canada. He was appointed by the Prime Minister in 2014 for 3 years as COO of Shared Services Canada which is the largest IT operation in Canada. Previously, he was a Corporate Vice President in a fiduciary role as Chief Technology Officer of a US Fortune 200 multinational co...

Liam Amsden is the Founder and President of Shorepoint Contracting LLC. They provide Full Cycle Federal Sales and Distribution for Defense Aircraft Component OEMs. That is the bio part but what he didn’t say is that he is a super-intelligent individual that found a gap and decided to provide a service that delivers goods and services to the government swiftly and efficiently. He interviews veteran...

Teresa Moon joined the Parabilis team in late Fall 2020. She brings to the team her extensive experience in business development within government contracting, marketing and branding, relationship building and partnership management. Her impact is best recognized in her abilities to generate business opportunities within several industries through networking, developing partnerships and understand...

James A. Felts is an accomplished coach, facilitator, and guide with over 15 years of experience helping leaders optimize performance to achieve positive results through mentorship. His purpose is to assist Veterans with marketing themselves and their businesses. James prides himself on helping others, making him the perfect match for mentorship and coaching. As a guide, he has worked with teams,...

Jon Cobb is a Marine Corps combat veteran and entrepreneur. After more than 10 years of military and diplomatic security service, he joined Deloitte Consulting, where he served as a project manager for multi-billion dollar modernization efforts. He then founded The Tempest Group, which now leads organizational transformations for some of the most admired companies around the world. He holds an MBA...

John Glowacki is a uniquely qualified leader, and had the distinction of serving in the Governments of the United States and Canada. He was appointed by the Prime Minister in 2014 for 3 years as COO of Shared Services Canada which is the largest IT operation in Canada. Previously, he was a Corporate Vice President in a fiduciary role as Chief Technology Officer of a US Fortune 200 multinational co...

Cathy began her career in Human Resources, helping a small government contractor double in size, and then switched to the Executive Search & Recruitment industry where she has spent the majority of her career. After helping a Veteran with a resume in the spring of 2015, she was introduced to Vets2PM, and began providing professional resume writing services, which turned into a full-time positi...

Alec Hall, CMSGT (Ret), USAF; 28 years in service. Cybersecurity SME and President of Alliance Cyber (an SD-VOSB). Former assistant cybersecurity career field manager Office of the AF/CIO), spokesperson for the "Joining Forces" initiative during the Obama Administration, 2015 SANS Institute "Difference Maker in Cybersecurity", 2021 Orlando Business Journal "Power Player" for disruptive changes to...

David A. Baker is a native of Brevard County and he enlisted into the Army after graduating from high school and retired after twenty years of service in 2005. He is also a graduate of Barry University School of Law with a Juris Doctorate. He opened his firm with a commitment to helping the citizens of the Space Coast and providing quality legal services to his clients. David spent over 15 years s...

Today we talk with Delaina Morse, a Veteran and Military Spouse Advocate. She has spent the last 6 years helping Veterans with resumes, reading job announcements, translating their skills, salary negotiations, and coaching on how to successfully manage in the civilian sector. Delaina spends most of the time providing people an ear that doesn't judge and can provide advice using positivity and will...

Today we have a husband and wife combo. To start we have Bruce Thompson, who is an advocate and supporter of all things military, veterans, and military spouses. He is a retired Marine Corps Master Sergeant with a proven track record of working with diverse teams to accomplish projects and establish programs. Bruce is currently working with Veterans ASCEND on a special project, and he also worked...

Steve, the Executive Director of the Institute of Certified Professional Managers, joins us and tells his story about how he started as a Marine, became a business owner, and now is an executive. The thought process and pride you should have when you serve is painted all over this episode, I know you will love the conversation.

Jarrod joins us to discuss his passion for helping service members transition by preparing for the transition early and we touch on his book, available on Amazon, called “AVOIDING EACH & EVERY MILITARY VETERAN'S DIS-ADVANTAGE: HOW TO OVERCOME THE LIES A MILITARY FAMILY BELIEVES TO GET OUR FREEDOM BACK.” I actually purchased the book during the show because of his passion to uncover the many fa...

Ana really helps our community get insight not only into her veteran-friendly company 48Forty (the standard size of a pallet) but also into the eyes of a recruiter. She unpacks the things you should do and not do during an interview as well as a resume. Ana gives us tips and tricks to help veterans succeed in the job search and secure employment. Finally, we get to learn about the industry of pall...

Rebecca with Veterans In Business Networking for Success (“VIB”) has some amazing wisdom to share with any aspiring and veteran business owners. You will get to know her and her passion for assisting veteran-owned businesses to build a network for the greater good of the community. The VIB Network is on a mission to provide education, training, resources, and outreach to help Veterans in business...

We were joined by serial founder and entrepreneur David Jones. He drops wisdom on how initiative was a key success train for him and how it is repeatable for everyone else. He went further to say knowledge and being able to prove it was pivotal toward his transition. Finally, he talks about how not to let pride get in the way of your own progress.

This episode was so unique because we host four guests at the same time. The CEO of Search7Cities, Rich Zapata, and his team join us telling stories of transition and success! He even has a DoD SkillBridge resident live and chatting with us about his current transition.

Shawn Dominguez of Dominguez Design-Build really brings it home with the wisdom of a Naval Aviator turned construction company owner. His stance on leading companies and being a leader is a refreshing take you don’t want to miss. From soul searching to community involvement this episode is packed with little morsels of goodness.