PCS to Corporate America

Thanks for listening to the Cameron-Brooks Podcast! In this episode, I interview Kelly Trout, Senior IT Director at HCA. Kelly is a West Point graduate and served in the Army as an Ordnance Officer. In this episode, Kelly spends some time discussing her career path, managing projects and leading teams at HCA. Enjoy! Pete Van Epps

In another episode of the Cameron-Brooks podcast, we interview Chip Autry, a Demand Planner at GSK. Chip is a former Army Officer who made the transition to business in 2012. Since then, he also earned his MBA at NYU Stern School of Business. Chip does a great job explaining what a Demand Planner does and how important the role is to a consumer products company. He also offers advice on those thin...

Josh Buchanan is a former Army Infantry officer who made the transition from military to business in 2010.  Josh started his business career with the Reynolds Group in Jacksonville, IL and earned his MBA while working with Reynolds.  He was selected to be a part of a CEO focus group, and due to that opportunity, he was promoted to a Business Development role in Charlotte, NC. He does a great job o...

Matt Burch is an Interventional Sales Consultant with Medtronic Spinal and Biologic s .  He is also a former Army Infantry Officer who deployed multiple times and commanded a line Infantry company. Matt made his transition from the military to business in 2012 through the Cameron-Brooks program.  In this episode, Matt shares how he used his knowledge of developing operations orders to help him tur...

Thanks for listening to the Cameron-Brooks Podcast! In this episode, I interview Eric Baker, Associate Marketing Manager at Foster Farms. Eric is a West Point graduate and served in the Army as an Infantry Officer. In this episode, Eric spends some time discussing his marketing role at a major consumer food company and how it relates (and does not relate) to his Army experience. We also dig into t...

Another episode of the Cameron-Brooks Podcast!  In this episode, I interview Joe Dowdy, former Army Helicopter Pilot, and now a Senior Financial Analyst with Noble Energy.  Joe shares his keys to making a successful military to business transition, and why he waited to get his MBA after the military while working at Noble Energy. Just a heads up, Joe is smart person.  Some of his finance explanati...

In this 11th episode of the Cameron-Brooks Podcast, Dan Allen, USAFA ’92 Graduate and former AF Finance Officer, shares what has made him successful for almost 20 years in business. Dan is currently a Vice President at Grey Mountain Partners.  He made the transition from the AF to Procter & Gamble in 1997.  He also worked in various finance roles at GE and Eaton Corporation before Grey M...

In this episode, former Naval Submarine Officer, Joel Godfrey, shares his unique perspective on making the transition from the military to leading very large projects as a Senior Consultant at A-P Networks. Joel gives some great insight on: Similarities and differences between leading projects in the military and Corporate America Assimilating into the business world and fostering camaraderie The...

In this episode of the Cameron-Brooks podcast, Ryan Nungesser shares his unique perspective on making the transition from Marine Corps Captain to a career with Boston Scientific. Ryan has been working with Boston Scientific since 2009 and has risen to the role of Production Director, a role in which he leads over 500 people, positively impacting 2 million patients per year. This episode will discu...

In this episode, Steve Joachim, USMA ’97, Iraq War Veteran and Cameron-Brooks Alumnus talks about how he created a patent with other engineers on a surgical device that cuts through bone, helped turn around a declining medical device company, and rose to the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain for an $800+ million medical device company and living in Switzerland. Steve shares that he did s...

Julie Wilson is a former US Army Intelligence Officer who transitioned through Cameron-Brooks in 2013 and, today, is the Marketing Director at Textron Systems. In her role, she leads the marketing operations of a multi-business military and defense contracting company. Since transitioning from the military, Julie has been extremely successful as a Manager for Business Development and Category Mark...

Ross Nussbaum is a former USMC Infantry Officer who transitioned through Cameron-Brooks in 2013 and, today, is a Territory Manager at Biosense Webster, Inc., part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies. Essentially, Ross manages a geographic territory while advising physicians in surgery on the proper use and application of products associated with the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (A...

This is the second half of the interview with Dave Barbuto, Cameron-Brooks Alumnus, former Army Infantry Officer, and today the Senior Vice President of Customer Solutions at Asurion. In this episode, Dave, who has been promoted 4 times in 11 years, shares: Gaining broad experience early in his career set him up for success. Don’t fall into the trap of comparing yourself to others. Finding b...

Dave Barbuto transitioned through Cameron-Brooks in 2005 and, today, is the VP of Customer Solutions at Asurion.  So, if you have cell phone insurance and you lost or  damaged your phone, or had it stolen, it was Dave’s organization that processed your claim and delivered your phone to you the next day.  Incredibly successful in his 10+ years with Asurion, Dave shares insights on: Establishi...

Beth Gulitus served 10 years as an Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Officer and transitioned through the Cameron-Brooks program to a Sales position with Johnson & Johnson in 1991.  25 years later, she is still with Johnson & Johnson, where she rose to Regional Sales Director and led a team of sales and marketing professionals, totaling approximately 200 people, responsible for $440 million i...

Brad Cantebury is a 2007 United States Naval Academy Graduate who spent 6 years in the Marine Corps before transitioning to business. He is currently a Supplier Technology Manager at United Technologies, and while he has only been out of the military working in business for 3 years, he has a lot share about making an impact early in a career. Topics we cover include: The best career advice Brad re...

We are excited to launch the Cameron-Brooks Podcast. For almost 50 years, the Cameron-Brooks Team has partnered with high performing military officers assisting them with transitioning to a successful business career. We have a continuing relationship with a vast majority of our Alumni. Some of our successful Alumni include the CFO of Twitter, Chief Marketing Officer of Tyson Foods, COO of Hewlett...