Scuttlebutt Podcast: Veteran Owned Business Growth

In this episode, Brock speaks with Neville Johnson. Neville is the first EX US vet that I've had on serving in the British infantry, and the author of the newly published book Sangin, Then and Now published by Dead Reckoning Collective. We talk about the value of family and managing one through chaotic times. We talk about how to handle your personal priorities, knowing what true defeat looks like...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Levi West. Levi is an 0311 in the Marine Corps, but if you ask him, that's definitely not the first way describe himself. He's a writer, a photographer, and an all around creative. He talks about why we need our own identity outside of the military, and how to start down the path of creating that. We also discuss his firsthand account of the withdrawal from Afgha...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Justin Mikolay. Justin is a former submariner and was a speechwriter for several notable figures, including General Petraeus, General Mattis and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. You'll hear what he learned about leadership from each of them. You'll also hear an in depth discussion on the creative process and how he works through the work of some of the wor...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Martha MacPhee. Martha is a former Marine and in this discussion, we talk about her time running protocol for high visibility events, including President Trump's inauguration and how her job translated into the civilian world working with organizations like Susan Davis International. We also talked about her work with the Military Influencer Conference, a funny s...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Tony Nash. Tony is an army officer and the host of the Got Your Six Podcast. Tony talks about how to use physical triggers to slow down time, how to free yourself from the need to be good enough, and why we need to meet resistance every single day. We also talk about the power of repeated small actions on a long time horizon. Episode Resources: Tony's Personal We...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Kim Campbell. Kim is a former Air Force A10 pilot and is well known for returning her aircraft back to base safely after being struck by a missile flying over Baghdad during the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003. In this conversation, we discuss what failing forward means, women flying fighter jets, why trust may be the most important element of a t...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Heath Smith. Heath is a former Army Command Sergeant Major and this episode is a download on 27 years of struggle, leadership and conquering. We discuss how average people have above average careers, why you can't engineer leadership, and who in your unit you should be focused on when leading a team, as well as overcoming a negative relationship with alcohol. Hea...

In this episode, Brock speaks with William Bolyard. Will is the author of Sober Man's Thoughts and co founder of Dirtbag magazine. We start the conversation off with what he's most proud of in life and go on to explore both his writing and writing process, why the world doesn't need more war poetry books, and how to lead junior troops into gunfights and being able to talk about poetry with them, a...

In this episode Brock speaks with Paul Szoldra. After Paul's exit from the Marine Corps in 2010, he fell into journalism where he went on to write for publications like Business Insider, We are the Mighty, and later became the editor at Task and Purpose. He's the founder of the popular military satire newsletter, Duffel Blog and late this last year went full time on a solo newsletter, The Ruck, a...

In this episode, Brock speaks with James LaPorta. James is former Marine Corps infantry turned investigative reporter having gone on to be a contributor and work at many prestigious news organizations such as The Daily Beast, Newsweek, and the Associated Press. James talks about why journalism is such a difficult life especially in the early days, how he approaches story selection, and gives some...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Scott painter. Scott served in the Army as a Spanish interrogator in the late 80s. And since then went on to found or CO found many companies you've likely heard of, including Fair.com, Cars Direct, True Car, Pricelock, and now Autonomy, a subscription Electric Vehicle Company. He's incorporated 57 businesses over the last 30 years. Scott talks extensively in thi...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Victor De La Flor. Vic is in his last year of 20 years of service in the Marine Corps and we have an open brainstorming discussion around his transition. We talked about some of the challenges he's facing, how he's learning from his exit, and some of the resources he's building in the process. We also talk about his entrepreneurial spirit. Vic has had several sid...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Vishal Amin. Vishal is currently a GM at Microsoft overseeing their security compliance identity management and privacy for all US federal work and a former Marine Corps F18 pilot. In this episode, you'll learn how to decide what to work on. If you're listening to this podcast, you likely have more opportunities than you have time. Vishal walks through an aviatio...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Mark Delaney. Mark is a former Army officer and his hyper focus on veteran transition. He hosts the Veteran Semi Professional podcast, which recently crossed over 100,000 downloads. He's also building that journey, saas tool that will track vets transition process and assist in their transition outside the service starting from a year out. Mark has had a ton...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Joey Dizon. Joey is former Marine Corps and after time working in financial services and at a protective services agency, he ventured out to start his own business; a mobile cigar lounge. Joey explains why people are so foundational to our experiences in life, how to approach a service based business that keeps you at the top of your customers mind, and how he de...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Olivia Nunn. Olivia is a former Army officer who has previously hosted the Army Soldier for Life podcast and now currently the Military Officers Association of America podcast. We talk through why your most important mission should be to figure out your calling, how the military responded to Black Lives Matter and how they should have responded, and the three mos...

Lessons learned from a year podcasting. Everything I've changed my mind about regarding the military community and veterans (it's a lot).

$1000 worth of books, swag, coaching, 7investing stock market research subscription, and a Military Influencer Conference ticket for 2023. Only thing required for entry is leaving a rating for the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Click the form here for more details and submission. GIVEAWAY FORM In this episode, Brock speaks with Jesse Gould. Jesse's background has it all. He worked in f...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Ryan Pavel. In this conversation, we talk about why growing up playing video games as a differentiator. Ryan landed a job at a law firm from playing Destiny. We talk about understanding the quantitative and qualitative impacts of your military service and how higher education plays into the life of veteran. We talk about higher education because Ryan is the CEO o...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Bill Kieffer. Bill served as a logistics officer in the army, followed by over 20 years in various senior HR and talent roles before setting out on his own. He is currently a professional executive coach and specializes in military transitions. We talked through some heavy hitters around our professional lives answering questions like, what if my passion has noth...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Bernard Toney. Bernard is a former Army physician's assistant, and now a professor at the University of Lynchburg while pursuing his Master's of Public Health. In this conversation, Bernard recounts some of his humble beginnings growing up in Atlanta, Georgia. Although a bright individual, he talks about his own self sabotage, both in school and even in the army...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Beau Higgins. Beau is a retired Marine Corps Intelligence Officer of 25 years and now works as a senior manager overseeing military talent acquisition at Amazon. We talk through how to inspire leadership from every single person in the unit, even down to the most junior personnel. Beau talks through his framework for managing risk and balancing the necessity for...

In this episode, Brock speaks with Carlos Lopez, a connection facilitated by Veterati. Veterati is a platform for connecting service members with common goals, career searching , and networking. Carlos is former SF with specialty in intelligence and after 20 years of service, is seeking a job in data science and analytics. Veterati allows mentees to reach out to and connect with people in spe...

Amanda Huffman is the host of the Women of the Military podcast , a two time author, and the creator behind Airman to Mom. In this episode you’ll hear the story of Amanda’s engineering unit coming under attack while in Afghanistan, how she cultivated an audience around her unique niche, and why it’s important to continue to pivot into new things until you find your thing. Amanda’s story of how she...

In this episode, Brock walks through three different business ideas for the military community: a military base drive through coffee truck, a Thiel Fellowship for service members, and a cohort based TAPS class.  Show Notes:   (00:00) - Why it's important to be a problem solver (02:25) - A drive through coffee truck on military bases (16:30) - A Thiel fellowship for military (24:20) - A C...