Service Academy Business Mastermind

"I started off with a very narrow focus.  I wasn't trying to be everything to everybody."  -Dan Lesniak, USNA '02 Dan Lesniak graduated from the Naval Academy in 2002 and is the founder of the Orange Line Living Team, a real estate company based in Arlington, VA. He began his career in real estate in 2012 after having successful careers both as a Naval Submarine Officer and Defense Contractor. His...

"Part of the reason I'm not in the corporate world is because of the culture where being busy is good and being busy is successful.  I don't really subscribe to that.  I really try and build systems in my business where I don't have to do as much to accomplish the same amount."  Laura Renner, USAFA '01 Laura Renner graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2001 and is the managing director at Freedo...

"I've always had the bug to invent and I've always rattled around ideas. I didn't want to be the guy with regret, saying I had all these ideas and I never did anything about them." -Mike Mazzocco, USMA '93 Mike Mazzocco graduated from West Point in 1993 and is the Founder of the MazzTech Group. The MazzTech Group is comprised of creative engineers and personnel that invent innovative products to s...

Ben Arneberg graduated from the Air Force Academy in 2012 and is the Co-Founder of Willow and Everett, an e-commerce company that sells high-end kitchen products on Amazon. Ben is also the Co-Founder of CubeFit and Product Fuel. CubeFit is a company that creates ergonomic products that empower people to be healthy and Product Fuel is an online accelerator for innovative physical products. At Produ...

Sonny Tosco graduated from West Point in 2006 and is the Co-Founder of Ronin Dev, a full-stack development team that can build a minimum viable product for your web or mobile app. In his episode, you'll learn: How to build a mobile app your customers will love How to turn your vision into a minimum viable product that customers will buy How to leverage your time with a virtual assistant How to say...

Michael Kim graduated from West Point in 2010 and is the Co-Founder of KPOP Foods .  KPOP's mission is to bring people together and uplift spirits by sharing Korean food and flavors with America.  Mike recently completed a successful Kickstarter campaign  raising over $37,000 for his business. In this episode, you'll learn: How to get a Kickstarter campaign funded in record time A proven pre-launc...

Michael Bradley graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in '01 and is the founder of M3S Networking and the Navy Nuclear Power Officer Career Conference, the only career conference connecting nuclear power officers with the country's best companies and schools.  Mike has attracted companies such as Apple and Blue Origin (Jeff Bezos' company) along with colleges such as Wharton Business School to his...

David Marquet graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in '81 and led a distinguished career in the United States' Submarine Force, culminating in command of the nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe. In command of Santa Fe, Captain Marquet completely turned around the submarine, which went from being "worst to first."  Noted author Dr. Stephen Covey rode USS Santa Fe and discusses one o...

Ryan Cook graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.  Ryan has worked for numerous defense and private engineering companies in CT, MA and CA, specializing in multi-level secure mobile and on-the-move networks across multiple frequencies and platforms. He was also part of the Redback Networks engineering team that introduced broadband...

Bill Sandvig graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2002 and served for seven years as a Nuclear Submarine Officer.  After his Naval service was complete, Bill ventured into the Mortgage Banking Industry. Representing Movement Mortgage as the South Carolina Coast Market Leader, Bill built the largest residential purchase mortgage branch in the state claiming #1 in purchase market share in just o...

Tyler Merritt graduated from West Point in 2006 and served in the Army for 11 years as an Apache Helicopter Pilot. During his service, he deployed multiple times to Iraq, Afghanistan, the Arabian Peninsula, and South America in support of special operations.  He earned the bronze star and numerous air medals for his actions in combat. In 2012, Tyler founded Nine Line Apparel, an online clothing st...