The Decision Hour

I sit down with a mother and her son and hear their story of moving to America, overcoming disabilities to changing the lives of other people. Edith explains, they came to the United States in 1993, the reason was their oldest Daughter Samantha was born with a brain tumor, wanting a better life for her, Edith and her husband with $500 in their pocket and 2 suitcases moved to the United States. A f...

Linked up with our friend David Pere, CEO @From Military to Millionaire.  David is a Real Estate Investor, Entrepreneur, Mindset Coach, Speaker and Personal Finance Genius! He does all this while still on Active Duty!  David Share his story on how he got started in Real Estate Investing and teaching other what he now knows. We talk about his podcast “The Military Millionaire Podcast” and his NEW B...

Join me in this episode as I have friend Andrew Farrer on with me. It’s been a long time coming, we’ve known each other for a few years and still trying to figure out how we haven’t met in person yet.  Set back and enjoy as we discuss bringing people together and how we can all support each other.  Andrew talks about Irreverent Warriors, what his roll is with them and he also shares his story and...

We have a very special guest on this week’s episode, U.S. Army Veteran, Mr. Richard Kaufman a.k.a. The Comeback Coach! Take a listen as we get to know more about Richard.  We discuss his upbringing, how a he overcame his addiction to alcohol and what pushed him to joining the military a second time. We then talk about how meeting a man named Gary help push Richard in the direction of helping other...

Kisa Libby is a Navy Vet, a sponsored competitive shooter and an accountant for a well known business supplying law enforcement officers. By far, her toughest job is as a single mom to 2 boys.    We had a great discussion with Kisa about why she started in the shooting sports and how she’s working to raise her boys to be strong, positive men. Like many veterans, Kisa found herself missing the cama...

Whether it’s for utility or self-protection, we see a lot of people walking around carrying knives. How many of those people who choose to carry for self-protection have ever trained for such an event? The answer is, not many.    Adam Bird and Heather Dopson took the time to sit down with Nick LaRosa to talk about whether or not we should be carrying, the best way to carry, and why training is an...

The Founder of Americas Mighty Warriors and Gold Star Mother, Debbie Lee joins us this week! Debbie Lee lost her son Marc in Iraq in 2006.  Marc Alan Lee was the first Navy SEAL killed in Ramadi, Iraq 8-2-06. A member of SEAL Team 3, Charlie platoon, Marc made the ultimate sacrifice defending his teammates. Marc was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star w Valor, and the Purple Heart for his heroic...

Natsune Oki is an Author, Host, Speaker and Entrepreneur.  She came to the United States and Studied Business and Economics. As she attended school she worked for several tech startups where she found her passion for entrepreneurship and her life mission in adding value in the progress of humanity. All the way from Tokyo Japan, my friend Natsune Oki joins us this week and we discuss her book ‘The...

“Resiliency Training That Doesn’t Suck” is the slogan for Erica Chadwick’s company, TacMobility. In this episode, we learn that TacMobility is a company that exists to reduce police officer suicide, increase police officer morale, provide mental and physical health support for cops and so much more. We talk with Erica about how being a person of color influenced her ideas about cops early on in he...

Reden Dionisio is the CEO "Chief of Everything Officer" of Fortis Et Fidelis. He is an active duty Navy Corpsman with 17 years of military experience. Currently, he is the Division Surgeon's Office (DSO) Senior Enlisted Medical Advisor at 2nd Marine Division II Marine Expeditionary Force; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In search of ways to further contribute to the military community, Reden founded...

Marie Peck started The Fetch Foundation about 10 years ago when she realized there were so many unwanted dogs with the drive and skills to become working dogs. She’s worked hard with a small army of volunteers to create the Homeless 2 Heroes program. They rescue dogs from shelters, identify their abilities and place them in the jobs best suited for them. Hundreds of dogs have been put to work as s...

Mark Cage first swore to uphold the US Constitution when he enlisted in the Navy and continues his commitment as Sheriff of Eddy County New Mexico. Sheriff Cage retired from the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer and has a wide swath of knowledge from his 37 years in law enforcement. In the past few years, Sheriff Cage has emerged as a well respected staunch advocate of the Second Amendment and an outs...

Craig “Sawman” Sawyer’s list of accomplishments is seemingly endless: Marine, Navy Seal, Federal Air Marshall, rhino anti-poaching advocate. He’s gained a certain level of notoriety from appearing on shows like Top Shot, Sniper: Deadliest Missions and Battleground: Rhino Wars. But these days Sawman has taken up a fight much closer to home. He launched the non-profit foundation Veterans for Child R...

Making the Hard Decision to (Fill in the blank) isn’t always easy, but often times, it’s necessary.  When is it right? When do you know the time is right?  If you are stuck in a J-O-B that you don’t want, don’t care about or just feel stuck at, when do you make the decision to change?   In this episode we discuss the process of making the HEAVY Decisions with a special guest. We discuss some of ou...

I sit down with Award Winning screenwriter and the Author of The Screaming Silence, Mr. Lanser Howard.  Lanser started his career as a journalist and then transitioned into film where he wrote and produced an award winning documentary film among other screenplays.  Nowadays he focuses his time on poetry which leads to his first full-length book called, "The Screaming Silence"  Buy it here: https:/...

Great interview with our with the Founder of Arc Of Justice, Mr. Will Ostan. You will hear a brief background of Will Ostan experience and find out about his passion to fight for Our Nations Heroes who are wounded and still on Active Duty.  We discuss the gap between Active Duty and the Defense Health Agency and why so many wounded warriors are not getting the help they deserve. We then get into w...

Dr. Mumm, is a US Army Veteran, an Author and international Speaker.  Some Iraq Veterans may remember early on in 2003 the “Iraqi Regime Playing Cards, The 55 Most wanted List” … Hans Mumm is created those.  When it comes to autonomous systems, UAV’s there are very few people in the world that know as much as Dr. Mumm. How much do YOU really know about, UAV’s, drones, Humanoids etc? Did you know t...

Had a great time talking with Kyle and Melinda Nyseth the founders of Navy Paddles (https://www.navypaddles.com)  Navy Paddles provides unique and customized handmade memorabilia wooden products to military, fire and police to serve as a way of "Honoring their Achievements and Remembering Milestones". It is truly a "Craft of Honor" that allows Nyseth to stay connected to the military community tha...

This show I have a Special Co-Host, Heather Dopson joining.  Take a listen as we catch up with Heather and what she has been doing since her last appearance on the show (Ep:175 https://thedecisionhour.podbean.com/e/ep-175-heather-dopson-usaf-veteran-international-public-speaker/)).  Heather will be joining the show for several episodes as a Guest Host over the next several weeks. Heather Dopson is...

Marine Corps Pilot who was on a quest for a great salad dressing.  Tune in as this week’s guest is John Currie the founder of Semper Savage.  John spent 23 years in the United States Marine Corps, during that time he had a personal mission to create a salad dressing that he really enjoyed. Find out how the business got started.  When asked how this idea first take shape, John said… “I was a I was...

On this episode, I have my friend Lindsey Germono co-host the show with me.  Lindsey is no stranger to the show, she was on episode 209 (https://www.heroesmediagroup.com/podcast/special-guest-lindsey-germono  She is the founder of Germono Advertising Company, she is a Military Spouse and the Host of Drop And Give Me 20 Podcast. In this show we share a little bit of our friendship and why we get al...

This was not our typical episode.  This week I asked Patti Katter to come back on the show, and before we even hit the start button, we got into a really good conversation about making decisions and how different men and women may or may not be when making them.  How do you make a decision?  Are Men and Women very different when it comes to making decisions?  What is your thought process when it c...

Daniel Faust is a author, speaker, and a training professional with nearly 20 years of experience.  In addition, he has been serving in the United States Air Force since 2000. Daniel  also runs a business called Learn & Live, a company that  offers training in consultation, workshop, seminars, social media, and even books.  He is also the host of a T.V. Show called warhero2superhero which airs on...

From Louisiana, to the Kitchens of the rich and famous!  Chef Ryan Rondeno, joins us on this week’s episode of The Decision Hour. We dive right in to learn more about Ryan, and how it all started for him to finding his way and cooking for some very notable names such as, Will Smith, Diddy, Common, Xhibit and companies like Lamborghini and Mercedes-Benz.  We discuss how he is making his lavish and...

Are you a Positive or Negative person? Do you ever feel like there is just a dark cloud that follows you around, if so have you ever asked yourself why? Perhaps it’s time to really take a look at your thoughts, and what it is you are putting out in to the world.   A lot of people say “it’s hard to be positive when so many bad (or negative) things are happening… The thing is, it’s just as easy to b...