The Morning Formation Podcast

Shoot me a message! What if resilience and adaptability were the keys to conquering life's toughest transitions? Join us for an illuminating conversation with John Jones, a Navy hospital corpsman turned Homeland Security federal law enforcement officer, whose inspiring career journey defies the odds. John opens up about his experiences from a high school graduate bravely facing deployment in...

Shoot me a message! Transitioning from a military career to civilian life can be challenging, but Lester Lombad, a veteran Air Force and current President of the Southern Nevada Chamber of Commerce, has navigated this journey with impressive success. How did his security clearance and background play a significant role in helping him find a job? Listen in as we delve into his unique experiences as...

Shoot me a message! We're excited to share with you an incredible journey of courage, transformation, and laughter with our guest, Dan Dean. From his days in high school, to serving in the Marines and Army National Guard, and finally taking the leap into the world of comedy, Dan's story is truly unique and inspiring. Join us for an in-depth exploration of military life, the challenges of...

Shoot me a message! Today I’m joined with a very talented guest who grew up as a military brat, her father and his twin retired from the United States Army and she grew up like many other military dependents, moving every 4-5 years learning how to make new friends all across the world. Today, our guest serves as National Corporate & Community Relations Coordinator for U.S. Vets and we’re going...

Shoot me a message! Warriors! Fall in… It’s time for formation! Today, I'm joined with two miliary community professionals that used Act Now Education to elevate their careers. And what exactly did they do to level themselves up? They joined the Act Now Education community and took advantage of one our many, great programs. Act Now Education launched a program called the "3 Cert Cohort&q...

Shoot me a message! Our guest today is a Marine Corps Veteran that has been featured on “About Face Radio,” Urban Valor, and Course of Action Podcast. He’s operates an adventure gear rental business with his wife called GOBE and is also an author of a book that helps the Veteran community through recovery through spirituality. I’m excited to learn more about today’s guest, so let’s welcome Matt St...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall in! It’s time for formation… Today I am joined with a Air National Guards service member who also happens to be a retired, professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter. She been training in some form of martial arts since she could walk and spent time on The Ultimate Fighter 28 for Team Whittaker in 2018. Since then, she did some additional professional fights and als...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, fall in...It’s time for formation.  Today, I’m joined with a Marine Corp Veteran who I actually met while attending the Military Influencer Conference in Las Vegas, last year. At that time, I got an opportunity to hear all about his non-profit organization, more importantly I actually felt and listened to the passion behind his overall project to change lives. Today’s...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall in… It’s time for formation. Today, I’m joined with a very active Act Now Education board member. Unlike many other situations, being a board member for Act Now is a tall order, in itself because it means you’ve spent hundreds of hours helping the 50k plus community who are considered part of the Act Now Education military group. He spent 9 years in the Army and...

Shoot me a message! Warriors…Fall In. It’s time for formation. Today I am joined with a Marine Corps Combat Veteran who transitioned into being a private security professional after his military service. His professional accolades don’t stop there, he also is the host of the best private security podcast available on the downloadable market called “Executive Protection Lifestyle.” He is a MUST FOL...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall in. It's time for formation. I'm  joined with a Special Operations Sergeant First Class in the United States Army, who is currently serving as an 18E in the United States Special Forces. Now, this individual is rather unique, because over the years, he has heavily invested himself in real estate, which is really setting himself up for his career transit...

Shoot me a message! Welcome to 2023! 🥳 It's been an incredible year for The Morning Formation Podcast. We've seen tremendous growth and success thanks to the amazing team of content creators from Act Now Education. In particular, we want to give a big shoutout to Lina Gomez for her incredible contributions! Her enthusiasm and creativity have been instrumental in driving the podcast forw...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall In… It’s time for formation. If you’re an avid listener of TMF, you’d recall that I sat down and had a conversation with Professor of Military Science LTC Michelle Parlette about Army ROTC opportunities, well contacting her lead me to the San Diego State University Army ROTC Recruiter Dr. Michael Brantley. So today, we’re going to learn who he is and he'll t...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall-in! It’s time for formation. Welcome to the Act Now and Execute Your Goals Edition. Today, I’m highlighting a member of the Act Now community who used the Act Now Resources to level up their career. So, let’s meet who we have today! I am joined with Sumeya Gibril, who’s an Army Veteran and we’re going to learn how she used the Act Now’s Resources to her career ad...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall In!  It’s Time for formation. Ladies and gentlemen, standing across from your host today at 6’3” and 175 lbs is a military service member who represents our community through his Mixed Martial Arts endeavors.  Today, I am joined with an Air Force Service member who caught my attention on social media when I saw a short video where he had severely broken nose in 3...

Shoot me a message! 🎙This week, we’re joined with one of the Act Now Education's Board Members‼️ 📍Dr. Nicole Dhranraj is currently the Director of Education for Act Now Education and amongst all her career accomplishments, she is an US Army Veteran. 📚Today, Dr. Dhanraj going to talk with us about her own transition experiences, her role with Act Now, leadership, and important concepts withi...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall In!...It's time for formation. This week, I am joined with the Founder of military non profit Veteran Help Point’s Founder (VHP) Michelle Lang. Her organization's overall purpose states: "We believe finding the help veterans are looking for shouldn’t be stressful. We are here to provide you with available local and regional resources so you can get...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall In! It's Time for Formation! In this episode, I'm once again, honored to have a guest that is very authentic in her mission and overall career purpose. She has the military mentor hours and the overall time and energy to prove her value within our military community. Mrs. Lida Citroën is joining us this week! Just who is Lida? Well, she's an Execut...

Shoot me a message! Today, we’re joined with a combat Marine Corp Infantryman, who proudly served during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2007.  His entire civilian career has been focused within the construction industry and is now fixated on solving one of the world’s greatest issues- Communication. His business is looking to help both contractors and property owners’ better converse with one another...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall in! It’s time for formation… Today, I’m joined with a fellow Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner, who also served in the United States Marines Corps and like me, today’s guest spent some combat time in Iraq. Today’s guest now owns his own gym just outside of Chicago in Elmhurst, Illinois. Over the time he’s been involved with BJJ, our guest today has also secured MM...

Shoot me a message! Welcome to the Act Now and Execute Your Goals Edition. Today, I’m highlighting a member of the Act Now community who used the Act Now Resources to level up their career.  I am joined with Jen-Liz Maldonado , who’s an Air Force Veteran, an academy graduate to be exact, so we’re going to learn how she used the Act Now’s Resources to her career advantage. Connect with Jen-Liz on L...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall In! It’s Time for Formation! Today we’re joined with an Air Force Veteran who’s going to share his own career transition into the world of sculpting and explain how he’s been giving back to the military community.  And if you’ll remember we had the honor of interviewing a Grunt Style artist and San Antonio Muralist named “Ghost,” just a few months back, who also...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall in… Today we are joined with an 8-year Army Veteran who was inspired to further his education after speaking with Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston, which having a conversation with such a high-ranking NCO is not a normal opportunity for any average NCO or Soldier. So, we’ll get more into that story. Our guest today is now a writer in Hollywood who al...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall in… Today, I’m joined with the founder of a company that’s in the business of making military inspired socks. I’m also joined with an Afghanistan combat war Veteran who inspired this husband and wife team to create this American owned business. On The Morning Formation Podcast, we talk about military career transition, well I was approached by this company, heard...

Shoot me a message! Warriors, Fall In. It's time for formation. Today I'm joined with an Army Veteran who now serves as the Head of Veteran and Military Programs for Uber. In today’s episode you'll be surprised and intrigued by the amount of opportunities within this awesome company. Maybe you'll and see these opportunities within Uber in a different light? There are a ton of o...