The Morning Formation Podcast

Shoot me a message! Our guest today is Craig Washburn who is the founder and CEO of Veteran Tax Credit (VTC). His company is THE authority for helping veterans find employment utilizing the Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC). You see, there are programs that incentivize business who hire veterans, but navigating the red tape is something VTC offers their top tier expertise. Linking up that incent...

Shoot me a message! Today, we are very fortunate to have a guest on the show, who continues to serve his military community through his strength of comedy with meaningful motivation. He was part of the GI’s of Comedy and is currently the “Director of Media and Artist Relations at The Laugh Factory in Los Angeles.” Our guest today is Mr. Thom Tran, who is not only an Army combat Veteran, but is als...

Shoot me a message! Thank you for tuning in today, folks. Today’s guest is not only a military veteran, but is also a professional who is part of one of the largest growing industries of online learning platforms, Coursera. They offer an incredible online educational learning experience that offers courses from schools such as Yale and companies like Google to ambitious professionals all around th...

Shoot me a message! “Project management involves the planning and organization of a company's resources to move a specific task, event, or duty towards completion ( https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/project-management.asp ). It’s that simple. It does NOT specify ANY specific industry or position, it IS a skillset that is unknowingly practiced by many on a daily and weekly basis. Leading an...

Shoot me a message! Hope everyone is having a great week. In this episode (Part 2 of 2), I am honored to have a guest that is very genuine in her mission and overall career purpose. I have Mrs. Lida Citroën joining us. Thank you for giving us your time today, Lida. Lida has spent her career as an: ·      Executive Brand Stratagist ·      A well renowned consultant ·      Executive coach ·      An...

Shoot me a message! Hope everyone is having a great week. In this episode (part 1 of 2), I am honored to have a guest that is very genuine in her mission and overall career purpose. I have Mrs. Lida Citroën joining us.  Executive Brand Strategist • TEDx Speaker • Keynote & Trainer • Executive Coach • Author • LinkedIn Learning Instructor • Military Transition Specialist “Everyone has a persona...

Shoot me a message! A few weeks ago, I had the honor to sit down with a man who has positively affected the lives of THOUSANDS of our Nation’s heroes. He came from growing up in a New York foster home to having a successful career as an Officer in the United States Navy. Grinded. Adapted. Persevered. Stayed motivated. Overcame ALL obstacles. Jai didn’t stop there, he founded ACT NOW EDUCATION GROU...

Shoot me a message! Welcome to the Morning Formation. I’m your host Papa Kilo. Today, we have our guest Marine Corps Sergeant John Peck joining us. During his military service he was deployed twice. During his 2007 deployment in Iraq he was injured while on patrol from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and suffered Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), which took him just about 2 years to rehabilitate....

Shoot me a message! In this episode, I get a chance to sit down and have a chat with with Marine Veteran Joey Mac, the CEO and co-founder of "The Mobile Cigar Lounge." His business employs over 10 military veterans and is known to bring the memories and the fun by offering a mobile cigar making experience with spirits. He talks about his upbringing from being a kid to his military academ...

Shoot me a message! This week, I get a chance to talk with Marine Veteran Frank Manteau, one of the co-founders for “Crayons-Ready-to-Eat (CREs), to talk about his military career, Veteran’s Network on Clubhouse, transitioning to the civilian sector, wise words of advice, and running the business.  His innovative, edible crayon business is both unique and creative. You can both EAT and use these c...

Shoot me a message! In this podcast, I wanted to take the time to talk about my "reason," and a little about who I am. In time, we'll get to know one another much better, but my focus is to be a podium for veterans to sound off, learn information, highlight successful veterans, ad simply help my Veteran community. In the coming weeks, I hope we can get to know one another better and...

Shoot me a message! Finishing up part 3 of 3 podcast series with my father, 1SG Phillips. We’ve spoken about his time in the military, from his initial draft notice in 1971 to his time in Ranger School and finishes up his career at East Range in Wahiawa, Hawaii to being a First Sergeant to his 20 years and retirement. During his podcast, he mentions several things that I want to provide a link: Vi...

Shoot me a message! Part 2 of 3: I got an opportunity to sit down with my father, Retired 1SG Samuel (Joe) Phillips, in a three part podcast series. Retired Army 1SG Phillips was drafted from his small, hometown in Kentucky at the end of the Vietnam War in 1971, was sent through Army Basic Combat Training, Advance Individual Training (AIT) as a 11C, Airborne School, Belgian Commando School, and US...

Shoot me a message! I got an opportunity to sit down with my father, Retired 1SG Samuel (Joe) Phillips, in a three part podcast series. Retired Army 1SG Phillips was drafted from his small, hometown in Kentucky at the end of the Vietnam War in 1971, was sent through Army Basic Combat Training, Advance Individual Training (AIT) as a 11C, Airborne School, Belgian Commando School, and US Army Ranger...