The Non-Standard Podcast

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode Brandon and I jump on Monday Memorial day and kick it off like we have known each other for years. He is a 22 year EOD in the Air Force and has multiple deployments under his belt as well as an instructor at EOD tech school.  I started following on LinkedIn where he is establishing himself and learning how to develop leadership outside the military and usin...

Send us Fan Mail Tim is a great friend of mine who I met through his non-profit he founded while in the military called Operation Teammate. Where he gives back to military kids by providing them opportunities to interact and meet athletes and celebrities through virtual and in person events. He was in the Air Force for 20 years and then shifted gear to starting his non-profit and is now working an...

Send us Fan Mail When you meet another great mustache on Tik Tok you know it is meant to be!! Joshua is a Air Force Veteran Fire Fighter who got out and is now a civilian Fire Fighter in Texas. He is from California and moved to Texas, small world and smart man. He has been crushing it on social media with him sown joining him on his journey and working out in his gear. He hits on a ton of great t...

Send us Fan Mail From Tik Tok to podcast!! Thats what I love. Michael Glover is a man on a mission by building the next generation one step at a time. How? Well in this episode we cover these topics: Is career before the military His military career starting at 33 years old Always be learning Everything happens for a reason Leading from the rear The purpose of "why" Plus many more!! The...

Send us Fan Mail Lets go back in time. The year is 2001 and you move to a new high school your freshman year and show up to their Freshman basketball try outs wearing your old school colors. How do you feel? Are you nervous? Excited? Imagine being one of those kids who has someone new join their school?  Now imagine you end up being best friends with them and when you are both 37 you record a podc...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode I am joined with Will Willhite, he is 22 years old and just got selected for Navy OCS to become a pilot. He has been dreaming of this since the 2nd grade and has a family legacy of military background to keep him motivated. Will and I met through tik tok in 2023 and he has been on two episodes already with the Question and Answer episodes, but in this one we dig in...

Send us Fan Mail After some feedback we noticed Travis's last episode had a little lag and communication issues. So what better way to fix that, then record a new episode!! Travis is a S&C Coach at Fairchild AFB for the SERE School. He has been in that roll for 4 years and before that he was in the private sector and then a S&C Coach at Haskell College. Even better!! We still cover th...

Send us Fan Mail Good morning! Just like the first recap episode I review the last 9 episodes to help you find that one just for you or to help you find one you may not have known was for you! I highly recommend you share this with your friends who are trying to find an episode for themselves as well. Enjoy. Because we are just getting started. Don't forget to leave a review of what you took...

Send us Fan Mail I love when my podcast can bring me in a 1hr talk about lifting weights and the military!  That's what you will get with Travis. He is currently a S&C coach for SERE Specialist at Fairchild AFB and we go through his career from college coaching, private coaching, to military coaching. A few topics we discuss are: Being present You are never the smartest in the room Buildi...

Send us Fan Mail If you are curious about what SERE Tech School is like for Air Force SERE Specialist this is it! We also cover amazing leadership traits as well. Tyler and I were on the same team 07-01 going through Tech School and talk about the challenges we faced and after tech school on the journey we are on now. He hits hard the 3 Hs and then hits us with a few more traits that even I added...

Send us Fan Mail If you have not listened to Episode 16 Part 1 with the 2020 Air Force Athlete of the Year go back. If not, you will still learn a lot and be motivated to go and crush it. Michael is an amazing and humble father and leader. He continues to push the boundaries of Non-Standard leadership and career. He is currently part of the WCAP and is stationed in San Diego training for Race Walk...

Send us Fan Mail Zane and I just recently went through one of the toughest training events we have been through and in this episode we cover how that made us a better person and a better leader.  Zane is a Junior at the United States Air Force Academy and I was honored to get to chat with him while he was on spring break about the life of a cadet and how it has prepared him to become a great leade...

Send us Fan Mail I am beyond pumped and excited for everyone to hear Part 1 of an amazing journey with Michael. We get to cover his time before the military, working in a shoe store, race walking, moving to Canada and enlisting right before COVID-19. In part 1 we work up to his first few years in the military ending with his achievement of 2020 AF Athlete of the year and getting the first Chief of...

Send us Fan Mail We continue the theme of the future of the Air Force with Airmen young in their rank but experienced in their life and how that has provided them to become a better leader in their squadrons. Michael is on a mission to prove that a new start is sometimes all it takes to start leading. However, you have to be able to call a spade a spade and know you could do better and a change ha...

Send us Fan Mail I was pumped to be able to sit down with Weston and record this episode. We have been following each other for about 3 years now on Tik Tok and IG and talked a few times on the phone. He is an F-15 Crew Chief in the Air Force and currently enrolled in ROTC and on his way to commission as an officer in the Air Force. What really blew me away this episode was how he saw the leadersh...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I review my leadership philosophy and why I have it in every episode.  How to develop a leadership philosophy and why you should have one no matter what leadership level you are at. I break down all 4 of my statements that I lead by and why they mean so much to me. This is the root of my podcast and covered in every episode with my guest to review, provide feedback...

Send us Fan Mail Jackson Wynn in an LRS Airmen at Dyess AFB and has been on a hot streak with with the innovation world in the military. He recently won Innovator of the year and has been improving LRS functions the past year.  How?  By going over these few topics: -Innovation is leadership -Mindset has to be growing -A WHY can change but you need one -Reward and appreciation are need to be used -...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I am joined with two guys who have been on the podcast before. Colomba and Gonzo. Two RAD(Rapid Airmen Development) brothers who have endured hundreds of hours rucking together and who are both crushing it in their respective work places by: Doing hard things Leading by example Being selfish Failing Pushing the limits We are trying to bring to light one of the best...

Send us Fan Mail Not sure which episode will work for you? In the short 8 minutes I recap every episode so you can choose which one will help you develop more leadership skills. I take 45 seconds to 1 minute to review the first 10 episodes. This will allow you to see which one works best and or which one may challenge you to listen too. If you love this recap please let me know and I will keep the...

Send us Fan Mail One of the reasons I love podcasting is being able to reconnect with someone I have not talked to in over 15 years and went to high school with over 20 years ago. From small town Northern California to starting his own business in Strength and Conditioning and really loving the purpose and passion of seeing people live a healthier life and continuing to get better. Louie and I div...

Send us Fan Mail On the 2nd episode of the Question and Answer format Will(my new co-host) and I each answer a few topics on leadership then we dive in to them in detail. We will be posting these episodes every 2 weeks as we continue to receive questions from everyone on how to be a better leader. Here are the topics we cover: How to build your leadership skills Has your leadership style changed a...

Send us Fan Mail I am honored to call this guy my friend and mentor. Matt and I met truly while getting ready to go ruck 100 miles in 4 days through the small towns of the Netherlands. Prior to that I knew him as the Chief of Dyess AFB. Matt served 20 years in the Air Force and was one of the fastest to the rank of E-9. He now works for Amazon and has also started his own business as the owner of...

Send us Fan Mail On Episode 7 of The Non-Standard Podcast I am joined with a Rucking Reservist who is on a mission to never settle and to keep winning. Onesimo is a Reservist in the US Air Force who also worked for a shipping company and he discusses how leadership is taught and expected in the Civilian world to how being a Reservist and winning on all levels. The key leadership traits we discuss...

Send us Fan Mail The first short episode on strictly Question and Answers on over 10 topics related to leadership. Will reached out to me on Tik Tok and was asking me some questions about leadership. I told him to hold on lets just have a podcast episode and he can bring the heat. We talk about: Accountability Monday morning QB Criticism Faith Failure New leadership I look forward to doing these t...

Send us Fan Mail Jago and I go back to 2006 when we both enlisted and met through Survival Evasion Resistance, and Escape training for the Air Force and really understood GRIT and Hard Work at an early time in our military careers.  To see him continue his leadership and mentorship after the military while maintaining the true meaning of father figure, In this episode we cover some great topics: H...