THE VETERANS CLUB PODCAST

Mr. Ayala retired as a Major General in the United States Marine Corps after 36 years of service. He has a proven record of success leading large, complex organizations. He is currently the Director, Office of Military and Veteran Affairs for the City of San Antonio. In this capacity, he serves as the City’s liaison to the military supporting the Mayor, City Council and city departments. In additi...

Joe Aldaz is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He has enjoyed a tremendous career not only in the military, but as a community leader as well. The retired Lieutenant Colonel now leads one of the region's fastest growing chambers, The Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber (The Concilio). With a highly-focused and rejuvenated Board of Directors, award-winning program offerings, and...

As a Marine Corps veteran, Carlos Cardenas, brings a strong foundation of leadership and commitment from five years of honorable service, including the privilege of leading United States Marines. This experience has profoundly shaped his dedication to service, which he continues to express through significant roles in the nonprofit sector. Carlos is a a co-founder and board secretary for the nonpr...

Raul “Danny” Vargas is an award-winning noted business, community, and board leader, accomplished media commentator, and marketing/public relations/public affairs professional. He was named “101 Most Influential Latinos” in America each year from 2020-2022 by Latino Leaders Magazine and among the “Most Influential People in D.C.” by Washingtonian Magazine in 2022 & 2023. Raised poor in New Yor...

Danny Garcia was born in the Spanish Harlem community of New York City, on March 18, 1945. His parents, American-born, are of Cuban ancestry. Since 1996, by the grace of God, Danny has walked more than 52,000,000 steps (over 26,000 miles) around the world on seven continents for children and world peace. He served in the US Marine Corps, law enforcement and is an ordained minister. Danny has met P...

Jerome Amos is a native New Yorker, foodie, Air Force Veteran, Technologist and Chef who learned to cook as a young child. His older relatives, boy scout training, and desire to help prep the Sunday church potluck meals profoundly influenced Jerome’s early love of preparing and sharing delicious recipes and creating a connected community. Jerome, who had served in the US Air Force for over five ye...

Albert R. Renteria is a Retired Marine Corps Warrant Officer and Serial Entrepreneur. Albert digitized and deployed a mission critical system that moved the Marine Corps from paper to a paperless environment. He also founded two all volunteer national non-profit organizations, Operation Interdependence and the Southwest Veterans' Business Resource Center that are fully operational today. Addit...

Leora (Hodes) Opstelten is a Former Military Spouse, Small Business Owner, Career Counselor and Former Recruiting Professional with experience in big law, tech, healthcare administration, staffing, hospitality and higher education. Leora holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Education in Educational Counseling from the University of Southern California (USC). I have served as a ca...

Ron Lasorsa's mission is to leverage his knowledge and experience in law and finance to find creative ways to be philanthropic. He is a Naval Academy Graduate and a Marine Corps veteran who served in the Gulf War and became an Infantry Commander in Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, which was eventually discovered to have poisoned over 1 million people through toxic exposure through the water. Ye...

Frank and Cassandra Gordon turned the joke of Marines eating crayons into the world’s first edible, colorable chocolate crayons. These products educate and connect people, blending military history with humor and camaraderie. MilTreats:  https://miltreats.com Subscribe to the TVC Podcast to get the latest Business, Personal Development and Leadership content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠‪@tvc1775‬⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the TVC Pod...

Patrick Dailey is the founder of the Tun Legacy Foundation.  A Philadelphia native, Mr. Dailey holds bachelor’s degrees in accounting and business management from Spring Garden College in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.  He served as a Marine Officer with both the 3rd Marine Division and the 1st Marine Air Wing from 1981 to 1985.  After leaving active-duty he worked as a cost accountant in the constr...

Mike Meyers serves as the current Commissioner of the Military Basketball Association. He is the CEO and Founder of the MBA dating back to the summer of 2017. As a volunteer head coach for over 20 years, Mike Meyers has been one of the leaders in the effort to support military basketball with a globally established volunteer association. He is a one of the pioneers to bring military basketball to...

Retired Army Colonel and former Special Operations Forces Commander, COL (Ret.) Lawrence Henry, Ph. D., CBCP. shares his warrior journey, men's health, military service, leadership and conquering colon cancer. Dr. Lawrence Henry graduated from East Stroudsburg University (ESU) (Pa) where he received his commission as a Military Intelligence Officer and a degree in Speech Communications in 1993...

Chuck Tyler is an Army Veteran and CEO of Veterans Intellectual Property. Chuck shares his inspiring journey from his military service to being homeless, overcoming incarceration and then becoming a CEO of an organization on a mission to protect the intellectual property of America's Veterans. With over two decades of experience in political campaigns and a strong foundation in legal services...

Gonzalo Vergara is an Air Force Veteran, Chairman, Founder, and CEO of Temp A Veteran. Gonzalo shares his inspiring journey from his military service to becoming a successful entrepreneur. TempAVeteran began as a local staffing firm in New York City and has since become a nationwide operation. As a government contractor, we work with numerous government facilities in addition to top commercial emp...

When Estela Juarez witnessed her mom, who is a former Military Spouse, get deported to Mexico, she summoned up the courage to speak out about it and turned that experience into a book called Until Someone Listens: A true story about a young girl finding her voice and using it to make change. Purchase Until Someone Listens Subscribe to the TVC Podcast to get the latest Business, Personal Developmen...

Hiram Figueroa Jr. is a Marine Corps Veteran who was instrumental in the development of boy to men as a Drill Instructor. He is a business leader, content creator and spiritual warrior who walks by faith. Hiram has over 100K+ followers on platforms such as Linkedin with his daily messages of hope, faith and honoring America's Veterans. Subscribe to the TVC Podcast to get the latest Business, P...

Mr. Barry Peel is a United States Air Force Veteran and former Economic Development Leader at the Small Business Administration. Barry is a Business Development expert in consulting all aspects of business to include start up through merger and acquisition. Consulting in supplier diversity and inclusion, process improvement, organizational design, business planning, strategic planning and access t...