BNG #14 I The Power of Networking

On this episode of the Blue N Gold Podcast, host Geoffrey Whiteside and J.D Kameen interview Scott Mackes, a Naval Academy graduate class of 2001. Scott discusses his background, his time as a Surface Warfare Officer when 9/11 took place, and his transition into entrepreneurship/helping veteran entrepreneurs survive and thrive through a community that he co-founded called 10x Vets. He shares insights on the importance of networking within the service academies and veteran communities. He is the founder of Service Academy Business Mastermind Group (SABM), an investor group that has earned recognition by Forbes and has drawn over 650 accredited investors committed to financing ventures led by fellow veterans.