Episode 2 - Austin Douglas

A 20 year veteran of the Canadian Army, Austin was one of the few black officers in the military and he reflects on this as he walks me through his experience growing up in Montreal, life at Royal Military College, and the challenges of multiple overseas deployments. After leaving the military, he found ways to continue to serve in defence industry. First with Thales Canada and now with General Dynamics Mission Systems where he's a senior manager. He is also active in helping the Canadian military with their culture change efforts and his community as a coach and volunteer.Show Notes:Austin's Keynote Address for Black History Month (his remarks at 5:40 and unexpected thank you at 23:10 of part 3) - https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/video/commemorative-events/2023/blackhistory-month.html?utm_campaign=dnd-mdn-dt-news-22-23&utm_medium=eml&utm_source=dtn-mar-28&utm_content=bhm-event-video-en-230328Meritorious Service Medal - https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/139-814Eleanor Taylor - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=214veToX3xESpoken word poem of Hannah Flores - https://youtu.be/3O3YgZ3hixMThanks again for listening to the NSP. Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2208861/shareLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/granite-strategies-defence-nationalsecurity/?viewAsMember=true NSP Podcast Music Credit: RomanSenykMusic, Action Trailer, https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-action-trailer-140711/ NSP Podcast Logo - L. Ayotte, 2023NSP Shorts Music Credit: nomaBeats, You Are The Best!, https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-you-are-the-best-146445/NSP Shorts Logo - L. Ayotte, 2023 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit granitestrategies.substack.com