Part 2: Resilience as a POW with Wayne Smith

In the conclusion of this special two-part conversation, Host Kristen Weardon continues her sit-down with decorated veteran and former POW Wayne Smith. After enduring 1,882 days in captivity, Wayne returned to U.S. soil during Operation Homecoming in 1973 and immediately set his sights on a new mission: the American corporate world. Wayne shares his transition from the cockpit to the boardroom, eventually serving as the Executive Vice President and COO of MidAmerican Energy. He discusses how the lessons of resilience and leadership learned in the Air Force translated to managing major corporations, and how a search for the perfect golf course eventually led him to find his permanent community in Naples, Florida. “I moved here for the love of the golf courses, but the people turned out to be the real reason I stayed.” — Wayne Smith. Thank you to our technology sponsor, Robert of Philadelphia, for making this podcast possible.