The Bob Pizzini Show

The Bob Pizzini Show Episode 8: Rich Garner, RETIRED NAVY SEAL, OWNER AT GARNER ASSETS, LLC., OWNER AT FISH TAIL BAR G, LLC., AND PRESIDENT AT HOLD THE REINS, INC. 501(C)3Rich Garner is a U.S. Navy veteran of the elite SEAL Teams. He served in several units during his twenty-year plus career including SEAL Team Six. After his service he participated as a State Department contractor in protective security operations in Iraq. Rich is a multi-generation cowboy and known through the country as an expert horse trainer. He is the president of the non-profit Hold the Reins, focused on assisting high risk special operations veterans diagnosed with PTSD through equine therapy.To learn more about Hold the Reins: www.holdthereins.orgNavy SEALS supporting our special warfare operators and their families through equine wellness programs. Your support helps provide a place where these families and special operators can reconnect and move forward with purpose. PodfinityNation.net#podcast #veterans #military #HoldtheReins #specialforces #leadership #business #veteranssupportingveterans #equinewellness #horses #mentalhealthawareness #success #gwot #motivation

While assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (A), Jose deployed numerous times to Central and South America, and twice to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom/Combined Joint Task Force-76 from 2004-2005 and Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan from 2018-2019.While assigned to JSOC, Jose deployed to Qatar in support of both Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Jose spent some time as a Military Free Instructor and became a Military Free Fall Examiner and a Tandem Instructor Examiner with over 4,500 jumps to include 2,700 student jumps, and more than 1,400 Tandem Jumps, as well as a Professional Jump Demonstrator.After retirement with 29 years of Active-Duty Service, Jose continued his passion for teaching Military Free Fall and works as an Instructor for multiple units within the Special Operations Command, as well as starting Long Tab Lines, a Non-Profit Outdoor Recreation Company for SOF Operators and their Spouses, Gold Star Families, and First Responders.Long Tab Lines is an Outdoor Recreation Company dedicated to Special Operation Forces and their families, Gold Star Families and First Responders to reduce the suicide and divorce rates that plague those communities.Jose’s organization:Long tab lineshttps://longtablines.org/Air Aware Operations, LLCOrganization Jose supports & works with:Hooks of hopehttps://hooksofhope.org/PodfinityNation.net

Art Blanchford is an accomplished global automotive executive and adventurer, dedicated to family, personal growth, and living a purposeful, connected life. He is a seasoned executive in the automotive industry, celebrated for his achievements in business as well as his dedication to family and personal growth. Beyond his professional success, he is an avid adventurer and a passionate advocate for living a life filled with purpose, resilience, and meaningful connections.PodfinityNation.net#podcast #business #leadership #success #mindset

Brad McDonald is a former Commanding Officer of the USS L. MENDEL RIVERS (SSN686), where he successfully led missions involving SEALS and their SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDV) globally. He is known for his seven principles of leadership, which he shares in his appearances, including on The Elevate Your Leadership podcast. Brad also transitioned into entrepreneurship, a journey he describes as a defining moment. His experiences led him to author “The Art and Skill of Sales Psychology.”PodfinityNation.net#podcast #military #author #brotherhood #business #confidence #veterans #navy #strategy #success #submarine #submariner #SDV #SEALDeliveryVehicles #navyseals #leadership #business

Olympian Ruben Gonzalez is a common man who achieved extraordinary things. He wasn’t a gifted athlete. In school he was always the last kid picked to play sports. He didn’t take up the sport of luge until he was 21. Four years and a few broken bones later, he was competing in the Calgary Winter Olympics. When he competed at the Vancouver Olympics at the age of 47, Ruben became the first person to ever compete in four Winter Olympics each in a different decade. Find out more about Ruben on his website: TheLugeMan.comPodfinityNation.net

Seamus “Flats” Flatley is a retired Navy fighter pilot and U.S. Naval Academy graduate who flew the daunted F-14 Tomcat. He was a squadron Commander providing air to ground support for special operations combat units during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon retiring he joined Blackwater, first as the leader of rescue and recovery operations during Hurricane Katrina and then managing various U.S. Government support contracts. His aviation expertise was tapped again when he was put in charge of research, development, and testing of counterinsurgency light attack candidates for U.S. Government applications. Seamus has been an executive influencer in several cutting-edge companies and is currently the Chief Revenue Officer for MARTAC, a marine autonomous vessel development company.

Andrew Cohen, University Professor and former Wall Street trader was the winner of FMA's 2019 Innovative Teacher of the Year Award; Old Dominion's 2019 Teaching with Technology Award; the University Distinguished Teacher award; was an Entsminger Fellow, and earned the Outstanding Non-Tenure Faculty Award. He is a Trading Room Manager and Finance Lecturer at Old Dominion University in Norfolk Virginia. He holds an MBA from NYU and had 15 years of Wall Street experience at Goldman Sachs and with Bernard Madoff's investment organization as a Manager, Market Maker and Trader.

CW5 ALAN C. MACK retired from the Army as a Master Aviator. He served over 35 years in the Army, first as an aircraft mechanic then as a pilot. He flew CH-47s in support of Operations Desert Shield and Storm. Additionally, he spent 17 years flying MH-47 Chinooks with the 160th SOAR. As a Night Stalker Flight Lead, he participated in Operations Desert Thunder, Desert Fox, Enduring, and Iraqi Freedom. His awards include the Legion of Merit, 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 10 Air medals - 1 with 'V, ' and a Combat Action Badge. Alan finished his career as Commander of the West Point Flight Detachment. Now he and his wife Patti live happily in New York's Hudson Valley.