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War Room to Board Room
by MaShon Wilson
This short episode overviews all the topics we plan to cover: transitions, careers, and leadership. Some topics include: Preparing to Transition (18-24 months out), Finances, VA/Medical, Positioning yourself, Career, Networking, and Management/Leadership Challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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S. 4 Ep. 2 - Ross Dickman - Aviator/TAC Officer to Non-Profit Executive
Ross Dickman is Chief Executive Officer of Hire Heroes USA, the nation's leading employment support nonprofit serving transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses. A West Point graduate and Army veteran, Ross exemplifies successful military-to-civilian transition while helping...
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S. 4 Ep. 1 - Dr. Meghan Venable-Thomas - Human Resources/Admissions to Public Health/Community Development
Dr. Meghan Venable-Thomas is the Director of Community Development for the City of Birmingham, Alabama, where she leads people-centered initiatives impacting over 200,000 residents. Her career exemplifies adaptive leadership through successful transitions from military service to public health...
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S. 3 Ep. 5 - Samir Patel - Armor/Real Estate to Entrepreneur/Reservist/Fund Manager
Samir Patel joining us. Samir is the managing partner of Trophy Point Investment Group, an Investor, entrepreneur, military officer, teacher, and traveler. He's an alum of United States Military Academy at West Point, Emory University - Goizueta Business School, and Georgia State University. He...
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S. 3 Ep. 4 - Hon. David E. White, Jr. - Cavalry Officer/ Harvard Law to Big Law/White House/Peace Corps
David E. White Jr. served as the 14th Deputy Director of the Peace Corps. He was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 20, 2023, and sworn in by Director Carol Spahn on December 29, 2023. He previously served as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and...
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S. 3 Ep. 3 - Herman Bulls - Army Colonel/USMA Econ to Real Estate Executive/Board Member
Herman Bulls is an International Director and Vice Chairman at JLL, a global financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate operations and investment management. With over 35 years of experience, I help senior executives solve complex real estate challenges and achieve their...
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S. 3 Ep. 2 - MAJ Charles Lewis, PhD - USAFA/Air Force Finance to USAFA Instructor/Management PhD
MAJ Charles Lewis, Ph.D., USAF. A former instructor and graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, MAJ Lewis will be sharing his valuable insights on career mapping, leadership principles, and his research around management. Get ready for a deep dive into strategic thinking and professional...
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S. 3 Ep. 1 - Kyle Eberly - Aviator to MBA/Consultant/Content Creator
Kyle Eberly - a United States Military Academy at West Point graduate, former military pilot, Googler, and the voice behind Sitreps 2 Steercos - who's redefining what a successful military transition looks like. Hear how Kyle transformed his military leadership skills into: Governance at tech…
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S. 2 Ep. 10 - Alana Abernathy - Naval Surface Warfare Officer to Holistic Health Practicioner/Writer
Alana is a Holistic Health Practitioner, Women’s Health Advocate, Author, and Entrepreneur. She is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. She served as a Surface Warfare Officer during her time in the Navy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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S.2 - Ep. 9 - CSM(R) Wayne Robinson - Senior NCO and Special Forces Operator to Leader Development Executive at Deloitte, Google, and Moderna
Wayne Robinson is a dynamic thought leader in talent and organizational transformations, Advocate of Empowerment, successful Entrepreneur, and Award-Winning Veteran. His journey epitomizes the essence of transition- igniting change and purpose in individuals facing life and career evolutions. As…
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S2. - Ep. 8 - General Bernie (BBB) Banks - General Officer and Academic to Associate Dean, Board Member, and Leadership Consultant
BG Bernie (BBB) Banks is the Director for Rice University Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Former Associate Dean of Leadership for Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Independent Director for Customer’s Bank, Senior Advisory Partner for Sentinel Partner (PE Firm), Principal of...
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S2. - Ep. 7 - Dr. Jolene Erlacher - Military Spouse Transitioning/Developing Special Operations Soldiers/ Managing Intergenerational Teams
Dr. Jolene Erlacher is an adjunct faculty member, a leadership coach, and a professional speaker. She works with U.S. Army Special Operations Soldiers and focuses her research on leading intergenerational teams. She is a long-time military spouse. She is a graduate of the University of Saint...
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S2. - Ep. 6 - Jabe Johnson - Transitioning : Entrepreneurship, Personal Training/Competitive Bodybuilding, and Acting
Jabe is an IFBB bodybuilder and personal trainer at Equinox, He is the founder of War Ready Clothing Brand, and a screen actor in the Los Angeles area. He was a Ranger-Qualified Airborne Artillery Officer and my battle buddy from the 173rd Airborne Brigade. He is a graduate of Indiana University...
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S2. - Ep. 5 - LTC(P) Theodis (TJ) Pope - Transitioning : Managing a Dual Military and Corporate Career
TJ is a Senior Director, Engines Strategy and Growth Leader for Honeywell and U.S. Army Reserve Aviation Officer, Former National Guard Aviation Battalion Commander, and Former Product Director for Dow Chemical. He was an active UH-60 Blackhawk Aviation Officer before leaving active duty. He is a...
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S2. - Ep. 4 Landon Cheben - Special Operations Aviation and into Commercial Aviation
Landon is a First Officer/Pilot for Frontier Airlines, Volunteer with Several Non-profits, and a Real Estate Developer. He was a Ranger Qualified Aviation Officer for the 160th Special Operation Aviation Regiment. He is a 2010 graduate of West Point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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S2. - Ep. 3 Hon. Adrian Perkins - Transitioning from an Artillery Battery Commander into Harvard Law School and Politics
Hon. Adrian Perkins, JD is a private equity partner and a teaching fellow at the University of Chicago. Adrian is a Board Member for Service to School, and HLS’s Visiting Committee, United States Conference of Mayors, and the Federal Communications Commission. He served as a Field Artillery...
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S2. - Ep. 2 Kafi Joseph - Rugby/Military Police to Consulting/Chief of Staff
Kafi is an Operations Lead for CEO Advisory + DEI at Accenture, Former Lead Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton, and a Manufacturing Project Manager at Fairbanks Morse Engine and National Air Cargo. She served as both an active and National Guard Military Police Officer and former FW West Point...
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S. 2 Ep. 1 - Alijah Talley - ADA/Outreach Admissions to Corporate Real Estate
Alijah Talley is part of the Affinius Capital(formerly USAA Real Estate Development) Team, an avid Real Estate Investor, and Executive Director of the Qonnection . He also served as Air Defense Officer and West Point Diversity Admissions Officer. He is a graduate of the United States Military...
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Ep. 21 - Military Police/Operations Analyst to Executive Coach/Entrepreneur with Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle is the President, an executive coach, and a public speaker at Excellence Unbounded. She also served as a Military Police Officer, Operations Research Analyst, and West Point Assistant Economics Professor. She is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point,...
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Ep. 20 - AG/Outreach to HR Strategy and Real Estate Investing with Alice Garcia
Alice Garcia is a Senior HR Strategist at a Large Bank and a Real Estate Investor/Property Manager. She also served as a Business Strategy & Planning Director at USAA, an Adjutant General (HR) Officer and West Point Outreach Admissions Officer. She is a graduate of the United States Military...
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Ep. 19 - Army Ranger (3/75)/RSLC Instructor to Business School/Consulting Manager with Marcus Harmon
Marcus Harmon is a consulting manager at Simon Kucher. He also served as a Ranger NCO in the 3rd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment and Reconnaissance Surveillance Leadership Course at Fort Benning. He graduated from the University of Dayton in Ohio and Georgia Institute of Technology –…
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Ep 18. Artillery/Outreach to Healthcare Project Management/Real Estate with Albert Vallejos
Albert Vallejos is a Regional Service Manager at Siemens Healthineers and Co-founder at Service First Jewelry. He also served as a Field Artillery Officer and a West Point Diversity Admissions Officer, Partnership Manager at Johnson & Johnson, and Project Manager at GE Healthcare. He is a…
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Ep 17 - Field Artillery/Outreach Officer to Entrepreneur/Corporate Attorney with Devin T. Adams
Devin T. Adams is an Associate Attorney at Big New York Law Firm, President and Founder of WarBevCo (alcohol beverage production/distribution company), and the Mala Mia Mezcal Brand. He was an Airborne, Ranger-qualified Artillery Officer in the 173rd Airborne and West Point SE Outreach Officer.…
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Ep. 16 - Pilot/Head of Diversity Admissions to DEI Executive/Entrepreneur with Mike Burns
Michael Burns is the Managing Partner of Burns Brothers, SXSW Advisory Board Member, and Co-Founder at Service First. He also served as an Aviator (Apache AH-64 Pilot), the Head of West Point Diversity Admissions Officer, the Head of Diversity at Citibank, and the Head of Transformation for its...
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Ep. 15 - Infantry Officer to Content Creator/Entrepreneur with Aditya “Sunny” Sundaresan
Aditya “Sunny” Sundaresan is a Content Creator (4 million viewers) and Founder of Zuvier (Adventure x Travel Fashion Retail). He also served as an Infantry Officer at Fort Wainwright, AK. He is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara and a current student at New York…
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Ep. 14 - Air Defense/Outreach Officer to Tech Chief of Staff/Strategist with Jerry Varnado
Jerry Varnado is a part of the cross-functional Strategic Initiatives at Meta (formerly Facebook) and is an Angel Investor. Before his time at Meta, Jerry was Chief of Staff at both Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and ChargePoint. He also served as Air Defense Officer and West Point Diversity...
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Ep. 13 - AG/National Guard to MBA/Tech HR with Jessica (Ahn) Lucas
Jessica Lucas, STMP (Senior Talent Management Practitioner) is the Director of Talent and Culture at Risk3sixty, after time as both an active duty Army AG and Georgia National Guard AG Officer. She is a graduate of West Point and the Georgetown University – McDonough School of Business. Hosted on...
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Ep. 12 - Combat Engineer/Process Engineer to MBA/Search Fund with Michael Dames
Michael Dames is the President of Lusk Reserves (Search Fund) and President of Colorgraphy, after time as a Process Engineer and Operations Manager, Airborne, Jumpmaster, and Sapper-qualified Engineer Officer. He is a graduate of West Point, Missouri Science and Technology University, and the...
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Ep. 11 - ROTC/Insurance to Management Consultant/Entrepreneur with Shante Frazier
Shante Frazier is the Founder of Wellcapped, a rent-the-runway style wig company, after time as a Management Consultant and Retail Merchandising manager, an Progressive Insurance Analyst, National Guard Intelligence Officer. She is a graduate of Spelman and New York University Stern School of...
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Ep. 10 - Cavalry/Outreach Officer to Finance/DEI Executive with Omar Ritter
Omar T. Ritter is a Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Wells Fargo, after time as a Corporate Finance Executive and Investment Banker, Cavalry Officer, and West Point Outreach Officer. He graduated from West Point and Columbia University’s Business School. Hosted on Acast....
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Ep 9 - Air Defense/Head Outreach Officer to Tech HR with Kenny Vaughn
Kenny Vaughn is a Senior Manager, Transformation & Operations at Indeed, after time as an Air Defense Artillery Officer and West Point Head Outreach Officer. He graduated from West Point and the University of California – Haas School of Business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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Ep. 8 - Artillery/Intelligence to Consultant/Operations Executive with Marcus Jackson
Marcus A. Jackson is a Management Consulting and former Operations Executive in (Supply Chain and Healthcare), after time as both a Field Artillery and Intelligence Officer. He is a former West Point NCAA D-I Football Player. He is a graduate of both West Point and Columbia Business School.…
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Ep. 7 - Combat Engineer to EMT/Paramedic to Nursing with Juliet Talavera
Juliet Talavera, BSN, working Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for the University of North Carolina Healthcare System after time as an Airborne Combat Engineer Officer and an EMT/Paramedic. She is a graduate of West Point and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Ep. 6 - Combat Engineer to Consulting/Entrepreneurship with Stephane Manuel
Stephane Manuel, MBA and MS in Design Innovation, is CEO and Founder of TruFiktion. TruFiktion tells the untold stories of marginalized groups in a way that humanizes them and helps students, teachers, and adults understand how to improve our society. It provides comics, curriculums, and…
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Ep. 5 - Infantry Officer to Private Equity/Start-up Founder with Anthony Ruizcalderon
Anthony G. Ruizcalderon is the President/Co-founder at Circular Hospitality, after time as an Infantry Officer and a Private Equity Vice President at Heitman based in Chicago and London. He graduated from West Point and the University of Chicago – Booth School of Business. Hosted on Acast. See...
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Ep. 4 - Adjutant General/Head of Outreach to Leadership Development/Start-ups with Natoshia Clinton
Natoshia Clinton is an HR Business Partner at Hover and Cornell Executive Coach. After time as an AG Officer and a Cornell Leadership Program Officer/Instructor/Leadership Coaching. She is a graduate of West Point and Cornell University. She is also a mother of two, sharing the challenges of...
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Ep. 3 - Infantry/Outreach Officer to Law School/Big Law with Mr. Paul Bryant, Esq.
Paul Bryant, Esq. is an Associate at Cravath, Swaine,& Moore LLP in New York, after time as an Infantry Officer and a West Point Diversity Outreach Officer. He is a graduate of both West Point and Columbia Law School. He balances the challenging demand of Legal Transactions and Mergers &...
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Ep. 2 - Infantry/Outreach to Education/Human Capital Consulting with Mr. William T. Osilaja
Mr. William T. Osilaja, a Human Capital Consultant at Deloitte, LLP, Infantry Officer, Former Diversity Outreach Officer, and Charter School Business Operations Officer, explains his strategy and tactical steps to transition. Before coming to West Point, Mr. Osilaja was a native of Evanston, IL.…
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Ep. 1 - Aviator/Army Career to Academia/Thought Leadership with Dr. Hise O. Gibson
Dr. Hise O. Gibson, a Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer, Combat Aviator, and Retired Army Colonel, explains his strategy and tactical steps to transition after 25 years of service. Dr. Gibson is a native of Lufkin, TX, before coming to West Point to play football. He is a graduate of West...
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This short episode overviews all the topics we plan to cover: transitions, careers, and leadership. Some topics include: Preparing to Transition (18-24 months out), Finances, VA/Medical, Positioning yourself, Career, Networking, and Management/Leadership Challenges.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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MaShon Wilson
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