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PCS to Corporate America — 237 episodes

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E237: Alumni Roundtable: What Three Officers Learned from their Successful Transitions

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E236: Navigating Career Transitions (with Dave Parmly)

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E235: The Power of Mentorship (Lessons from Jim O’Rourke)

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E234: Launching Pad or Landing Pad? What’s Ahead in 2026

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E233: Alumni Roundtable: Two Career Conference Success Stories

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E232: Process Thinking Will Supercharge Your Military to Business Transition

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E231: Military to Consulting: Pat Curran’s Story

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E230: Military Leadership in Action: Self-Transcendence at Johnsonville

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E229: Alumni Roundtable: Early Preparation to Military to Business Transition Success

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E228: Self-Transcendent Leadership: Enabling Others to Flourish

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E227: How JMOs Can Win in Today’s Market

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E226: Post June 2025 CC Review

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E225: Avoid the Career Do-Over – Transition Rule #5

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E224: Beau Hughes – JMO to Corporate Procurement

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E223: Transition Rule #4 – Past Success Does Not Equal Future Success

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E222: April 2025 Post Conference Review

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E221: Healthy Leaders are Strong Leaders

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E220: Transition Rule #3 – Throw Out the Traditional Career Search

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E219: Transition Rule #2 – Develop an Investment Mindset

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E218: Transition Rule #1 – Don’t Do It Alone

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E217: January 2025 Post Conference Review

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How Defining Goals, Embracing Preparation and Learning Lead to Career Success (E216)

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From JMO to C-Suite: Lessons Learned (E215)

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Nov ’24 Career Conference Recap (E214)

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How Resilience and Hardiness Create Meaningful Work (E213)

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2024 Lessons and Looking Ahead to 2025 (E212)

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Life, Leadership & Climbing A Mountain (E211)

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A Heart of Gratitude – A Message from the Cameron-Brooks Team (E210)

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A Post-Military Career in Operations. What is it like? (E209)

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PCS’ing to Corporate America is a Team Effort (E208)

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Ace the interview! August 2024 Conference Review (E207)

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Leading at the Edge: Leadership Strategies (E206)

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3 Ways to Accelerate Your Career in the First Year (Ep. 205)

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A Post-Military Career in Business Analysis. What is it like? (E204)

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Servant Leadership and the JMO (E203)

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A Post-Military Career in Professional Sales—What is it like?(E202)

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Maximize Interview Success: 3 Can’t-Miss Tips (E201)

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Grateful to Serve – Independence Day 2024 (E200)

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3 Tips on Long-Term Career Thinking (E199)

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Post-military career in manufacturing: Find out what it’s like (E198)

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Real JMO Transition Stories: Cameron-Brooks Career Conference (Ep 197)

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The Value of the Cameron-Brooks Preparation Program: E196

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4 Reasons JMOs Should Read: E195

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Three Tips to Manage Your Career (E194)

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Military Transition with Cameron-Brooks: We did it! (E193)

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Foot in The Door-THEN Navigate your Career (E192)

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Finding Purpose in Your Post Military Career (E191)

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My Cameron-Brooks SkillBridge Experience (E190)

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Need Help With Your Military Transition? Find a Guide! (E189)

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3 Keys to An Extraordinary Post-Military Career (E188)

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Will The Economy Support Your Transition? (E187)

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Three Keys to Success: Nov 2023 Career Conference (E186)

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3 Reasons for Gratitude in 2023: Ep 185

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Waiting To Prepare for your Military Transition? Don’t. It Could Cost You (E184)

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Why Corporate America Needs JMO Leadership (E183)

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Career Conference BTS (E182)

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Kicking Off the Football Season (E181)

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The Transition from Military to Corporate- We Understand (E180)

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Four Promotions in Six Years – The Successful JMO Transition (E179)

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One Year in Corporate America—Lessons Learned (E178)

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Why I Trust Cameron-Brooks with My Transition (Ep. 177)

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Best Practices — June 2023 Conference (Ep. 176)

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2023 Mid-Year Economy Check (Ep. 175)

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Transition Strategies for JMOs With A Professional Spouse (Ep. 174)

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What Hiring Managers Want in an Interview (Ep. 173)

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Hoops and Heroes – The Story of Army Women’s Basketball (Ep 172)

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April Career Conference Recap (Ep. 171)

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A Prepared Officer Has Options (Episode 170)

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Could I Be A Development Candidate? (Episode 169)

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Should You Negotiate Your Offer? (Episode 168)

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Keys To Interview Success: January 2023 Career Conference (Episode 167)

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The Key to Career Progression (Episode 166)

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2023 JMO Career Options & The Economy (Episode 165)

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2022 JMO Transition Lessons (Episode 164)

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Military-to-Corporate History With Mary Lou White (Episode 163)

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Episode 162 – Using Your Technical Aptitude to Propel Your Career

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Episode 161 – The 8 Stages for Military Officer to Business Leader

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Episode 160 – Why Finding the Right Opportunity Fit is More Important than Location

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E159 – Economic Discussion for Transitioning JMOs

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Episode 158 – 5 Steps to JMO Business Career Success

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Episode 157 – The Parallels of Investing and JMO Career Management

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Episode 156 – The 5 Most Common Misconceptions About Business

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Episode 155 – The Formula to Launching a Successful Business Career

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Episode 154 – DoD Skillbridge Program: One JMO’s Experience

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Episode 153 – 3 Key Characteristics Hiring Managers Look for in a JMO

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Episode 152 – How a JMO Can Build a Track Record of Success

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Episode 151 – 3 Recession Myths Every Transitioning JMO Should Know

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Episode 150 – 3 Transition Strategies from an Executive Search Consultant

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Episode 149 – What is a Transition Strategy? Why You Might Need One…

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Episode 148 – A Career Journey Around the World

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Episode 147 – Why Companies Hire from Cameron-Brooks

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Episode 146 – What Transitioning from the NFL and the Military Have in Common

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Episode 145 – How Much Money Can I Make?

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Episode 144 – Three Keys to Accelerating Your Business Career

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Episode 143 – The Six BIGGEST Interviewing Mistakes to Avoid in a Military to Business Transition

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Episode 142 – Internships vs. Recruiting Firms. What’s Right for You? (Part 2)

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Episode 141 – Internships vs. Recruiting Firms. What’s Right for You?

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Episode 140 – Does Work/Life Balance Exist?

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Episode 139 – Tips on Career Management (from 39 Years of Experience)

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Episode 138 – A Review of 2021 and Trends for 2022

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Episode 137 – 4 Alumni Share Their Conference Experience

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Episode 136 – My Spouse Is Thinking About Making a Transition … Now What?

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Episode 135 – Avoid This ONE THING When Making a Transition

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Episode 134 – One Thing Business Leaders All Have in Common…

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Episode 133 – Career Management? Do What You Are Good At!

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Episode 132 – Post-August 2021 Career Conference Review

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Episode 131 – Leadership Lessons from the C-Suite

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Episode 130 – Economy Update from Chuck Alvarez

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Episode 129 – Feel Like You’re in A Professional Plateau? Ask Yourself These 3 Questions.

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Episode 128 – So You’re Thinking About Making a Transition. Now What?

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Episode 127 – Is The Economy Back?

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Episode 126 – How to Answer Interview Questions about Problem Solving and Project Management

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E125 – Does Your Career Need to Be a Ladder?

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Episode 124 – Top 5 Resume Mistakes (and how to avoid them)

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Episode 123 – Hear Firsthand From April 2021 Alumni

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Episode 122 – Our Most Frequently Asked Questions (Part 2)

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Episode 121 – Our Most Frequently Asked Questions (Part 1)

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Episode 120 – 3 Reasons You’re Getting Ruled Out in an Interview

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Episode 119 – Tips on Answering Interview Questions About Short- and Long-Term Goals

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Episode 118 – The Power of Comparison

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Episode 117 – How to Interview During a Global Pandemic

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Episode 116 – Defining the JMO Transition

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Episode 115 – The Value of a Part-Time MBA

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Episode 114 – Silver Linings of 2020 and Looking Forward to 2021

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Episode 113 – Putting All of Your Eggs in One Basket

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Episode 112 – How to Unlock Other People’s Potential

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Mini-Sode 111 – Be the 8%

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Episode 110 – Military Recruiting Firms and Partnership Agreements. What Gives?

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Episode 109 – What Sets JMOs Apart?

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Episode 108 – From Military Officer to the C-Suite

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Episode 107 – The Self-Evolved Leader

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Episode 106 – Want a Promotion? Practice these Two Virtues.

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Episode 105 – The Path to Regional Sales Director of the Year

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Episode 104 – An Alumni’s Journey with MS and Advice on Handling Adversity

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Episode 103 – 3 Companies in 5 Years. Too Many?

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Episode 102 – Tips on How a JMO Can Impress a Corporate Recruiter

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Episode 101 – How A Former Olympic Qualifier Bet On Himself

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Episode 100 – How Corporate America Discovered the JMO :: Lessons from the Founders of Cameron-Brooks

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Episode 99 – How To Go From JMO To Derivative Trader

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Episode 98 – Selling in a COVID-19 World

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Episode 97 – How Cameron-Brooks Helps Dual Military Couples Transition to Business

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Episode 96 – How to Survive a Layoff

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Episode 95 – Want To Be Successful? Keys to Navigating Your Career

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Episode 94 – Weathering the [COVID-19] Storm

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Episode 93 – Long-Term Business Success

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Episode 92 – The Military to Business Transition Doesn’t Have to Be Risky

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Episode 91 – Consulting Careers for Military Officers – What it Takes

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Episode 90 – How a Successful JMO Career Search is Similar to Hiking

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Episode 89 – Three Tips to Launch a Successful Sales Career

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Episode 88 – Interview Advice – Interview as if it is Your Only Interview

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Episode 87 – Answering The Interview Question “Tell Me About Yourself”

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Episode 86 – How JMO Leadership Translates to a Financial Career

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Episode 85 – Career Management – The Possibilities are Endless

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Episode 84 – How JMOs Can Break Into Big Data Career Fields

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Episode 83 – How Long Does It Take To Transition?

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Episode 82 – What it’s Like for a JMO to Work in the Hi-Tech Industry

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Episode 81 – Making An Impact With No Industry Experience

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Episode 80 – 3 Secrets for a JMO to Launch a Successful Business Career

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Episode 79 – The Secret to Managing Your Career

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Episode 78 – Top Companies You’ve Never Heard of Can Present Great Opportunities

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Episode 77 – Do you want Business Success? Have Grit!

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Episode 76 – Empathy in Leadership is Critical in Business

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Episode 75 -Conference Preparation Experience – Hear First-Hand

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Episode 74 – JMO Transition: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

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Episode 73 – From Army Officer to Account Manager – Lessons Learned

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Episode 72 – The Difference Between a Cameron-Brooks Hiring Conference and a Job Fair

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Episode 71 – JMO Transitions Without Industry Background

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Episode 70 – How The Best JMO Job Can Lead To The Best Location

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Episode 69 – For Transitioning JMOs, The World Is Your Oyster

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Episode 68: How To Reduce Risk In The Junior Military Officer Transition

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 67 – How to Define Leadership in Your Day-to-Day Work

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 66 – 2018 Year in Review

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 65 – The Real Fear Of Missing Out is Choosing NOT to Partner with Cameron-Brooks

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 64 – Opportunities for JMOs with Engineering Degrees in Corporate America

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 63 – Can An Athletic Mindset Help You Be A Better Leader?

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 62 – From Aviation To Biotech Contract Manufacturing

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 61 – How One JMO Transition Wasn’t Decided By Location

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 60 – The Value of the Cameron-Brooks Agreement and Career Conference

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 59 – See an Acquisition as an Opportunity

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 58 – How To Excel During The First Year in Corporate America

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 57 – How a JMO Transitioned to Consulting After The Military

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 56 – Tips on Making a Difference

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 55 – Considering a Military to Business Transition? 4 Questions to Ask Yourself.

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 54 – Interested in Consulting? Prepare for Sales!

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 53 – Why Conduct a Personal Marketability Assessment with Cameron-Brooks?

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 52 – Is Sales for Development Candidates?

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 51 – Why a Career Search is Better than a Job Search

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 50 – Can Your Attitude Really Determine Your Altitude?

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 49 – How Being Open Minded Led One JMO from Army Signal to Aviation Sales

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 48 – From Sales Rep to National Sales Manager in 6 Years!

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 47 – How a Former JMO Generated $25 Million in Sales

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 46 – 2 Keys to Building Your Professional Network

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 45 – Want to Learn the Right Way for a JMO to Navigate the Transition?

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 44 – From USMC Supply Officer to a Career in Consulting

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 43 – The Path from Marine Corps Infantry to Robotic Assisted Surgery

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 42 – “Never Stop Learning” Key to Transition Success

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 41 – Navy Nuclear Power Officer to Medical Device Quality Engineer

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 40 – 3 Keys to Success as a Managing Consultant

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 39 – JMO Transition and Career Tips from 18 Years of Experience

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 38 – Experience Leading Teams and Technical Projects in Manufacturing

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 37 – Three Dos and Don’ts for JMOs in Year One of a Business Career

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 36 – Taking Control of Your Career

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 35 – How to Earn Your MBA While Working and Still Find Work Life Balance

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 34 – Two keys to career progression in the business world

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 33 – 6 Steps for a Successful Transition from the Military to Business

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 32: Former JMOs use reverse mentorship in their business careers

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 31: How Cameron-Brooks helped a former Army officer discover his passion for engineering and a career in manufacturing

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 30 – Former Marine details sweet transition from JMO to IT project management for Godiva

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 29 – How to Create Small Successes Early in Your Corporate Career that Lead to Bigger Things

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 28 – Naval Academy Grad and Former Marine Corps Officer gives interview and career tips for transitioning JMOs

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 27 – How an Air Force Electrical Engineer and JMO Transitioned to a Career in Brand Management and Advertising

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 26 – Former Army Officer and Engineer Offers Tips for Progression in a Business Career

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 25 – Former Marine Corps officer recommends 6 steps to take as you establish your new career

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 24 – How to Naturally Transition from the Military to Corporate America

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 23 – Former Navy Submariner Says 3 Things Make a Successful Transition to Business

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 22 – How Former Army Artillery Officer Chose New Career Leading Operations for Behavioral Health Group

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 21 – How to Transition from JMO to Logistics Planning at a Wine Company and Teaching at a Top MBA School

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast – Episode 20 – The Life of an R&D Lifecycle Manager [Part 2]

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast :: Episode 19 – The Life of an R&D Lifecycle Manager [Part 1]

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast – Episode 18: Former Navy Nuke Says Secret to Success is to Continually Reinvent Yourself

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast – Episode 17: Managing Career Paths in Corporate America

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast – Episode 16: What Does a Demand Planner Do?

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 15: Manufacturing Team Leader to Business Development

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast – Episode 14: How Infantry Company Command Prepared One JMO for a Successful Career in Sales

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast – Episode 13: Being Humble, Assuming Positive Intent and Treating Every Interaction Like It Matters

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 12: Keys to a Successful Military to Business Transition and the Value of the Executive MBA

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 11: Do Every Job Like It’s the Last One You Will Ever Have: Advice from a Former AF Officer

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 10: Finding Camaraderie Outside of the Military, Listening to Customers and Having the Long View Over Career Progression

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 9: The Importance of Being Yourself, Growing Where You’re Planted, and Asking for Help

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 8: From USMA to Infantry Officer to Iraq to Senior VP of Supply Chain in Switzerland

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 6: Having an action-oriented mentality and balancing work and life

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 5: Building Your Network and Personal Brand and Working Hard

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 4: Get Broad Experience Early, Don’t Compare Yourself to Others and Finding Balance

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 3: Establishing Relationships, Delivering Value and Learning from Failure

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast Episode 2: Who and What Defines Success, Overcoming Obstacles, and Work Life Balance

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Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 1: Mentors, Relationships, and Getting the Right People in the Right Positions

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Introducing the Cameron-Brooks Podcast