October 11, 2019
Have you ever wondered why some people have success and others don't? Sanjay is an accomplished actor, MMA fighter and author of the book "The Food Talk" who shares his experience and his daily habits that have helped him land commercials, a feature film, and publish a successful book. These same habits are ones you can incorporate in your own life and don't require you to "starve" your way to success.
To learn more about Sanjay, visit The Food Talk.
![All Out War - Purple Heart Recipient Sean Parnell: Making Your Mess Your Message]()
September 24, 2019
Battle changes every person who experiences it. In this episode, you'll hear from Purple Heart recipient and Best-Selling author Sean Parnell who took his mess and made it his message through his fictional best-selling books. You'll learn how you can take your mess and make it part of your message as you go through life's transitions.
A bit more on Sean:
- Sean Parnell is a Purple Heart recipient and led the most decorated unit in global war on terror.
- Parnell’s legendary Army unit that served in Afghanistan and was the subject of the National Bestseller, OUTLAW PLATOON.
- It was the events on 9/11 that urged Sean to join the Army and defend the country. During a 485-day deployment in 2006-2007, only a single member of his platoon was killed.
- Since returning home, three members of the platoon have taken their own lives. To grapple with the fact that they lost three times as many men to post-war suicide than in combat is to begin to grasp the true burden of war that veterans carry.
- Sean created American Warrior Initiative to help veterans.
- AWI partnered with a service dog organization called Custom Canines to provide service dogs to in-need veterans.
- Sean is a dynamic speaker and has appeared on multiple media platforms including Fox News, CNN and others.
- ALL OUT WAR features Eric Steele—an Alpha—an elite clandestine operative under the direct command of the President of the United States.
- Steele is the hero that America needs right now, he knows right from wrong, good from bad and knows there is no gray area in protecting the United States of America.
Purchase his book here: ALL OUT WAR
September 19, 2019
Have you ever just stopped and asked yourself, "why do I exist? What is my purpose?" I totally get it. I was there. In this episode you'll hear from me on how this journey began - how we went from super humble beginnings, to big highs, to super lows and rebirth to where we are today - impacting thousands of military and Veteran families across the nation while helping companies transform how they hire and retain those who serve.
This episode is "the rest of the story." To learn more, visit: www.OMFCares.org
![DEVELOPING A TOP GUN MINDSET: INSTRUCTOR AND TOP GUN AVIATOR DAVE BARANEK]()
September 16, 2019
Life is full of transitions. Mindset is key to success. Our guest - Dave Baranek- helps us understand what it takes to develop the mindset that not only helped him become a radar intercept officer (RIO), operating the weapons system in the Navy's F-14 Tomcat fighter but then be selected to become an aerial combat instructor at the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School, better known as Topgun. While serving as an instructor in 1985, he had the unusual experience of flying aerial sequences used in the film "Top Gun."
How many of us have envied the success of someone we met in person or we saw on a movie screen? Honestly, you’ve had those thoughts of, “I see that success, I want that success, I’ve got to get it done.” Some of you put in the work, but after exhausting yourself, you aren’t any closer to where you want to go. A year or two goes by and you aren’t any farther along in your journey.
You aren't alone. It’s not uncommon. Few seem to be on-point and on-mission. But not because of a lack of desire – but know-how – and mindset.
Dave shares how mindset is key to your success and the small steps you can take to incorporate those changes into your life.
![Vision - Maj.General (Ret.) Gale Pollock talks straight on gaining personal and physical vision]()
September 9, 2019
Vision. Some have their eyesight yet lack direction. Others have lost their sight, yet know the direction they want to go. Some are simply blind in both areas. In this episode you'll learn about what it takes to gain vision back in your life and about a new technology, eSight, that is helping bring back sight to those who are visually impaired.
Imagine for a moment, you serve your country and you do it well – not uncommon. But then you get injured in battle – injured to the point your vision for your life changes – maybe you lose your sight; maybe your “planned career” now needs to change. You once could see, but now you are visually impaired. Or maybe your vision for your life is going off the rails. You are not alone. Today we are going to give you steps to help you gain vision - and for those who have actually lost their physical sight, we have a tremendous resource for you.
ON the show today I have Gale Pollock, retired United States Army major general who served as the ACTING Surgeon General of the Army Medical Department, the Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army from October 2006 to March 2007, and also as chief of the Army Nurse Corps. In addition, GEN. Pollock served as Exec Director, Fox Center for Vision Restoration, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Today, she is helping Veterans see.
![What Stands Between You and Your Best-Fit Job - Casey Hurst on A Veteran Job Seeker’s Perspective on Job Hunting]()
September 3, 2019
TOPIC: What Stands Between You and Your Best-Fit Job – Casey Hurst on A Veteran Job Seeker’s Perspective on Job Hunting
Some of you may simply be struggling with how to identify the best fit job or struggle with the lack of feedback from the job seeking process.
In this episode, you'll hear from Casey - a veteran job-seeker - on how he is navigating the job hunt and where he is finding success.
SUMMARY:
Zip Recruiter and Call of Duty Endowment recently released a study which revealed that Veterans are typically quick to get hired but roll out of that first job at a higher rate than their civilian counterpart within the first six months – both the veteran and the employer lose when this happens.
I’m sure many of us know someone who has experienced this – it can be a struggle even to get an interview so when you do, and it results in an offer, you take it. Not uncommon – as the study shows.
Some of you may simply be struggling with how to identify the best fit job or struggle with the lack of feedback from the job seeking process.
You aren’t alone. Our guest, Casey, shares his experience as a job seeker. An Army officer, with an impeccable record, who from all appearances is doing everything right – taking advantage of resume workshops, fellowships, networking, yet still working to land his talents, skills and abilities inside a company where he will no doubt improve morale and profits.
![Special OPS Gary V shares “How He Is Finding His Post-Service Identity”]()
August 27, 2019
WHO AM I? Have you ever looked in the mirror and asked yourself “who is staring back at me?” You wear the uniform or wore it – had your identify assigned to you – but you still don’t know who you are. Maybe you’re not who you thought you would be? Maybe you’ve done things that are incredibly impressive followed by things you are far from proud of – which creates this internal conflict – and leads you to ask the question WHO AM I.
You aren’t alone. Gary V helps us unpack his journey to discovery WHO HE IS despite being defined by the military and society of who he should be.
This episode will help you start that journey to self - discovery.
Our guest led a dual life – and one where he battled with his dual identity. Gary Villanueva’s training in Special Operations is extensive - Retired 1st Special Forces Group, Ft Lewis WA 1999 (Retiring rank: E-8 Master Sergeant, no combat tours)
He then became an Activated Retiree; Operation Enduring Freedom Iraq, 1st Special Forces Group 2008-2009 (in the rear with the gear, still no combat tour)
Finished 21 years of service in the United States Army, Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran. Six years as a Special Forces Operations Sergeant coordinating detachment (1 year A-Team Operations Sergeant) and company operations. eight years as a Special Forces Medical Sergeant specializing in combat trauma management. six years as a Special Forces Engineer Sergeant specializing in military explosives, field (theater) construction, and fortifications.
Start the journey. Ask for help. Get a mentor. You'll find you when you find your gift.
![How to Get Ahead in Corporate - Gaining a Top Gun Mentality with Dwight Zimmerman]()
June 29, 2019
Getting ahead in corporate requires a certain attitude. In this episode, you'll learn how Dwight Zimmerman - one of the nation's most respected historians moved along his career to showcase some of America's most pivotal events. His steps can be duplicated to help you move along your career path.
You also learn that in 1986, in more than a thousand theaters across the country, American audiences flocked to see one of the year’s most hyped movies. I was one of those Americans who raced to see what was promised to be an action-packed, thrilling movie starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, and cool jets. Some critics said the movie would amount to a failure – but in the first weekend, sales totaled $8.2 million, more than half of the movie’s $15m budget – and it went on to amass more than $300m and is still considered one of the Navy’s best recruiting tools.
That movie is Top Gun. It not only became a recruiting jackpot for the Navy, but according to Dwight Zimmerman – one of the nation’s top historians and author of the new book TOP GUN: 50 Years of Naval Air Superiority – it was the catalyst to helping shift an attitude of despair and embarrassment many felt when it came to our military.
June 23, 2019
Sarah Roberts, West Point Graduate and Head of Military and Veteran Programs at LinkedIn, shares how to effectively leverage LinkedIn to land your next job in this episode of The Military Wire.
Roberts is a West Point graduate, graduate of Gonzaga, worked at Amazon and Microsoft after her time in the Army.
In this episode you'll learn:
1. Some of the common mistakes people make with their LinkedIn profile and how to avoid them
2. How to position your profile as a problem solver and not as one trying to sell themselves
3. What is LinkedIn Premium and how Veterans and their spouses can take advantage of this program at no cost for one year.
June 16, 2019
Not every experience in your life is a good one. In this episode, Lt. Col. Bill Riley (Ret.), author of the book "Baghdaddy: How Saddam Hussein Taught Me to be a Better Father" shares how both his childhood experiences - unstable and violent home, absent father and a mother who struggled with mental illness - and his military experience - witnessing the violence of war - shaped who he is today: a true asset to his community and more importantly, to his family.
Your past does not have to define you. Learn from it. Focus on the good of the moment. Plan for a great future. And be flexible.
In Bill's latest book, Baghdaddy, you'll be taken on a journey where you'll likely see parts of yourself and you'll understand that even the toughest assignments and roughest childhoods can be teaching moments.
