Join us on this episode of the MilVet Podcast as host Brendan Aronson sits down with Carl Sciacchitano, a graphic novelist and the son of a Vietnam veteran. Carl opens up about his recently published graphic novel, which delves into his father's experiences in Vietnam and the lasting impact of war on their relationship. Throughout the conversation,…

In this TheMilVet podcast episode, COO and recruiting expert Jim Lose breaks down the journey from military to civilian careers. Jim shares insights on handling identity shifts, navigating the job market, and acing interviews. With straightforward advice on self-promotion, confidence, and company research, he offers veterans a clear path to success…

In this episode of TheMilVet Podcast, Jim O'Farrell, president and CEO of Advanced Management Strategies Group (AMSG), shares his journey from Navy sailor to the Naval Academy to building a successful government contracting firm. He discusses the value of sales experience, learning from failure, and fostering a strong corporate culture. Jim highlig…

Nick Thompson, acclaimed journalist, runner, and CEO of The Atlantic shares his views on the media coverage of veterans, the military, and politics in the current age. He provides his insights on the changing landscape of global politics and technology’s impact on the world. In this episode, we explore Nick’s thoughts on how AI will change the medi…

Tyler Johnson and Carlos Romero discuss the upcoming eMERGE Americas event in Miami, a major platform for technology, entrepreneurship, and veteran programs. You’ll hear tips on how to get the most out of attending, from networking to the power of in-person connections. From highlighting the benefits of in-person conferences to exploring networking…

Holden Lindblom, an Army Veteran and co-founder of VetraFi, shares his unique path from military life into the world of entrepreneurship. He highlights the positives and negatives of creating a start-up company and how he’s leveraging his experiences to build VetraFi, a modern banking platform designed specifically for service members and veterans.…

Jim Delaney, a former Naval Officer and founder of Traction AI, shares his career journey and insights on sales, branding, and post military life. Jim emphasizes the importance of finding the right fit and exploring different paths. He highlighties how crucial sales are to driving business success and the importance of branding. Jim also stresses t…

In this episode, JC Glick, CEO of The COMMIT Foundation and retired Army Ranger, shares his thoughts on the challenges veterans face when transitioning to civilian life. Drawing from his own experiences, he discusses the struggle for purpose and identity and the importance of designing a fulfilling life. JC explains how COMMIT empowers veterans and…

On today’s podcast, we talk with Mike Maples Jr. and Peter Ziebelman, Venture Capitalists, Mentors, Leaders, and Instructors of ourselves and most recently, the co-authors of “Pattern Breakers” We explore intriguing analogies and parallels between the military mindset and startup building. Mike and Peter share valuable insights for founders and mil…

In this episode, we chat with Omer Goldberg, founder of Chaos Labs, a company that builds economic security and risk management tooling for protocols. Omer has been in the trenches contributing to various DeFi protocols for the past few years, and shares some stories about that journey. We also chat about how Chaos has grown since inception, and wh…

Welcome to today’s episode featuring retired 4-star Special Operations Commander Richard Clarke. With decades of military experience, General Clarke has developed a leadership style that values ideas from all levels and emphasizes leading authentically. In his transition to the boardroom, he now helps venture capital firms tackle complex challenges…

In this episode, I sit down with Matt Bowman, United States Military Academy West Point Graduate, U.S. Army Special Forces Officer, the innovative CEO & Co-Founder of Autobiographer. We explore Matt’s unique journey from the military to entrepreneurship and delve into how his company, Autobiographer, is transforming the way people capture and prese…

In this episode, we sit down with Nate Kouhana , the CEO of Anthem Snacks, A Green Beret, and a decorated Veteran with two bronze star medals and a Purple Heart. Nate's journey from the battlefield to the boardroom is inspiring. Anthem snacks is a company redefining the snack industry with a mission-driven approach. Nate shares his inspiring journe…

In this episode, we chat with Kubi, co-founder of Gattaca, most well known for its Ethereum block builder Titan. We discuss Gattaca’s journey as a trading firm and how that led them to infrastructure development across the Ethereum MEV supply chain. We then explore their strategic approach to launching Titan Builder in an already competitive builde…

Richard Haass is the author of “The Bill of Obligations : The Ten Habits of Good Citizens”, a New York Times best-selling book highlighting how we must re-envision citizenship if American democracy is to survive. Richard is an American Diplomat and an expert on international relations. Richard served as the President of the Council on Foreign Relat…

Don Faul is the CEO of CrossFit, a Stanford Graduate School of Business alumnus, and a Marine Corps Veteran. His service included deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as part of Force Reconnaissance. Don’s career trajectory showcases the impact of his military background and business education; from his roles as Platoon Commander to his work within …

Sebastian Mallaby is the author of “The Power Law”, a best-selling book about the history of venture capital. Sebastian is the Paul Volcker Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. Sebastian shares his story on how his education at The University of Oxford shaped his writing. He also shares his expertise on Vent…

Taylor Lorenz, author of “Extremely Online” and renowned technology and internet culture journalist shares her expertise and firsthand experiences from being blocked by one of the most powerful and well-known billionaires, to the dynamics of digital culture, and the importance of building a strong personal brand. You will not want to miss this deep…

Jim Schwab, Founding Partner & Managing Director of CrimStone Partners, discusses his time as an Officer in the US Navy and his career adventures that followed. From consulting for BCG, to deciding he wanted to have his own company and become CEO, his time at the Department of State, then back to entrepreneurship. Jim's career spans many decades an…

Justin Nassiri is the CEO and Founder of Executive Presence, offering a fully managed LinkedIn Presence for CEOs and executive Leaders. Justin discusses his time and transition from the military, his podcast "Beyond the Uniform", bootstrapping, the difficulty of startups, and how important it is for transitioning veterans to build their skills and …

In this episode, we chat with Josh Lee, founder of Keplr. We reminisce about the early days of Keplr, and what building a Korean Crypto company is like. We also touch on the origin story behind Osmosis, and what Josh has learned from being a co-founder of both Keplr and Osmosis. Josh also shares lessons from building an infrastructure company in Cr…

Sunny Vanderbeck is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Satori Capital, a multi-strategy investment firm founded on the principles of conscious capitalism. By providing real-world insights from its experienced team and long-term funding with no fixed time constraints, Satori is a true partner for its portfolio companies as it challenges them to …

In this episode, we chat with Anand Gomes, founder of Paradigm and Paradex, two different crypto derivatives products. We begin with Anand’s journey as a derivatives trader, which led him to build Paradigm, an institutional block trading platform for crypto options. After the FTX crash, Anand was inspired to create a new decentralized exchange – Pa…

In this episode, we chat with Cem Ozer, founder of Sovereign Labs. We begin with Cem’s personal journey in crypto, and how this experience led him to build Sovereign Labs. We then discuss how developers evaluate the many permutations of rollups and blockchain frameworks available today, and where Sovereign Labs fits into this landscape. We dive int…

Brendan Aronson, CEO and Co-Founder of The Military Veteran, transitioned out of the Navy six years ago. On this episode of the podcast, Brendan talks about lessons learned from startups, interview tips, and MBA application timelines. We are sharing an exclusive discount code to the Career Conference in Austin for our podcast listeners. Use code TM…

In this episode, we chat with Jacob Arluck, head of strategy at Celestia Labs, and Andrew Huang, founder of Conduit. We cover a number of topics in the modular blockchain space, starting with the impact of DA solutions on the rollup landscape and the budding partnership between Conduit and Celestia, the leading RaaS and DA solutions in the market r…

Brendan Aronson, CEO and Co-Founder of The Military Veteran, transitioned out of the Navy six years ago. On this episode of the podcast, Brendan reflects and shares some of his key takeaways from his transition. We are sharing an exclusive discount code to the Career Conference in Austin for our podcast listeners. Use code TMVPOD50 for 50% off your…

Larsen Jensen is the founder of Harpoon Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm with deep commitment to supporting the next generation of groundbreaking technology. Prior to becoming a Venture Capitalist, Larsen served as a Navy SEAL for six years and was an Olympic medalist for swimming in 2004 and 2008. Larsen and Brendan discuss: His path …

Randy Hetrick is the creator of the Suspension Trainer and is the founder of TRX, one of the world’s leading fitness training brands. Over more than three decades, Randy built a record of unique accomplishments including: collegiate athlete; 14-year Navy SEAL Officer; bootstrap entrepreneur; inventor with more than 30 patents; and growth company CE…

*This episode is a recording of our Fireside Chat with Tom Davin and Blake Hall at The MilVet Startups Conference (MVS 24) in San Francisco. To experience conversations like this firsthand, you can register for our events at www.themilvet.org/events Tom Davin has over 30 years of executive leadership experience as a board member of mission-focused …

Sally Lee is a transitioning Army Officer and a Skillbridge intern for TMV. On this episode of the podcast, Sally joins Brendan in a Q&A session about the upcoming career conference in Austin, TX to include: The Intent of the Career Conference The Differences Between the Events hosted by TMV The Importance of Networking with Fellow Transitioning Ve…

Kathy Borkoski is a military veteran and serves a Product Manager at CrossFit. At CrossFit, Kathy focuses on member generation, conversion and retention to increase gym profitability. Prior to CrossFit, Kathy served in the Navy specializing in Explosive Ordnance Disposal. After leaving the Military, Kathy served in numerous project, program, and pr…

Olaseni Bello is a military veteran and serves an Associate General Counsel for product at Intuit. Olaseni partners closely with product, engineering, business development, marketing, operations, and compliance managers on matters ranging from generative AI product features to data privacy to regulatory and cross-border issues. Prior to Intuit, Ola…

Chris Homewood is a military veteran and serves as the Chief Operations Officer and of Valley Services Electronics, a leading contract manufacturing company using cutting-edge PCBA solutions and top-quality systems to serve a wide range of technology companies, worldwide. Prior to becoming a COO of VSE, Chris served in the Marine Corps as an Artill…

Joshua Broder is a military veteran and serves as the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Tilson Infrastructure, a national-leader in utility pole and tower development, and long haul campus fiber for lease-back to telecom carriers and others. Prior to becoming a CEO, Josh served as an Army Signal Corps Officer on missions in Europe, the Middle …

*This episode is a recording of an interview of Brendan on the Mission Oriented Podcast. Brendan talks about the upcoming MilVet Startups Conference and what to expect. To sign up, go to www.milvetstartups.com and use code TMVPodcast30 for 30% off your ticket. Are you interested in a SkillBridge opportunity with The Mil Vet? Reach out to sally@them…

*This episode is a recording of our Vets in Tech Panel at The Military Veteran Career Conference (TMV3) in San Francisco. To experience conversations like this firsthand, you can register for our events at www.themilvet.org/events This panel, moderated by Brendan, consists of Steve Chiou (PM at Box), Kyle Eberly (PM at Google), Mashon Wilson (Strat…

*This episode is a recording of our Fireside Chat with Graham Weaver at The Military Veteran Career Conference (TMV3) in San Francisco. To experience conversations like this firsthand, you can register for our events at www.themilvet.org/events Graham Weaver is the founder and managing partner of Alpine Investors, a people-driven private equity fir…

Dave Gerhardt is the founder and CEO of Exit Five (exitfive.com), a media company focused on helping B2B marketers build successful careers through community and content. Before Exit Five, Dave spent over a decade as a marketer working his way up to Chief Brand Officer at Drift and Chief Marketing Officer at Privy. Follow Dave on LinkedIn and subsc…

In this episode, we chat with Emily and Alvin Hsia, co-founders of Shadow. We begin with their journey working on DeFi, MEV, an early idea to unify on-chain data, and their journey to building Shadow. They walk us through the challenges with events, their solution for developers, users, and data consumers, and other details on the product such as p…

Gerta Malaj is a negotiation expert with a professional career that spans big tech (LinkedIn, IBM) to global biotech (Sanofi), startups (3x founder & advisor), and venture capital. Gerta is an angel investor and an LP of a VC Fund. She is also a veteran spouse and holds a Master's in Engineering from MIT. Gerta has free negotiation downloads on her…

In this episode, we chat with Ido Ben-Natan and Raz Niv, co-founders of Blockaid, a crypto security firm. They share their journey from the Israeli Defence Force cybersecurity unit to launching Blockaid, discussing their product and the importance of protecting web3 customers. Later, we dig into Blockaid's approach to a stealth launch, fostering a …

Paul Lawrence is an Army veteran and former Under Secretary of Veteran Benefits at the VA. Paul's professional career spans multiple levels of leadership at consulting firms, but since 2021 he has focused on being a veteran advocate and author. Paul is active on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter), where he shares valuable resources and spotlights ve…

Sasha Seymore is a co-founder and the COO of Learn to Win, an education technology company based in Redwood City, California, that improves training and onboarding for commercial enterprises, the Department of Defense, and athletic teams and programs. Sasha is also a reserve intelligence officer for the US Navy serving with the Defense Innovation U…

David Hunt is a former Naval Aviator and the Founder and CEO of Crossrope. Crossrope is a company on a mission to inspire millions of people to experience a different way to get fit through jump rope fitness. Founded in 2012, Crossrope has grown into a leading fitness brand today with many product offerings and over 20,000 positive reviews from cus…

In this episode, we chat with Michael Shaulov, co-founder of Fireblocks. Michael revisits with us the early days of building Fireblocks and finding product market fit by solving customer pain points. We chat through both strategic and tactical approaches to building a B2B product in crypto, exploring lessons learned on early customer relationships …

Joe Musselman is a Navy Veteran, Founder of The Honor Foundation, and Founder & General Partner at Bravo Victor Venture Capital. The Honor Foundation is a career transition program for U.S. Special Operations Forces that effectively translates their elite military service to the private sector and helps create the next generation of corporate and c…

Chris Robinson is a former Marine Corps pilot and Goldman Sachs M&A banker. Chris is now the founder and CEO of Clearyst, a sustainability value platform consisting of several product lines developed by subsidiary companies. Chris joins Brendan to discuss: His experience in an Executive MBA program Ways in which transitioning veterans can "crack th…

In this episode, we chat with Henri Stern, the co-founder and CEO of Privy. We begin with Henri’s personal journey in Crypto, how it led him to build Privy, and how his vision for Privy has changed over time. We then get into Privy’s product mindset, how the primitives it enables benefit both users and developers, and where the product goes from he…

Major General Gregg Martin served in the Army for 36 years and now works as a mental health advocate. Known also as the Bipolar General, MG Martin was medically retired due to his condition. He recently authored a book titled Bipolar General: My Forever War with Mental Illness. In this episode, MG Martin joins Brendan to discuss How he found out he…