Best Usna 01 Podcasts (2024)

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#285: Leveraging AI to Transform Customer Service and Beyond with Kris Sandor, USNA ‘01 30:37

1h ago30:37

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"For me, it's been rewarding to be helping the businesses that we help, because these are businesses that instead of spending money on customer support, they're spending that on marketing, they're spending that on developing a new product, which from a macro economic perspective is much better for our economy.” -Kris Sandor Kris Sandor is the Co-Fo…

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#284: Growing a Medical Device Startup from the Operating Room to the Boardroom with Greg Parranto, USMA ‘99 36:39

3d ago36:39

36:39

“The best advantage of being in this industry for 17 years is the relationships. You can make a very good living and make money in health care, which is great. However, I think most people who go into this field genuinely care about improving patient care.” -Greg Parranto Greg Parranto is the Chief Executive Officer of Endeavor Orthopedics with ove…

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#283: Funding Real Estate Operators through The Academy Fund and 10X Vets with Bill Militello and Scott Mackes 39:26

17d ago39:26

39:26

“Almost four years later, two funds, multiple loan participation opportunities…we’ve lent north of $60 million and have never missed a monthly distribution to investors. From idea to $60 million in under four years. I’m proud of all the support we’ve provided to our fellow vets who are entrepreneurs out there swinging for it.” -Bill Militello, USNA…

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#282: From Counter-Terrorism to Compassion: Leveraging Technology to Find Families for Foster Kids with Jennifer Jacobs, USMA '93 30:52

1M ago30:52

30:52

Hey team! Before we dive in, I've got some exciting announcements: 1) Join us on August 8th NJ for an exclusive Advanced Real Estate Investing Workshop & Networking Event at the prestigious Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, NJ. This premier event is crafted to elevate your real estate investing skills with institutional-level analysis. Whether you'…

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#281: Becoming a Commercial Printing Entrepreneur through Acquisition with Rich Vaill, USNA ‘88 23:50

1M ago23:50

23:50

Hey team! Before we dive in, I've got some exciting announcements: 1) Join us on August 8th NJ for an exclusive Advanced Real Estate Investing Workshop & Networking Event at the prestigious Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, NJ. This premier event is crafted to elevate your real estate investing skills with institutional-level analysis. Whether you'…

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#280: Creating Value for Dual-Use Technology Companies Through Investment and Involvement with Joshua Weed, USAFA ‘01 38:24

1M ago38:24

38:24

Hey team! Before we dive in, I've got some exciting announcements: 1) Join us on August 8th NJ for an exclusive Advanced Real Estate Investing Workshop & Networking Event at the prestigious Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, NJ. This premier event is crafted to elevate your real estate investing skills with institutional-level analysis. Whether you'…

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#279: Excelling in the Niche Mortgage Note Investing Market with Quinn McArthur, USMA ‘08 28:55

2M ago28:55

28:55

“That’s the beauty of note investing. You don’t have to do it locally. It’s not like a development deal or a rental property where you have to be semi-local because there are no tenants or maintenance. It’s vacant land that is the collateral on these notes. We do deals in 30-plus states and that’s how we’re able to really scale it.” -Quinn McArthur…

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#278: The 3 Pathways to Small Business Ownership with John Panaccione, Army Veteran 40:45

2M ago40:45

40:45

“Entrepreneurship, at its core, is all about leading. Leading customers, leading suppliers, leading bankers, leading lawyers, leading employees, and no one spends more money than the Department of Defense developing leaders. Have confidence that the raw leadership skill gets you halfway there.” -John Panaccione, Army Veteran John Panaccione is an e…

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#277: Bridging Financial Gaps in Developing Markets with Isaac Were, USMA ‘16 29:39

2M ago29:39

29:39

“I want Zimba to be a key part of the digitization process that we’re starting to see in Uganda and other parts of Africa, especially for financial institutions.” -Isaac Were, USMA ‘16 Isaac Were is the CEO of Zimba Technologies, a SaaS financial technology company that builds cloud-based software to digitize and automate financial institutions as …

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#276: Creating a Foundation for Self-Leadership through Wellness and Wellbeing with Traci Fisher, USMA ‘91 54:19

3M ago54:19

54:19

“...if we can learn to lead ourselves, to manage our minds and our emotions and our actions in our private life, in our health, in our relationships and in the corporate world, then we are better positioned to use those critical thinking skills to make a difference in our businesses and in the greater world…” -Traci Fisher, USMA ‘91 Traci Fisher, a…

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#275: Crafting Premium Handcrafted Whiskey and a Unique Spirits Brand with Ted Dumbauld, USNA ‘81 33:29

3M ago33:29

33:29

“You can sometimes convince somebody to buy a bottle of your whiskey the first time because of the story that you have, and I think we have a good story, but if the whiskey is no good, then they’re never going to buy another bottle. So the ideal combination is you’ve got a really good story and you’ve got a really great product.” -Ted Dumbauld, USN…

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#274: Providing Quality Housing Opportunities to Deserving Families with Briar Bearss, USMA ‘22 30:38

3M ago30:38

30:38

“We’re really taking care of the houses and we’re really taking care of the families that are living in these houses. We’re providing a service just as much as we are being landlords because these families can take their government vouchers wherever they go. We have to be good stewards of the government funding or else it is going to naturally leav…

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#273: Protecting Small Businesses through Cybersecurity Solutions with Dennis Moore, USAFA ‘87 24:29

4M ago24:29

24:29

“In today’s world, a lot of things are moved out into the cloud…it’s up to the business themselves to protect that data.” -Dennis Moore, USAFA ‘87 Dennis Moore is the Founder of Coefficient Technologies, a trusted cybersecurity partner that provides the most up-to-date cybersecurity solutions, strategies, and IT services to help companies defend th…

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#272: Maximizing the Power of Relationships as a Serial Entrepreneur with Max Sivohins, USCGA ‘13 56:06

5M ago56:06

56:06

“I think it’s easy to make your first million. What’s hard is staying there and doing it consistently, because now, all of the pressure is on you.” -Max Sivohins, USCGA ‘13 Max Sivohins is a serial entrepreneur primarily focused on multi-family real estate development and government contracting. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of A…

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#271: Connecting People Through Gaming and Revolutionizing Esports with Patrick Cronin, USMA ‘13 32:07

5M ago32:07

32:07

“Esports can turn something that could be very negative…180 degrees into a very positive experience for a child’s life.” -Patrick Cronin, USMA ‘13 Patrick Cronin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vanta, an esports company that provides a curriculum, a platform, and leagues to help kids from 8-18 grow into the best version of themselves. The company inte…

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#270: Excelling in the Sports World as a Player and Entrepreneur with Antoine Hood II, USAFA ‘06 35:14

6M ago35:14

35:14

"Any storied franchise that would love to get on board and continue to add more value to the brand they have already created would be a huge milestone.” -Antoine Hood II, USAFA ‘06 Antoine Hood II is a professional basketball player, cancer survivor, published writer, U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, and military officer. As an NBA free agent guard…

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#269: Helping Clients Solve Financial Puzzles with Steve Wingard, USMA ‘87 41:07

7M ago41:07

41:07

“I’m an acquirer and curator of ideas and strategies, and I have a Rolodex of people to execute those strategies.” -Steve Wingard, USMA ‘87 Steve Wingard is the Founder and Managing Partner of Wayfinder Wealth, a financial advising firm that helps families and business owners uncomplicate complex planning with a specialization in high net-worth str…

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#268: Exploring Unmanned Aircraft System Frontiers with Bill Daggett, USAFA ‘01 27:15

8M ago27:15

27:15

“Our vision for DAG is to become that trusted go-to for clear-eyed UAS insight within the industry.”-Bill Daggett, USAFA ‘01 Bill Daggett is the Founder and Managing Director of Delta Advisory Group (DAG), a commercially focused consulting company with a concentration on emerging Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) platforms and capabilities. DAG uses i…

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#267: Navigating Real Estate Markets and Building Relationships with Neil Hoy, USAFA ‘03 28:05

8M ago28:05

28:05

“Something that has been very beneficial to me was the value of a mentor, in both real estate and the private equity space.” -Neil Hoy, USAFA ‘03 Neil Hoy is an Investor Relations Specialist with VaultCap Partners, a private real estate investment firm that specializes in the acquisition, renovation, and asset management of underperforming multifam…

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#266: Helping Military Retirees Make The Most Of Their Military Retirement Pension with Scott Tucker, USMA ‘02 38:01

9M ago38:01

38:01

“I thought, ‘What if there’s a way to insure the wealth?’ That’s all you want, is to protect future sources of income.” -Scott Tucker, USMA ‘02 Scott Tucker is a former Army Officer, a West Point graduate, and author of four books with unconventional ideas about military retirement, life, and wealth. He is the Founder of US VetWealth, a wealth mana…

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#265: Estate Planning Through the Lens of Asset Protection with Rodney Hatley, Navy Veteran 33:40

9M ago33:40

33:40

“This is National Estate Planning Awareness Week. If you don’t have any planning in place, I’d encourage you…to meet with an estate planning attorney, understand what your options are, and put something in place sooner rather than later.”-Rodney Hatley, Navy Veteran Rodney Hatley is a former U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General (JAG) and the Founder of…

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#264: Facilitating Personal Transformations with Mandy Barbee Lanier, USAFA ‘05 1:01:13

9M ago1:01:13

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“If you can work at the foundation of the problem and understand the nature of the problem… then creating the resolution for the problem is actually really simple.” -Mandy Barbee Lanier, USAFA ‘05 Mandy Barbee Lanier is the Founder and CEO of Palladium Mind, a business through which she facilitates measurable, high-value, personal transformations f…

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#263: Helping Others Realize Their Financial Vision With Thomas Perez, Navy Veteran 40:38

10M ago40:38

40:38

“How do you conceptualize your future and make sure that you're putting your assets to work for you to get to where you want to be? There's the psychological and emotional component to building wealth.” -Thomas Perez, Navy Veteran Thomas Perez is a Financial Advisor with a practice through Northwestern Mutual. A Navy veteran, Tom has 28 years of co…

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#262: Turning Leaders into Thought Leaders with Justin Nassiri, USNA ‘02 36:29

10M ago36:29

36:29

“I really feel like I’ve built my dream job where I get to meet people, learn, grow, and make money while doing it.” -Justin Nassiri, USNA ‘02 Justin Nassiri is the CEO and Founder of Executive Presence, a fully managed social media service for CEOs and top executives. The company helps top-tier executives boost their visibility, activate their net…

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#261: Creating a Real Estate Asset Management Platform with Greg Namrow, USMC Veteran 30:19

11M ago30:19

30:19

“The problem that we’re solving here is that 65% of investors don’t have a solid grasp of how their portfolios are performing… I find that to be unacceptable.” -Greg Namrow, Marine Corps Veteran Greg Namrow is the Founder & CEO of TRACTIC, a real estate asset management platform enabling owners, investors, and landlords to assess the real-time perf…

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#260: Helping Brands Grow and Thrive with Pete Canalichio, USNA ‘81 37:58

11M ago37:58

37:58

“For me, it’s all about helping others really understand what their brand strategy is so they can be the best that they can be.” -Pete Canalichio, USNA ‘81 Pete Canalichio is a Brand & Licensing Strategist who is on a mission to help brands find the most authentic parts of their story so they can share it with the world. After successful careers in…

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#259: Helping Companies as a Business Law Attorney with Michael Segal, USAFA ‘02 38:38

11M ago38:38

38:38

“Things in the legal career field don’t happen in a vacuum… you’re not doing everything yourself. The lessons of how to build teams and how to maintain teams, as both a leader and a follower, that you learn in the military translate well to the civilian sector.” -Michael Segal, USAFA ‘02 Michael Segal is an attorney and graduate of the UCLA School …

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#258: Helping Others Develop Their Net Worth as a Real Estate Agent and Mortgage Broker with Keegan Wetzel, USNA ‘13 28:15

12M ago28:15

28:15

“The most important thing that I can do in the next three to five years is… help as many people as I can develop wealth.” -Keegan Wetzel, USNA ‘13 Keegan Wetzel is a real estate agent and mortgage broker with a passion for helping his clients develop their net worth. Keegan earned a B.S. in Control Systems Engineering from the United States Naval A…

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#257: The Roadmap for a Successful Business Acquisition with Jeremy Smith, USNA ‘06 41:03

1y ago41:03

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“Use your network. Consider it as you’re doing interviews with people just to learn more. Those are the industry experts. The longer they’ve been doing it, the better. They have that institutional knowledge outside of the military that they can share. A lot of times, people are really excited to share…people will be excited to share their knowledge…

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#256: Succeeding in Real Estate Investment through Syndications with Curtis Cullen, USMA ‘09 30:37

1y ago30:37

30:37

“The mentality in entrepreneurial real estate of ‘Well, that’s someone else’s job, that’s someone else’s problem.’ That doesn’t exist in my world. If there is an issue or concern… I need to be involved in every step. That way, I can fill the gaps and tie it all together. That type of mental ownership comes from being a Military Officer.” -Curtis Cu…

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#255: Starting a Cannabis Franchise With Thomas Scuccimarra, USNA ‘82 23:38

1y ago23:38

23:38

“I wanted more return on my investment and hard work, and I wanted more consistency on those returns. I also wanted to be in more control of my future and lifestyle which is why I entered into this entrepreneurial endeavor. The cannabis industry offers all of this and more.” -Thomas Scuccimarra, USNA ‘82 Thomas Scuccimarra is a graduate of the Unit…

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#254: Reshaping the Agave Spirits Industry through Supply Chain Technology with Rob Weir, USMA ‘11 40:45

1y ago40:45

40:45

“The Maguey Exchange is an exchange—an exchange of ideas, an exchange of communication, an exchange of product. Being at the center point of this relationship between producers and buyers, we are able to provide data insights that enable both sides to optimize and simply make better decisions.” -Rob Weir, USMA ‘11 Rob Weir is the Founder and CEO of…

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#253: Running a Tax Mitigation Strategy Office with Paul Munch, USNA ‘10 23:13

1y ago23:13

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“It starts foundationally with planning and understanding how your money is coming in… and then building a long-term plan on how to more efficiently conduct your taxes for this year and moving forward. It really depends on the individual.” -Paul Munch, USNA ‘10 Paul Munch runs his own office through Trust Point Capital Partners, a family office con…

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#252: Becoming a Fractional Chief Strategy Officer with Susan Maly, USAFA ‘03 28:06

1y ago28:06

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“The more I worked with different organizations, the more I just saw this need for strategic support. Being able to embed with the leadership team and walk them through that journey…I love it. I was born a planner…so it’s a really good opportunity to wrap that into the work that I do.” - Susan Maly (USAFA ‘03) Susan Maly (USAFA ‘03) is the Founder …

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#251: Creating Social Impact through Nonprofit Advising with Dr. Vince Lindenmeyer, USMA ‘91 38:33

1y ago38:33

38:33

“We help people act on their dream of starting a nonprofit. With our experience, we guide that dream to reality. For those who have already started a nonprofit, we’ve had success helping people become more compliant, which leads to better fundraising, which leads to growth.” - Vince Lindenmeyer (USMA ‘91) Dr. Vince Lindenmeyer (USMA ‘91) is a retir…

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#250: Scaling a Niche Food Delivery Business Nationwide with Todd Waldemar, USNA ‘89 28:56

1y ago28:56

28:56

“EveryDoor is our B2B brand where we are coming alongside those large delivery providers and retailers so we can help them…grow their revenue and serve these customers in hard-to-reach markets. EveryDoor is an extension of our company where we take what we do best and we put it in the hands of delivery providers and retailers to make them successfu…

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#249: Making the Healthcare System More Efficient with Ron Wince, USNA ‘88 21:54

1y ago21:54

21:54

“We are automating one of the more complex problems out there called prior authorization which, up until now, has not really been touched that much by technology… We’re in a good spot at a good time and having a measurable impact on providers that just want to get care to patients.” -Ron Wince, USNA ‘88 Ron Wince is the founder and CEO of Myndshft,…

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#248: Helping Companies Build Complete Offerings and Helping Women in Business with Shaun McAndrew, USNA ‘93 39:51

1y ago39:51

39:51

“It creates a stickiness and a partnership between our clients and their customers. That’s really what complete offers are there to do: make it easy to sell, make it easy to adopt, and create stickiness with the two businesses that ends up being a longstanding partnership for both companies… that’s the value of a complete offer. It creates the stic…

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#247: Creating a Cutting-edge Company at the Intersection of Cannabis and Blockchain with Greg Anderson, USMA ‘92, and Charlie Uchill, USMA ‘92 26:23

1+ y ago26:23

26:23

“We were able to take the technology associated with blockchain and cryptocurrency and use that as a fundraising mechanism, initially, to help support cannabis operators.” -Greg Anderson, USMA ‘92 Both 1992 graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Greg Anderson and Charlie Uchill came together to create CeresCoin, a financial …

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#246: Launching a Private Wealth Advisory Practice (and a niche podcast!) with Matthew Wang, USMA ‘06 27:53

1+ y ago27:53

27:53

“I wanted to build my business from the ground up… having the power to choose the clients you work with, figure out how you want to build your business strategically and for the long-term. It’s been exciting… doing it all from scratch.” -Matthew Wang, USMA ‘06 After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point and serving as an …

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#245: Approaching Life and Business with an Abundance Mindset with Brett Hadley, USAFA ‘05 48:39

1+ y ago48:39

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“It’s not a question of whether you can or can’t do it…it’s about mindset.” -Brett Hadley (USAFA ‘05) Brett Hadley is an Air Force veteran and the Managing Partner of BAB Investments, which he founded in 2019 with his brother JJ. Using their combined knowledge and ambition, the two brothers founded BAB Investments with the hope of providing friends…

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#244: Creating an Innovative Model for Home Ownership with Kent Keirsey, USMA ‘03, and Peter Crawford, USMA ‘06 36:40

1+ y ago36:40

36:40

“If you align incentives in purchasing a home… you create value for the resident of the home who wants to share on the upside and you create a tremendous amount of value for the investors who want a resident who cares about the home and wants to take care of it.” -Kent Keirsey, USMA ‘03 USMA alumni Kent Keirsey and Peter Crawford are co-founders of…

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#243: Investing to Help Others Overcome Mental Health Disorders with Charlie Eadie, USMA ‘07 50:53

1+ y ago50:53

50:53

“Some people say, ‘I am cancer’ or ‘I am bipolar,’ but it’s important to note that it’s just a health problem. They have a disorder…‘I have bipolar’ or ‘I’ve had cancer.’ I think that’s an important thing to note….My hope is that I can help impact the lives of folks that are struggling with a mental health challenge.” - Charlie Eadie (USMA ‘07) Aft…

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#242: Supporting U.S. Special Operators at The Honor Foundation with Matthew Stevens, USNA ‘91 35:21

1+ y ago35:21

35:21

“Culture really drives a lot of where people go. When you can create a family or team environment, that seems to attract a lot of folks from our community…our ultimate goal is to be able to serve everybody under the Special Operations umbrella who wants to come through our program.” - Matthew Stevens (USNA ‘91) Matt Stevens is CEO of The Honor Foun…

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#241: Using Machine Learning to Solve Complex Business Problems with Lance Kallman, USAFA ‘04 26:49

1+ y ago26:49

26:49

“I feel like I’m at the leading edge while also taking care of my team…they have ambitions and goals and dreams and so the fact that we win together and solution together, that’s the most exciting part for me…it’s the build up and the big presentation for the deal.”- Lance Kallman (USAFA ‘04) Lance Kallman is the President and Co-Founder of DataPri…

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#240: Building a Full-Service Real Estate Business in Jacksonville, Florida with Josh Kristoff, USNA ‘07 46:09

1+ y ago46:09

46:09

“In a partnership, you need to have trust and friendship…commitment to the people and systems that go is what I get really excited about.”- Josh Kristoff (USNA ‘07) In 2021, Navy veteran Josh Kristoff and his wife Kassandra (also a Navy veteran) joined longtime friends and Army veterans Jered and Carly DaCosta, to form Nomad Capital Ventures LLC, a…

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#239: Launching a Successful Government Contracting Business with Ryan Waguespack, USNA '03 26:55

1+ y ago26:55

26:55

“The continuous development of future leaders is something we’re big on. That’s a piece where we set ourselves apart from other companies. We spend a lot of time recruiting and finding the right resources, but when we bring you on our team we don’t care if you’ve been with us for a couple of days or a few months. If you have the right solution, we’…

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#238: Encouraging Others to Spend More Time Outdoors with Alex Duncan, USMA ‘13 40:56

1+ y ago40:56

40:56

“We are an outdoor furniture company that is on a mission to help people spend more time outdoors. My co-founder and I think there is something special about spending time outdoors with the ones you love. From personal experience, those are the most special memories whether it’s dining outdoors or sitting around a fire pit or even watching college …

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#237: From Marine Corps to Money Management with Donald Pearson, USNA ‘16 42:32

1+ y ago42:32

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“There’s so much more that goes into financial planning, especially when you’re talking business planning, than pie charts and spreadsheets. More often than not, it’s just clearing the way for the business owner to be able to work on the business instead of being sucked in to work in the business on a day-to-day basis.” - Donald Pearson (USNA ‘16) …

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#236: Building a Thriving eCommerce Ecosystem with Joshua Awad, USNA ‘02 30:44

1+ y ago30:44

30:44

“For me, it’s about creating as much value as you can and sharing it amongst as many people as you can. The bigger the community, the bigger the opportunity…I get a lot of joy from being around other people and working with other people. ”– Joshua Awad (USNA ‘02) Navy Veteran, Joshua Awad is the Co-Founder of OnePet, a portfolio of digitally native…

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