Ventus Respiratory Technologies with Arjun Grewal

Veteran On the Move

In this episode, Joe is joined by Canadian Armed Forces Veteran and CEO of Ventus Respiratory Technologies, Arjun Grewal. Arjun deployed worldwide during his 20 years in the Canadian Armed Forces, 12 of those years with Canadian Special Operations. Retiring in 2018, Arjun took a position with IBM before making the move to entrepreneurship. Shifting his focus to a defense startup, Arjun used his military experience to solve a problem faced by special operators around the world. Ventus Respiratory Technologies provides easy to wear respiratory protection for training and the operational environment. Arjun shares his advice for entrepreneurs including having the right people on your team and knowing where you want to be in the future. About Our Guest Arjun Grewal is the CEO of Ventus Respiratory Technologies and a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces. During his 20 years in the military, he was deployed on global operations and high-value counter-terrorism missions. His service included training, combat, deployment in Afghanistan, 12 years with the Canadian Special Operations, and more. Following his retirement from the military, Arjun held multiple leadership roles with IBM in both its Cloud and Business Analytics divisions, where he gained deep insight into enterprise, data, and cloud technologies. His goal with Ventus is to bring to market the gear he wishes he had during his service and to help his brothers and sisters in arms avoid services-related respiratory illnesses Join the conversation on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests and other listeners. A place where you can network with other like-minded veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship and get updates on people, programs and resources to help you in YOUR transition to entrepreneurship. About Our Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union Navy Federal Credit Union is here to help military members and their families tackle homeownership during this high-rate market. With their new no refi rate drop option- if you buy your next home now and mortgage rates drop later, you could lower your rate by paying a low fee instead of refinancing and paying thousands in closing costs. They offer mortgage options with zero down payment. So, you don’t need to wait years to save. Also, planning any travel this summer? Navy Federal Flagship credit card treats members to our highest rewards and premium benefits. Flagship makes it easy to rack up rewards with higher points on travel including everything from tolls to terminals. Earn a bonus 40,000 points when you spend $4,000 in the first 90 days, plus enjoy a free year of Amazon Prime! Learn more at navyfederal.org. At Navy Federal, our members are the mission. Want to be our next guest? Send us an email at [e-mail]. Did you love this episode? Leave us a 5-star rating and review! Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 480 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane. The podcast features people, programs, and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship. As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 7,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, iTunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.