Lead On - Lessons from Military Leaders

Welcome to another episode of Lead On: Lessons from Military Leaders! Today, we’re shining a spotlight on CPO Pride Day—a day that celebrates the spirit and tradition of the Chief Petty Officer community. Join our host, David Dearie, and special guest Chief Petty Officer Mandi Bailey, a dedicated volunteer for CPO Pride Day, as they explore what makes this event unique. Whether

Welcome back to Lead On with David Dearie! In this episode, we’re joined by Michael Magnetta, retired Command Master Chief, United States Navy. David and Michael discuss how being a leader is a never-ending journey of growth, life after the military, and how to smoothly transition into civilian life, and they also share resources that are available to make this as easy as possibl

Welcome back to Lead On with David Dearie! In this episode, we’re joined by Joel “Rod” Rodriguez, retired Command Master Chief in the U.S. Navy. In this episode, David and Rod discuss many elements that make up leadership and how one can become the best leader possible. Rod even takes us through his career journey - looking back on how he came to be and the lessons learned al

Welcome back to another episode of Lead On: Lessons From Military Leaders. In today’s episode, we welcome Brent Bowers, Founder of The Land Sharks and veteran, back for part 2 of his discussion. Hear how Brent’s land investment business took off and the key attributes that helped him get where he is today. Brent shares stories about the definition and key part that Parkinson’

Welcome back to another episode of Lead On: Lessons From Military Leaders. In today’s episode, Brent Bowers, Founder of The Land Sharks and veteran, joins us. Brent shares his journey as he moved from starting his own business to joining the military later than others, leaving a stronger entrepreneur than he went in. This conversation is fun and genuine - you won’t want to miss

Welcome back to a special edition of Lead On! Today we bring you Compilation 2 from the CPO Pride Day Series in San Diego, California. Today’s episode covers a variety of topics with three different guests, all interviewed by special edition host, Ben Wiggins. Ben chats with Commander of the Navy Region Southwest, Brad Rosen, CPO Selectee, Stephen Cagle, and ETC Select, Joshua Sw

Welcome back to Lead On: Lessons for Military Leaders! Join us once again as we visit with Kory and Chelsey Gray, two vetrepreneurs who are helping us understand and unpack the concept of servant leadership. In the 2nd part of their episode learn all about Chelsey’s new business and the selflessness that Kory is showing in helping support his wife as they build this business. Hea

Welcome back to Lead On! We are joined by married couple Kory and Chelsey Gray both out of the Marines and now Vetrepreneurs. In this entertaining episode we cover servant leadership, the transition to the military while keeping the faith, and becoming a Company Honor Man. Check back in 2 weeks for part 2! To find out more information about Chelsey’s and Kory’s business, please

Welcome back to a special edition of Lead On! Today we bring you a compilation from the CPO Pride Day Event in San Diego, California. Today’s episode highlights many different topics across an array of different guests hosted by special edition host, Ben Wiggins. Ben brings on the typical host of the show and founder of the Enlisted Leadership Foundation David Dearie as his first

Welcome back to Lead On! Katie Killip joins host David Dearie, Katie has 14 years in the Navy and is a Chief Select as well as a Master at Arms! We start out the episode by discussing the Online Foundry Class and her experience with the program, we then move on to how she made it to Chief and some advice to get where she is now today. For more information about the Enlisted Leaders