The Veteran (Semi) Professional

Jan 23 2025 233 ep. 46 mins 12
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Honesty and advice to help veterans crush it at grad school, in entrepreneurship, and in professional careers. Humor and language often not as professional.

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Ep. 230: WeWork, Buying 2x HVAC Businesses, and Recruiting Veterans for Small Business Leadership Roles with Nathan Lenahan

Jan 23 2025 40 mins  
Send us a textI really like Nate. He's just...a good dude. He's got some serious business chops, too. He led $200 million in projects for WeWork and was a VP for a whole region. Then he dove into the world of buying small businesses and acquired two HVAC companies. AND he runs Smooth Operator, which places veterans in leadership positions in small businesses. I like him a lot and I

Ep. 229: Using AI to Get $100 million to Veterans at Vetclaims.ai with Lukas Simianer

Jan 16 2025 45 mins  
Send us a textLukas is a previous guest and we talk about the VC-backed startup from our first episode that he shut down. But his new project, Vetclaims.ai , is pretty awesome. They use AI to look over your records and find discrepancies in your VA claim. What is their impact? $694,962 Average Lifetime Earnings Increase$111M Overall Economic Impact100% Veteran FeedbackListen in to

Ep 228: A Deep Dive on the VA Home Loan with Mortgage Expert Chris Wesson

Jan 09 2025 31 mins  
Send us a textToday we have a conversation going into all the ins and out of the VA home loan with former Marine and mortgage expert, Chris Wesson.

Ep. 227: Rich Routines for Business, Family, and Wealth with Steve Houghton

Nov 14 2024 44 mins  
Send us a textI got connected with Steve from a guy on X (formerly, Twitter). Steve has been INCREDIBLY successful and was very gracious with his time to discuss his new book: Rich Routines: Simple Habits That Enrich Every Area of Your LifeWe get into business, fatherhood (I'm a new dad!), and making tough decisions in life. He was an absolute pleasure to speak with. Steve's Bio: S

Ep. 226: Living Abroad, Running Online Businesses, and Building a Great Life with Family with Alex Lisot

Oct 02 2024 36 mins  
Send us a textAlex went from flying fighter jets to running an e-commerce company, living abroad, and investing in real estate. He is one of the coolest cats I've met-enjoy!

Ep. 225: Starting a CBD Company, Finding a Purposeful Career, and Enlisted to MBA with Alexander Mikhailovsky

Sep 05 2024 40 mins  
Send us a textAlex is a first-year MBA student and founder of Organic Grit, a CBD company. We talk about founding a company on active duty, applying to MBA programs, and choosing a purposeful career. Resources mentioned: Veteran's Adventure Group (veteransadventuregroup.org)Outdoor Education Adventures & Wilderness Programs | Outward Bound | Outward BoundLeading Veteran CBD Com

Ep. 224: Running a $700 Million Company That Helps Business Owners Build Wealth with Mike Stone from CertaPro Painters

Aug 30 2024 37 mins  
Send us a textI've had a number of franchisees and business owners on the show, but Mike is the first from the side of a franchisor (think: corporate). He is the CEO of CertaPro Painting, where he gets to see how locations across the country perform inside their $700 million business.

Ep. 223: Heading to Medical School After the Military with Air Force Veteran Austin Almand

Aug 23 2024 52 mins  
Send us a textFirst- Austin would be on my short list for Most Interesting Man in the World. - Air Force SOF- Casually mentions going to Ukraine (during the war) - Tillman Scholar - Researched medicine for NASAPlus he's just a legit dude. This is my first interview with a veteran pursuing medical school and there is a lot to learn here for any of you future MDs out there.

Ep. 222: Owning a Home Inspection Franchise after a Career in the Military and Law Enforcement with Shawn Degan

Aug 01 2024 35 mins  
Send us a textShawn spent time in law enforcement and retired from the Navy and then decided he wanted to own his own business. He partnered with WIN Home Inspections and has been loving every bit of it.

Ep. 221: Using Surfing To Heal Veterans with Stephanie Dasher from Warrior Surf

May 30 2024 31 mins  
Send us a textToday's guest is Stephanie Dasher, executive director of Warrior Surf Foundation (WSF), a Charleston nonprofit founded in May 2015. WSF works to provide free surf therapy, yoga, wellness classes and community to Veterans struggling with PTSD and other mental health challenges. Stephanie is a Veteran herself, having served in the U.S. Navy for five years, and would lov