There are some common traits shared by most people fighting anxiety and depression or struggling with thoughts of suicide. And while the awareness and understanding of mental health issues have both improved, many of the solutions that are in place today don’t make the required difference for people who need help right now…
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You Can’t Win If You’re Not in the Ring featuring John Renken, CEO of Sales Platoon
The difference between violence and competition is the willing participation – or not – of the people involved. When UFC fighters step into the ring, that is a competition…
Being Comfortable While Having Uncomfortable Conversations featuring Bruce Thompson, Marine Corps (Ret.)
Successfully transitioning from the military to civilian life is a journey. It also takes a lot of conscious effort, hard conversations, and active opportunities to reconnect with the military community…
Keep the Rubber Side Down featuring Brian Russell
In over 70 episodes, Veteran Voices has heard a lot of reasons for people joining the military or picking a particular branch of service. In this episode we hear a brand new one…
Moving Up in the World featuring Navy Veteran David Trenholm
Navy Veteran David Trenholm inherited two things from his family that ultimately helped him succeed. One was a solid blue collar work ethic and the other was a multi-generation tradition…
Living with Soul: Service, Opportunity, Unity, and Leadership feat. Katherine Martinez, Navy Veteran
Growing up in a bilingual home comes with challenges as well as opportunities. For this episode’s guest, it helped ease the transition into another ‘language’ altogether, distinguishing what submarines, torpedoes, whales, dolphins, surface ships, and supply ships sound like underwater…
Celebrating the Veteran Journey: Veteran Voices Kicks Off Season IV
The Veteran Voices podcast – now in its fourth season on Supply Chain Now – gives a voice to those that have served in the United States Armed Forces…
Lifting as He Climbs featuring Iron Mike Steadman, Marine Corps Veteran
Students at the U.S. Naval Academy are required to select a sport. Many continue sports that they played in high school or while growing up…
Veterans Day 2022: Service & Leadership March On
Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the U.S., meaning that schools and many businesses are closed for the day in recognition of all those who have served in the…
Always on a Path of Service featuring Michael Sugrue, U.S. Air Force [Ret.]
Before he came back home to serve as a police officer, Michael Sugrue traveled around the world as part of the U.S. Air Force, going to South America…
Dedicating Yourself to Something Bigger featuring Rob Campbell, U.S. Army Veteran
For Army Veteran Rob Campbell, 27 years of active-duty service went by in the blink of an eye. From Ranger school to Airborne school, Louisiana to Hawaii, and Germany to the Army War College in Pennsylvania, he moved around the world and had amazing experiences. When he transitioned, he knew that his core purpose would…
Finding a Bigger Purpose to Support featuring Jake Edwards U.S. Marine Veteran
Jake Edwards may have only done one deployment, but it took him to Abu Ghraib Prison and into the Second Battle of Fallujah as part of the main assault battalion. There were just under 900 men in his battalion, but among them they received 405 Purple Hearts, and 33 men were killed in action. Those combined…