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…
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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…
A Holiday Message from Veteran Voices
In this special holiday message from Veteran Voices, host Mary Kate Soliva shares a few of her favorite things about this time of year – including Operation Christmas Drop…
Veteran Voices Classic: Don’t Ever Mistake Kindness for Weakness with Mary Bell
Respect for other people should exist and be earned on an individual level, but that doesn’t mean differences of opinion and perspective based on things like appearance and gender don’t continue to present challenges. In this classic Veteran Voices episode, host Mary Kate Soliva welcomes Mary Bell, the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for Team Themis and…
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…
Veteran Voices Classic: Reimagine, Reassess, Reinvigorate- Becoming The First Black Female Combat Pilot
Some barriers are harder to break than others – at least until the right person comes along. Vernice “Flygirl” had to fight to get into the Marine Corps, but once she got in, she was determined to rise to the top and seize every opportunity. Vernice is a retired United States Marine Corps Officer and holds the distinction of being the first black female combat pilot in the…
Speaking Out Loud and Clear, featuring Katheryn Basso, CEO of KADRI Clothing & Marine Corps Veteran
Having the right to speak up and feeling an obligation to speak out are two very different things. For many women in the military, standing out because of their gender makes them want to ‘go with the flow’ to fit in. But not all women – some view it as an opportunity to be the voice that speaks on behalf of everyone…
Veteran Voices Classic: A Woman’s Place is in the Military with Marina Rabinek
In this classic Veteran Voices episode, host Mary Kate Soliva welcomes Marina Rabinek, President and founder of the Military Women’s Collective and a Veteran of the United States Navy. While still in the Navy, Marina faced the unwanted advances of a fellow service member, and although she reported it up the chain of command, no action was…
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…