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Feb. 6, 2024

104. The Most Tactical Career Advice for Veterans You'll Ever Hear wi…

There's lots of garbage career advice out there and I get why - its hard to apply principles across different disciplines, personal pursuits, and backgrounds. That was true until today - meet Joel Martycz. After his time in t...

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Jan. 12, 2024

103. Buying an Ice Business with Brandon Adams

How do you take over a 50 year old ice business? What new verticals is there to explore in such an old industry? These are questions Brandon Adams answers in a conversation with Brock. Brandon is former Army Recon and …

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Dec. 27, 2023

102. Life and Death at Abbey Gate with Mikael Cook

Who did we leave behind in the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan? How are we looking for interpreters and other civilians who aided US efforts throughout the GWOT? What is the status of visa process? These are all que...

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Dec. 16, 2023

101. How and Why to Invest in Veteran Founders with Jake Dulle

In this episode, Brock talks with Jake Dulle. Jake is a former Navy submarine officer and now currently the CEO of Localvest, a marketplace to bring together veterans looking for funding for their small business and investors...

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Dec. 16, 2023

99. Building a Winning Defense Tech Company with Colin Carroll

In this episode, Brock talks with Colin Carroll. Colin is a former Marine Corps recon and intelligence officer and today works at Anduril on strategy and growth. Colin has been a part of several unique teams within and adjace...

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Dec. 16, 2023

97. Meal Replacement for Tough People in Tough Environments with Deed…

In this episode, Brock talks with Deed Zieglar. Deed is a former Marine Corps infantry and intelligence officer and now, in addition to working in business development at Anduril, is the founder of Recpak, an ultralight meal ...

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Dec. 16, 2023

96. Science of Networking and Increasing Your Luck's Surface Area wit…

In this episode, Brock talks with Brendan Aronson. Brendan is a former Marine Corps infantry officer and currently an associate at Context VC as well as the co founder of the Military Veteran. In this conversation, you're goi...

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Dec. 16, 2023

94. Factoring and the 800 Billion Dollar Business of Trucking with To…

In this episode Brock talks with Tom Croteau. Tom is a former Air Force maintainer, and the current president and owner of Operfi. Operfi is a factoring company serving the $800 billion trucking and logistics industry. In thi...

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Dec. 15, 2023

102. Developing Career Capital with Nicu Parente

In this episode, Brock talks with Nicu Parente. Nicu is former Army Infantry and today is a senior product manager at Salesforce. In this discussion, we dive into the role of product manager and how best to be an effective …

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Dec. 15, 2023

104. Defeating Toxic Femininity with Amanda Rose

In this episode, Brock talks with Amanda Rose. Amanda is former National Guard and CIA and comes on to discuss everything from weapons to toxic femininity. Amanda shares why changes in societal norms around gender roles is ha...

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Dec. 15, 2023

107. RV Park Syndication and Buying Single Family Out of State Doug S…

In this episode, Brock talks with Doug Spence. Doug is a naval flight officer and a big real estate investor which is what we get into today. We start out with discussing best bars in Pensacola and why F18s are …

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Dec. 15, 2023

108. Land Flipping to Financial Freedom with Justin Piche

What asset class is bigger than housing, but 10x less efficient? LAND. In this conversation, Brock talks with Justin Piche, former Navy submarine officer, about how he started flipping land on the side while working his W2 at...

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Dec. 15, 2023

109. An Unmanned and Undersea Future with Ariana Pybus (Anduril)

How is Anduril changing the defense undersea landscape? This week we hear from Ariana Pybus, a program manager on the Dive-LD, Anduril’s unmanned undersea vehicle. Ariana and Brock discuss why unmanned undersea vehicles is a ...

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Dec. 15, 2023

110. Developing Navy SEALs of Character with Kevin Stark

What does it mean to be a Navy SEAL? Well, that answer differs based on what time period you're talking about. In this conversation, Kevin Stark, former Navy SEAL of 22 years, talks with Brock about the identity crisis the …

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Nov. 15, 2023

106. Military Apparel with Purpose with Reagan Roberts

In this episode, Brock talks with Reagan Roberts. Reagan is the CEO of Mission Essential Gear, former infantry Marine as well. We talk about launching Mission Essential and printing T shirts from the back of his house to the ...

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Nov. 12, 2023

105. NEWS - Israel and Hamas Conflict Explained with Caleb McMurtrey

In this episode, Brock talks with Caleb McMurtrey. Caleb is a reserve Army logistics officer working in civil affairs and full times in the cyber security space. Since the Hamas and Israel conflict began in October 2023, Cale...

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Nov. 3, 2023

103. NEWS - History of Israel and Hamas with Bill Toti

In this episode, Brock talks with Bill Toti about Israel and Hamas. Bill walks through the history of the nation of Israel, why the current conflict is important to the world, probable outcomes, and important factors that cou...

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Oct. 18, 2023

100. Scuttlebutt02 - 4 Lessons from 100 Episodes

In this episode, Brock walks through 4 lessons learned from guests spanning 100 episodes. Show Notes: Purpose and its creation over time through life experiences. 0:01 Finding fulfillment in life and career. 2:47 Deliberate a...

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Oct. 4, 2023

98. Dispelling False Military Narratives on Leadership, Gender, and R…

In this episode, Brock talks with Dan Blackmon. Dan is an active duty army artillery colonel so expect to get a real time pulse about some of the biggest issues facing today's military, tomorrow's military, and what he spends...

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Sept. 13, 2023

95. Strengthening the Defense Industrial Base, Future of Global Comba…

In this episode Brock speaks with Mark Holden. Mark is a former Navy Corpsman and today is the founder and CEO of Holden, a consultancy business that assists with prototyping, productizing pricing and advising in the defense ...

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Aug. 30, 2023

93. History of Logistics Industry and Finding Ways To Do What You Lov…

In this episode Brock talks with Bill McNeely. Bill is a former Army logistics officer and the founder and CEO of Wharphy, a logistics startup aimed at floral delivery. Expect to learn some of the history behind the logistics...

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Aug. 23, 2023

92. Building a Repeatable Sales Process with Hal Fischer

In this episode, Brock talks with Hal Fischer. Hal is a former recruiter in the Air National Guard, a serial entrepreneur with several exits, and is one hell of a salesman. Expect to hear how his sales expertise helped to …

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Aug. 16, 2023

91. Using Computer Vision to Stop Active Shooters with Kieran Carroll…

In this episode, Brock talks with Kieran Carroll. Kieran is a former surface warfare officer in the Navy and now the Chief Strategy Officer at ZeroEyes, a software company using computer vision to detect weapons on video feed...

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Aug. 9, 2023

90. Turning a BBQ Blog into 6 Figures in Sales with Greg Fischer

In this episode, Brock talks with Greg Fischer. Greg is a former Marine Corps infantryman and currently running Burn Pit BBQ, a sauces and rub business he started from a recipe blog. Expect to learn how to instill an ownershi...

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