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Aug. 2, 2023

89. When to Hire a Lawyer and Managing Litigation as a SMB with Shamu…

In this episode, Brock talks with Shamus Flynn. Shamus is a former Marine Corps officer and now a partner at Flynn Giudici, a law firm he co founded where he specializes in small and medium sized businesses, particularly liti...

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July 26, 2023

88. Information + Communication as Weapons and Optimizing for Persona…

In this episode, Brock talks with Troy Peterson. Troy was a PYSOPS officer in the Army and is now working on product policy and trust and safety at OpenAI. In this conversation, we talk about the value of information and …

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July 19, 2023

87. Leadership in Naval Special Warfare, ETA, and Scaling a Vertical …

In this conversation, Brock speaks with Joe Heieck. Joe was an intelligence officer in the Navy, where he spent time on SEAL Team Three as part of the Naval Special Warfare community, and is now the CEO of gWorks, a …

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July 12, 2023

86. Enduring Through Failure and Fighting for Clean Energy with Jonat…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Jonathan Gensler. Jonathan spent a career worth of time working in the clean energy sector. In this conversation, you hear about some of the problems facing renewable energy today, from some...

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July 5, 2023

85. Lessons from Tom Monaghan and Focusing on What You Have Power to …

In this episode, Brock speaks with Rob Wynkoop. After his time in the Marines, Rob went on to start the first franchise of Gyrene Burger, a delivery focused specialty burger chain started by Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domin...

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June 28, 2023

84. Building a Vertically Integrated Property Management Company with…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Josh Kristoff. Josh is a former surface warfare officer and is now the managing partner at Nomad Capital Ventures and Kristoff Real Estate Investments. In this discussion, Josh talks about t...

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June 21, 2023

83. Defining and Executing Business Strategy with Susan Maly

In this episode, Brock speaks with Susan Maly. Susan is former Air Force and Booz Allen now working as a fractional Chief Strategy Officer for small technology companies. From this conversation, expect to learn how to structu...

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June 14, 2023

82. Diagnosing the Issues in Military and Civilian Medical Practices …

In this episode, Brock speaks with Josh Thompson. Josh is a former Army medevac pilot and now a fractional CFO. In this conversation, we talk about the family dynamics of the military, and how to live for your legacy and …

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June 7, 2023

81. Ins and Outs of the Metal Fabrication Business with Josh Smith

In this episode, Brock speaks with Josh Smith. Josh is former EOD tech and now the owner of a large welding and fabrication business. We talk about how his business is looking to adopt e commerce strategies and the pros …

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May 31, 2023

80. Building a Leadership Academy with Nolan Gore

In this episode, Brock speaks with Nolan Gore. Nolan operates a landscaping company that's going to do over 5 million in revenue this year, which is more than 2x Since he bought the company back in 2017. In this conversation,...

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May 24, 2023

79. Retirement Planning with Content Differentiation with Ryan Kilken…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Ryan Kilkenny. Ryan is the founder and CEO of Atomic Planning, a virtual retirement planning financial services company. Ryan is former Marine Corps and after a few years learning financial ...

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May 17, 2023

78. Building a Boutique Fitness Brand and Implementing EOS with Mike …

In this episode, Brock speaks with Mike Jones. In this conversation, Mike talks about how to do targeted networking with a particular focus on raising money for a business, as well as running effective meetings with people. W...

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May 10, 2023

77. Starting and Scaling a Home Repair Business with Rodney Adams

In this episode, Brock speaks with Rodney Adams. Rodney is a former Marine Corps infantry, both enlisted and officer and is now the CEO and founder of Mr. Home Repair of Tulsa. We get into why the title of veteran …

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May 3, 2023

76. The Future of Electric Vehicles with Jeremy McCool

In this episode, Brock speaks with Jeremy McCool. Jeremy is a former Army infantry officer, and currently the founder and CEO of HEVO, a wireless electric vehicle charging company. We talked through Jeremy's inspiration for H...

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April 26, 2023

75. Translating in LATAM, Risk Through the GFC, and ESOPs with Doug P…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Doug Pugliese. Doug is a former naval aviator and translator as well as the former managing director at Bear Stearns, where he rode through the dot com bubble and the GFC. Today he is …

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April 19, 2023

74. Systems Thinking and Quantitative Finance with Wes Gray

In this episode, Brock speaks with Wes Gray. Wes is a former Marine intel officer and currently the founder and CEO of alpha architect. This episode might double as an intro to financial markets. We talk about what quantitati...

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April 12, 2023

73. Retiring on Multifamily Real Estate with JD Modrak

In this episode, Brock speaks with JD Modrak. JD is currently a director at Kasa and is as close to a VA loan expert as I've found. We talk about MBAs and how the value of an MBA could be …

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April 5, 2023

72. Starting a Direct Mail Marketing Business off Twitter with Christ…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Christian Ruf. Christian is a former Army helicopter pilot and now operating a home services business. We talk about what we can take from aviation and how to apply that in our lives. We …

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March 29, 2023

71. Leading through Wild Confidence and Low Self Esteem with Joe Park…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Joe Parker. Joe is a former Army officer worked as the head of capital markets at USAA, a product manager at Amazon and now is the COO at positive some of venture stage investment …

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March 22, 2023

70. Family, a Shoebox of Thoughts, and Seizing Opportunity with Nevil…

In this episode, Brock speaks with Neville Johnson. Neville is the first EX US vet that I've had on serving in the British infantry, and the author of the newly published book Sangin, Then and Now published by Dead Reckoning …

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March 15, 2023

69. Let People Know What You're Passionate About with Levi West

In this episode, Brock speaks with Levi West. Levi is an 0311 in the Marine Corps, but if you ask him, that's definitely not the first way describe himself. He's a writer, a photographer, and an all around creative. He …

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March 8, 2023

68. Unlocking the Power of the Creative Process with Justin Mikolay

In this episode, Brock speaks with Justin Mikolay. Justin is a former submariner and was a speechwriter for several notable figures, including General Petraeus, General Mattis and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. You'll hea...

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March 1, 2023

67. Defining Life's Protocol with Martha Macphee

In this episode, Brock speaks with Martha MacPhee. Martha is a former Marine and in this discussion, we talk about her time running protocol for high visibility events, including President Trump's inauguration and how her job...

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Feb. 22, 2023

66. Pursuing Self Mastery with Tony Nash

In this episode, Brock speaks with Tony Nash. Tony is an army officer and the host of the Got Your Six Podcast. Tony talks about how to use physical triggers to slow down time, how to free yourself from the …

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