From Air Force officer to military spouse to entrepreneur: Trish Alegre Smith, owner and principal photographer at Photography by Trish Alegre-Smith, has seen the ups and down of running a business as a military veteran entrepreneur.  Luckily, she’s taken photos along the way and can share her story about starting and growing her photography business with us today on the Financial Operating Base.  Trish can be reached at website www.soyourlife.com. 

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Air Force Officer to Mil Spouse and Photography Entrepreneur: Trish Alegre-Smith

Travis West, founder and managing partner of West & Dunn, joins us to discuss his journey from a career in politics to the army to practicing law and the many transitions he has successfully navigated. Travis can be reached twest@westdunn.com or travis.west@ranger.org.  

Travis West

Jaden Risner, US Navy veteran and founder of Family Proud, joins us to discuss how his personal experiences have fueled his passion of helping families in medical need.  Jaden can be reached at jaden@familyproud.com.

Jaden Risner of Family proud

Today we discuss authenticity, purpose, and good old American values with Dean Wegner, US Army Veteran and founder and CEO of Authentically American.  Dean can be reached at Authenticallyamerican.us or any social media platform.

Made in the USA with Dean Wegner of Authentically American

Garrett Cathcart, US Army Veteran and Executive Director at Mission Role Call,  joins us to discuss transition, purpose, and the power of community.  Garrett can be reached at gcathcart@missionrolecall.org

Garrett Cathcart

An entrepreneur's journey is one of self-discovery as well as customer discovery.  Today, we speak with Chandra Adusei, Navy Veteran, military spouse, and small business consultant who helps "Mom-preneurs" scale their businesses.   Chandra can be reached at https://chandraadusei.com/

Consulting to Mompreneurs with Chandra Adusei

Transition is not a one-time event for military veterans, there is a series of changes we experience both in and of the military.  Today we're joined by US Army veteran and operations team member at Gallent Few, Bryce Mahoney. Bryce can be reached at bryce.mahoney@gallentfew.org.

Discussing Transitions with Bryce Mahoney

In this special Giving Tuesday Military episode, we speak with Mike and Samantha Gomolka about their efforts with Project33, Giving Tuesday Military, and their experience fighting COVID-19. Mike can be reached at Information.project33@gmail.com or https://www.project33foundation.org/.  Samantha can be reached on Facebook at "Samantha Gomolka, 2019 AFI National Guard Spouse of the Year" https://www.facebook.com/AFISamanthagomolka/

Mike and Samantha Gomolka

What happens to those heroic service dogs after retire from service.  Today we speak with Jason Johnson, founder of Project K9 Hero.   Follow Jason on social media: @projectk9hero Or contact him at www.Projectk9hero.org  and use the contact us field.

Project K9 Hero

Today we speak with Laura Renner, Air Force veteran and founder of Freedom Makers, a virtual assistant company that empowers military spouses and provides valuable outsourced service for businesses.  Laura can be reached at laura@freedom-makers.com.

Providing Freedom with Outsourced Service Solutions

The COVID-19 crisis has made business anything but “usual”.  Today on the Financial Operating Base we speak with Mike Nemeth, US Army veteran and founder of Emblem Athletic on maintaining culture while managing a team remotely and using creativity to respond to crisis. Mike can be reached at mike@emblemathletic.com.

SPECIAL-Managing through COVID-19: Pursuing New Opportunities in Apparel

George Diaz, US Army Ranger Veteran and owner  of Sua Spone Design discusses how he has pivoted to dedicate his company resources to helping front line responders during the COVID-19 crisis. You can reach George at orders@suaspontedesign.com

SPECIAL-Managing Through COVID-19: A Charitable Pivot in Apparel

Today we speak with Scott Maitland, US Army Veteran and proprietor of Top of the Hill Restaurant Brewery and Topo Distillery on how we's working through the COVID-19 crisis.  Scott can be reached at scott@topodistillery.com or scott@thetopofthehill.com

SPECIAL-Managing through COVID-19: Restaurant Industry with Scott Maitland

Jeff Plank, US Army Veteran and Principal at Warren Averett's consulting division, discusses the basics and importance of business valuation as well as his experiences as an endurance athlete.   Jeff Can be reached on linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-plank-mba-cva-cepa/. 

Basics of Business Valuation

Assisting veterans in their transition to civilian careers helps them to be as successful in their civilian careers as they were in the military.  On this episode, Rob Kirila joins us to discuss the mission of Your Grateful Nation, a non-profit that helps special operations veterans transition into executive career paths.  Rob is a veteran of the US Army Special Forces and serves as executive director of YGN. Rob can be reached at https://www.yourgratefulnation.org/contact/

Helping Veterans Transition with Rob Kirila of Your Grateful Nation

Join Jeff Wright and Joe Sroka as they discuss business, entrepreneurship, and investing as they apply to military veterans and the veteran community. Email us at financialoperatingbase@gmail.com.

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