Sam Wood, Veteran and successful entrepeneur talks about the impact of his military service.

Along the way we learn about Ranger School (5:35), the Intelligence of the U.S. Military (10:30), the difference between Special Forces and Rangers (11:40), the 1st Sergeant and Officer relationships (19:00), skydiving into Beaver Stadium (22:55), building roads in Honduras (23:20), and the value of Boy Scouts (31:05). 

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Intro and Outro music from the brilliant guitar riffs of Kenny Kilgore. Lowriders and Beautiful Raining Day. 

Thomas Quinn offers lessons learned from a remarkable military careeer, from Penn State ROTC to Germany, Fort Carson, ATEC and DARPA.

Along the way we discuss Hands on Leadership (3:50), the Fulda Gap (17:25), Fort Carson (22:15), the Officer/NCO Partnership (26:50), LTG Caldwell (28:40), Combined Arms Operations (34:10), DARPA (37:35), and Advice to the Troops (42:30).

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Intro and Outro music from the brilliant licks of Kenny Kilgore, Low Riders and Beautiful Rainy Day. 

Traci Bermingham, CEO of Goaldi - Business Alignment discusses the steps to achieve business flow. 

Along the way we hear about "Flow State" (4:30), Cleaning out the Closet (7:30), the Business Alignment Method (11:45), ChatGPT (21:40), and onboarding (22:45).

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Intro and Outro Music from the gifted genius, Kenny Kilgore. Lowriders and Beautiful Rainy Day. 

Chris Kidd, Associate Professor, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island is our guest.

Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired), Kidd was commissioned in the Infantry from the USMA in 1992. Col Kidd served in numerous troop leading and staff positions while assigned to multiple battalions during his career. His deployments include a peacekeeping mission in Sinai, Egypt as well as combat operations in Tikrit, Iraq, Samarra, Iraq, and Maiwand, Afghanistan. 

Along the way we discuss Family Service (1:50), Mount Yonah (11:35), aide-de-camp duties (15:40), West Point (21:15), Fear of Failure (27:50), and the Military's Future (31:30).

Intro and outro music from the brilliant riffs of Kenny Kilgore. Low Riders and Beautiful Rainy Day. 

Wayne Mullins, Founder and CEO of Ugly Mug Marketing explains the importance of creating a strong culture in support of removing the constraints from business leaders. 

Along the way we discuss Zig Ziglar (2:15), the "Jobinator" (7:05), "Mirror Leadership" (14:10), the importance of Case Studies (24:55), and Finding Purpose (33:00). 

Full Circle Marketing - Wayne Mullins (book) 

Into and outro music from the genius guitar riffs of Kenny Kilgore. 

A powerful conversation with CSM (R) Jimmy Carabello, a decorated combat Veteran of more than 32 years of honorable service to America.

Along the way we talk about "Black Hats and Boot Black" (10:20), Richard Gere (14:00), R.I.P. (17:20), Ranger History (19:00), "Master Blaster" (37:45), the power of Ranger Buddies (51:25), "Stallions, Thoroughbreds, and Donkeys" (53:15), and PFC Andrew Small (1:01:00).

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Music from the works of the blues master, Kenny Kilgore. Low Riders and Beautiful Rainy Day. 

Bret Magpiong, founder of Rudius Stratgies Group, explains the Delta Theorem, an innovative framework for being fully alive and truly wealthy.

Along the way we discuss Family Office (5:00), the Rubik's Cube of Wealth (8:10), "With Purpose, On Purpose" (16:45), the Delta Theorem (24:50), SWAG (35:00), and Final Lessons from Michelangelo (39:15).

Music intro and outro from the brilliant licks of Kenny Kilgore. Low Riders and Beautiful Rainy Day. 

Sergeant First Class Andres Montenegro, US Army (Retired), tells his amazing journey of service. From the French Foreign Legion, to the 75th Ranger Regiment, finishing up at the Colombian School of Lanceros.

Along the way we learn about the Légion étrangère (1:00), the US Army (10:40), Col Ralph Puckett, MoH (19:45), how to develop a leadership training course (21:00), fighting with Russian soldiers for exercise (23:00), and Niccolo Machiavelli (25:45).

Note to listeners. This recording was made while SFC Montenegro was in Coasta Rica. The sound is not great but Monty's message is powerful and important. 

Intro and outro music from the brilliant guitar riffs of Kenny Kilgore. 

Leo Joseph Heaney, a proud Viet Nam Veteran, provides a raw account of his 17 months with Tiger Force, a long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade (Separate), 101st Airborne Division. 

Along the way we discuss Mauch Chunk, PA (1:20), Free Fire Zones (8:30), Walking Point (16:40), Punji Sticks (18:40), VC Tunnels (24:45), Latin Lessons (27:20), Mine Fields (29:15), Death in Combat (32:00), and the need to Have a Plan (33:20).

Intro and Outro music from the brilliant music of Kenny Kilgore, Low Riders and Beautiful Rainy Day. 

Matt Verlaque, Chief Operations Officer of SaaS Academy, discusses the importance of living your life by design, not by default.

Along the way we discuss Software as a Service (0:50), Entrepreneurship (5:30), Life/Time/ Value Calculations (7:45), Firefighter Lessons Learned (19:30), and work/life balance (22:15).

Music intro and outro from the works of the brilliant Kenny Kilgore. Lowriders and Beautiful Rainy Day.

Dr. Alan Reinhardt, the first guest of this pod, returns for a fun and enlightening 100th episode of Manager Memo.

Along the way we talk about baseball (2:15), Stan Musial (3:45), Literary All Stars (5:00), Mickey Mantle (7:00), the best birthday (13:20), T.S. Eliot (20:50), the 4th Quintile (30:15), Philip Roth (37:30) and advice to grandchildren (37:30).

The intro and outro music - from the brilliant riffs of Kenny Kilgore. Low Riders and Beautiful Rainy Day.