Great podcast with Andy VanHandel, Army Veteran and SkyDiving Instructor. He’s been skydiving for 25 years and has 3700 jumps, 2000 are tandems. We had a great conversation about skydiving, his service, and Freedom Freefall coming up for veterans!

Great podcast with Jon Winker founder of Resilience Racing. Jon was on the podcast 4.5 years ago. His organization has seen some great growth. They take amputee veterans and put them in custom race cars, specifically Ford Mustangs. They have special hand controls and other technology. They have great partnership with Road America. We will be working on getting veterans to Road America this summer for “Hot Laps”. 20 min laps, doing 170mph. Veterans are the passenger and get an experience of a lifetime!

I called my friend Ben Killoy and completely surprised him. It was nice to catch up with Ben and hearing what he has going on in his life, including a new baby. Ben is a life coach for Fathers and teaches leadership. He is an excellent podcast host. Proud of him and his achievements. 

Called Dean owner of Tailgate Foodie, one of our sponsors. They make amazing Rubs and seasonings right here in Wisconsin. Dean is an Iraq Veteran. They've seen huge growth since we had Dean on the show. Wanted to follow up and chat with Dean. Please check out Tailgate Foodie.   

I called my friend Danny Z to check in on him and see how his business is doing and dove into his story. He was previously on the podcast but this was before he left Corporate America. He posted a picture on LinkedIn and it went viral. I am beyond proud of Danny and is hardwork. 

Tim La Sage is back!! After 4+ years and 200 episodes he came back on and was the most honest and vulnerable I’ve ever seen him. We went 3.5 hours. He now holds the record for longest podcast. Tim spent most of his life preparing for war and fighting in combat, but now he’s trying to find his peace. This podcast was beautiful, honest, vulnerable, pure, and fun. The conversation we had today is what we all should strive to have with everyone we love. I’m proud of Tim.

I called my friends Curt and Jeff on this 3rd installment of the SITREP.  Jeff and I talked about turkey hunting and how he is motivated to go out and try to get a Tom this year. I gave him some pointers on turkey hunting.  Curt and I have an event on Feb 29th in Madison, WI. So we talked about that and his various other events he has going on. 

Veterans don’t miss this chance at small business training, mentors, and cash for your business! Are you a Veteran who owns a small business? Are you a Veteran with an idea for a business? Yes? Then apply to participate in the E-seed Express for Veterans series at the Fox Valley Technical College Venture Center. During this small business and entrepreneur training you will learn the better art of small business management while you grow your network and access resources.  Upon successful completion in the E-seed Express for Veterans series, each Veteran is eligible to receive $1,000.00 towards the launch and/or growth of their small business! The E-seed Express for Veterans series is made possible through a grant from the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region and kicks off on April first, no fooling, with limited availability for twelve Veterans. Apply NOW.  he course dates will run Mondays, April 1 through June 10. Log on to www.FVTC.edu/VentureCenter or call Amy at 920-735-2594 to apply!

On this episode I called Tom Farley and we caught on all the amazing things he is doing with his full time job. We also talked about his brother Chris and his legacy. We talked about the upcoming even in May in Appleton that Tom will be speaking at twice! This was a fun call. 

On this episode I called my friends Joe Wesner and Dan NewBerry.  Joe is the founder of ultimate Veteran Adventures in Ohio. He takes veterans on various hunts around the country. I called him and checked in on him. He is only 1 bird away from the Waterfowl Grand Slam.  I also called Dan Newberry. He recently opened a boxing gym in Milwaukee called 22 Fitness Boxing. Helping people and veterans become healthy and learn to box.  I am super proud of both these guys. 

Great podcast with Shad Loch founder of Take'Em Outdoors. Shad Founded the org about 18 years ago and has taken many veterans and terminally ill children on hunts all around the state of Wisconsin and the country. We had a great time talking about the impact he has made on the many veterans and children he’s met along the way. I was lucky enough to go to Wyoming for an antelope hunt with Shad in 2022.