About this episode

Aubrey Wrenn, a retired Marine Corps First Sergeant, shares his military experiences and post-service career.

Aubrey Wrenn is a retired Marine Corps First Sergeant from Danville, Virginia, and was the owner ofProven Valor Professionals, a coaching, consulting, and training and development company thatalso provided digital marketing solutions through Google Business Profile and Google Adsservices. He enlisted in the Marine Corps on January 1, 2001, and retired in November of 2022. Prior to being a First Sergeant, Aubrey spent 16 years as an 0811, Field Artillery Cannoneer.Aubrey has 3 combat deployments (Iraq 2003 and 2004, Afghanistan 2009), 1 UDP to Okinawa,Japan and a deployment with Special Purpose MAGTF CENTCOM.Aubrey has held many positions during his time in the Marine Corps, notably from 2012-2016Aubrey served as a Combat Instructor and the Chief Instructor for Combat Instructor School. InIn 2013, Aubrey was recognized as Combat Instructor of the Year for the Marine Corps. Aubrey is apassionate and dedicated servant leader who loves nothing more than to add value and help thosearound him in any way he can.After retiring from the Marine Corps, Aubrey worked as an education specialist at the MCB CampLejeune Education Center, an Adjunct Faculty Instructor for the Sergeants Course…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Rogers, Matthew Charette

Guest: Aubrey Wrenn

Topics covered

• military service
• leadership
• combat experience
• education
• consulting
• Marine Corps history

Keywords

• Marine Corps
• combat deployments
• leadership
• education specialist
• consulting
• Aubrey Wrenn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Proven Valor Professionals, Marine Corps, Marine Forces Special Operations Command

Books & works: Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, Military Studies, Leadership Studies

Places: Danville, Virginia, Okinawa, Japan

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