About this episode

John Lee Dumas reflects on his experiences and lessons learned from 9/11 and his military service.

Ed. Note-Five years ago, I looked back on 9/11 in a 20 year retrospective. This week is the 25th anniversary of that event. I am rerunning this award winning podcast series so that we never forget.  On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack, Tom Fox and guests look back on the tragic event and what it meant for them personally, as well as how it impacted the world of compliance. Today Tom’s guest is John Lee Dumas. John is the host of the award-winning podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire, joins Tom Fox on the last installment of Looking Back at 9/11 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack. He tells Tom how his life changed in that pivotal moment, and the big lessons he learned.  A Time of War John tells Tom that he was in his final year at Providence College, and in the ROTC cadets, on 9/11. When he saw the towers fall, he knew at once that it would change the trajectory of his career. He and his roommate looked at each other and they knew “that our next four years of active duty army experience went from being in the peacetime army to looking like we were going to war.” Within hours they were called to active duty: “We just became officers in…

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Fox

Guest: John Lee Dumas

Topics covered

• 9/11
• leadership lessons
• military experience
• personal impact
• compliance

Keywords

• 9/11
• John Lee Dumas
• leadership
• military
• compliance
• Entrepreneurs on Fire
• personal impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Entrepreneurs on Fire, US army

Places: Providence College

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