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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/22/26 | ![]() Justin Williams✨ | veteran transitionentrepreneurship+4 | Justin Williams | Sacred GroundBombshell Suds Co.+1 | Arkansas | Air Forceveteran+7 | — | 1h 03m 09s | |
| 4/13/26 | ![]() Lyubim Kogan✨ | veteran supportresilience+4 | Lyubim Kogan | WingsForHeroes.org | Soviet UnionUnited States+2 | veteransrehabilitation+5 | — | 57m 09s | |
| 4/6/26 | ![]() Rachel Spekman✨ | identitypurpose+3 | Rachel Speckman | — | — | high performerscareer ladder+3 | — | 40m 50s | |
| 3/30/26 | ![]() Susan Aimes✨ | Gold Star familiesmilitary service+4 | Susan Aimes | — | — | Gold Star familymilitary service+5 | — | 1h 01m 42s | |
| 3/23/26 | ![]() JJ Hardy✨ | leadershiptrust+3 | JJ Hardy | The Strategic Veteran | — | leadershiptrust+5 | — | 1h 01m 21s | |
| 3/16/26 | ![]() Anthony Potter✨ | military transitionveteran identity+4 | Anthony Potter | Army | — | veteranmilitary+5 | — | 1h 00m 20s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() Athena Ives✨ | resiliencemilitary service+3 | Athena Ives | Marine CorpsPhD in forensic psychology | — | resiliencemilitary+5 | — | 1h 03m 11s | |
| 3/4/26 | ![]() William Holsten✨ | entrepreneurshipbusiness mistakes+4 | William Holston | Oh, The Mistakes I've Made | — | business mistake preventionentrepreneurial failures+4 | — | 46m 48s | |
| 2/23/26 | ![]() Joshua Palassis✨ | military transitionself-education+4 | Joshua Palassis | Canadian ArmyClickFunnels+1 | Hamilton, Ontario | military transitionself-education+6 | — | 1h 00m 58s | |
| 2/23/26 | ![]() Peter Pollock✨ | military transitionleadership+3 | Peter Pollock | Gladius ConsultingU.S. Air Force | — | veteran transitionleadership myths+3 | — | 1h 07m 57s | |
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| 2/9/26 | ![]() Rand Timmerman | In this episode, Rand Timmerman, a Vietnam War Marine, former mustang officer, JAG attorney, and lifelong alcoholic in recovery, shares one of the most honest stories ever told on this show. From rural poverty and combat in Vietnam to decades of buried trauma, night terrors, and alcohol-fueled survival, Rand walks us through what happens when the past finally demands to be faced. At nearly seventy years old, sober and grieving deep loss, Rand made a radical choice. He walked the Appalachian Trail alongside his brother. Twenty-two hundred miles. One step at a time. Not to escape his demons, but to meet them head-on. This conversation is about war, grief, faith, addiction, brotherhood, and the truth that it is never too late to change course. Subscribe for real transition stories that don’t pull punches: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS • Growing up in rural poverty and enlisting during Vietnam • Infantry combat, helicopters, bayonets, and survivor’s guilt • Alcohol as a lifelong coping mechanism • Becoming a mustang officer and Marine JAG • Night terrors, PTSD, and a psych ward at 65 • Sobriety and faith later in life • Walking the Appalachian Trail at nearly 70 • Why healing is one hard mile at a time GUEST BIO Rand Timmerman is a Vietnam War Marine veteran, former mustang officer, retired attorney, author, and recovery advocate. After decades of buried trauma and alcoholism, Rand found sobriety and healing later in life. He is the author of A Spiritual Passage, documenting his 2,200-mile journey on the Appalachian Trail and the inner work that came with it. LINKS • Rand Timmerman Website: https://randtimmerman.com • Book: A Spiritual Passage (Amazon) • Email Rand: rand.timmerman@gmail.com • The Strategic Veteran Podcast: • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 | 1h 00m 59s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | ![]() Kenneth Webb | In this episode, Kenneth Webb shares what happens when a 33-year Army career, a second career at American Airlines, and every familiar identity finally fall away. After retiring as a lieutenant colonel and realizing no one cared who he used to be, Ken walked away from the U.S., moved to Miraflores, Peru, and began rebuilding life on his own terms. We talk about long-term service in the Army Reserves, deployments to Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan, identity loss after retirement, depression, and the decision to stop chasing titles. Ken opens up about learning Spanish through immersion, pursuing a doctorate later in life, and writing his first crime novel not for status or money, but because he had something he needed to say. This conversation is about reinvention, sovereignty, and choosing a life that actually fits. Subscribe for real transition stories and honest frameworks: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS • 33 years in the Army Reserves and multiple combat deployments • The identity crash after retiring twice • Depression after losing rank, structure, and mission • Leaving the U.S. and starting over in Peru • Learning Spanish through immersion, not apps • Why Ken started writing crime fiction • Publishing a first novel without chasing approval • Choosing peace over prestige GUEST BIO Kenneth Webb is a retired Army lieutenant colonel, former military intelligence officer, and author. After decades of service and a second civilian career, Ken relocated to Peru where he focuses on writing, language immersion, and personal reinvention. His debut crime novel, Trapped in Deception, explores identity, manipulation, and starting over later in life. LINKS • Kenneth Webb Website: https://kenwebb69.com • Book: Trapped in Deception (Amazon) • The Strategic Veteran Podcast: • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 | 1h 02m 19s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | ![]() Cory Brown | In this episode, Cory Brown opens up about losing a brother-in-arms to suicide and how that loss forced him to confront everything the uniform never prepared him for. After 16 years in the Army and National Guard, Cory experienced the familiar spiral of identity loss, broken tribe, and silence that follows so many veterans after service. That pain became fuel for Eat Your Feelings, a project built around normalizing hard conversations about mental health through food, storytelling, and shared experience. This is a raw conversation about grief, suicide prevention, transition, why “we should do something” is meaningless without action, and how sitting at a table together might save lives. Subscribe for real transition stories and human conversations that actually help: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS • Losing a close friend to suicide • The real damage that happens after deployments end • Identity, purpose, and tribe after the Army • Why veteran suicide conversations stall out • How Eat Your Feelings was born • Food as a bridge to mental health conversations • Taking action instead of posting condolences GUEST BIO Cory Brown is an Army and National Guard veteran, mental health advocate, and co-creator of Eat Your Feelings. After losing multiple friends to suicide, Cory committed to creating spaces where veterans and civilians can have honest conversations about grief, identity, and healing without stigma. LINKS • Eat Your Feelings Website: https://eatyourfeelingshow.com • Eat Your Feelings Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eatyourfeelingshow • Eat Your Feelings TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatyourfeelingsshow • The Strategic Veteran Podcast: • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 | 58m 03s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | ![]() Ron Beckner | In this episode, Ron Beckner shares how a career spanning the Navy, Coast Guard, Naval Reserves, and union pipe trades shaped his understanding of discipline, leadership, and money. After 24 years of service and decades in the working class, Ron now teaches veterans and blue-collar Americans how money actually works. We break down why most veterans are never taught financial fundamentals, how bad advice costs careers and retirements, and why money is a tool, not a destination. This is a straight-talk conversation about pensions, TSP mistakes, taxes, investing, and building a financial foundation that can survive real life. Subscribe for real transition stories and practical frameworks: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS • Nearly missing ship movement and the mindset it created • Navy to Coast Guard to Reserves transitions • Working two jobs for 16 years • Why veterans misunderstand retirement and TSP • The biggest financial traps facing working-class Americans • Money as a tool, not a goal • How to build financial resilience that won’t sink GUEST BIO Ron Beckner is a Navy and Coast Guard veteran, former union pipe fitter, and financial professional focused on educating working-class Americans. He is the author of A Blueprint and Financial Guide for the Working Class American and specializes in helping veterans understand money, taxes, and long-term financial strategy. LINKS • Ron Beckner Website: https://peaks-integrity.com • Email Ron: ron@peaks-integrity.com • Book: A Blueprint and Financial Guide for the Working Class American (Amazon & Audible) • The Strategic Veteran Podcast: • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 | 47m 40s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | ![]() Tommy Kilpatrick | In this episode, Tommy Kilpatrick shares how he deliberately burned his life to the ground. After decades of marriage, running medical clinics, and building financial stability, Tommy chose homelessness, took a vow of poverty, and walked away from everything he owned. What followed was a radical experiment in faith, healing, fasting, alternative health, and service. From working with Marines suffering from severe PTSD to teaching self-managed health clinics, farming, and bamboo housing in the Philippines, this is a conversation about letting go of money, titles, comfort, and control in order to reclaim purpose. This is not a feel-good story. It is a confrontation with attachment, identity, and what it actually costs to live on your own terms. Subscribe for real transition stories and unconventional frameworks: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS • Choosing homelessness and a vow of poverty • Running alternative medical clinics for PTSD and trauma • Why fasting, grounding, and discipline change the nervous system • Working with Marines at Camp Pendleton • Detaching from money, status, and control • Building a new life centered on service and simplicity GUEST BIO Tommy Kilpatrick is a former medical clinic operator, author, and lifelong experimenter in alternative health and intentional living. After walking away from wealth and comfort, Tommy now focuses on teaching self-managed health practices, fasting, farming, and community-based healing, currently working with farmers and communities in the Philippines. ⸻ LINKS • Tommy Kilpatrick Facebook: https://www.facebook.com • The Strategic Veteran Podcast: • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 | 50m 33s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | ![]() Russell Torgerson | In this episode, Russ Torgerson shares how a 31-year Coast Guard career as a rescue swimmer and pilot shaped his identity, and how losing that identity nearly destroyed him after retirement. From pulling bodies out of the water to flying missions in some of the harshest conditions on earth, Russ opens up about PTSD, depression, alcohol, and the long road back to purpose. We talk about the veteran transition, identity loss after service, finding a new tribe, and why physical struggle and community matter more than most transition programs ever admit. Subscribe for real transition stories and frameworks that actually help: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd ⸻ EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS • Becoming one of the first Coast Guard rescue swimmers • What continuous trauma does to the nervous system • Leaving service after 31 years and losing identity • Depression, alcohol, and the silent spiral after retirement • Why most veterans say “I’ve got this” when they don’t • Finding healing through jiu-jitsu, discipline, and tribe ⸻ GUEST BIO Russ Torgerson is a retired Coast Guard commander, former rescue swimmer (RS-68), pilot, and aviation program leader. After 31 years of service, Russ now focuses on mentorship, personal growth, and helping veterans navigate identity loss and life after the uniform. ⸻ MEGAPHONE LINKS • Russ Torgerson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/russtorg • The Strategic Veteran Podcast: • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 | 1h 08m 22s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 | ![]() Robert Novotny | In this episode, Robert Novotny shares how he went from a Marine navigating loss, NJP, and suicide inside the ranks to building a life of purpose through financial planning and veteran advocacy. We dig into the reality of the veteran transition from military to civilian life, including grief, identity loss, money mistakes, and what actually creates stability after service. This conversation covers suicide prevention, leadership failures, entrepreneurship, and why real wealth is about legacy, not status. Subscribe for real transition stories and frameworks that work: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd ⸻ EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS • Losing a close friend to suicide on his birthday • Leadership lessons learned the hard way • Why TAP fails most veterans • Transitioning from the Marine Corps to civilian life • Building wealth with intention, not hype • Veteran entrepreneurship and legacy building ⸻ GUEST BIO Robert Novotny is a former United States Marine, financial planner, and founder of Vets Lives Matter. He works primarily with veteran-owned businesses, helping them build long-term financial stability, generational wealth, and purpose after service. ⸻ LINKS • Robert Novotny LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com • Vets Lives Matter: https://www.instagram.com/vetslivesmatter • Strategic Planning Associates: https://strategicplanningassociates.nm.com • The Strategic Veteran Podcast: • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 | 58m 37s | ||||||
| 12/16/25 | ![]() Kenny Dupar | After 30 years in the Army, Kenny Dupar learned the hard way that transition isn’t about resumes or programs. It’s about identity. In this episode, Kenny breaks down combat, counterinsurgency, leadership failures, why TAP and SkillBridge fall short, and what actually helps veterans rebuild after service. From Iraq in 2003 to writing novels in East Tennessee, this conversation is honest, funny, and deeply real. KEY TAKEAWAYS • Transition must start years before separation • Combat arms veterans are left without real civilian pathways • Creativity and daily discipline are survival tools • Fixing transition would fix recruiting LINKS • Kenny Dupar: https://kennydupar.com • Amakaya Retreat: https://amakaya.org • The Strategic Veteran: https://thestrategicveteran.com • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 Subscribe for honest conversations about life after the uniform. | 1h 03m 28s | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | ![]() Rex Enriquez | After eighteen years in Air Force intelligence, Rex Enriquez faced the hardest mission of his life — rebuilding after the military. From divorce to a near-death heart attack, his story isn’t about struggle; it’s about resurrection. In this conversation with Adam Peters, Rex breaks down what real self-mastery looks like, how to overcome destructive patterns, and why most so-called “coaches” don’t know what coaching actually means. Key Takeaways: • Self-mastery starts when you stop lying to yourself • Healing requires facing your own origin story • Coaching isn’t advice — it’s accountability and truth Links: • Guest: https://www.instagram.com/badcoachrex • Amakaya Retreat: https://amakaya.org • Heroes Media Group: https://www.heroesmediagroup.com • Ramshorn Coffee: https://ramshorncoffee.com Code THESTRATEGICVET • The Strategic Veteran: https://thestrategicveteran.com • Megaphone: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-strategic-veteran • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thestrategicveteran | 1h 01m 42s | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | ![]() Tom Sauer | Navy EOD officer turned addiction-treatment founder, Tom Sauer has seen both sides of the fight. After losing his father to addiction, he spent years defusing bombs overseas before realizing the real war was happening back home. In this episode he breaks down the crisis inside veteran mental health, the failures inside the VA, and why he built Miramar Health to give veterans a real shot at surviving addiction and trauma. We cover his early Marine Corps years, counter-WMD work in Guam, leaving the Navy, and how he now treats veterans who arrive at rock bottom. Tom explains why trauma recovery, fitness, and community care aren’t optional if we want to save lives—and why the system has resisted change. • Addiction is killing veterans faster than war ever did. • Trauma recovery and structure change outcomes. • Community Care must be enforced if the VA can’t meet demand. Miramar Health, Amakaya Retreat, Heroes Media Group, Ramshorn Coffee, The Strategic Veteran, Megaphone, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Subscribe for raw conversations about the fight to rebuild your life after service. | 1h 05m 33s | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | ![]() David Zallo | COL-select David Zallo spent 27 years serving across Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, and JRTC before stepping into one of the hardest missions he’s ever faced: rebuilding his identity outside the uniform. In this episode, he breaks down what the Army gave him, what it took from him, and why financial wellness became his new way of serving veterans. We cover deployments, leadership, burnout, the collapse of Afghanistan, and the quiet fear every senior leader carries when it’s time to walk away. David explains why money and mental health are more connected than people realize and how he plans to help veterans avoid the traps he saw destroy families and lives over the last two decades. • Transition hits harder than anyone prepares you for. • Money problems fuel mental health problems more than we admit. • Reinvention requires honesty, discomfort, and showing up. • Amakaya Retreat: https://amakaya.org • Heroes Media Group: https://www.heroesmediagroup.com • Ramshorn Coffee: https://ramshorncoffee.com • The Strategic Veteran: https://thestrategicveteran.com • Megaphone: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-strategic-veteran • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thestrategicveteran Subscribe for raw, unfiltered conversations about transition, purpose, and rebuilding your life after service. | 1h 01m 33s | ||||||
| 11/17/25 | ![]() Rich Spalla | Rich Spalla joined the Army at thirty five, walked into Afghanistan with men ten years younger than him, and carried the weight of July 7th long after he came home. This episode goes deep into identity, guilt, transition failure, VA pills, the struggle to feel human again, and the long road back through faith, discipline, jiu jitsu, and fatherhood. If you’ve ever felt like the world kept spinning while you fell apart, Rich’s story will hit hard. We talk about rebuilding identity, why purpose matters more than rank, and what it takes to finally stop running from yourself. This is one of the most honest conversations I’ve had on this show. • The day that broke our company and what it took to climb back • Why identity collapses after service and how to rebuild it • The danger of the VA pill conveyor belt • How faith and physical discipline saved his life • Amakaya Retreat: https://amakaya.org • Heroes Media Group: https://www.heroesmediagroup.com • Ramshorn Coffee: https://ramshorncoffee.com • The Strategic Veteran: https://thestrategicveteran.com • Listen on Megaphone: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-strategic-veteran • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3U8FOupOu070V00PXR4DSd • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-strategic-veteran/id1743039436 • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thestrategicveteran | 1h 10m 45s | ||||||
| 11/3/25 | ![]() Marsha Cleff | What do you do when the one job that made you feel useful gets wiped out overnight? Marsha Cleff spent seven and a half years as a TAP counselor, helping high-ranking military folks find their footing in civilian life. Then one day, she was told it was over. No backup plan. No warning. Just “reallocation of funds.” Instead of folding, she built Six Star Resume Strategy from the ground up, channeling everything she knows about identity, purpose, and making the invisible visible on paper. The moment she realized the transition system failed her, too Why “you’re a veteran, you’ll be fine” is one of the biggest lies we tell The new-girl sickness that hit her at a job fair What happens when your resume makes you feel small How her husband’s joke became the name of her company Why a six-figure salary isn’t worth your soul https://6starresume.com https://linkedin.com/in/marshacleff marshacleff@6starresume.com | 1h 10m 19s | ||||||
| 10/27/25 | ![]() David Richards | What if the very identity that made you successful is the same one keeping you stuck? How do you rewrite your life when the script you’ve followed since birth suddenly stops working? David Richards grew up steeped in the Marine Corps—it was the family business. He led troops in combat during Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, then spent 17 years climbing the corporate ranks at Cisco. But the real battle started when he realized he didn’t know who he was outside the uniform. Now a bestselling author, executive coach, and purpose-driven creator, David helps others find meaning on the far side of success. Felt like a failure the day he got promoted Stopped partying to earn back a legacy he thought he’d already inherited Carried the same anger at his father into his marriage—and watched it collapse Was scared to write because it meant confronting who he really was Burned the boats when it was time to go his own way https://davidrichardsauthor.com https://instagram.com/davidrichardsauthor https://a.co/d/aaAXxDw | 1h 02m 08s | ||||||
| 10/20/25 | ![]() Rich Brown | What happens when the moment that broke you becomes the reason you lead? How do you rebuild when the war follows you home? Rich Brown was a Marine infantry assaultman. His story started with a teenage-triggered explosion in Haditha — and it could’ve ended there. But instead, he turned trauma into a mission: building men, community, and purpose after the uniform. Rich co-founded Honor Bound Fit, runs executive protection operations, and leads the Guidon-22 ruck, where veterans carry 22 pounds for 22 miles to honor those we’ve lost — and prove no one walks alone. The fight wasn’t just overseas. It was learning to become useful again. The moment he realized “I’m not okay” and why that saved him Losing his identity when the Marine Corps closed the door How a barracks-room hustle grew into a million-dollar business Why the best therapy comes under a ruck, not in a room The truth about purpose after service — no one’s coming, you lead Website – https://honorboundfit.com Instagram – https://instagram.com/honorboundfit Podcast – https://spotify.com/show/thestrategicveteran Newsletter – https://thestrategicveteran.com YouTube – https://youtube.com/@TheStrategicVeteran 🔗 Guest Links🎧 My Links | 43m 05s | ||||||
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