Category: Podcast Episodes

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Appendix- The Permanent Demise of Temporariness It’s Release Day for From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership! In the final video of this series, I share with you some bonus content that can be found in the appendix titled, “The Permanent Demise of Temporariness.” Tune in to hear […]

Guess on Aaron Spatz podcast, “America’s Entrepreneur” Was very happy to be a guest on America’s Entrepreneur, where I had an opportunity to share stories about my Navy career, my industry career, my decision to transition to industry, and lessons learned as outlined in my book, “From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning […]

“From CO to CEO” is available starting today!  And I’m holding a free audiobook giveaway! It’s Release Day for From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership! I’m giving away 50 free copies of my audiobook to the first 50 active duty military members who respond to this podcast. […]

Epilogue Through this series of videos, I’ve covered the introduction and each chapter of my new book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership. While I’ve shared many snippets and highlights from the book, there’s no way I can cover everything here. In this video, you’ll hear more […]

Chapter 12:  A Capstone for your Career Chapter 12 of my new book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership is all about “A Capstone for your Career.” I open the chapter with a story that I was told in my transition class that proves exactly how out […]

Chapter 11:  Taking the Helm in a Crisis Today, I want to share with you about Chapter 11 of my new book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership. I spend a lot of time in the book talking about the need to hit the reset button when […]

Chapter 10:  Defending a Legacy Every organization is structured to defend itself. Sometimes you’ll find yourself in a difficult situation where you need to defend your organization against false blame. What should you do? I address that scenario in Chapter 10 of my book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military […]

Chapter 9:  Leadership vs. Management Did you know there’s a profound difference between leadership and management? I address that in Chapter 9 of my book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership. You lead people but manage things, and understanding this could be the difference between success or […]

Chapter 8:  The Remaking of a Leader Do you think your military title will be a help or a hindrance when you enter the civilian workforce? In Chapter 8 of my book, From CO to CEO: A Practical Guide for Transitioning from Military to Industry Leadership, I talk about the remaking of a leader and […]