Carrie Roeger, As a Leader, You work for your team

Todd Baldwin, Red Leg Brewing Company

Red Leg Brewing Company [https://redlegbrewing.com/] ::53 Off to VMI – didn’t even know what it stood for 1:49 Artillery, which is super rad 2:24 It never seems apparent to the bad leader 3:16 In combat who is able to lead and who is not, comes out quick 4:57 How was the business funded?  18 credit cards in 20 minutes – 400k (no shit; and, spoiler alert it paid off) 6:04 Almost bankrupt, then funded yet again in a unique way 8:42 Keep an eye out for their beers in AAFES, across the US soon 9:10 Breaks ground on $8M project 10:06 Treating employees the right way during covid 12:34 Whose job am I doing right now? 13:04 The only mistake is the mistake you don’t learn from 14:06 Joins owners group to upgrade business skills 16:47 Writes a $27,000 check to Angels of America’s Fallen [https://aoafallen.org/] 18:43 Supports 300 customers on a weekly basis (self-distributing via trucks) 19:19 Marketing?  100% digital.

Tyler Merritt, Nine Line Apparel

1:08 Veteran lineage 2:45 Grandfather shot at 17 in a foxhole 3:38 Fascination with flying 7:29 Entrepreneurship 7:59 Always try for that next level success 8:03 The business pinnacle – work life balance 8:56 From people’s lives to people’s livlihoods 9:30 Outside the box balance 9:50 NASCAR 11:18 Building relationships 11:55 Mentor worked with Reagan – great advice 12:25 Bill Buckley 12:48 Authentic relationships 13:12 Start in 2012; just grind 13:36 Cool things staged for pictures 13:51 Bad leadership 15:23 Competition versus cooperation 15:31 Mutually aligned goals 15:52 Get rid of those who create toxic environments 16:13 Firing people 16:33 Nine Line Foundation 19:25 Done a thousand things wrong 19:41 Work some parallel paths 20:32 After podcast chat - aquaponics with veterans

Carrie Roeger, As a Leader, You work for your team

Host Monty Heath interviews Carrie Roeger, a multiple business owner.  Sit back and listen to this Marine Corps entrepreneur discuss communication, leadership and facing our fears. Show notes: 6:00 Construction company startup 6:59 Restaurant and bar business 7:22 Leatherneck club bar and galley felt like home 8:58 Some awesome sleigh bells type sounds begin 9:30 Are business skills transferable? 11:06 Learn to manage the pieces 13:01 Business can't function without people 13:41 Leadership 14:45 Social media reviews 16:00 Sleigh bells gone 18:18 Covid improves business 20:06 Social media 22:53 Good/bad leadership 23:00 Executive leadership coach 24:12 Servant leadership 25:25 Empathy and compassion in leadership 26:54 Power vs leadership 28:50 Tow big jumps in leadership 30:10 Get out of their way 30:45 Sleigh bells are back 30:54 I, me, my 32:56 Tactics or big picture? 36:15 Dissect your fear 37:19 Fear is a powerful tool 38:04 Apprehension due to missing knowledge 38:25 Utilize someone else's knowledge or wisdom 38:38 Fear should compel you to take action 38:48 Funding?  SBA 38:52 SBDC shoutout 40:42 Business structures and protections 41:20 Warrrior journey coaching http://www.semperfibarandgrille.com/ [http://www.semperfibarandgrille.com/] https://www.whitestoneresidential.com/ [https://www.whitestoneresidential.com/]

Tom Deierlein, CEO ThunderCat Technology

Host Monty Heath interviews Tom Deirlein an authentic, honest and super successful CEO.  Sit back and you may learn a bunch.  Sorry for the audio quality!  It cuts out at times, and sucks at times; you wouldn't believe what I edited out.  The content however, is good to go... Notables: 1:00 He gets shot 2:48 Why he went to West Point 4:46 Ranger school #1 5:07 Leadership 6:39 Why Entrepreneurship 7:21 Johnson & Johnson 11:41 Advice for listeners 13:10 Acquiring "past performance" 15:23 MOH recipient calls him 19:51 A screw up 21:49 Win percentage 22:30 You're gonna fail 22:52 CEO, digital startup 70 days 24:29 Handling rejection 27:38 Handling objections 29:17 Root cause analysis 31:01 Grit 34:53 The TD Foundation https://www.thundercattech.com/ [https://www.thundercattech.com/]

Marketing in today's world with Neil Heird

Host Monty Heath interviews Neil Heird, a veteran who has been in the marketing world for years.  We discuss marketing in business - before, during and after Covid19. https://mindsparkdigital.com/ [https://mindsparkdigital.com/]