Episodes

  • SE5 #216 Todd Smits- US Navy-SWCC- Homelessness

    SE5 #216 Todd Smits- US Navy-SWCC- Homelessness
    Jun 3 2024
    Todd Smits and I met 7 years ago in Appleton. He was one of the many Homeless Veterans I’ve helped over the last 17+ years. Todd served 7 Years in the NAVY. He was in the Fleet for 2 years, and did 5 years in Naval Special Warfare as a SWCC Boat Operator. Todd shared his incredible life story loosing both parents at a young age, going to jail, deployments, transitioning, and so much more. Todd recently graduated from college and has turned his life around 180 degrees with a lot of hard work! I am so proud of him.
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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • SE5 #215 Jessica Lynch- Prisoner Of War- Iraq Veteran

    SE5 #215 Jessica Lynch- Prisoner Of War- Iraq Veteran
    May 24 2024

    Jessica Lynch OG Iraq War Veteran, Prisoner Of War, Purple Heart recipient. She is the first POW rescue since WW2 and the first ever Female POW rescue. We covered so much ground and many topics. She is a wonderful woman veteran and great ambassador to our veteran community.
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    2 hrs and 50 mins
  • SE5 #214 Lindsey Lundgaard- Lundgaard Love Foundation

    SE5 #214 Lindsey Lundgaard- Lundgaard Love Foundation
    May 12 2024
    Phenomenal Podcast with my new friend Lindsey Lundgaard. Lindsey is the widow of Mitch Lundgaard. Mitch was a firefighter/EMT that was killed in the line of duty May 15, 2019. Lindsey came on to talk about Mitch, children, overcoming grief, moving forward, and giving back. We spoke about how people handle grief is many different ways, she handled a very tragic and complex situation with grace and compassion. She was very honest about how she felt at various moments in the last 5 years. I learned a lot and honored to share this story. Please check out the foundation https://www.lundgaardlove.org/
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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • SE5 The SITREP #7- My Birthday- Friends and Family

    SE5 The SITREP #7- My Birthday- Friends and Family
    May 6 2024

    I spoke to some good friends and my aunt Erin on my birthday. We just had some great topics and laughed a lot. My birthday was a lot of fun. I got to talk to an old friend Marty, who I served with in my first infantry unit. That was a great part of my day. We will get him on for a full podcast.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • SE5 #213 Andy VanHandel- Skydiver- Army Veteran

    SE5 #213 Andy VanHandel- Skydiver- Army Veteran
    Apr 29 2024

    Great podcast with Andy VanHandel, Army Veteran and SkyDiving Instructor. He’s been skydiving for 25 years and has 3700 jumps, 2000 are tandems. We had a great conversation about skydiving, his service, and Freedom Freefall coming up for veterans!
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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • SE5 #212 Jon Winker- Resilience Racing

    SE5 #212 Jon Winker- Resilience Racing
    Apr 15 2024
    Great podcast with Jon Winker founder of Resilience Racing. Jon was on the podcast 4.5 years ago. His organization has seen some great growth. They take amputee veterans and put them in custom race cars, specifically Ford Mustangs. They have special hand controls and other technology. They have great partnership with Road America. We will be working on getting veterans to Road America this summer for “Hot Laps”. 20 min laps, doing 170mph. Veterans are the passenger and get an experience of a lifetime!
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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • SE5 SITREP #6 Ben Killoy - Find Your True North

    SE5 SITREP #6 Ben Killoy - Find Your True North
    Mar 31 2024

    I called my friend Ben Killoy and completely surprised him. It was nice to catch up with Ben and hearing what he has going on in his life, including a new baby. Ben is a life coach for Fathers and teaches leadership. He is an excellent podcast host. Proud of him and his achievements.

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    47 mins
  • SE5 SITREP #5 Dean Johnson-Tailgate Foodie

    SE5 SITREP #5 Dean Johnson-Tailgate Foodie
    Mar 24 2024

    Called Dean owner of Tailgate Foodie, one of our sponsors. They make amazing Rubs and seasonings right here in Wisconsin. Dean is an Iraq Veteran. They've seen huge growth since we had Dean on the show. Wanted to follow up and chat with Dean. Please check out Tailgate Foodie.

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    50 mins