Brett Vance is a man of many interests and talents.  Brett is the Director of Marketing for http://explosm.net/  (Cyanide and Happiness) He's also co-owner of https://www.thislittlebeanofmine.com/ and https://ubiquitybeards.com/

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#31 - Brett Vance

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#37 - Chase Glaum

Jeff Mahaffey is many things:A father...A husband....A veteran....Franchise Director for Self Made Training Facility https://www.selfmadetrainingfacility.com/Owner of multiple locations himselfIn this episode we dove into his background and how he and his team have handled the illegal shutdown attempts placed on small businesses.  https://www.selfmadetrainingfacility.com/phoenixhttps://www.instagram.com/selfmadetrainingfacility/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/jeff.mahaffey/?hl=enSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#36 - Jeff Mahaffey

My guest today is Scott Rammage.  Scott is the Co-Founder of The Brotherhood of Fatherhood.  The Brotherhood of Fatherhood is a resource to help men throughout the world to be better pillars in their household, work, and community. Inspiring a focus on fatherhood, Faith, Abilities, Tribe, Humility, Energy, and Resources.Scott has a passion to help men achieve greatness as fathers, husbands, and community leaders. Scott has two sons and has been married to his wife Kimberly since 1996! Scott Loves Rucking, lifting weights, mountain biking and spending time with his family.Find out more about The Brotherhood of Fatherhood below:https://thebrotherhoodoffatherhood-com.myshopify.com/https://www.facebook.com/brotherhoodofatherhoodhttps://www.instagram.com/brotherhoodoffatherhood/?hl=enSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#35 - Scott Rammage

What better way to wrap up my first season of my podcast, https://www.cornerstoneofamericapodcast.com/podcast that with Chris Albanese! I say this all the time, but we had an absolutely wonderful conversation.  From his website:Chris started his law enforcement career in 2000 as a state investigator with the New Jersey Attorney General’s office. Then, in 2004, he joined the ranks of the U.S. Secret Service as a special agent. And after spending four years in the Newark and New York City Field offices investigating financial crimes and conducting protective advances for some of the world’s most influential leaders, he transferred to Washington D.C.During his nearly decade of service with the Secret Service, Chris protected two sitting U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents (as well as three former U.S. Presidents and their spouses). He was also fortunate enough to travel the world and work alongside some of the very best men and women the United States of America has to offer. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and currently lives in Northern Virginia with his wife, who is a special agent with the Secret Service, and their two children.He is also the co-host of the widely successful THE CREW REVIEWS podcast. For more information and links to episodes go to www.thecrewreviews.comHe is represented by Mike Hoogland of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC and is currently working on getting his first book published.Follow him on Twitter: @CE_AlbaneseInstagram: @ce_albanese_booksOrFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CEAlbaneseOfficial/https://cealbanese.com/Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#34 - Chris Albanese

Jeff was born into a family of business ownership. His great grandfather and grandfather established a car dealership in High Springs, FL that was the oldest Chevrolet dealership in Florida. Over 75 years in business as a Chevrolet franchise. His father and mother owned a toy store that was in business for almost 30 years, and his brother has a thriving consulting business.    Jeff’s professional path started in 1990 when his father was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.  Since Jeff’s father was the sole provider, the family needed the business to stay open. His father needed treatment immediately and his mother needed to be his caretaker, so Jeff needed to go to work.  He balanced his senior year in high school and keeping the store open.  This was when he started to see the work ethic his parents taught him and that life will deal big blows when you least expect it.  Jeff’s father lost his battle with cancer July 5, 1991. Along with the support and help of his mother, the business stayed open until Jeff graduated from the University of Florida with a BS in Public Relations in 1997. They decided at that point it was time for a new chapter for both of them and they closed down the business after almost 30 years.   The key learnings were customer service and attention to the small details.  His father stressed the importance of being attentive to the customer standing in front of you. He also taught him to never sit down until everything has been done.  The problem with that is there is always something that needs to be done and customers appreciate your attention to detail.   Jeff has never forgotten those lessons and they are the core of who he is.  His professional experiences cover retail sales, education technology sales, healthcare sales, team management, training, and marketing. Jeff is entering the 21st year of his pharmaceutical career and still carries the learnings from his father; customer service and attention to the small details.     His experiences over the past 29 years have revealed the importance of self-discovery, self-motivation, and being an active part in his own future. These three things are the critical factors that led to his success and now he wants to pay it forward.   Jeff was inspired and motivated to establish Active Futures LLC to help organizations, individual professionals, leaders, and executives reach their own potential through self-discovery and hard work.  There isn’t an easy, one size fits all solution to reach your own potential. It will take hard work and dedication on your part and Jeff is excited to be a part of that. ​https://www.active-futures.com/https://www.instagram.com/activefuturesllc/https://linktr.ee/cornerstoneofamericaSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#33 - Jeff Forester

https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarbender/https://linktr.ee/andrewbarbenderAndrew grew up competing in multiple sports through college culminating in three varsity letters as the stroke seat of the Oregon State Men’s Crew team, a top ten crew in the country. He also earned Pac-10 First-Team All-Conference and All-Academic honors in 2001. After completing a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Andrew served in the US Navy for six years as a Surface Warfare Officer with a specialty in nuclear power operations. After completing his service in the military, Andrew worked in the aerospace and electronics manufacturing industry for ten years. During that time he completed a Masters in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University and rose to senior management levels of two large diversified manufacturing companies.Andrew joined Barbell Logic in 2016 as a staff coach and eventually joined the company in full time position as Vice President of Coaching Excellence in 2019. After personally benefiting from strength training, he is passionate about helping others along their own personal journey of being stronger.Andrew has been strength training for over 25 years and has been a professional barbell coach since 2011. He coaches clients from all walks of life: high school athletes, working professionals, and masters athletes that aim to stay strong as late in life as possible. Having experience as both a competitive collegiate athlete as well as a working parent competing during the weekend, Andrew has a unique combination of both professional and personal experience balancing training, work, and life.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#32 - Andrew Jackson

Jonathan Jakubowski is the Director of SmartSolve, an award-winning startup businessfocused on sustainable packaging. Jonathan received his undergraduate degree fromBowling Green State University and Masters Degree in Public Policy from GeorgetownUniversity. He is an avid social entrepreneur as the Founder of Champions in Actionand as the Chairman of the Forge Leadership Network Board of Directors. In 2017,Jonathan was unanimously selected as Executive Committee Chairman of the WoodCounty Republican Party and sits on the Wood County Board of Elections.His new book is Bellwether Blue.  From Jon's website:Faith, family, freedom. These three pillars are interdependent in the Americanexperiment. These timeless principles represent the reason for this book. With somany wonderful sources of literature discussing these ideals, one must ask, why is thisbook worthy of my time?Naturally, before spending countless hours writing, I had to ask myself the samequestion. It was upon the recognition of my unique location, living in Wood County,Ohio, a “Swing County”, that I knew that I had struck gold. Through a compilation ofseven stories of Millennials in Swing County America, who swung from Obama toTrump, this work revives the importance of these timeless ideals of faith, family, andfreedom in the electoral context.https://bellwetherbluesbook.com/https://linktr.ee/cornerstoneofamerica - Links to all social media, webpage, podcasts and more!Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#30 - Jonathon Jakubowski - Bellwether Blues

Art Campos is a former member of 2nd Ranger Battalion and current owner of Iron Legacy Fitness, a Cross Fit gym in Puyallup, Washington. From his website, https://www.ironlegacyfit.com/about/ART CAMPOSOwner Art Campos Jr. has been Crossfitting since 2009. He studied martial arts for 20 years and discovered CrossFit on his third combat rotation in Afghanistan with his Fire Team Leader. ``We used to do workouts in the middle of the day, and our platform was a baggage pallet,`` he says. ``I loved every minute of it, and the rest is history.``Art joined the military at 18 years old and served 10 years in 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, in every capacity from Rifleman to Weapons Squad Leader to Sniper Section Leader. He accumulated over 40 months in combat across 10 deployments in support of the Global War on Terrorism.Currently, Art is serving in the Air Force (R) as an Air Force Security Forces Fire Team Leader, and is a recent graduate of the Basic Law Enforcement Academy. He works as a Police Officer for a local police department.While Art is passionate about CrossFit, serving his country and community, and loves shooting and time with his son, Dominic, is his favorite pastime. He also enjoys his pups, Daisy and Dmitri (named after Klokov, of course).“Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.” Bruce LeeCERTSCrossFit Level 1USA Powerlifting Certified Club Coach1st Degree Black Belt Kum Saja DoDon't forget to check out my new website and You Tube page as well!https://linktr.ee/cornerstoneofamericaThank you for supporting the show!Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#29 - Art Campos

I am Joined by WSJ best selling authors, Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson.  From their website http://www.andrews-wilson.com/https://twitter.com/BAndrewsJWilsonBrian Andrews is a US Navy veteran and nuclear engineer who served as an officer on a fast-attack submarine in the Pacific. He is a Park Leadership Fellow, has a master’s degree in business from Cornell, and holds a psychology degree from Vanderbilt. He is a husband, father, and advocate of planetary stewardship. He would like to someday take a walk about on Mars. Jeffrey Wilson has at one time worked as an actor, a firefighter, a paramedic, a jet pilot, a diving instructor, a Naval Officer, and a Vascular and Trauma Surgeon. He also served numerous tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Navy combat surgeon, deploying with an east coast-based SEAL Team as part of a Joint Special Operations Task Force.He is the co-author, with Brian Andrews, of the Wall Street Journal and Amazon #1 Bestselling TIER ONE series of thrillers from Thomas & Mercer, including TIER ONE, WAR SHADOWS, CRUSADER ONE, and AMERICAN OPERATOR. He and Andrews also Co-author the Nick Foley Thriller Series, written under the pseudonym Alex Ryan, from Crooked Lane Books, which includes BEIJING RED and HONG KONG BLACK.He is the author of three award winning Supernatural thrillers from Journal Stone Publishing: THE TRAITEUR’S RING (2011), THE DONORS (2012), and FADE TO BLACK (2013).He is also the author of the faith based, inspirational war time novel WAR TORN.Jeff and his wife, Wendy, are Virginia natives who, with children Ashley, Emma, Jack, and Connor, call Tampa, Florida home. He still works as a Vascular Surgeon and as a consultant for the Department of Defense when not hard at work on his next book.Their new book from the best selling Tier One series: Collateral is available for pre-order on Amazon now! https://www.amazon.com/Collateral-Tier-One-Thrillers-Book-ebook/dp/B083RM8K3F/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=tier+one+book&qid=1585903876&sr=8-2With SCARS, Andrews & Wilson are launching the first installment in a new series of novellas called TIER ONE ORIGINS. Each short features a different Tier One character during a pivotal event in their past before joining Task Force Ember. If you enjoy the podcast and would like to show your support please the head on over to the podcast page and new YouTube Channel ------->  https://linktr.ee/cornerstoneofamerica

#28 - Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson

https://linktr.ee/vera_nahcehttps://www.instagram.com/vera_nahce/https://barbell-logic.com/team/niki-sims/With over a decade of coaching experience, Niki has gained invaluable experience coaching men and women from all training backgrounds, or lack thereof, who have diverse and important goals.Prior to becoming a dedicated strength coach, she spent many hours chasing aesthetic and flighty goals. Constantly feeling unfulfilled and stuck, it was through dedicated barbell training that she started to fully appreciate the big picture or strength. Goals are now driven by true internal values and motivation, and she hopes to help her clients find the same feeling of fulfillment in their abilities.Niki believes that through these basic barbell exercises, one is able to connect to something that brings tremendous value to his or her life in countless ways. Through the process of becoming stronger, her clients are rewarded with confidence, usefulness, youthfulness, and growth.Niki competes in Powerlifting and Strengthlifting with personal bests of a 290lb Squat, 120lb Press, 200lb Bench, 430lb Deadlift and a 100lb Weighted Chin-up. She also practices jiu jitsu and loves to watch sunsets over the beach.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOYTozRfTi0Izwx746sDQBQhttps://www.cornerstoneofamericapodcast.com/https://linktr.ee/cornerstoneofamericaSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#27 - Niki Sims

I'm honored to have Scott of @unbreakable_journey join me on the podcast today!. If you don't know Scott's story, he's a married father of 4. A former Marine and Law Enforcement Officer. 18 months ago, Scott went in for a routine medical procedure and woke up paralyzed from the chest down. Doctors told him he'd never walk again. Scott's response? "Hold my beer doc, watch this!" (Ok, maybe he didn't say that exactly but you get the point!!). For the next year, with his faith, friends and family by his side, Scott defied the odds to not only walk again, but this past summer he completed a 10k along side @domraso Go listen to that podcast with Dom, Episode 1 to hear his full story.Scott has also began a new business venture as a motivational speaker among other things, helping others who may be in similar situations to keep fighting.  They recently announced the launch of a 501c3 non profit to support veterans.  People like Dom and Scott are truly the cornerstone of this amazing country.Looking forward to bringing you his story and plans for the future.https://www.facebook.com/scott.flansbaumhttps://www.instagram.com/unbreakable_journey/https://www.rescue22foundation.org/https://www.instagram.com/cornerstoneofamerica/https://www.facebook.com/cornerstoneofamerica-106867044023639/Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#26 - My Unbreakable Journey - Scott Flansbaum

I am joined but the multi talented and hilarious Robert MarshallRobert is a wearer of many hats including but not limited too:Army VeteranAuthorBusiness Owner of https://thedapperguru.com/  Comedian and Philanthropist - Works with https://weareosd.org/ helping with programs and raising money for the veteran support group.  Including the upcoming comedy event he is helping host - Link Below https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laugh-therapy-a-veteran-comedy-show-benefiting-osd-tickets-94218767871?fbclid=IwAR3VchnjcB6SVVXusBYA7Toc8LF0SxO4zj80bJHHrAlElLZej7MUkvzCCZ4And a program director through Positive Psychology Links below to all his social media as well, Enjoy!!https://linktr.ee/cornerstoneofamericahttps://www.facebook.com/robertlmarshall5https://www.instagram.com/ruckwarrior/https://twitter.com/RobertMarsLhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/robertmarshall1/https://thedapperguru.com/  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#25 - The Dapper Guru - Robert Marshall

One week before his wife was due to have their first child Bruce stopped to help with a car accident on his way to work. While helping he was hit by a car and almost lost his life.  Bruce was then rush to the hospital and in surgery all day with life-threatening injuries. Thankfully now he is recovering and doing well but he had to lose his left leg from the knee down. When faced with the choice of either losing his leg or keeping it and taking the chance it might cost him his life, the choice was clear. Losing his leg would mean being with his wife and seeing his  baby girl grow up. When you listen to Bruce's story and the people that where there tell what happened, you come to realize, that by all accounts, Bruce should not have survived.  There are many contributing factors for his survival.   His wife, his unborn daughter, the quick thinking of some amazing individuals who happened to be there that day as well.Bruce also had been strength training for a couple years at the time of the accident.  At 5'2" and 120lbs prior to starting this program, Bruce worked extremely hard with the Starting Strength program https://startingstrength.com/  and Coach Nick Delgadillo, he put on 20lbs of muscle and was lifting twice his body weight on most of his barbell lifts.This added muscle, strength, and ability fight through adversity no doubt helped him survive this ordeal. Not only that, Bruce was back under the Barbell, minus his lower left leg, training less than 2 months after his accident.  Bruce's family and strength training helped save his life, and it's the driving force behind his incredible rate of recovery.https://linktr.ee/cornerstoneofamericahttps://www.instagram.com/brucetrout28/https://www.facebook.com/bruce.trout.7https://www.gofundme.com/f/pleas-help-support-andrea-and-bruce-trout?fbclid=IwAR0hmedOQmiWiCmoStFiM--8o29pGcbYVAOv9hC640QpjUDaVLGCbjPUV6Ihttps://www.facebook.com/OfficialStartingStrength/https://startingstrength.com/author/nick-delgadillohttps://liftfightwin.com/https://www.instagram.com/startingstrength/Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZV837Q7N62W36&source=url)

#24 - Bruce Trout

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#31 - Brett Vance

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