Katherine is proud of her Southern California roots and when we first met, she had a beautiful photo of the beach complimenting her workspace that absolutely captured my attention. Katherine was born in Walnut Creek, CA and she went on to attend the University of Redlands where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and later earned a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Katherine’s professional certifica...

Elaine & Heath Brewer - founders of Humble Warrior Wellness Center - where together they dedicate their profession to the provision of restorative services and techniques with the goal to bring harmony and balance to the hyper-vigilant and traumatic work environments that veterans, first responders and emergency medical professionals experience in their daily work. Elaine and Heath have been married for 15 years. Elaine earned a 200hr Baptiste affiliated Yoga Teacher Training Cert...

This is a must listen episode for all my Boss Ladies (Jen's word y'all). Seriously, listen to Entrepreneur, Author, and Retired military officer Jen Griswold share her “heart for serving her community through teaching entrepreneurship and providing marketing resources to women who want to launch their own businesses.” After retiring from 20 years of service in the Air Force, Jen leaned on her skills and training to start her own home-based business which grew into a multimillion-dollar ...

Inspiring story of Ryan Cole and his journey from Marine Expeditionary Airfield Systems Technician to Master Certified Combat Instructor to CounterIntelligence & Human Intelligence Expert to Founder at Condition 1 Coffee Company. Ryan is an Active Duty Marine who joined and attended Marine Corp boot camp in 2005 and ascended to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 2 and currently serves as a CounterIntelligence & Human Intelligence officer for the Marines. Ryan has served in a nu...

Inspiring testament of Dan Calbi's journey from the baseball diamond to service in Army Special Operations to the classroom as a MBA Candidate at Columbia School of Business - chasing High Performance the entire way. Dan is an Army Veteran and MBA candidate at Columbia Business School, majoring in Finance, striving to begin a career in Financial Services. Dan and I first met in November of 2019 when Dan was selected for The COMMIT Foundation’s high performing veterans transition assistance ...

Listen to a motivating story of Noel Bulger - an underdog who is still striving to lead, compete, inspire, empower and foster the good and potential in others - in this final Episode (#45) of Season 2 of High Performance Pathways. Merry Christmas!! Noel is an executive leadership & career transition coach, entrepreneur, aspiring author and podcast host. He is a US Marine Corps veteran who transitioned from active duty earlier this year after serving 9 years as an operations and log...

Inspiring and Informative testimony of Plant Medicine and it's impact upon Jonathan de Potter and the people he serves in search of peak performance and optimal well-being at Behold Retreats - unique and tailorable psychedelic retreats with ayahuasca and psilocybin. Learn more about Jonathan here on LinkedIn or explore his website behold-retreats.com. Support the show

Incredible story of Jeff Carlson's journey from college baseball to the Coast Guard to the Department of State as a Special Agent and then into the private sector w/service at the signature companies WALMART and VISA. A must listen to episode for anyone in transition. Connect w/Jeff here on LinkedIn. Support the show

"You were never created to live depressed, defeated, guilty, condemned, ashamed or unworthy. Your were created to be VICTORIOUS." -Michael J. Penney on this episode of High Performance Pathways. A must listen-to show! Connect with Michael here on LinkedIN or go to his website 5paragraph.com. Support the show

Story of US Marine Retired Garret Harrell who is involved in a number of things that include: President and Principal Consultant at Southern Cross Leadership Solutions President and Co-Founder for Harrell Squared Consulting, and work as a Certified Instructor in Resilience-Building Leader Program. At Southern Cross, Garrett helps organizations develop high-performance work teams by (1) helping growth-minded teams identify and leverage their strengths-based and value-alig...

Listen to Rob Campbell - retired Army Colonel, husband, father, public speaker, author and founder of Rob Campbell Leadership. Rob has over 27 years experience leading organizations ranging in size from 24 to 5,000 people. In his career, Rob has overcome organizational challenges and led change. In Rob’s own words, he has “succeeded, failed and learned along the way.” As Commander or CEO of a 5,000 person Infantry Brigade, Rob achieved Army-leading (#1 of 34 Brigades) results in personn...

Listen to Mack Brunson discuss 20 years of US Navy service to include his transition into the private sector as one of the VP-level managers within the Business Office for the Technology Infrastructure Services Group of PNC Bank where Mack is now hyper-focused on development, articulation and execution of business performance strategy and serves as the Talent Management Program Lead. Mack is a visionary and a transformational change agent. A complex problem-solver. And an influencer o...

Inspiring story of Douglas Williams - College Basketball Player at West Point, a 4th generation military veteran with experience as an Army Engineer & Special Operations Civil Affairs Team Leader and MBA Candidate at the Wharton School of Business. Douglas share insights from his military career, the mental challenges associated with a constant desire to excel, his inspiration to attend business school and his business idea for the pet care industry. Connect with Douglas on Linked...

Featured Guest AJ (Anthony Vaughan) shares his thoughts as an out of the box, radical hybrid who is obsessed with all things entrepreneurship & employee experience. A current 3x founder of companies, a Startup Advisor, an Executive and a proud Son. AJ’s rise within the world of HR/Entrepreneurship is one that is definitely not typical but his focus and dedication to putting employees first drives him to help forever change the world of work. AJ is currently working on a brand “The E1B2 ...

This is an incredible and high-energy account from Will Harden as he explains his journey from childhood; to the US Air Force; through a battle with Cancer and into his first private sector job with Astranis where super-smart scientist and engineers are determined to make and deploy the best satellites in the world to connect more people together. Connect with Will Harden on LinkedIn here. Support the show

Tune in to listen to David's 24 years of service as an Army Infantry officer that includes leading men and women during contingency operations in Kosovo and Bosnia; three combat tours in Iraq; and a combat tour commanding a battalion in Afghanistan – a total of over 41 months in combat. Interestingly - he culminated his service by overseeing the gender integration of the US Army’s Ranger School. David now serves others as Managing Partner for The Fivecoat Consulting Group (TFCG). Find...

Started from the bottom now he's here. Listen to Tony Liles share his inspiring story of a life in full motion - to include growing up in a drug-exposed and abusive environment, the loss of his dad to drug-related violence, walking a similar path as a young adult in NC, and then deciding to travel a different path that led Tony to 20+ years of service in the US Army. The book Tony shares titled "The Body Keeps the Score" can be found here on AMAZON. Support the show

In incredible conversation w/my friend and colleague Dave Leach - a retired US Army Colonel, Husband, Father, Chief Operating Officer at Wear Blue: Run to Remember and Vice President of Leadership and Learning Development at BoA Merrill Lynch. Tune in to listen to Dave's story of service and an ongoing commitment to the leadership development of others. Connect with Dave on LinkedIn here. Support the show

Listen to Romando Harrison share his inspiring story about the impact of competitive sport, dealing with adversity, his process of self-discovery, and serving as a son to two parents while they battle Cancer - to include the loss of his mother to the disease in 2019. You can find Romando on LinkedIn here. Support the show

An inspiring story of Ellen Fulton as she recounts the reason she serves as a Master Certified Coach, Counselor, Consultant and Coach Educator - to include her most recent initiative in Master Coach Education & Learning called the Conversations2Mastery program. Learn more about Ellen and her incredible work on LinkedIn here or go directly to her website WashingtonCoachingGroup.com. Support the show