Episode: Sterling Dodd

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Rare Gems with Jenn

Rare Gems Pod

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Hi, my name is Jennifer Pluma but everyone calls me Jenn. Join me as I converse with folks from all walks of life that call the beautiful city of Houston, home. Listen as we connect on shared struggles, learn about our triumphs, and laugh at experiences that have shaped who we are now. I want to shine a light on the rare gems that inspire, challenge and even intimidate me. Insecurities are REAL, y’all. I want to explore how they’ve gotten to where they are and learn of what lays ahead of them! Follow me as I discover these gems. After all, we rarely come across them…

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Episode: Sterling Dodd

Rare Gems with Jenn

1 hour 37 minutes 54 seconds

3 years ago

Episode: Sterling Dodd

Sterling Dodd currently manages Wolf Hill Investments, LLC. Wolf Hill is a CRE private equity firm hyper-focused on the Outdoor Hospitality industry. He received an education from the University of Houston’s Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, ranked the number two undergraduate entrepreneurship college in the nation by the Princeton Review in 2018. Concurrently, he received a Minor in Military Science and commissioned in the U.S. Army Reserves as a Financial Management Officer. As of January 2021, Sterling assumed the duties as an Aid De Camp for a one star General. Prior to earning his degree, Sterling served as a U.S. Army Airborne Infantryman (Paratrooper) for six years. He deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom IX and XI with the 82nd Airborne Division, and once to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom XIII with the 173rd Airborne Brigade (stationed in Vicenza, Italy for three years). Sterling spent a cumulative 26 months in combat and subsequently developed a strong understanding of the immense complexities involved when leading troops and maintaining discipline while operating in dynamic situations.

Sterling joins Jenn to catch up on life, new family updates, and how hard and unequivocally necessary it has been to grow solo and with others. Sterling and Jenn connect on stories/feelings about their fathers, learning to embrace emotional awareness plus what to do about it, and finding acceptance with people and situations. Sterling explains the importance of speaking about mental health within the veteran community, how he started his journey focusing on outdoor hospitality, and how+why he has learned to look at the brighter things in life. Sterling and Jenn discuss how important mental health is, what it means to each of them to lean on their values, and how crazy and unforgettable life as an undergrad while at the University of Houston.

Check out Sterling's 3 part episode with Security Halth! on here.

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