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Episode 46: Kelley Jensen – TMS, Autism, and PTSD Recovery
In this episode of So There I Was, Travis sits down with Kelley Jensen, Chief Marketing Officer of Brain Performance Technologies, to explore the growing use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation…
Episode 45: Devin Smith – Suicidal Thoughts, Army Life, and Rebuilding Identity
In this episode, Devin Fish shares the raw story behind his book Answering the Hard Questions: Let It Be the End of the Chapter, Not the End of the Book. From poverty, addiction in his family,…
Episode 44: Mark Parrish – War to Business Leadership
In this episode, Mark Parrish shares his journey from National Guard service to building a multi-unit McDonald’s franchise operation. He reflects on joining the military before 9/11, deploying to…
Episode 43: Evan Lowe – Artillery to Marketing
In this episode, Evan Lowe shares his path from Army artillery officer to a future in marketing within the Army. He talks through ROTC beginnings, deployments, command experiences, and the reality of…
Episode 42: Lucas Velmer – From Combat Engineer to Civil Affairs: War, Transition, and the Reality After Service
In this episode of So There I Was, Travis sits down with Army veteran Lucas Velmer to unpack a career shaped by war, leadership, and a brutally honest transition out of the military. Lucas shares how…
Episode 41: Michael Brennan – Leadership, Trauma, and Rebuilding After Military Service
In this episode, Travis sits down with Air Force veteran and First Sergeant Michael Brennan for one of the most raw and real conversations on military service, transition, and recovery. Michael…
Episode 40: Shain Uddin – From Bangladesh to the U.S. Army: Leadership, Identity, and Earning the American Dream
In this episode, Travis Womack sits down with Army officer Shahin Uddin to unpack a journey that starts in Bangladesh and leads to senior leadership in the U.S. military. After immigrating to America…
Episode 39: Michael Brown – From Air Force Plumber to Tech Founder: Building Opportunity from the Ground Up
In this episode, Travis Womack sits down with Air Force veteran and entrepreneur Michael Brown for a conversation that cuts across service, risk, and reinvention. What starts as a practical decision…
Episode 38: David Bartley – From Suicide Attempt to Saving Lives Through Connection
David Bartley — From Suicide Attempt to Saving Lives Through Connection In this episode, I sit down with David Bartley — speaker, mental health advocate, and someone who has dedicated his life to…
Episode 37 – Timothy French — Iraq, Loss, and the Reality of Combat Nobody Talks About
Timothy French — Iraq, Loss, and the Reality of Combat Nobody Talks About In this episode, I sit down with Tim French — infantry veteran, Old Guard alum, and someone whose story captures both the…
Episode 36 – Jody Shouse — From Mogadishu to the Old Guard: A Career of Airborne Leadership
Jody Shouse — From Mogadishu to the Old Guard: A Career of Airborne Leadership In this episode, I sit down with Jody Shouse — a former commander of mine, mentor, and career Army officer whose path…
Episode 35: Clear Path Home: Service, Struggle, and Second Missions
Ryan Woodruff, Marine Corps infantry veteran and CEO of Clear Path for Veterans. Ryan shares his combat experience in Iraq, the difficult transition home, struggles with identity and alcohol, and the…
Episode 34: Rank, Reactor, and Reality: Life in the Nuclear Navy
Retired Navy veteran Mark Schneider joins Travis to share his extraordinary journey from submarines to aircraft carriers to a combat deployment in Iraq supporting the Army. As the only combat nuclear…
Episode 33: From Combat to Caskets: A Soldier’s Story of Service and Sacrifice
Army veteran Jeremiah Anderson-Kaapa shares his journey from infantry deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan to serving in the Old Guard at Arlington. With over 1,200 funerals performed including the…
Episode 32: From the Corps to Community: The Veritable Veteran’s Story
Marine veteran Evan—better known online as Veritable Veteran—joins Travis to share his powerful journey through service, struggle, and healing. From deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan to finding…
Episode 31: The Voice of The Old Guard
Matt Dewagner joins the show as his Army career is slowly coming to an end. He reflects on his enlisted time and later officer time serving in The Old Guard. His voice has narrated what would seem…
Episode 30: Keep Moving, Keep Shooting
Clay Novak shares about his pretty awesome and crazy military career and what sparked him to want to write a book! Check it out and if you like it he may have to write part 2! Keep Moving, Keep…
Episode 29: A Gold Star Widow
Michelle Black joins us to talk about the worst time of her life and the search for truth. Her husband and Green Beret Bryan Black was killed in Niger in 2017 and the redacted information drove her…
Episode 28: A pallet in Pakistan and SGT Blake
Steve Wallace shares many of his adventures as a paratrooper, commander, Old Guard alumni, and one hilarious story of that time he had to find SGT Blake. The post Episode 28: A pallet in Pakistan and…
Episode 27: Building the Space Force, Breaking Under Pressure, and Leading Through It — Shawn William Campbell
Building the Space Force, Breaking Under Pressure, and Leading Through It — Shawn William Campbell In this episode, I sit down with retired Air Force officer Shawn William Campbell — one of the first…
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