Transforming Your Business with a Startup Accelerator with Todd Waldemar and Evans McMillion

by Eleanor Lynch | May 8, 2021 | USNA

Today we welcome Todd Waldemar (USNA ‘89) back to the podcast (he first joined us on Episode #110).  Todd is the founder of ChowCall and recently went through the 757 Accelerate program.  He joins us today along with Evans McMillion, 757 Accelerate’s Executive...

From Air Force Officer to Art Dealer with Marques Hardin, USAFA ‘03

by Eleanor Lynch | May 1, 2021 | USAFA

Marques Hardin (USAFA ‘03) is an art buyer and advisor and the cofounder of Artgence, an agency focused on connecting art collectors with artists.  Artgence offers personal art shopping services, hosts virtual art galleries and offers premium 3D virtual art fair...

Discovering Your Passion through a Personal Challenge with Ed Henkler, USNA ‘78

by Eleanor Lynch | Apr 23, 2021 | 10X Vets, USNA

Ed Henkler (USNA ‘78) is the Founder of The Blind Guide, a company that helps people who have lost their vision shift their goals from surviving to thriving by offering employment initiatives, assistive technologies, and other resources.    In this episode, Ed and I...

Starting an Aviation Business with Dave Jesurun, USAFA ‘96

by Eleanor Lynch | Apr 18, 2021 | USAFA

Dave Jesurun (USAFA ‘96) is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Pilot at High Country Air Service, an aviation services firm.  High Country Air Service offers turnkey flight services to its customers including aircraft acquisition, aircraft/fleet management, aircraft...

How to Win Federal Contracts with Barbara Ashe

by Eleanor Lynch | Apr 7, 2021 | USAFA, USCGA, USMA, USNA

Barbara Ashe is the Director and Founder of the Veteran Institute for Procurement (VIP), a nonprofit focused on training veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses on how to compete, comply and perform in the federal marketplace.  VIP offers four...