Mike sits down with us to talk about his military transition and how networking led him to his second career. Mike talks about his journey from being a fighter pilot to giving back to the veteran community through volunteering. He talks at length about his volunteer efforts with Veterans Last Patrol and the value they are bringing to veterans at the end of their lives as they prepare for the final transition.

Mike Ware is a retired Air Force fighter pilot and airline pilot. He is a published author and motivational speaker. Mike is an active volunteer serving as an ambassador for Veterans Last Patrol (Spartanburg, SC) and Forever Young Veterans (Collierville, TN) organizations. Additionally, Mike is a hospice volunteer in their Veteran-to-Veteran program. He and wife Suzanne have been married 47 years, have three children, and 10 grandchildren. He loves golf but it doesn’t love him.

Beau talks to us about his organization Oplign and their cutting edge to approach to assisting service members with the job search. Beau also shares about his ties to the Travis Manion Foundation and how personal the organization is to him.

Beau is a retired Marine that served for 25 years as an intelligence officer with the Marine Corps. He had the privilege to command 1st Reconnaissance Battalion and Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division. Following his retirement in 2014, Beau served as a senior manager on Amazon’s Military Affairs team, responsible for creating scalable veteran programs, developing policies and strategic planning for military recruiting and outreach efforts. Beau left Amazon in April of 2023 and focused his career on helping companies find Veteran talent. He is currently serving as the VP for talent acquisition with the Arcadia Group. He is dedicated to supporting leaders, businesses and organizations in developing and executing comprehensive talent acquisition strategies, executive searches and services using an integrative, relationship-centered and strategic lens.

Deny talks with us about his struggles that led him to take control his life. His journey to helping others was based on his journey to work on his mental health, his family, and his faith.

Deny Caballero is a retired CW2, Mental Health Advocate, Blogger, Podcaster, and Mentor. Dedicated servant leader that served our Nation honorably for 18 years. He proudly served the entirety of his SOF career at the Tactical level. However, this came at a significant cost to his mental and physical health. The damage that his mind, body, and spirit were forced to take on eventually became too much. Deny found himself with no choice but to end his career and prioritize his wife and his life.