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Are you navigating the veteran transition from military to civilian life and searching for real guidance on building a successful future? Veteran Made with Carey Kight is your essential podcast for exploring the challenges and opportunities of military to civilian journeys. Hosted by Carey Kight — Air Force veteran, award-winning producer, and creative entrepreneur — this show dives into the world of veteran careers, post-military success, and the unique leadership and resilience veterans bring to every endeavor. Each episode features in-depth conversations with creative and entrepreneurial veterans who have forged new paths in life and and at work. Discover practical advice, inspiring journeys, and proven strategies for leveraging your military experience into a thriving civilian career. Whether you’re preparing for transition, already making your way in the civilian world, or supporting a veteran, this podcast empowers you to lead with confidence and achieve your next chapter.
Episodes
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Carey spoke with Matt Smythe, an Army veteran and a writer for Free Range American as well as published author through Dead Reckoning Collective.
They talked about going wide and deep to find your path.
You can follow Matt on Instagram.
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Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Carey spoke with Nate Gladdin, an Air Force enlisted aviator and the host of Inheriting Manhood.
They talked about being nonstandard.
You can follow @nategladdin on Instagram.
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Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Carey spoke with Brian Hueske, an Army Green Beret and co-Founder of GrōvPure.
They talked about taking the harder path.
You can follow @GrovPure on Instagram.
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Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Carey spoke with Mason Rodrigue, a Marine Corps machine gunner and poet and author of Rock Eater published by Dead Reckoning Collective.
They talked about poetry as a means for conversation with yourself and not peaking in the military.
You can follow Mason on Instagram at @deadgunnerpoetry.
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Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Carey spoke with Nick Betts, an Army sniper and Creative Director at VetTV.
They talked about finding – and executing – the similarities between reconnaissance and marketing.
You can follow Nick on Instagram at @n_betts.
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Monday Jun 27, 2022
Monday Jun 27, 2022
Carey spoke with Sophie Hilaire, an Army officer, former consultant, and budding homesteader.
They discuss the importance of grounding yourself, finding yourself, and living your life.
You can follow Sophie on Instagram at @sophiehilaire.
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Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Carey spoke with Rob Henderson, an avionics technician and PhD candidate at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge.
Best known for coining the phrase, luxury beliefs, Rob has written for written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Quillette, among other outlets.
They discussed the importance of being productively disagreeable both in the military and out of it.
You can follow Rob on Substack.
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Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
On this 2021 Veterans Day special from the Chicago Brewseum, Carey spoke with Kelly Hinderer, Program Manager @ Verizon Business, Edgar Gallardo, Creative Director @ FanDuel, Nyles Thorne, Senior Associate of Addressable Strategy @ Matterkind, and Veronica Villegas, Manager of Military Recruitment and Programs @ Verizon.
They discussed avenues veterans can take to enter the field of digital advertising as well as practical advice for building military resumes.
Follow @veteranmadepod on Instagram for daily updates, and follow @twoonetwonyc.
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
On this 2021 Veterans Day special from the Chicago Brewseum, Carey spoke with Timothy Parker, co-owner and operator of Chula Vista Brewery and Dedrick McFadden, recipient of a brewing scholarship from the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing & Distilling which he is using to earn an AA in Brewing, Distillation, and Fermentology at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
They discussed breaking down both racial barriers in the brewing industry and the perception of military veterans as entrepreneurs.
Follow @veteranmadepod on Instagram for daily updates, and follow @chibrewseum and @mjfbrewdistill.
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Carey spoke with Brandon Nergararian and John Bockstanz, owners and operators of Bravo Actual.
They discussed how military and law enforcement training and operations is the best preparation for entrepreneurship.
Follow @veteranmadepod on Instagram for daily updates, and follow @bravoactual_.