Aug. 12, 2021
Taking The Helm: Interview with Empower Employ founder Lindsay Helm
Today, our guest is someone who has massive efforts with helping military veterans, all around. She has launched a company that further helps make the complicated path of the military veteran hiring process much easier. This ...
July 29, 2021
Cybersecurity Urgency = Veteran Opportunity: UNCC Program Manager Steve Olson
Lately in the news, we’ve been hearing a lot about cyber security and its overall importance, especially as we progress further into IT automation and artificial intelligence managing some of our major infrastructures here in...
July 16, 2021
The Natural Leader: Interview with Retired Army Special Forces & Content Creator Chris McPhee
Today, we are joined with an Army career warrior. He spent a total of 21 years in the United States Army. Fifteen of those military years were spent as an Army Airborne Green Beret. This retired Special Forces, military profe...
July 15, 2021
My RØDE Cast Contest Entry: The Meaning Behind The Morning Formation Podcast
Here's my recent RØDE Cast 2 minute podcast contest entry, which I was selected as "HIGHLY COMMENDED," out of a group of thousands of podcasters from all around the world!!! Thank you to everyone who voted for me. I won a Ro...
June 24, 2021
An Uncharted Program: Interview with founder & Owner of Veteran Tax Credits (VTC)
Our guest today is Craig Washburn who is the founder and CEO of Veteran Tax Credit (VTC). His company is THE authority for helping veterans find employment utilizing the Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC). You see, there are...
June 10, 2021
Combat Vet Comedian & Against The Odds: Interview with Comedian & Actor Thom Tran
Today, we are very fortunate to have a guest on the show, who continues to serve his military community through his strength of comedy with meaningful motivation. He was part of the GI’s of Comedy and is currently the “Direct...
May 27, 2021
Military Adaptability: Interview with Mike Lopez from Coursera
Thank you for tuning in today, folks. Today’s guest is not only a military veteran, but is also a professional who is part of one of the largest growing industries of online learning platforms, Coursera. They offer an incredi...
May 13, 2021
Disrupting the Project Management Scene: COO of DOL Coach Josh Cunio
“Project management involves the planning and organization of a company's resources to move a specific task, event, or duty towards completion ( https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/project-management.asp ). It’s that simple....
May 6, 2021
TEDx Speaker & Military Career Personal Brand Strategist: Lida Citroën Interview Part 2
Hope everyone is having a great week. In this episode (Part 2 of 2), I am honored to have a guest that is very genuine in her mission and overall career purpose. I have Mrs. Lida Citroën joining us. Thank you for giving us yo...
April 29, 2021
TEDx Speaker & Military Career Personal Brand Strategist: Lida Citroën Interview Part 1
Hope everyone is having a great week. In this episode (part 1 of 2), I am honored to have a guest that is very genuine in her mission and overall career purpose. I have Mrs. Lida Citroën joining us. Executive Brand Strategist...
April 16, 2021
From Tough Upbringing to Career Influencer: Interview with Act Now Education Founder and Naval Officer Jai Salters
A few weeks ago, I had the honor to sit down with a man who has positively affected the lives of THOUSANDS of our Nation’s heroes. He came from growing up in a New York foster home to having a successful career as an Officer ...
March 19, 2021
Moving Forward: An Interview with USMC SGT John Peck (Critically injured in combat; lost his arms/legs during OEF & received ground-breaking arm transplants)
Welcome to the Morning Formation. I’m your host Papa Kilo. Today, we have our guest Marine Corps Sergeant John Peck joining us. During his military service he was deployed twice. During his 2007 deployment in Iraq he was inju...
March 5, 2021
Military to Entrepreneur: Interview with OIF Marine Corps Veteran & CEO of The Mobile Cigar Lounge Joey Mac
In this episode, I get a chance to sit down and have a chat with with Marine Veteran Joey Mac, the CEO and co-founder of "The Mobile Cigar Lounge." His business employs over 10 military veterans and is known to bring the memo...
Feb. 26, 2021
The USMC Opportunist: Interview with the edible and useable Crayon maker and Marine Corps Veteran Frank Manteau (CRAYONS READY-TO-EAT Co-Founder)
This week, I get a chance to talk with Marine Veteran Frank Manteau, one of the co-founders for “Crayons-Ready-to-Eat (CREs), to talk about his military career, Veteran’s Network on Clubhouse, transitioning to the civilian se...
Feb. 19, 2021
Meet the Host: Getting to Know KP and The Podcast "Reason"
In this podcast, I wanted to take the time to talk about my "reason," and a little about who I am. In time, we'll get to know one another much better, but my focus is to be a podium for veterans to sound off, learn informatio...
Feb. 12, 2021
Unexpected Success: Retired Army 1SG Phillips cover the third install of his military career to retirement
Finishing up part 3 of 3 podcast series with my father, 1SG Phillips. We’ve spoken about his time in the military, from his initial draft notice in 1971 to his time in Ranger School and finishes up his career at East Range in...
Feb. 5, 2021
The Prospect: 1SG Phillips continues his career as a US Army Drill Instructor Course
Part 2 of 3: I got an opportunity to sit down with my father, Retired 1SG Samuel (Joe) Phillips, in a three part podcast series. Retired Army 1SG Phillips was drafted from his small, hometown in Kentucky at the end of the Vie...
Jan. 30, 2021
Anticipated Duty: Retired Army 1SG Samuel Phillips on being drafted for Vietnam, Ranger School, his the start of his career
I got an opportunity to sit down with my father, Retired 1SG Samuel (Joe) Phillips, in a three part podcast series. Retired Army 1SG Phillips was drafted from his small, hometown in Kentucky at the end of the Vietnam War in 1...