Ep.51: Henry (Ace) Thrift - Part 1. Work Hard Play Hard
Henry (Ace) Thrift, a retired LCDR, sits down and walks us through his long career in Navy EOD. From enlisting in the Navy, being selected for OCS, and rising to Lieutenant Commander, Ace ensured that...
20 Jan 20251h 52min
Ep. 50: Kyle MOrris and John Meyer - Navy EOD Strike Strength Coach
Kyle Morris and John Meyer are strength coaches for the EOD Group Two Strike program. In this episode, I talk with them about their methodology for helping our Navy EOD operators hit their fitness goa...
1 Jan 20251h 13min
Ep.49: Chris Schneider - Alternative Therapies And The Non-profits That Make Them Possible
Chris Schneider served 26 years and retired as a Senior Chief in Navy EOD. During that time he deployed four times doing various missions from Mine Countermeasures (MCM), supporting the Carrier Strike...
17 Des 20241h 52min
Ep. 48: Shannon Walker - Northwest Battle Buddies Non-Profit
I talked with Shannon Walker, the CEO and Founder of Northwest Battle Buddies, about what led her to start a non-profit and what Northwest Battle Buddies does. The mission of Northwest Battle Buddies ...
1 Nov 202442min
Ep.47: Patrick Monday - Mt. Everest Expedition
Pat Monday discusses his summit of Mt. Everest in May of 2024. Pat is a prior Navy EOD Operator, Medical School Student, and Mountain climber. We discussed where he found his love of the mountains, ho...
17 Okt 20242h
Ep. 46: David Lyman - OC Bombsuit Marathon Planning
David Lyman is a retired Navy EOD Operator training to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest Bomb Suit Marathon. He is attempting this enormous task to raise awareness about EOD and raise fu...
25 Sep 20241h 24min
Ep. 45: Cliff Sabo - Detachment Marianas "Micronesias Bomb Squad"
EODCS(ret) Cliff Sabo had a Navy EOD career that only one dreams of. Deploying to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Bahrain where he disarmed IED's, supported special operations assault teams, led underwater min...
13 Sep 20242h 20min
Ep.44: Matt Wheeler - The Importance of Leaders Willing to Act
Matt Wheeler and I sit down and talk about some serious topics surrounding leadership, mental health, and more. Matt doesn't shy away from discussing his exit from the military, a medical retirement a...
31 Aug 20241h 13min
