Veterans Be Real

Army Veteran Delisina West started in the army as a preventive medicine specialist. She has spent 26 years combined as active duty, reserved, enlisted officer, air national guard. In her time in the army, she got involved in bodybuilding as means to be active and in good shape. After service, she continued to have an active lifestyle but she experience her body shutting down and had multiple injuries. Despite these roadblocks, she was continued to find ways to be in shape and have an active...

Air Force Veteran Amanda Huffman was a Civil Engineer in the Air Force. She was an officer and managed all the civil engineer troops during this time. While in the Air Force, she was deployed in Afghanistan and worked with the Army as part of the provincial reconstruction team. After that, she worked in an Air Force headquarters in Ohio, then eventually decided to transition out of the military life to be a stay-at-home mom. As with any veteran, the transition to civilian life is always...

Navy Veteran Danique Masingill served the Navy from 2002 to 2007. In 2007, She found herself with an administrative discharge due to bad leadership, ending her Navy career abruptly. She basically has to fight for her Veteran's Rights. Like most vets, her transition to civilian life wasn’t entirely smooth. She moved from state to state, enrolled in multiple schools, and jumping careers. She eventually got into the veteran service dog space, which led to the founding of Leashes of Valor- a...

Army Veteran Andrea Overend has served the US Army for 11 years. She joined at the early age of 16 essentially grew up in the Army. During her service, she went the finance route and then became a part of the 82nd Airborne Division. She always saw herself as a lifer, but she started other businesses and entrepreneurial endeavors as an alternate revenue stream later in her service. Her hunger for success has made her focus on her businesses and retire from service. Though she was financially...

Army Veteran Sabrina Young has served in the US Army as a Military Police Officer from 2005 to 2009. Shortly after service, she found herself working in a Hospice nursing home. It is here where she found her calling as a Funeral Director. She is also an Embalmer, Certified Celebrant, and Funeral Insurance agent. She is the Service Officer and a Lifetime Member of the VFW Post #1820. Sabrina is a member of the Temple Chamber of Commerce, founding member of the Temple-Belton Ladies Lions Club,...

Navy Veteran Jose Alaniz Jr has served the US Navy from 1990 to 2005. After service, Jose has struggled a few years with getting and keeping jobs. Jumping from job to job every couple of years. Then on a trip to Sydney, Australia he encountered a small wooden shack that served one of the best coffee that he tasted. This has inspired him to make great coffee. A few later his passion and enthusiasm towards coffee has led him to establish his business Third Day Coffee Seguin a Christian-based...

Army Veteran Scott Zipp has served in the Army for over sixteen years. He has spent most of his career under 74Delta as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosive Specialist. He has an extensive background in Organizational Development, Personnel Management, and Policy Implementation. His experience in the Military gave him extensive knowledge in Strategic Planning, Budget Management, and Training and Development. He started his entrepreneurial journey a few...

Air Force Veteran Desmon Farris served in US Air Force for eight years. He served in the USAF Security Forces from March of 2003 to October 2011 and was medically retired for PTSD. After military service, he returned to school to pursue his passion and get his bachelor’s degree in Audio Production at The Art Institute of Washington and a master’s degree in Audio Technology at American University. Since then, his work involved audio engineering/production and he eventually founded his own...

Navy Veteran Ron Suzuki served in the Navy for 15 years as an Aviation Electronics Technician. During his time at the Navy, a mate introduced him to photography. He became a full-time photographer shortly after being honorably discharged. His photography business was doing great, but sales eventually slowed down, forcing him to work for a 9 to 5 job. During this time, he further developed his photography and videography skills and founded White Box Media- a company that aims to grow small...

Army Veteran Richard Kaufman has served the Army and National Guard for 23 years. During this time, regardless of whether he's deployed or not, he was always active in the health and fitness industry and had a job in GNC. After service, Richard went full time in the health and fitness industry and has worked with people on MLB, NFL, NBA, MMA, Professional Boxing, and more. After that, he worked in a general nutrition company and helped increase the annual revenue from 500k to 1.3m in just...

Marine Veteran Kyle Page started as a mechanic in US Marine Corps, deployed in Afghanistan, became a Marksmanship instructor, and was promoted as a corporal. Later in point in his career, he was discharged due to medical reasons. He has worked in several companies after his exit and eventually worked his way to be a successful realtor. Kyle was a former guest on the show, but this time we will talk about his latest endeavor, an active member of Irreverent Warriors. Irreverent Warriors is...

Marine Veteran Frank Manteau is the owner of Kamikaze Wood Works and Co-Founder of Crayons Ready-to-Eat. Frank has spent seven and a half years in the Marine Corps. In service, he suffered a back injury which eventually led to his exit. Post-service, he went through challenges and hurdles; he worked through it and worked in corporate companies to provide for his kids and eventually lead him to the world of entrepreneurship. Now Frank handles two businesses: Kamikaze Wood Werks and Crayons...

Army Veteran Gene Lumsden, Founder & CEO at Lumsden ENT. LLC Consulting Services began his career at age 12 as a competitive trap shooter. Over the years, he won multiple major shooting events in the country. This led the US Army shooting team to recruit him. He represented the Country and US Army, winning multiple prestigious national and international sporting events during this time. After shooting, he became a road salesman and worked his way up to his first management job eventually...

Army Veteran Lisa Peranzo, Fitness Coach, President, and CEO of A Healthful Life, enlisted in The Army via ROTC. During training, she got a severe injury that put her on the sideline for years. She underwent multiple surgeries and months of physical therapies. The Army allowed her as much time as she needed to rehabilitate and put herself in shape for the physical requirements and re-enlist. She did recover from her injuries, but unfortunately, she couldn't re-enlist because it will expose...

Navy Veteran Tammi Moses is the Founder and CEO of Homes Are For Living LLC and The Hoarding Solutions. She enlisted in the Navy when she was in senior high school. Mostly to leave her town and get the opportunity to work and travel in many different places. Tammi was stationed in USS Niagara Falls; a ship homeported in Guam. After service, she worked full-time for a state agency, went back to college, and got her bachelor's degree. She got invited into a women's veteran conference, which...

Army Veteran Sistah Soldier is the founder and creator of She Vet Media, a company that provides digital media content for veteran military women. To help them transition from service, reinvent themselves, be creative, and use digital media as a platform to help them find their voice. Sistah is a former Army HR manager, stationed all over the US and worldwide, fell in love with helping people to service, and eventually found her niche as an army recruiter. Sistah is now using her expertise...

Army Veteran Travis Arnold is an Experienced Business Development and Technical Sales Manager with a history of working in the Defense & Law Enforcement industries. Prior to his service in the United States Army, Travis is now leading the effort to expand the MilDef brand throughout the United States as a leader in rugged electronics. He is also the Founder and Owner of Caisson Shaving Company that specializes in premium shaving soaps and supplies. In this episode, Sgt. BeReal talks to...

Marine Veteran George Council is an Experienced Senior Level Executive with a diverse business background that includes Commercial/Corporate Real Estate, Strategic Sourcing/Supply Chain, Sales, Operations, and Finance. He has an extensive background in Public, Private, Non-Profit, and For-Profit Organizations from start-ups through multi-billion dollar fortune 100 companies. He also has proven success in Operational, Corporate, Consultative, and Cross-Functional leadership roles in both...

Army Veteran Wally Carmichael is a Profit Acceleration Strategist and International Business Strategist. He is the Owner and Founder of Business Owner Growth, the Business and Life Strategist at Abundance & Prosperity Mastery, and the Podcast Host of Men of Abundance. As a Business Strategist, Wally shows business owners how to uncover hidden profits without spending more money and time in their business so they can finally find relief of financial stress and live their life of abundance &...

Army Veteran Jedidah Smith is a former Special Forces Non-commissioned officer at 5th Special Forces Group. He is a Christian, a Husband, Dad, an Entrepreneur, and a Change Maker. In this episode, Sgt. Be Real talks to Jedidah about his experiences in and out of the Military. They will discuss how veterans lose their sense of self and the spirit of camaraderie. They also talked about how important it is to know how to manage, not just lead. Join us in this episode of the Veterans Be Real...