Veteran On the Move

About this Episode In this special series released on Wednesdays, we are honored to have Brigadier General Tom Draude. Callsign Sage, Tom commissioned in June 1962 after graduation from the Naval Academy and served in the Marine Corps for 30 1/2 years. He served three combat tours in Vietnam as an infantry officer and was the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Marine Division during operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.  Sage is the recipient of two Silver Stars, the Purple Heart Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Medal with Palm. Key Points of Discussion Tom’s growing up Going back to Kankakee to give a talk The three major failures in Tom’s life Learning from failure Key Milestones of this Episode [01:00] Tom’s childhood [01:59] Talking in Kankakee  [03:38] Facts about failure [04:11] Tom’s first failure [07:14] Tom’s second failure [19:45] Tom’s third failure [21:59] Wrapping up Key Quotes by Tom Draude “For a relationship to work, it helps to have one individual who is mission oriented and the other individual who is troop oriented.” “There's a culture that exists and the culture is not written down anywhere.” “You know you have those moments in life where you've got to make a decision that you're going to live with for the rest of your life.” “Failure is just a part of life, but only if you continue to try.” “Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” About Our Sponsor:  American Forces Travel AmericanForcesTravel.com is a new website for your toolkit that can save you money on travel plus support your military community at the same time. AmericanForcesTravel.com is a DOD partnership with Priceline. Active-Duty, Reserve, Veterans and more can use this restricted website. You’ll save money on flights, cars and hotels.  Additionally, travel company commissions go to your service branch to be reinvested into your military community. Check out AmericanForcesTravel.com and see for yourself. About Our Guest Tom Draude Brigadier General Thomas V. Draude is a retired Marine Corps officer. Since retirement, Draude served with USAA and the Marine Corps University Foundation. He is currently an adjunct faculty member of St. Leo University in Florida, teaching on The Vietnam War, The Middle East and Modern Wars, and The Gulf Wars. He is also an adjunct faculty member at University of South Florida, teaching Why We Fight and How We Fight U.S. Wars. To hear more about Tom’s journey, download this episode now. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.  Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 250 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, iTunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.      

About this Episode Today we are honored to host Kas Andz on the show. Kas grew up near Russia and moved to the UK when he was 5. Kas is an entrepreneur and has started multiple businesses. But the Pearl Lemon Leads business is different and growing fast. Key Points of Discussion     Kas Andz introduction     Kas’ transition and getting into business     Learning for success     Digital marketing business     Advice for Entrepreneurs     Useful software for small business owners     Getting in touch with Kas Key Milestones of this Episode [01:04] Getting to know about Kas [04:23] Starting of business [08:46] Diving into the courses [17:37] Digital Marketing [23:28] Biggest thing about Business [24:44] Checklist Manifesto [27:10] Advice for Entrepreneurs [31:01] Software for business owners [33:39] Getting in touch with Kas Key Quotes by Kas Andz “Pain is weakness leaving the body and that which does not kill you only makes you stronger”. “I guess the rigid education system doesn't really allow for freedom of creativity.” “You don’t want to look at what you can’t do but focus on what you can do.” “I so deeply craved it for so long that now I just love building relationships with people.” “If you have a culture that will put everybody in the position to succeed then you can simply just achieve a lot more together”. About Our Guest Kas Andz Kas Andz is a Lead Gen expert and influencer. He has sent tens of millions of emails, generated millions in revenue for clients and booked sales meetings with the likes of Twitter, VMWare & Bentley! When he's not working, he's running marathons, gulping herbal tea or playing with his dog Tinks. PEARL LEMON LEADS To hear more about Kaz’s journey, download this episode now. About Our Sponsor As a veteran entrepreneur, you need a domain name that is easy to remember and accurately reflects your brand or business. Let .US serve you and choose a .US domain to stand out and get the domain name you really want. Reserve your .US domain name and website builder today for just $1 at www.launchwith.US. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.  Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 250 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, iTunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.      

Life, Liberty and Leadership Series In this special series released on Wednesdays, we are honored to have Brigadier General Tom Draude. Callsign Sage, Tom commissioned in June 1962 after graduation from the Naval Academy and served in the Marine Corps for 30 1/2 years. He served three combat tours in Vietnam as an infantry officer and was the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Marine Division during operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.  Sage is the recipient of two Silver Stars, the Purple Heart Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry Medal with Palm. In this series, Sage discusses life, liberty and leadership, and shares his life lessons from 30 plus years in the military, over 20 years in the civilian sector and now as an educator.  Key Points of Discussion     Tom’s introduction     Teaching career of Tom     Opinion about youth of today     Tom’s teaching methodology     Tom’s opinion about higher suicide rate Key Milestones of this Episode [02:36] Getting to know about Tom [05:49] Teaching at different colleges [07:38] Funny moments [09:15] Tom’s opinion about the Youth of today [11:41] Teaching life lessons to students [14:54] Opportunities for college students [18:34] Tom’s opinion on high veteran suicide rate [20:48] Wrapping up  Key Quotes by Tom Draude “ Society is in trouble when its elders cross the street to avoid talking to its youth.” “The kids are great. I've had Muslim students teaching courses on the Middle East and the gulf Wars and they add so much by providing a perspective to our class that we would not have as Americans.” “I see that our youngsters are historically illiterate, but that's not their fault. That's our fault.”  “Somebody once said, they're 20% of our population but 100% of our future and I'm a firm believer in the quality of our youth today. I've never been disappointed.” About Our Sponsor:  American Forces Travel AmericanForcesTravel.com is a new website for your toolkit that can save you money on travel plus support your military community at the same time. AmericanForcesTravel.com is a DOD partnership with Priceline. Active-Duty, Reserve, Veterans and more can use this restricted website. You’ll save money on flights, cars and hotels.  Additionally, travel company commissions go to your service branch to be reinvested into your military community. Check out AmericanForcesTravel.com and see for yourself.  About Our Guest Tom Draude Brigadier General Thomas V. Draude is a retired Marine Corps officer. Since retirement, Draude served with USAA and the Marine Corps University Foundation. He is currently an adjunct faculty member of St. Leo University in Florida, teaching on The Vietnam War, The Middle East and Modern Wars, and The Gulf Wars. He is also an adjunct faculty member at University of South Florida, teaching Why We Fight and How We Fight U.S. Wars. To hear more about Tom’s journey, download this episode now. Don’t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470.  Join the Veteran on the Move on Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests! It’s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.  Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 250 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane . The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud,