The Transform U! Live Show

Marcus Hart
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You have built something. But you have also been hiding something. The Transform U! Live Show is where high-capacity men stop performing and start building platforms rooted in the truth they have been trained to bury. Hosted by Marcus Hart — narrative architect, brand strategist, and builder — this show sits at the intersection of theological conviction, psychological precision, and business infrastructure. Every episode is engineered to do three things: expose where you are operating from the surface, equip you with the frameworks to go deeper, and build scalable brand ecosystems.

  1. 2d ago

    Her Dog Knew the Seizure Was Coming Before She Did PTSD Service Dogs for Veterans

    Her service dog knew the seizure was coming before she did. 💛 On this episode of The Transform U! Live Show, host Marcus Hart (Army combat veteran, Kuwait & Iraq) sits down with Shannon Walker — founder & CEO of Northwest Battle Buddies and Executive Director of the Association of Service Dog Providers for Military Veterans — for the conversation behind yesterday's episode with veteran Rebekah Gundrum and her service dog Trigger. Since 2012, Northwest Battle Buddies has paired more than 315 veterans with fully trained psychiatric service dogs — completely free, every time. Shannon takes us back to Kevin, the first veteran who changed everything, and walks through exactly how a $25,000 service dog is built: five months of professional training, five weeks pairing dog and veteran, and a lifetime of tasking for PTSD symptoms — interrupting nightmares, deep pressure therapy, grounding techniques, and even sensing seizures before they happen. This is a conversation about freedom not being free, about veterans who've become advocates for the next generation, and about a nonprofit that refuses to put a price tag on a hero's healing. 🐾 What you'll hear in this episode:– The 2012 story that started Northwest Battle Buddies– How dogs are trained to task for PTSD, not just comfort– A seizure-response service dog story that will stop you in your tracks– Why every dog is given to a veteran 100% free, no exceptions– The Association of Service Dog Providers for Military Veterans and why industry standards matter– How to help: donate, foster, or apply for a service dog 🔗 Learn more or apply: northwestbattlebuddies.org🔗 More from The Transform U! Live Show: thetransformuliveshow.com TIMESTAMPS0:00 Meet Shannon Walker, founder of Northwest Battle Buddies0:27 The 2012 moment that started it all: Kevin's story5:55 What she knew (and didn't) about training service dogs10:29 How service dogs are trained to task for PTSD13:16 The dog that interrupts nightmares14:24 Training dogs to respond to PTSD-induced seizures18:27 Why the service dogs are free, every time20:38 When veterans become advocates themselves24:11 Inside the Association of Service Dog Providers for Military Veterans27:07 Funding, growth, and trusting God with the future31:11 How you can help: donate, foster, or apply #ServiceDogs #PTSDServiceDog #Veterans #NorthwestBattleBuddies #MilitaryVeterans #PTSDAwareness #SuicidePreventionMonth #VeteranSupport #FaithAndPurpose #TransformULiveShow

  2. 4d ago

    The Dog That Saved a Combat Veteran's Life

    Command Chief Rebekah Gundrum spent 20 years in the US Navy, including a combat tour in Iraq. She came home and nearly lost everything to PTSD, depression, and anxiety so severe her teenage daughter became her caregiver before she even had a driver's license. Then a rescue dog named Trigger walked into her life through Northwest Battle Buddies, a nonprofit that gives combat veterans fully trained PTSD service dogs completely free of charge. This is her story: the twenty years, the collapse, and what actually brought her back. This September is National Service Dog Month. If you or someone you love is a veteran carrying more than they're letting on, Northwest Battle Buddies has paired over 300 veterans with service dogs since 2012, entirely free. Learn more: northwestbattlebuddies.org Rebekah now advocates for veteran mental health through Trigger22 and is pushing for the Veterans Saves Act, which would have the VA fund these dogs instead of leaving it to nonprofits alone. Follow her work: trigger22.com This is The Transform U! Live Show. I'm Marcus Hart, Army combat veteran, and every week I sit down with people who lived the after, not just the highlight reel. #Veterans #PTSDAwareness #ServiceDog #MentalHealthAwareness #NationalServiceDogMonth #CombatVeteran

  3. Sep 3

    Stop Chasing Success. Do This Instead. | Randall Thames on Inevitable Outcomes

    He's coached leaders inside Nike, Walmart, Duke University, and Johns Hopkins — and after 35+ years in Fortune 10 boardrooms, Randall Thames says most people are one step away from the breakthrough they think is years off. In this episode of The Transform U! Live Show, Marcus Hart sits down with Randall Thames — CEO of Inspirit Institute, author of "Rise to the Role," and 2025's Top CEO and Executive Advisor (IAOTP) — to break down the framework behind his life's work: Discover, Develop, Display Your Best™. We get into: ✅ What "Super Purpose Power" actually means — and how to find yours ✅ Why talent alone doesn't get you to your purpose ✅ How discipline turns a hope into an "Inevitable Outcome™" ✅ What changes (and what doesn't) when you're coaching a CEO vs. someone just starting to lead ✅ What to do if you feel like you missed your window to rise into the role you were built for If you're rebuilding, repositioning, or just feel like there's more in you than your current role is using — this conversation is for you. 🔗 Connect with Randall Thames: http://www.inspiritinstitute.com/ 👉 Subscribe to The Transform U! Live Show for new episodes every week. 👉 Know someone who needs to hear this? Share this episode with them. #RandallThames #ExecutiveCoaching #Leadership #PurposeDrivenLeadership #RiseToTheRole #InevitableOutcomes #TransformULiveShow #PersonalDevelopment #VeteranOwnedBusiness #MilwaukeeMedia

  4. Aug 20

    He Survived the Jump: David Woods Bartley on the Question That Saves Lives

    In this episode of The Transform U! Live Show, host Marcus Hart sits down with mental health speaker and advocate David Woods Bartley for one of the most honest conversations we've had on the show. David survived his own suicide attempt on California's Foresthill Bridge. He walks us through the exact moment a police officer created connection instead of just making contact — and the one question that pulled him back: "What can I do to help you feel supported right now?" We get into: What QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) actually is — "CPR for a mental health crisis"Why connection (feeling seen, heard, and valued) is the thing that creates hopeThe difference between truth and belief — and why belief, not truth, drives suicideWhy David advocates for life preservation over "suicide prevention"Marcus opens up about his own comeback after 2017 — rebuilding when nobody was watchingThe Slick Rick + Josh Allen story, "Slick Rick," and how one small act of connection ripples outThe 20 million Americans a year who consider, plan, or attempt suicide — and the campaign nobody's runningThis one is about hope you can activate today — remembering a name, asking a better question, saying thank you. Small acts. Real impact. 🎙️ Guest: David Woods Bartley — mental health speaker, 2x TEDx speaker, national QPR trainer. Google "David Woods Bartley" to find his talks and reach him directly. — ▶️ Go deeper every week: Subscribe to Marcus's newsletter, Warrior Mandate → warriormandate.substack.com 🔔 Subscribe to The Transform U! Live Show and share this episode with the one person you thought of when David said "connection." 📅 Book Marcus Hart to speak → calendly.com/transformubooking/speaking-inquiry-event-organizers — If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline). You are not alone. Hashtags:#MentalHealth #SuicidePrevention #988 #QPR #HopeSavesLives #MentalHealthAwareness #TEDx #Connection #VeteranResilience #TransformULiveShow #MarcusHart #DavidWoodsBartley #FaithAndMentalHealth #MensMentalHealth #YouAreNotAlone

  5. Aug 15

    40 Prescription Drugs Almost Destroyed Me – Don't Let This Happen to You | Angie Peacock

    She served 7 years in the U.S. Army as a signal specialist, deployed to Iraq — and came home to a mental health system that put her on more than 40 psychiatric drugs before she found her way back to herself.Angie Peacock, MSW, CPC is a trauma-informed coach, founder of APeacock Consulting and HeartCore Collective, and a featured veteran story in the documentary Medicating Normal. In this episode she and host Marcus Hart talk about:- How overmedication happens inside the VA and civilian systems — one prescription at a time- Being cold-turkeyed off 10 medications overnight in a VA hospital, and the 3-year withdrawal that followed- What "informed consent" actually means, and the questions every patient has the right to ask- Harm reduction as an alternative to "all or nothing" thinking about psychiatric medication- Why she now lives on the road in an RV, has visited 36 states, and has spoken to 180+ audiences about psychiatric drug withdrawal- What to do today if you're on multiple medications and starting to wonder if it's too muchThis is not medical advice — it's one veteran's story and the questions she wishes someone had asked her sooner. If you or someone you love is navigating psychiatric medication, bring this conversation to a provider you trust.Watch Medicating Normal (free): search "Medicating Normal" on YouTubeFind Angie: angiepeacock.com | @angiepeacockmsw on Instagram & TikTok#VeteranMentalHealth #MedicatingNormal #PsychiatricMedicationThe Transform U! Live Show is a faith-driven, solution-first conversation series for veterans, entrepreneurs, and change-seekers, hosted by combat veteran Marcus Hart.00:00 Cold open00:45 Who Angie was after Iraq02:30 Becoming overmedicated — 40+ psychiatric drugs05:24 Cold-turkey withdrawal and 3 years of hell09:02 Being featured in Medicating Normal10:48 Life on the road — 36 states, 180+ audiences13:51 What trauma-informed coaching looks like15:07 Questions to ask before starting or stopping medication21:27 What "harm reduction" really means22:55 If you're on too much medication right now, do this25:16 What family members should — and shouldn't — do28:08 Where to find Angie's workSubscribe for new conversations on faith, resilience, and mental health every week.#VeteranMentalHealth #MedicatingNormal #PsychiatricMedication

  6. Aug 8

    The Exceptional People Behind Their Warriors (feat. Welby O'Brien)

    This week Marcus sits down with Welby O'Brien — author, counselor, and founder of Love Our Vets, PTSD Family Support — to talk about the side of PTSD nobody puts in the highlight reel: what it does to the people who love the veteran. Welby has spent her career supporting spouses, parents, and families walking through trauma alongside the person they love, and she and Marcus get honest about resourcefulness under pressure, reviving joy when it's been worn thin, and what faith actually looks like when the story isn't going the way you dreamed. If you love someone carrying PTSD — or you are that someone — this conversation is for you.Guest: Welby O'Brien — LoveOurVets.org | welbyo.comBooks: Love Our Vets: Restoring Hope for Families of Veterans with PTSD | Hope for the WobblyFollow Transform U and subscribe to Warrior Mandate: warriormandate.substack.com

  7. Aug 4

    Transform U Veteran Stories — The Guilt That Almost Killed Me (feat. Clifford Bauman)

    Clifford Bauman gave 34 years to the Army, worked recovery efforts at the Pentagon after 9/11, and years later attempted to take his own life — carrying a guilt over "not finding anyone alive" that he never processed out loud. On this episode of Transform U, he sits down with Marcus Hart to talk about what that guilt actually sounded like in his head, the small habit-change that started turning it around ("is it possible for you to drink one less?"), and the words from a friend that finally broke the cycle: "Sometimes bad things happen to good people. You did all you could do. That was your best." If you or someone you love is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) — available 24/7. Follow Clifford Bauman: his book "The Mental Health Warrior" is available at his website and on Amazon/Amplify. Podcast: Veteran Trash Talk / Wreaths Across America Radio. Watch "Surviving Suicide" (Emmy-winning, 2024) on the Able Channel or Roku. Subscribe to Marcus's Substack, Warrior Mandate: warriormandate.substack.com #VeteranStories #PTSDAwareness #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealthWarrior #TransformU #988 #VeteranMentalHealth #FaithAndHealing #ArmyVeteran #TraumaRecovery

  8. Jul 30

    I Came Home From War Broken — Here's How Grace Rebuilt Me Transform U Veteran Stories

    I Came Home From War Broken — Here's How Grace Rebuilt Me Transform U Veteran Stories I came home from deployment and lost more than I lost in it — my job, my direction, years I'm not proud of. This is the real, unfiltered story of PTSD after combat, the legal trouble that could have ended in a life sentence, and the grace that rebuilt me quietly, with no one watching. This is Transform U: Veteran Stories — raw, faith-fueled conversations for veterans and anyone rebuilding after the fight. 🎥 Subscribe for the next episode in this series 📖 Go deeper at Warrior Mandate: https://warriormandate.substack.com #TransformU #VeteranStories #PTSDRecovery #FaithAndTrauma #VeteranMentalHealth #ComingHomeFromWar #TraumaHealing #ChristianVeteran

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You have built something. But you have also been hiding something. The Transform U! Live Show is where high-capacity men stop performing and start building platforms rooted in the truth they have been trained to bury. Hosted by Marcus Hart — narrative architect, brand strategist, and builder — this show sits at the intersection of theological conviction, psychological precision, and business infrastructure. Every episode is engineered to do three things: expose where you are operating from the surface, equip you with the frameworks to go deeper, and build scalable brand ecosystems.

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  • Creator
    Marcus Hart
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    406
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Marcus Hart
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    The Transform U! Live Show