Women of the Military Amanda Huffman

I really enjoyed Kurtz by John Lawson III that highlight the story of a female Marine Annie Kurtz. In this week's episode I had a chance to talk John about his novel. John is a Marine Corps veteran and journalist/military analyst. He wanted to write a novel about some of the ideas he had been hearing from friends or learned about through his work and has created Kurtz to help get people to think critically and even create discussions about their own experience. I throughly enjoyed Kurtz and highly recommend it.

This week we are diving into mentorship. Being a mentee or a mentor is a term thrown around a lot in the military and I wanted to dive in and learn more about how to build mentee-mentor relationships. My guest this week is Sabrina Dalton. She is the Deputy Executive Director for Military Mentors (MM). She shares about the science and art of mentorship while also giving helpful tips to help both those looking for a mentor and those who want to be mentors.

Silver is currently serving in the Montana Army National Guard. She shares her story of joining the National Guard as a medic and then learning about ROTC and serving both in the Guard and working toward becoming an officer through ROTC. It was a challenging road to service but she grew from the experiences she had and today is working to help teach and inspire the next generation to serve as an ROTC Instructor at the University of Montana.

Jamie Peer shares her story of how moral injury led to burn out in her own life and ultimately led her to leave the military after 23 years of service. Today she is the Senior Executive Officer for the Moral Injury Support Network for Servicewomen (MISNS). A nonprofit focused on supporting women who have experienced moral injury. In this week's interview we cover some of the highlights of her time in the military, the challenges she faced and of course dive into moral injury and why the work MISNS is so important.

Erin is a self-made millionaire who achieved financial freedom through real estate investing in less than four years. To date, she has helped over 600 other investors to build cash flowing real estate portfolios. A U.S. Army Veteran, Erin understands what it’s like to work for “the man” and be limited by a schedule and fixed income. Erin created a system to allow her to live a life by design and now has the time and resources to give back and focus on her family. She is a Realtor ® at eXp Realty and is passionate about growing her team of agents and mentoring them to build the business of their dreams. She currently has 15 agents with plans for continual growth. Erin’s real estate portfolio includes 95 rental units. Erin’s courses and conferences empower investors to dream big and ruthlessly pursue their goals! She has a personal goal of creating a million millionaires!

Laura went from military child to military member. She joined the Navy through the Naval Academy and served 31 years retiring at the rank of Captain. Highlights of her career include serving as the first Ship’s Intelligence Officer and receiving personal recognition from President Bush (41) for her efforts as the Commissioning Coordinator for the USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (CVN 77) in 2009. She also served as Commanding Officer, Navy Expeditionary Intelligence Command in Dam neck, VA in 2011. In 2013 she was recognized as the Hampton Roads Blue and Gold Officer of the Year for her devotion to helping young Americans apply for admissions to the Naval Academy. Today, she is a photographer in the DC region.