WARR Educational Speaker Series

HQMC Manpower and Reserve Affairs

Our goal with this speaker series is simple: to provide accessible, expert driven education that strengthens the readiness, resilience, and total fitness of our Marines, staff, and partners. Each session brings subject-matter experts together to share practical tools and insights you can apply immediately — in your work, your leadership, and your life.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    WARR Educational Speaker Series | Interview with Kelsey Pfendler

    Eric and Sarah interviewed Kelsey Pfendler, first women to row solo across the mid pacific. They spoke about her journey, resilience, preparation and what led her to row solo across the mid pacific in record time.

  2. 2d ago

    WARR Educational Speaker Series | Interview with Todd Durkin

    Eric and Sarah interviewed Todd Durkin, Renowned Human Performance expert, entrepreneur, motivational speaker. They discussed, Strength Conditioning, Mindset, Mentorship and Perseverance.

  3. 2d ago

    WARR Educational Speaker Series | Interview with Brandon Marcello

    Eric interviewed Brandon Marcello renowned human performance expert, co-founder of EXOS and motivational speaker. They spoke about sleep science and its effects on human performance, health and wellness.

  4. Sep 11

    WARR Educational Speaker Series | Jocko Willink Interview

    In this episode, Eric and Sarah interview Retired Navy SEAL Officer, Jocko Willink. They discuss different aspects of leadership to include topics on leadership philosophy, discipline, and accountability.

  5. Aug 20

    WARR Educational Speaker Series | Dr. Kanaka Rajan Interview

    In this Speaker Series episode, Eric and Sarah interview Dr. Kanaka Rajan from Harvard University to discuss the use of AI. Dr. Rajan provides insight on how to safely use AI and advice on how to leverage current DoW AI resources as a tool for their work.

  6. Aug 12

    WARR Educational Speaker Series | Rebecca Cunningham Interview

    In this episode, Eric and Sarah interview Rebecca Cunningham on Trauma Informed Leadership. They discuss the importance of increasing awareness on how trauma influences service members and how it influences those around them. Rebecca provides tips and stories on how leaders can leverage different skills when navigating trauma amongst their Marines.

  7. Jul 17

    WARR Educational Speaker Series | Brianna Battles Interview

    In this WARR Educational Speaker Series, Eric and Sarah interview Brianna Battles on the topic of health and wellness during pregnancy and post-partum. The discuss physical fitness accommodations and perspectives of how to program exercise for Marines who are pregnant or post-partum. Brianna also discussed nutritional and mental aspect of this period of life.

  8. Jul 17

    WARR Educational Speaker Series | Andy Galpin Interview

    In this WARR Educational Speaker Series, Eric and Sarah interview Dr. Andy Galpin on topics related to sleep health. Throughout this conversation, they discuss the reliability of wearable technology for tracking sleep, approaching sleep from a tactical perspective, and best strategies for those who sleep in unideal environments.

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Our goal with this speaker series is simple: to provide accessible, expert driven education that strengthens the readiness, resilience, and total fitness of our Marines, staff, and partners. Each session brings subject-matter experts together to share practical tools and insights you can apply immediately — in your work, your leadership, and your life.

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