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Tune in to the latest episode of the Compass Check podcast, brought to you by AmeriVet Securities. Today, we're diving into the world of professional and academic fellowships with an extraordinary guest – Dr. Vicki Johnson, the Founder and Director of ProFellow.
ProFellow is the leading online resource for fellowship information, boasting a free database with over 2,600 fellowships and fully funded graduate programs. Their commitment to empowering individuals extends to the International Fellows Network, connecting current and former fellowship recipients globally.
Whether you're looking for opportunities in higher education, professional development, or seeking fully funded Master's and PhD programs, ProFellow is your go-to guide. They specialize in helping underserved and nontraditional applicants, including veterans & military spouses, navigate their way to success.
Dr. Johnson brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the fellowships and higher education industry. Don't miss her insights and tips on how to leverage these incredible opportunities during her conversation with Compass Check host, James Fitzgerald.
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Have you ever thought about deleting your social media? Well, today’s Compass Check guest did just that! During this episode, I sit down with Navy veteran David Nava, Principal Solutions Engineer, at Salesforce. We discuss his transition journey out of the military plus the opportunities available for the veteran community at Salesforce.
Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management software and applications to their network of customers, companies, developers, and business partners. They develop a diverse infrastructure of software products designed to help teams from different industries -- including marketing, sales, IT, commerce and customer service -- connect with their customers.
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Salesforce has offices all around the country, and the world to support over 55,000 employees.
If you or your organization would like to be featured on a future episode of Compass Check, please send an email to [email protected].
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As the nation’s leading veteran employment organization, Hire Heroes USA empowers U.S. military members, veterans, and military spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce. Hire Heroes USA offers personalized one-on-one coaching, professionally revised resumes, mentoring, workshops, a job board, career fairs and more, to tens of thousands of job-seeking veterans annually.
With more than 65,000 confirmed hires, 40,000 jobs on its job board, and more than 1,450 volunteers, it is the country’s most effective veteran employment nonprofit, enabling the military community to transfer their skillsets into successful civilian careers.
Our host, James Fitzgerald, sits down with Hire Heroes USA Chief Operating Officer, Ross Dickman, for this episode of Compass Check.
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It’s Fleet Week New York! Now in its 35th year, Fleet Week New York, offers people in the tri-state area an unparalleled opportunity to meet U.S. Navy sailors, Marines and U.S. Coast Guard members, as well as learn about the latest maritime capabilities available. The guest organization for this special episode of the AmeriVet Securities Compass Check podcast comes at the perfect time as we celebrate our sea services.
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) is a full-service shipyard specializing in the design, construction and support of complex surface ships, from destroyers to cruisers, providing the U.S. Navy’s most advanced, high quality surface combatants for more than a century.
Located in the northeastern United States in Bath, Maine, General Dynamics BIW has delivered over 425 ships to the world’s fleets since 1884, including more surface combatants than any other U.S. shipyard.
Compass Check host, James Fitzgerald, speaks with Patrick Sence, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager for General Dynamics BIW.
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Fiserv is a leading global technology provider serving the financial services industry offering technology solutions needed to run operations, including products and services that enable financial institutions to process customer deposit and loan accounts. Fiserv provides commerce enabling solutions and serves merchants of all sizes around the world.
My guest today is Meg Hendricks, Vice President & Head of Military and Veteran Affairs.
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Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm. The company's corporate headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois and they are among the world's largest commercial real estate services firms with over fifty thousand team members in over 60 countries.
My guest today is Cushman & Wakefield’s Project Leader for the Military & Veteran Program, Matt Disher.
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Uber’s Military, Veteran, and Partner (MVP) Program offers global opportunities for the armed forces community as they transition into the next chapter of their journey. Today's guest is Uber's Head of Military and Veterans Programs, Michael Pett.
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The mission of Team Red, White & Blue is to enrich the lives of America's veterans by connecting them to their community through physical and social activity. Team RWB supports veterans as they prioritize their well-being by offering real-life and virtual opportunities to build a healthier lifestyle, with a strong focus on mental and physical health.
With over 190 chapters across the nation, Team RWB brings members and communities together to bridge the divide and bring connectivity within the veteran community. Team RWB Executive Director Mike Erwin joins Compass Check host James Fitzgerald for a conversation on how transitioning veterans and their families can get connected to their community after leaving the Armed Forces.
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"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." - John F. Kennedy, Navy veteran and 35th President of the United States.
Today's episode of Compass Check will examine how veterans & service members are building on their military experiences through higher education. The guest for Episode #11 is Service To School (S2S) Chief Executive Office, Christine Schwartz.
S2S is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing transitioning service members & veterans with cost-free, experience-based support across all aspects of the college and graduate school admissions process. This direct support is provided through an assembly of Service to School programs including ACT & SAT test preparation, transcript & resume development, and peer-to-peer mentorship, all created to help veterans transition into higher education.
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Your mission, should you choose to accept it, continues today with Episode 10 of the AmeriVet Securities podcast “Compass Check” featuring Mary Beth Bruggeman, President of The Mission Continues! The Mission Continues (TMC) is a nonprofit organization created to provide military veterans that have a continued desire to serve with innovative opportunities to impact their community alongside other like-minded veterans.
Mary Beth will sit down with host, James Fitzgerald, for a fascinating conversation detailing how TMC created a nationwide network of Service Platoons, comprised of volunteer veterans, to address specific challenges within their community.
Make sure to check out this episode as you’ll get to learn everything about how TMC is supporting veterans & service members as they transition out of the military into the corporate workforce.
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The students have become the teacher in the newest episode of the AmeriVet Securities podcast.
The guest for Episode #9 is Student Veterans of America (SVA) President and CEO, Jared Lyon. SVA is a non-profit organization focused on addressing the needs and concerns of military veterans & family members engaged in higher education. He joins Compass Check host, James Fitzgerald, for a discussion on how SVA is supporting veterans & their families during the campus-to-career transition.
Make sure to take notes because this riveting discussion will definitely be on the test!
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FourBlock is a nonprofit organization dedicated to equipping veterans and military spouses with the skills & tools necessary to successfully transition to meaningful civilian careers.
One key way FourBlock supports transitioning service members is providing a semester-long Career Readiness Program that provides the professional development, career exploration, and network that today’s transitioning service members and veterans need to make the right career choices and to be ready for competitive careers.
Eric Stetson is the FourBlock Northeast Regional Director and joins Compass Check host, James Fitzgerald, as the guest for this episode.
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The latest episode of the AmeriVet Securities Compass Check podcast features a riveting conversation with Col. Jim McDonough (US Army, Ret.), CEO of Headstrong, an organization dedicated to healing the hidden wounds of war among our active-duty military, veterans, and their families. He joins Compass Check host, James Fitzgerald, for a revealing discussion about suffering in silence and how the military/veteran community can break through the stigma to find healing.
Don’t miss this episode as you will find lots of great takeaways about mental health support through Headstrong’s cost-free services plus how transitioning service members & veterans can enter the corporate workforce with confidence.
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School may be out for summer, but class is still in session on the latest episode of the AmeriVet Securities podcast, Compass Check. The new episode features Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) CEO and Marine veteran, Ryan Pavel. He joins Compass Check host, James Fitzgerald, for a masterclass on the higher education opportunities for the military & veteran community.
WSP is a program that introduces enlisted servicemembers and veterans to the rigors and opportunities of university life and encourages them to apply with confidence to top-tier universities. Over the course of the one- or two-week college-preparatory academic boot camps program, students develop their writing, reading comprehension, and study skills, while attending lectures given by university faculty volunteers and veteran alumni fellows. WSP covers the cost of the program for all students and, currently, is hosted on over 15 colleges & universities across the country.
Don’t miss their conversation discussing how the WSP academic bootcamp is getting transitioning service members & veterans prepped for top-tier universities and colleges.
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Formed through the merger of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), OutServe (OS), and the Military Partners and Families Coalition (MPFC), Modern Military Association of America is the nation’s largest organization of LGBTQ service members, military spouses, veterans, their families and allies.
MMAA is non-partisan 501c3 non-profit organization working to make a difference in the lives of the modern military family through education, advocacy and support. MMAA provides pro bono legal services for the LGBTQ & HIV positive military & veteran communities. This cost-free legal help assists individuals directly with discharge upgrades, legal name changes and discrimination complaints. With numerous local Chapter Network locations available, MMAA facilitates opportunities for fellowship, camaraderie and leadership development for individuals and families located across the country and around the world.
Jennifer Dane is the President & CEO of Modern Military Association of America and joins as the guest for this episode of Compass Check.
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The NYU Tandon Future Labs provides various incubator labs to entrepreneurs, including the Veterans Future Lab (VFL) based in Brooklyn, NY. VFL extends multiple programs to the military and veteran community to aid them in their pursuit of entrepreneurship.
Alexa Modero, Director of NYU Tandon Veterans Future Lab and Co-Founder of Backpacks For Life, joins James Fitzgerald for a discussion on veteran entrepreneurship and what Veterans Future Lab has available for service members & military spouses transitioning out of the military into the corporate workforce.
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Minority Veterans of America (MVA) is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to creating an equitable and just world for the minority veteran community with special focus on veterans of color, women, LGBTQ, and religious & non-religious minorities. Lindsay Church, Executive Director and Co-Founder of MVA, joins James Fitzgerald for conversation on issues impacting minority veterans and what MVA is doing for transitioning service members moving out of military into the corporate workforce.
The views and beliefs expressed in this episode do not reflect the views or beliefs of AmeriVet Securities or its affiliates.
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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) Chief Executive Officer and Navy veteran, Jeremy Butler, is the guest for Episode #2 of Compass Check. He joins host and post-9/11 Army veteran James Fitzgerald for an in-depth discussion on current issues impacting veterans & their families and what support IAVA is providing to transitioning service members moving into the corporate workforce.
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Kids Rank is a 501c(3) service-based organization developed specifically for military children. Through the formation of local clubs, called Prides, Kids Rank engages children in hands-on, skill building projects and volunteer opportunities designed to encourage resilience through our core pillars of Connect, Lead and Serve.
Executive Director Kelcey Liverpool joins Compass Check host James Fitzgerald to layout what Kids Rank is providing for transitioning service members moving into the corporate workforce.
