The Truth with Danger Doug

Craig Sawyer, AKA "Sawman," grew up near Houston, TX. He got his tactical start in the U.S. Marine Corps, then quickly transitioned to the U.S. Navy to pursue high-level Special Operations as a U.S. Navy SEAL. As an Operator at SEAL Team One, Craig gained critical combat experience in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, resulting in decoration for "Heroic Service." Those operations included the capturing of the very first prisoners of the war, CSAR (Combat Search And Rescue) Operations, Sniper Operations, Reconnaissance Operations, Counter-Mine Operations, and FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle) Operations.After returning from Desert Storm, Craig served as a SEAL Sniper Instructor until being promoted to DEVGRU. While serving at SEAL Team One, Craig fought in various Martial Arts tournaments in South-East Asia, as well as SCARS (Special Combat Aggressive Reaction System) hand-to-hand training under Jerry Peterson and Lew Hicks. These experiences built upon his Martial Arts history of fighting in various tournaments, such as the Karate Olympics tournaments in Houston, TX.After serving in the Navy, Craig signed on as one of the "Original 33" Federal Air Marshals, who were in place before the 9/11 attacks against the U.S. Craig remained there for five years, reaching the management rank of J-Payband ATSAC (GS-14). At that point, Craig began contracting in the various combat zones, running tactical teams and protecting high-level U.S. Dignitaries. In 2004 and 2005, Craig was selected to serve as Agent In Charge (AIC) of High-Threat Mobile Security operations in war zones for the U.S. Department of State, responsible for the mobile teams covering all stationed and visiting U.S. Chief of Mission personnel in the region. Some of those dignitaries included U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte, and other U.S. Ambassadors and key leaders.Craig remains operationally active in multiple roles. Additionally, he often instructs various advanced training courses under his Tactical Insider banner. In the entertainment industry, Craig has made a name for himself by appearing across the History Channel, Military Channel, The Today Show, Fox & Friends, Fox News, CBS Evening News, Morning Joe, and more.​Most recently, Craig launched Veterans For Child Rescue. It's a task force of senior veterans of the counter-terrorist, intelligence, federal law enforcement, international counter-poaching, and film & television communities dedicated to exposing and helping combat abusive child sex trafficking rings to create a brighter future for the children.Keep up with Craig on Facebook and Parler.

(R) Candidate David Winkler is a highly accomplished Combat Veteran with over 14 years of experience working within the Department of Defense who deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, & The Republic of South Korea. David was formerly the CEO of Wings for Warriors, a 501©3, Non-Profit Organization that helped over 5,000 Veterans Nationwide in all aspects of Veterans issues. Davis spent four years in the US Marine Corps Infantry, and ten years in the US Army, where he served in various Leadership Positions for Infantry, Air Defense Artillery, Recruiting, and the NYC Joint Color Guard team. David now serves with the NY State National Guard, where he serves as a Military Police Officer. David was also a Former Republican Congressional Candidate in NJ 8th Congressional District, GOP Political Strategist, Member of NJ Blexit, & Political Commentator for Black Conservative Talk & Hardline Politics. Connect with David on LinkedIn and visit his website at https://winklerfornjstatesenate.com/.

Katarina Jovanović fled the former nation of Yugoslavia. She recorded a video to discuss how socialism led to the downfall of the nation and how events happening in America parallel what happened there. The video went viral, over 25 million of views and was taken down numerous times by platforms like YouTube. As of October 1, 2020, the video can be viewed on YouTube here. Popular comments include “should be required viewing” and “she is more American than most Americans.” Katarina has a professional background as an experienced assay development scientist with a PhD in Biology and over seven years of oncology research experience. You can connect with Katarina on LinkedIn

Jackie Hermes is the CEO of Accelity, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based business that helps B2B software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies grow faster. Accelity has been growing quickly and has built out a new office in summer of 2019! Jackie is super involved around the city as an organizer for Startup Milwaukee’s EMERGE events, a marketing partner of Milwaukee Startup Week, a member of the Golden Angels Investors Advisor team, and a coach and advisor at The Commons. Finally, she informally mentors a number of startups and love working with early-stage companies. Jackie started her entrepreneurial journey with cookies. Really. A vegan cookie company… and she wasn’t vegan. She turned four cookie recipes into a business—designing packaging, finding a kitchen and making the cookies, eventually outsourcing production, then selling and establishing distribution to 12 grocery stores around Wisconsin. The cookies taught Jackie how to hustle. As a 24-year-old MBA, she definitely didn’t picture herself hoisting up tents at farmers markets to hand out $5 bags of cookies, or being the demo lady at the grocery store, but there she was. She still had a full-time job (running the marketing department at a SaaS company), and a baby. Jackie has been so grateful for that experience because the money she made helped her start Accelity. What began as a one-woman consultancy blossomed into a kick-ass team of 14 and counting with a new office underway and a group of amazing, loyal clients in 8 states around the US. LinkedIn has been a huge contributor to her growth over the past year. Jackie got talked into publishing videos about her entrepreneurial experiences in mid-2018 and have steadily grown an audience of nearly 30,000 followers. The LinkedIn community has given her so much love and support and she could not possibly be more grateful for the opportunities LinkedIn has given her over the last year. Outside her professional life, Jackie was a foster parent for two years and adopted one of her beautiful children from foster care in Milwaukee. People always ask about hobbies and to be honest, she doesn’t have many, but they include: working toward her pilot’s license, barre classes, exploring downtown Milwaukee and playing a whole lot of Star Wars Trouble with her kids. Learn more about Jackie Hermes by visiting her website jackiehermes.com. Connect with her via LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/thejackiehermes/ or Instagram @thejackiehermes. Send her an email at jackie@accelitymarketing.com.

Jason B.A. Van Camp is what Malcolm Gladwell would refer to as an Outlier; an exceptional person who is successful not just because of his personal accomplishments but his will to win and unique ability and willingness to unlock the potential of others. A decorated Green Beret, world traveler, and loyal friend, Jason has mastered the art of storytelling that reflects many of his own life adventures. Jason is honored to be the Founder and Chairman of Mission Six Zero. Jason was born in Washington D.C. and raised across the Potomac River in Springfield, Virginia. In 1995, Jason was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point. While at West Point, Jason played Linebacker for the Army Black Knights football team, served a two year LDS-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints mission to Russia, and, upon graduation, won the prestigious General Loeffke Award for Excellence in Foreign Languages.After graduating from West Point, Jason volunteered to attend U.S. Army Ranger School in Fort Benning, GA where he earned his Ranger tab (2002). Jason then began a one year tour to Korea serving a few miles from the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea.  Immediately after serving in Korea, Jason was deployed with the 101st Airborne Division in the invasion of Iraq (2003). In 2006, Jason won the coveted Green Beret and began serving as a Detachment Commander with 10th Special Forces Group in Fort Carson, Colorado.As a Detachment Commander, Jason led his team on close to 300 combat missions to kill/capture high value targets as well as created and commanded one of the largest Foreign Internal Defense Force in U.S. history, training nearly 4000 Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers in hand to hand combat, raid and patrolling techniques, unconventional warfare and personal security detail tactics as well as deploying these forces on the battlefield.During his 14 years in the U.S. Army, Jason has won numerous awards, notably the Bronze Star with V device for Valor as well as two additional Bronze Stars during numerous combat rotations as a Special Forces Detachment Commander in the Middle East and Africa.In 2013, Jason earned his MBA from Brigham Young University and it was there that he developed a passion for entrepreneurship. Jason believes in servant leadership, the art of determination, and the power of storytelling. This philosophy has served him well in his life and has made him an experienced speaker and proponent of Mission Six Zero’s Total Warrior model.Jason is passionate about his experiences and his stories resonate with any audience; students, athletes, businesspersons that wants to be “passionate about passion.” Jason is married to his wife, Elizabeth, and they have a daughter, Claire Jane, and a son, Jack.Jason also enjoys traveling, the history of the Roman Empire, the study of religion,  supporting DC professional sports teams, and helping veterans through his non-profit organization, Warrior Rising.Veterans looking for assistance go to:https://www.warriorrising.org/Companies looking for Leadership Development go to:https://missionsixzero.com/

On social media, there's this big push to talk about empathy and it's been going on for the last few years. Empathy is a very good thing in interpersonal relationships, especially in the leadership realm. However, empathy can easily cross over into sympathy and that can become a problem for your relationships and your bottom line… 

Zach Messler spent 20 years in product marketing for B2B technology companies. This largely meant teaching non-technical sales pros how to explain complex software in a way that moved an executive buying audience to act.Along the way, Zach learned a few things about how to write, how to present, and how to speak, all in a way that’s perfectly understood, grabs attention and holds on to it, and compels people to act. When you can do these things, it’s incredible what happens. You stop fumbling over words and wondering what to say. Those awkward feelings of how to start or wondering if your audience gets it? They evaporate. Your inner imposter is shut down, thanks to your growing base of fans, prospects, and customers.Zach realized he could help a whole lot more people than a few hundred sales pros. So, he left his corporate career behind and set off to create something special.Zach believes communications holds the key to getting anything you want out of life. When you communicate in a clear, compelling, and convincing way, you set yourself up for better things.For 98% of the world, this is hard.Why? We’ve all been taught to communicate in a certain way thanks to a combination of upbringing, education, and experiences. It’s why some feel awkward putting something new out there, while others have trouble explaining something without drowning in detail.And, it’s why so many of the greatest ideas will never see the light of day.This is why Zach jumped. This is what he does. He helps entrepreneurs know what to say and how to say it so they make a bigger impact on the world.He’s on a mission to help entrepreneurs find relevance and revenue.Zach has experience creating remarkable messages and compelling stories, launching new products, building awareness and demand, and enabling sales with a specific focus on founder-led companies, marketers, and entrepreneurs looking to attract an audience, transform an industry, or otherwise ignite a revolution.Specialties: ► Product Marketing► Brand Messaging► Sales Messaging► Product Messaging► Positioning► Sales Enablement► Strategic Communications► Go-to-market Strategy► Marketing Communications► Content Marketing► Audience-Centric Messaging► Coaching► B2B Tech► Enterprise Software  Visit Zach Messler on his website zachmessler.com, or via LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/in/zachmessler. 

Zac Keller went to the Naval Academy where he studied History and Engineering. He went on to become a Surface Warfare Officer where he traveled the world and conducted counter-piracy, counter-narcotic and teaching "outside the box" thinking to various Armed Forces. He left active duty in 2014 to start a family and seek adventures in various parts of corporate America. Zac joined St. Jude Medical and learned how to sell biomedical equipment like pacemakers. He developed a strategy for sales that eventually got him poached by Medtronic. He did well at bringing new technology to market and develop strategies to win business in new verticals. But, something was amiss. He tried consulting, training, and a few other avenues before he finally made the call to slow down, evaluate himself, his gifts, his life, and his direction. Zac joined the Select Reserves as a Lieutenant Commander in order to help lead our nation to a better future. He loves Sailors, people and being a recruiter allows him to understand people, learning about their behavior, and their motivations. Zac is also pursuing a Master’s degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology. Connect with Zac on LinkedIn.

Earl Gibson III has gotten the attention of those who would have you believe BLM is legitimate. His journey in life has taken him from Air Force veteran, homeless and living in a jeep to successful family man who now owns his own successful business. His change in mindset led to a path of seeking the truth. What Earl found is the narratives pushed by special interest groups and the corporate media concerning Black Lives Matter are false. Earl Gibson III is a real estate investor who uses LinkedIn to speak out against the hypocrisies of the radical left and social justice warriors. Connect with Earl on LinkedIn.

Many leaders fall into the trap of letting empathy turn into sympathy. This can have a negative effect on perceptions for both the team member and the leader in question. No one wants those around them feeling sorry for them. As a leader, what are you doing that understands and displays empathy and transfers that into building Strength and Resilience in your team?Episode #12 of The Truth is a solo episode featuring Danger Doug himself. Subscribe to The Truth on Apple and Spotify. Follow Doug on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.

Establishing a mindset for success is key when moving forward in life. You will have periods when you slip into a rut and need pulling out. The key is finding a balance and not relying on false motivation. Motivation can be fleeting.Mindset involves looking at your long-term goals and staying the course. Is this you? If so, what are you doing in your life or have a fear of that is holding you back? Listen in for some insight.Episode #11 of The Truth is a solo episode featuring Danger Doug himself. Subscribe to The Truth on Apple and Spotify. Follow Doug on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.

Many people identify with their career, job title or worse yet-a position of authority. Is this what truly defines you? Are you truly aware of who you are as a person and human? Tune in for a short but sweet episode.Episode #10 of The Truth is a solo episode featuring Danger Doug himself. Subscribe to The Truth on Apple and Spotify. Follow Doug on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.

As a life strategist and transformational coach, Ed Andrew has coached 15,000 people in 40 countries through career transition and life transformation. Ed’s mission is to bring humanity to work and life, he’s also the host of Human Impact with Ed Andrew, a top 100 podcast for self-improvement.Ed provides career, business and life strategy coaching services including Fortune 100 CEO's, world champion athletes, start-up founders to veterans and graduates.Ed helps people transition and explore from where they are to where they want to go. His training centers around the need to work, providing expertise around what work, career and lifestyle will best suit you today and for the future.Everything Ed does is designed to guide people to reach your potential, moving past vision and dreams into reality, overcoming the fear of change. An ex lawyer, a headhunter for 15 years, an entrepreneur for 20 years building 4 companies on 4 continents to 7 figure profits. In fashion, e-commerce, technology and recruitment. He battled prostate cancer at 42 without Western treatment taking a big step into the unknown to find the root cause exploring many different aspects of psychology, nutrition, mindset and human behavior. He’s been through many career changes and one big life transformation. His teaching is based on science and experience.Visit Ed Andrew at https://www.edandrew.com/

Mark Morris is a professional freelance writer with over ten years of experience and more than 2 million words read by over six million readers. He supplies ghost blogging, eBooks, website content, articles and book writing. He has published over 6000 paid articles and co-authored more than a dozen E-books and three full length non-fiction books. Currently, Mark is a ghostwriter at Gotham Ghostwriters, one of the premier ghostwriting networks in the business, offering services to all tiers, from first time authors to seasoned thought leaders. Mark started his first novel at fourteen on a manual Royal typewriter. On about page 60, the ribbon broke and he abandoned the process, but not the writing. He wrote and directed for the stage for almost 20 years and now he’s a freelance writer full time.  Mark loves good books, great movies and the occasional cold beer, but his favorite thing is an uninterrupted, interesting conversation, although be forewarned, in his books.  Mark loves to read anything that makes him laugh, or think in ways he hasn’t before, so that's what he tries to do in his books, challenge the status quo. He started reading a lot at seven, when their TV blew up and his dad refused to replace it. His novels are his getaway from all the busyness of life, so he tries not to take it too seriously.  Visit Mark Morris at markrmorrisjr.com or you can reach out to him via his LinkedIn account https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrmorrisjr-ghostwriter/

Jeremy Slate is the founder of the Create Your Own Life Podcast, a top-rated iTunes podcast featuring interviews with successful people that have created life on their own terms. He studied literature at Oxford University, and is a former champion powerlifter turned new media entrepreneur. He specializes in using podcasting and new media to create trust and oping leader status. In iTunes, he was ranked #1 in the business category and ranked #78 in the Top 100.It is because of Jeremy’s success in podcasting that he was able to accomplish 10,000 downloads of his podcast in the first month. After his success in podcasting, Jeremy Slate and Daniel Gefen founded Get Featured to help entrepreneurs get their message out by appearing as guests on podcasts.Jeremy was named one of the top 26 podcast for entrepreneurs to listen to in 2017 + 18 by CIO Magazine, top podcast to listen to by INC Magazine in 2019 and Millennial Influencer to follow in 2018 by Buzzfeed. The Create Your Own Life Podcast has been downloaded over 2.5 million times. He’s also a contributing editor of New Theory Magazine and Grit Daily.After his success in podcasting, Jeremy and his wife, Brielle, founded Command Your Brand Media to help leaders use the power of podcasts to change the world.Visit for being a podcast guest or podcaster at https://commandyourbrand.com/Visit Jeremy Slate at jeremyryanslate.com

Inside every individual, team or business is unlimited potential ready to explode into greatness. At DamianAndrews.com we Unleash Your Potential to accelerate your growth by helping you change the world for the better.Growing LocalUnleash the global potential of your local business.Thinking differently about your local business in a global economy.Local business has a supreme advantage over multinationals. Humans are naturally drawn to community and family. It’s driven deep into your unconscious. Take your business to the next level and Unleash Your Potential.Damianandrews.com 

As the founder of Bluefish, one of the most successful personal concierge services, and an expert marketer within the luxury industry, Steve Sims has been quoted in various publications including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, London’s Sunday Times, and many more.Steve is the best-selling Author of “Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen”, sought-after consultant and a speaker at a variety of networks, groups, and associations as well as the Pentagon and Harvard – twice!Want to sing with your favorite rock star, be serenaded by Andrea Bocelli, walk the red carpet at A List Oscar parties, get married in the Vatican, Dive to the wreck of the Titanic – these are just a few highlights of what Steve has provided for his clients.He makes the impossible, possible, after all, he is called “The Real Life Wizard of Oz” by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine.Visit Steve at https://www.stevedsims.com/ and http://simsdistillery.com/

Scotty Schindler is a business and sports leader proudly from Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia. Now the retired startup founder and CEO of ReNet, he is recognised as a leading Aussie business identity and keen surfer who has won multiple surfing Titles. An overview of Scott’s life shows an enviable ability to achieve success in anything he pursues.At its core, Scott’s career is a story of creativity, hard work and a love of Australian life. As CEO of ReNet, Scott has presided over the growth of a startup business that began in 2000 with just 1 single property listing advertised. On Scott’s retirement in 2017, ReNet managed over $1.125 Trillion Dollars ($1,125,771,059,045) in real estate across Australia and New Zealand by 5,000 real estate offices and some 15,000 real estate salespeople.In complement to his role as CEO, Scott is also a highly sought-after public speaker, trainer and thought leader within Australia and around the world. A business mentor and sales trainer that can back up advice with proven results in his own life, Scott credits his ‘quintessentially Australian’ identity as a born optimist and clear-cut straight talker, as key to his success in this arena.Before this present chapter of his life, Scott acquired his business and sales trade during 10 years in the insurance industry in the ’90s. Other organisations Scott is actively involved in are the Sawtell Boardriders, Sawtell Business Chamber, Surfing NSW and Fire + Rescue New South Wales. The roles vary but Scott’s devotion to community is a constant and so too an unending love of business and surfing that has carved out many, many adventures.Alongside having represented and won for Australia at the world surfing titles, Scott also holds multiple surfing championships at all levels of amateur surfing. With an enduring belief that success in business and sport require dedication to the same qualities, Scott is also very proud of his work as a coach and trainer of WQS surfers and Aussie surfers in junior development.When away from his work or sporting commitments, Scott spends time with his family, friends and is a proud supporter and sponsor of local sporting groups such as Sawtell Surf Life Saving and Sawtell Scorpions FC.Visit Scotty at https://www.scottyschindler.com/.

For 30 years Bob Burg has helped companies, sales leaders, and their teams to more effectively communicate their value, sell at higher prices with less resistance, and grow their businesses based on Endless Referrals.Bob regularly addresses audiences ranging in size from 50 to 16,000 — sharing the platform with notables including today’s top thought leaders, broadcast personalities, Olympic athletes and political leaders including a former United States President.Although for years he was best known for his book Endless Referrals, over the past few years it’s his business parable, The Go-Giver (coauthored with John David Mann) that has captured the imagination of his readers.The Go-Giver, a Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek Bestseller, has sold over 850,000 copies. The book has been translated into 28 languages. It was rated #10 on Inc. Magazine’s list of the Most Motivational Books Ever Written, and was on HubSpot’s 20 Most Highly Rated Sales Books of All Time.Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales approaching two million copies. Now, he’s here today with his new book, The Go-Giver Influencer.Visit Bob at https://Burg.com and get his latest book The Go-Giver Influencer.

Curt Mercadante is a former PR/ad agency owner-turned-speaker, coach and social influencer who speaks on the topics of strengths-based development, productivity, entrepreneurial freedom, and marketing/storytelling.Recently named one of the 30 LinkedIn Influencers Who Built a Powerhouse Personal Brand, Curt is a powerful, dynamic public speaker whose motivational videos drew more than 2.5 million organic video views on LinkedIn in 2018 alone.Curt spent several decades of working in the public relations and advertising industry, during which he founded and scaled a successful seven-figure agency. In 2017, Curt shut down the agency at peak revenue to pursuit his love of coaching and speaking. He now coaches and speaks to audiences around the globe.He also hosts Freedom Mindset Radio (available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube and Google Podcasts) and his forthcoming book, The Five Pillars of the Freedom Lifestyle, is due to be published in Spring 2019.Curt was raised in the Chicago area and is a graduate of the University of Iowa. He and his wife, Julie, reside in Charleston, South Carolina with their four children.Visit Curt at https://www.curtmercadante.com/.