Episode 258 features Marine veteran, CEO of Warfighter Made, Rob Blanton
Description
Co-founder and CEO of Warfighter Made, Rob Blanton is a retired Marine serving as a volunteer for his non-profit organization full-time. The mission of Warfighter Made provides recreation therapy to ill, injured and combat-wounded service members and veterans. Listen to how he and the others got there. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.
8:27 – Adversity builds mental toughness
16:06 – I’m the proverbial if your friend jumps off a bridge, will you? Yeah, four of my friends jumped off a bridge, so I joined them.
22:23 – The good news, I can make you a Marine, the bad news is you don’t qualify with these test scores – for anything!
31:58 – the best memories were really the worst stories, just overcoming adversity
36:12 – I was awarded the Silver Star for that action in Iraq, it’s our nation’s third highest award for valor
42:52 –…that was the catalyst to start Warfighter Made
47:19 – When I retired from the Marines in 2014, I immediately became a full-time volunteer for the organization.
Special thanks to 4low Magazine and Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.
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