LTC Jeffery Givens retired from the Army in 1998 after 24 years of service. He was an Infantry Officer that specialized in Mechanized and Armor combat units. His secondary specialty was ordinance and logistics operations. Jeff purchased a bankrupt small business in 1999 and turned it into a manufacturing company that engineered, manufactured, and sold…
Brigadier General Thomas V. Draude retired from the Marine Corps on January 1, 1993. General Draude was born on April 25, 1940 in Kankakee, Illinois. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps upon graduation with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1962. He also holds a Master of Military Arts…
Brigadier General Thomas V. Draude retired from the Marine Corps on January 1, 1993. General Draude was born on April 25, 1940 in Kankakee, Illinois. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps upon graduation with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1962. He also holds a Master of Military Arts…
United States Air Force Veteran Zac (ZacBob) Starr served 7 years in the United States Air Force and another 5 as a contractor for the United States Air Force in Kuwait. ZacBob just returned to the U.S. from Kuwait in October 2014 and is currently the host of crowdfunding podcast CrowdFund Genius. ZacBob created CrowdFund…
Andy Weiss is the founder of Blue Planet Foods, a specialty food import business which he operates from his home office in Chicago Illinois. Andy started Blue Planet Foods out of necessity when he left his corporate job due to ethical and moral conflicts with his employer. He provides some great insight on becoming an…
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