Posts Tagged ‘marine’

Combat Boots to High Heels with Army Veteran Lila Holley

  71: Lila Holley is a Veteran, Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend, and Entrepreneur in a nutshell. She’s a retired Chief Warrant Officer Four who served 22 years in the US Army and loved it. Lila credits her military experiences for shaping who she is today. She’s lived across the country in such places as Fort…

Creating Disney Magic with Army Veteran and former Executive VP of Walt Disney World® Resort Lee Cockerell

69: Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. As the Senior Operating Executive for 10 years, Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members (Disney Employees) and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, four theme parks, two water parks, a shopping and entertainment…

Passive Income Supporting Education | Air Force Veteran Matt Miller with School Spirit Vending

68: Matt Miller spent the first 9 years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the corporate world to work at both Abbott Laboratories and Valassis. While a top performer for both companies, his long term desire was to start a business and be his own boss. A good friend one day…

Veteran Entrepreneur Boot Camps with Dr Michael Morris University of Florida

67: Dr. Michael H. Morris holds the James W. Walter Eminent Scholar Chair at the University of Florida, and was formerly the Malone Mitchell Chair at Oklahoma State University. In addition to starting three ventures, he has built top-ranked entrepreneurship programs at three major universities. A pioneer in curricular innovation and experiential learning, his entrepreneurial outreach…

A Battle Won by Handshakes: The Story of Alpha Company 1/5 | Marine Veteran Lucas Dyer

66: Lucas A. Dyer is a US Marine who served thirteen years on active duty in the infantry before joining the Marine Corps Reserves. He has deployed multiple times, including to the Middle East and Helmand, Afghanistan, where he was decorated with combat valor. He holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology, is a certified and licensed…