August 26, 2019

Episode 79 – The Secret to Managing Your Career

Welcome back! On this episode, I interview Amber McColl. She is a former Army Intelligence officer who transitioned in 2015. Amber launched her career at EY as a Senior Consultant. She excelled in that role for two years and then transitioned to an Operations Manager position. Much of our conversation centers around career management and the … Continue reading “Episode 79 – The Secret to Managing Your Career”

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July 29, 2019

Episode 77 – Do you want Business Success? Have Grit!

Welcome back! On this episode, I explore the role of grit in business success as I interview Cameron-Brooks alumnus Paul Young. Paul is a former Army Armor and Adjutant General officer who transitioned after Company Command. He launched his business career at All Risks as a Broker. He started in a business development role and … Continue reading “Episode 77 – Do you want Business Success? Have Grit!”

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July 2, 2019

Episode 75 -Conference Preparation Experience – Hear First-Hand

On this episode of the podcast, I interview Austin Welty about his Conference preparation experience. Austin is a former USMC Infantry officer who attended the January 2019 Career Conference. After the conference, he launched his career as an Operational Team Leader at PACTIV. Austin has been a long-time listener of this podcast.  As a result, he … Continue reading “Episode 75 -Conference Preparation Experience – Hear First-Hand”

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June 24, 2019

Looking for Interview Success? Have a Conversation!

How do you guarantee interview success? As we wrap up our June 2019 Career Conference (you can read more about the Conference here and watch our insider videos here, here, here and here), I have looked through much of the feedback that the hiring managers gave as to why officers were not considered for an … Continue reading “Looking for Interview Success? Have a Conversation!”

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May 28, 2019

Considering a Military Transition Reason: Control My Career

When I ask Junior Military Officers (JMOs) why they are considering a military transition, I often hear “I want to control my career.” This response makes sense because in the military, for the most part, someone else manages their career – typically either their Branch Manager or Detailer. Officers don’t have to think about when … Continue reading “Considering a Military Transition Reason: Control My Career”

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May 13, 2019

Episode 73 – From Army Officer to Account Manager – Lessons Learned

Welcome back! On this most recent podcast episode, we feature Ben Sewell’s JMO transition from Army officer to Account Manager in Corporate America. Ben made the transition from the military to Corporate America in 2014. He’s in an Account Management role at Altec. In this episode we discuss: What Altec is and what they do … Continue reading “Episode 73 – From Army Officer to Account Manager – Lessons Learned”

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May 6, 2019

Up for a Business Adventure? Try A JMO Transition To Corporate America.

When my wife and I decided on my JMO transition from the Army, one of the first questions we asked was, “Where will we live?” We quickly reached the seemingly obvious conclusion that we’d live in San Antonio. We both grew up in the Alamo City and much of our family still lives there – … Continue reading “Up for a Business Adventure? Try A JMO Transition To Corporate America.”

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March 11, 2019

Episode 69 – For Transitioning JMOs, The World Is Your Oyster

Hello! And welcome back to another episode of the Cameron-Brooks podcast for transitioning JMOs. On this episode, I interview Angela Jung. Angela is a former Army Military Intelligence officer who transitioned to Russell Reynolds Associates in January 2015. She launched her business career as a Research Associate and has been promoted twice since then! We … Continue reading “Episode 69 – For Transitioning JMOs, The World Is Your Oyster”

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February 11, 2019

Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 67 – How to Define Leadership in Your Day-to-Day Work

Welcome back! During this podcast episode, I interview Dee Rodriguez. Dee is a former USMC Infantry Officer who transitioned to Corporate America in 2015. He launched his career at Preferred Materials where he started as a Project Manager. Dee has an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and is working in the horizontal construction space. In … Continue reading “Cameron-Brooks Podcast: Episode 67 – How to Define Leadership in Your Day-to-Day Work”

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February 4, 2019

What is Your Leadership Style?

Pretty basic question, right? When I ask a Junior Military Officer (JMO) this question, he or she usually begins to describe how they lead an individual or a group of people over whom they have positional authority. In most cases, we would classify that as team leadership. I published a more detailed blog post on team leadership, which … Continue reading “What is Your Leadership Style?”

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