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In this episode of the Scuttlebutt Podcast, host Brock Briggs sits down with Charlie Felker to discuss the transformative impact of AI in the home services industry. Charlie shares his journey from running a traditional customer support operation to embracing cutting-edge AI technology to streamline and enhance customer interactions. Expect…

In this episode, Brock talks with Hal Fischer. Hal is a former recruiter in the Air National Guard, a serial entrepreneur with several exits, and is one hell of a salesman. Expect to hear how his sales expertise helped to build one of the first military career fair expos which…

In this episode, Brock talks with Kieran Carroll. Kieran is a former surface warfare officer in the Navy and now the Chief Strategy Officer at ZeroEyes, a software company using computer vision to detect weapons on video feeds and stop active shooters. Expect to learn what exactly computer vision is…

In this episode, Brock talks with Greg Fischer. Greg is a former Marine Corps infantryman and currently running Burn Pit BBQ, a sauces and rub business he started from a recipe blog. Expect to learn how to instill an ownership mentality in your employees when starting a business. We talk…

The Scuttlebutt Podcast - The podcast for veterans starting, buying, and scaling businesses. Show host, Brock Briggs, talks with veteran business owners and operators about the specific tactics used in their business and how to apply them. Get a free weekly breakdown of the tactics from the discussion at https://www.scuttlebuttpodcast.co/.

In this episode, Brock talks with Shamus Flynn. Shamus is a former Marine Corps officer and now a partner at Flynn Giudici, a law firm he co founded where he specializes in small and medium sized businesses, particularly litigation. Expect to learn how the changing world we live in today…

In this episode, Brock talks with Troy Peterson. Troy was a PYSOPS officer in the Army and is now working on product policy and trust and safety at OpenAI. In this conversation, we talk about the value of information and how the control of access to information can be used…

Examine the inputs to an MBA - dedicated time and resources towards furthering your career. Allocating those same resources to ANYTHING would yield a similar result.

In this conversation, Brock speaks with Joe Heieck. Joe was an intelligence officer in the Navy, where he spent time on SEAL Team Three as part of the Naval Special Warfare community, and is now the CEO of gWorks, a software company serving state and local government. In this conversation,…

Especially in small business ownership, there isn't someone waiting behind a desk to tell you what direction to go in.

Publishing your thoughts, work, ideas, and lessons learned online builds credibility with people you do and don't know. The world is becoming more distrustful of people because of all the noise - the more credible and real you seem, the more people will trust you.

It's natural to feel not qualified when doing something hard or that you've never done before. Some call it imposter syndrome - really it's you stretching yourself to achieve.

Anything worth doing is hard the first time. And the second time. Probably the third time. The more we place ourselves in situations that require us to think critically and act decisively, the better we'll become.

In this episode, Brock speaks with Jonathan Gensler. Jonathan spent a career worth of time working in the clean energy sector. In this conversation, you hear about some of the problems facing renewable energy today, from someone who grew up in coal country. We also get into an underrated mindset…