The Opportunities and Power of Veteran Influencers Marketing

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Digital marketing professional, Matt O’Brien shares his insights on “The David Johnson Show” about what’s coming next in the worlds of technology and the Internet, and how veterans can find their niche in the emerging opportunity to become an influencer and make an impact. “…the formula changed and it’s all about these influencers that are […]

Veterans Encouraged to Find Their Passion and Audience

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Veteran-focused digital marketer and social media expert Matt O’Brien is our next guest on “The David Johnson Show”. In this clip, Matt shares how military veterans can use their stories and experience to reach an audience in whatever endeavor they are pursuing. ” … these are experts. These people have something to give, something that […]

The Veteran Advantage to Building Your Brand Online

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Phoenix community leader and digital marketing pro Matt O’Brien shares his faith-based insights to veterans on giving back and impacting one’s community on the new episode of “The David Johnson Show”, a national voice that talks about points of interest within the post 9/11 military and veteran culture. Matt wants to help use his digital […]

War Veteran Athena Ives on Courage to Tell Her Story

After publishing her book, USMC veteran Athena Ives had many people reach out to her. “I had the courage to tell my story. To talk about what is happening to millions of people and they don’t know what’s going on, because no one talks about it.” Hear more about her story on The David Johnson […]

USMC Veteran Dr. Athena Ives on Fear and Trauma

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“Fear is often created by trauma. That fear will live under your sight. It’s like the monster under your bed that everyone avoids.” Watch Athena Ives talk about how she overcame trauma and fear to take back her life, tell her story, and help others combat their personal trauma on this week’s The David Johnson […]

A Marines Story of Resilience and Hope from Athena Ives

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USMC Veteran and military rape survivor, Athena Ives shares her story of resilience & hope and how she went from trauma to survival to victory in the latest episode of “The David Johnson Show”. Athena recounts her story of being a child rape victim to serving in the U.S. Marines as a combat engineer and […]

Jason Sheehan of FreeLance Vets on What Success Means

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In this clip, Army Veteran, employment expert & President of FreeLanceVets Jason Sheehan answers David Johnson’s question “What would a level of success mean to you? What does that look like?” “For me, success is going to be helping as many people as I can. Doing the right thing for the right people for the […]

Army Vet Jason Sheehan on Veteran Employment

Jay Sheehan Veteran Employment

Employment expert Jason Sheehan talks to veterans from an employer’s point of view. He talks about how employers cannot afford to make hiring mistakes. “That’s why we would rather do a better job screening upfront with proper candidates. Those proper candidates, a lot of times could be a veteran.” He also touches on the fact […]

Employment Expert Jason Sheehan on the Cost of Hiring an Employee

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Jason Sheehan, a 13-year Army veteran and employment expert, shares some important perspectives from the hiring side, that many people do not think about when it comes to hiring and employing someone. “A lot of things go into actually employing someone. …we get bombarded by thousands of people that aren’t qualified or remotely qualified for […]

Veteran Employment: An Employers Perspective From Jay Sheehan

Jay Sheehan Veteran Employment TDJS

Having a DD214 doesn’t mean an employer owes you a job… yes, you have a leg up because you have on average 300% more training than non-vets for hire but you still need to market yourself, your abilities, and your skillset. There are many resources that center around Veteran employment but Jay is one of […]