What Type of coffee do you drink? Do you know where your coffee came from? This week’s topic is What’s in your Cup? And I have my good friend Eric Balough, President/CEO of Rick’s Roasters. Eric is still on Active duty about to retire and we discuss how he got into the coffee game. He explains experimenting on his stove with a frying pan to now owning and running Rick’s Roasters. Take a listen and get some education on the different types of coffee beans, what you should know when buying coffee,...
Mar 12, 2021•46 min•Ep. 192
I sit down with a Edith Miaskowski and her son Nicholas and hear their story of moving to America, overcoming disabilities to changing the lives of other people. Edith explains, they came to the United States in 1993, the reason was their oldest Daughter Samantha was born with a brain tumor, wanting a better life for her, Edith and her husband with $500 in their pocket and 2 suitcases moved to the United States. A few years later Nicholas was born (1995). Fast forward several years, May of 2006,...
Mar 05, 2021•31 min•Ep. 191
Linked up with our friend David Pere, CEO @From Military to Millionaire. David is a Real Estate Investor, Entrepreneur, Mindset Coach, Speaker and Personal Finance Genius! He does all this while still on Active Duty! David Share his story on how he got started in Real Estate Investing and teaching other what he now knows. We talk about his podcast “The Military Millionaire Podcast” and his NEW BOOK coming soon called “The No B.S. Guide to Military Life: How to Build Wealth, Get Promoted, and Ach...
Feb 13, 2021•27 min•Ep. 190
A chat with a Noble Warrior Mike Frazier’s military Career started off in the Coast Guard as a machinery technician, he did four years, got out and then got into Law enforcement right after 9/11. He missed the military so much that he joined the Army and because of his mechanical experience, he ended up working on black hawk helicopters. Eventually ended up working in special operations. However, His Military career was cut short. Take a listen as Mike shares his struggles from leaving the Milit...
Jan 20, 2021•37 min•Ep. 189
Join me in this episode as I have friend Andrew Farrer on with me. It’s been a long time coming, we’ve known each other for a few years and still trying to figure out how we haven’t met in person yet. Set back and enjoy as we discuss bringing people together and how we can all support each other. Andrew shares his story and his Decision Hour. About Andrew… Andrew was born in Nashville, TN at Baptist Memorial Hospital in 1977 and grew up in Exeter, NH. He attended The Brooks School from 1992-1996...
Jan 14, 2021•28 min•Ep. 188
We have a very special guest on this week’s episode, U.S. Army Veteran, Mr. Richard Kaufman a.k.a. The Comeback Coach! Take a listen as we get to know more about Richard. We discuss his upbringing, how a he overcame his addiction to alcohol and what pushed him to joining the military a second time. We then talk about how meeting a man named Gary help push Richard in the direction of helping others who struggle with addiction, homelessness or PTSD. Richard has a big heart and loves helping others...
Jan 07, 2021•23 min•Ep. 187
Kisa Libby is a Navy Vet, a sponsored competitive shooter and an accountant for a well known business supplying law enforcement officers. By far, her toughest job is as a single mom to 2 boys. We had a great discussion with Kisa about why she started in the shooting sports and how she’s working to raise her boys to be strong, positive men. Like many veterans, Kisa found herself missing the camaraderie of serving with others for a common mission (and in often less than favorable conditions). She ...
Dec 31, 2020•38 min•Ep. 186
Whether it’s for utility or self-protection, we see a lot of people walking around carrying knives. How many of those people who choose to carry for self-protection have ever trained for such an event? The answer is, not many. Adam Bird and Heather Dopson took the time to sit down with Nick LaRosa to talk about whether or not we should be carrying, the best way to carry, and why training is an absolute must. Nick is impressive in his own right. At 24, he’s a black belt in Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, a b...
Dec 18, 2020•33 min•Ep. 185
The Founder of Americas Mighty Warriors and Gold Star Mother, Debbie Lee joins us this week! Debbie Lee lost her son Marc in Iraq in 2006. Marc Alan Lee was the first Navy SEAL killed in Ramadi, Iraq 8-2-06. A member of SEAL Team 3, Charlie platoon, Marc made the ultimate sacrifice defending his teammates. Marc was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star w Valor, and the Purple Heart for his heroic actions. Marc’s name means “Mighty Warrior.” Debbie talks about Marc’s letter home and doing more Ran...
Dec 10, 2020•43 min•Ep. 184
Natsune Oki is an Author, Host, Speaker and Entrepreneur. She came to the United States and Studied Business and Economics. As she attended school she worked for several tech startups where she found her passion for entrepreneurship and her life mission in adding value in the progress of humanity. All the way from Tokyo Japan, my friend Natsune Oki joins us this week and we discuss her book ‘The Game of Self Domination’ (Order here: https://bit.ly/39Ptexj ) Take a listen as she explains why she ...
Dec 05, 2020•30 min•Ep. 183
“𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐤” is the slogan for Erica Chadwick’s company, TacMobility. In this episode, we learn that TacMobility is a company that exists to reduce police officer suicide, increase police officer morale, provide mental and physical health support for cops and so much more. We talk with Erica about how being a person of color influenced her ideas about cops early on in her life, but after years of working in an industry supporting law enf...
Nov 19, 2020•47 min•Ep. 182
Reden Dionisio is the CEO "Chief of Everything Officer" of Fortis Et Fidelis. He is an active duty Navy Corpsman with 17 years of military experience. Currently, he is the Division Surgeon's Office (DSO) Senior Enlisted Medical Advisor at 2nd Marine Division II Marine Expeditionary Force; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In search of ways to further contribute to the military community, Reden founded Fortis Et Fidelis in 2016 to highlight our service members through the brand. He also wanted to hon...
Nov 12, 2020•28 min•Ep. 181
Marie Peck started The Fetch Foundation about 10 years ago when she realized there were so many unwanted dogs with the drive and skills to become working dogs. She’s worked hard with a small army of volunteers to create the Homeless 2 Heroes program. They rescue dogs from shelters, identify their abilities and place them in the jobs best suited for them. Hundreds of dogs have been put to work as service and therapy dogs, search and rescue and other important roles. Fetch also provides Fido Bags ...
Nov 05, 2020•37 min•Ep. 180
Mark Cage first swore to uphold the US Constitution when he enlisted in the Navy and continues his commitment as Sheriff of Eddy County New Mexico. Sheriff Cage retired from the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer and has a wide swath of knowledge from his 37 years in law enforcement. In the past few years, Sheriff Cage has emerged as a well respected staunch advocate of the Second Amendment and an outspoken critic of Red Flag laws. He was one of the 29 out of 33 New Mexico sheriffs who declared their...
Oct 29, 2020•40 min•Ep. 179
Craig “Sawman” Sawyer ’s list of accomplishments is seemingly endless: Marine, Navy Seal, Federal Air Marshall, rhino anti-poaching advocate. He’s gained a certain level of notoriety from appearing on shows like Top Shot, Sniper: Deadliest Missions and Battleground: Rhino Wars. But these days Sawman has taken up a fight much closer to home. He launched the non-profit foundation Veterans for Child Rescue in an effort to end the domestic sex trafficking of children. In this episode, we sit down wi...
Oct 22, 2020•35 min•Ep. 178
Making the Hard Decision to (Fill in the blank) isn’t always easy, but often times, it’s necessary. When is it right? When do you know the time is right? If you are stuck in a J-O-B that you don’t want, don’t care about or just feel stuck at, when do you make the decision to change? In this episode we discuss the process of making the HEAVY Decisions with a special guest. We discuss some of our own personal experiences when it comes to making “Heavy Decisions” like, leaving a job, career what ha...
Oct 15, 2020•39 min•Ep. 177
I sit down with Award Winning screenwriter and the Author of The Screaming Silence , Mr. Lanser Howard. Lanser started his career as a journalist and then transitioned into film where he wrote and produced an award winning documentary film among other screenplays. Nowadays he focuses his time on poetry which leads to his first full-length book called, “The Screaming Silence” We talk about what it takes to share poems like this and we also talk about his own experiences with PTSD....
Oct 08, 2020•23 min•Ep. 176
Great interview with our with the Founder of Arc Of Justice, Mr. Will Ostan. You will hear a brief background of Will Ostan experience and find out about his passion to fight for Our Nations Heroes who are wounded and still on Active Duty. We discuss the gap between Active Duty and the Defense Health Agency and why so many wounded warriors are not getting the help they deserve. We then get into what Will has been working on, House Resolution 6466, (the integrated disability evaluation system Acc...
Oct 01, 2020•40 min•Ep. 175
Dr. Mumm, is a US Army Veteran, an Author and international Speaker. Some Iraq Veterans may remember early on in 2003 the “Iraqi Regime Playing Cards, The 55 Most wanted List” … Hans Mumm is created those. When it comes to autonomous systems, UAV’s there are very few people in the world that know as much as Dr. Mumm. How much do YOU really know about, UAV’s, drones, Humanoids etc? Did you know that Russia has already sent a humanoid robot to space? There are so many things going on in the world ...
Sep 24, 2020•44 min•Ep. 174
Had a great time talking with Kyle and Melinda Nyseth the founders of Navy Paddles ( https://www.navypaddles.com) Navy Paddles provides unique and customized handmade memorabilia wooden products to military, fire and police to serve as a way of "Honoring their Achievements and Remembering Milestones". It is truly a "Craft of Honor" that allows Nyseth to stay connected to the military community that was his family for so long and to continue to serve others that are sacrificing so much. Take a li...
Sep 17, 2020•23 min•Ep. 173
This show I have a Special Co-Host, Heather Dopson joining. Take a listen as we catch up with Heather and what she has been doing since her last appearance on the show (Ep:175). You will be seeing her a bit more over the next few months as we are putting together a series of shows. She is a veteran of the US Air Force, a catalyst for conversations worth having and an enabler for ideas worth exploring: she is also an advocate for authenticity. Heather has a passion for digital trends and innovati...
Sep 10, 2020•31 min•Ep. 172
Marine Corps Pilot who was on a quest for a great salad dressing. Tune in as this week’s guest is John Currie the founder of Semper Savage. John spent 23 years in the United States Marine Corps, during that time he had a personal mission to create a salad dressing that he really enjoyed. Find out how the business got started. When asked how this idea first take shape, John said… “I was a I was probably in middle school when I started just naturally to really enjoy salad because there was a coupl...
Sep 01, 2020•26 min•Ep. 171
On this episode, I have my friend Lindsey Germono co-host the show with me. Lindsey is no stranger to the show, she was on episode 209 ( https://www.heroesmediagroup.com/podcast/special-guest-lindsey-germono/) She is the founder of Germono Advertising Company, she is a Military Spouse and the Host of Drop And Give Me 20 Podcast. In this show we share a little bit of our friendship and why we get along so well. We talk about the importance to have a support group, we discuss how Covid has affecte...
Aug 27, 2020•42 min•Ep. 170
This was not our typical episode. This week I asked Patti Katter to come back on the show, and before we even hit the start button, we got into a really good conversation about making decisions and how different men and women may or may not be when making them. How do you make a decision? Are Men and Women very different when it comes to making decisions? What is your thought process when it comes to making decisions? Something you will learn (3:38) “It has been scientifically proven that men ha...
Jul 25, 2020•26 min•Ep. 169
Daniel Faust is a author, speaker, and a training professional with nearly 20 years of experience. In addition, he has serving in the United States Air Force since 2000. Daniel also runs a business called Learn & Live, a company that offers training in consultation, workshop, seminars, social media, and even books. He is also a host fo a T.V. Show called warhero2superhero which airs on Wednesdays at 7:30 PST here eZWay.tv
Jul 15, 2020•30 min•Ep. 168
From Louisiana, to the Kitchens of the rich and famous! Chef Ryan Rondeno, joins us on this week’s episode of The Decision Hour. We dive right in to learn more about Chef Ryan, and how it all started for him to finding his way and cooking for some very notable names such as, Will Smith, Diddy, Common, Xhibit and companies like Lamborghini and Mercedes-Benz. We discuss how he is making his lavish and tasty recipes available to YOU right now! Checkout out his website www.rondenoculinarydesigns.com...
Jun 10, 2020•25 min•Ep. 167
If you are a military family with kids you don’t want to miss this show. In this episode I sit down with my friend Judy Glennon. Judy is the Parent Initiatives Program Manager at Military Child Education Coalition ( www.militarychild.org) . We discuss the release of their newest online resource ‘SchoolQuest’an interactive tool specially designed to support highly mobile military families and students with school transitions and the 6ththrough 12thgrade academic journey. SchoolQuest Tools & F...
Jun 02, 2020•23 min•Ep. 166
Are you a Positive or Negative person? Do you ever feel like there is just a dark cloud that follows you around, if so have you ever asked yourself why? Perhaps it’s time to really take a look at your thoughts, and what it is you are putting out in to the world. A lot of people say “it’s hard to be positive when so many bad (or negative) things are happening… The thing is, it’s just as easy to be positive as it is to be negative, it’s a choice. Staying positive in a negative atmosphere is what w...
May 26, 2020•20 min•Ep. 165
How do you recognize or handle Fear? If you're unsure, don't worry because this weeks episode will give you some Sparks of Hope. Shã Sparks is the CEO/Founder of Sparks of Hope and the Host of 'The Power of Inve$ting in People" podcast. Shã is also a author, business consultant and a Fearless Living Coach! We dive right in have some fun and peel back some layers. Don't be afraid, there is nothing to fear. Listen for yourself.
May 22, 2020•27 min•Ep. 164
The title says it all, this is the first show in Months where Adam and Patti are both on so they catch you up on what’s been going on. They talk about current events and what’s happening with Covid-19. Adam doesn’t hold back on his displeasure for mainstream media and what he thinks is happening which leads into them talking about Conspiracy Theories! Yup, a whole lot of Shenanigans. Make YOUR Decision Hour to not live in fear.
May 13, 2020•35 min•Ep. 163
