#76 Amazing Story - Ronald Steptoe, Warrior Centric Health

A return guest, Ron Steptoe knows that the military and the war can have both pride and pain. His great (how many greats?) grandfather fought in the Revolutionary War as one of the African Americans to fight for colonial rights. As a reward, he was given land, as were many of the Continental Army soldiers, and settled down. But during the American Civil War, many blacks were suspicioned as being spies for the North, and Ron's relative's land was right on Confederate territory. He was labeled a spy and beheaded in front of his family. And at the end of the war, the North destroyed all records of any spies so no one would be targeted again, so Ron had no written record of his ancestor's fate for years. That legacy is part of Ron's rise through West Point and the Army, to Warrior Centric Health. In the healthcare industry, Ron turned his attention to the military healthcare situation, showing them as a population of veterans with specific needs. Veteran Founder Podcast with your host Josh Carter We record the Felony Inc Podcast inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland. Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil Show logo was designed by Carolyn Main Website was designed by Cameron Grimes Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster Theme music: Artist: Tipsy Track: Kadonka Album: Buzzz Courtesy of Ipecac Records 10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes Listen to the Veteran Founder Podcast every Friday at 1:00pm pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com