Charlie Mike Podcast

Dwayne Paro welcomes Michael Tacke to today's podcast.  He is a California native who joined the Army following the 9/11 attacks. Michael served in the 101st Airborne as an Infantryman and later as a Green Beret in both 10th and 5th Special Forces Groups. He left the Army after 14 years in the fall of 2016 to pursue opportunities as an entrepreneur. Michael owns Veterans Heavy Haul Trucking which provides over-sized freight transportation services to customers all over the country. Additionally, Michael works at a software company, is a full-time MBA student at Lipscomb University and is a member of the National Guard. He lives in Nashville, TN with his wife Allison and their golden retriever, Ari.

Dwayne Paro welcomes Jim Pfautz to today's podcast.  He is a retired Special Warfare Commander, US Navy, Jim has quickly become a thought leader in the cutting edge world predictive analytics, helping leaders accomplish their goals faster, with reduced risk and increased control. A highly creative, systems-thinker Jim has helped law enforcement, military and industry leaders lead by quantifying traditionally hard to define 'soft' attributes like community relations, communication, trust and culture and then customizing solutions to optimize human performance. Jim is the creator of Predictive Behavioral Analytics, which blends behavioral science algorithms with easy-to-use technology to align behaviors today to create your desired tomorrow. The best way to predict the future…is to create it!

Dwayne Paro welcomes Nick Bradfield to today's podcast.  He is a Marine veteran, graduate of Northwestern University with a Masters in Predictive Analytics, and the founder of Divvy Investments, an advisor friendly robo advisor. He started his career in financial services as a financial advisor with a large brokerage firm.  After a few years Nick decided it was time to move on. He spent several years with a financial services consulting firm followed by a brief stint at a publicly traded technology company. Nick was not the right fit for the corporate world. Upon being told he needed to care less about customers, he decided it was time to go into business for himself. When not working, Nick can be found playing superheroes with his son, gazing deeply into his wife's eyes (of which she just rolled), and talking about baseball. Nick passed the Series 65 exam which allows him to operate as an Investment Advisor Representative.

Dwayne Paro welcomes Justin Constantine to today's podcast.  He is a former Marine and attorney and is now an inspirational speaker and leadership consultant. He recently published his first book, My Battlefield, Your Office, Leadership Lessons From the Front Lines, which focuses on teaching mid-level managers how to lead people.  Justin is also a Presidential Leadership Scholar, a member of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, and a Senior Advisor at the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation focused on veteran employment. 

Dwayne Paro welcomes Byron Chen to today's podcast.  He is the author of Barracks to Boardrooms, Negotiating After Serving in the Military, and the founder of SuccessVets.com, a website and podcast dedicated to helping military members with their transition. He's been working on several different business ventures since he left the military while balancing a career in tech. He was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. 

Your Host, Dwayne Paro, of Charlie Mike Podcast gives an overview of the show.  Being a Combat Veteran himself he has a strong passion for ensuring our Veterans get the support they need and are able to create inspiring and empowering futures. Our Combat Veterans have many core strengths that align with being a successful entrepreneur; perseverance, accountability, commitment to excellence, integrity, ability to influence, effective communication, caring leader, adaptability, handle stressful situations, lifelong learners, and immediate contributors to name just a few. He calls his loyal listener's the "CO's". Why? To be a CO (commanding officer) means to be in charge of an organization driving the strategic vision, here he wants you to be in charge of your future while leveraging your VisualReality. The CO's can take what they want from these leading combat entrepreneurs and create success within their endeavors. As a loyal listener you will learn strategies being used that are working fo