When you think of Veterans, do you think of heroes? Do you think of people who voluntarily agreed to defend you, your livelihood, and champion your way of life? Have you ever thought about being a champion for Veterans—both in the not-military workforce and in not-military life? Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Kathy Gallowitz and I talk about how being a Veteran Champion and engaging Veterans in the workforce helps organizations become strong, remain strong, and seize amazing skills, strengths, and employees. Retired Lt. Colonel Kathy Gallowitz grew up as a Navy "brat" who then served nearly 30 years as an Air Force Officer. She also is an Army spouse. Kathy is the Founder & CEO of Vanguard Veteran, LLC, author of _Beyond "Thank You For your Service," The Veteran Champion Handbook for Civilians_, and has masters degrees in both Nursing and Political Science. As an award-winning businesswoman with first-hand experience hiring Veterans, Kathy coaches employers how to excel with hiring and retaining Veteran talent in ways that strengthens their workforce. Her “Veteran Talent Academy” equips employers to find, hire, and leverage Veterans’ skillsets. Kathy also equips volunteer faith community leaders to build Military Ministries to cultivate mutual support, a sense of belonging and spiritual resiliency for military-connected people.

Contact Kathy:

Vanguard Veteran Overview: https://vanguardveteran.start.page

Veteran Talent Academy: https://vanguardveteran.com/veteran-champion-consulting-training/

Complimentary Veteran-Ready assessment: https://vanguardveteran.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/may-2021_-vr-employer-assessment.pdf

Vanguard Veteran's Employer Consulting and Training: https://vanguardveteran.com/veteran-champion-consulting-training/

O*Net Online Military Crosswalk Search: https://www.onetonline.org/crosswalk/MOC/Transition

Career Resource Guide for Veterans and Military Spouses: https://vanguardveteran.files.wordpress.com/2022/10/veteran-vanguard-transition-career-resource-guide-for-veterans-military-strategy-to-success-llc.pdf

Invite Vanguard Veteran to Speak: https://vanguardveteran.com/invite-me-to-speak/ _Beyond "Thank you For Your Service": the Veteran Champion Handbook for Civilians_ on Amazon: https://bit.ly/BeyondThankYouForYourService

Women Who LEAD: A monthly free hybrid Leadership Discussion Forum for women Veterans and non-Veterans to empower women leaders and foster mutual support. We hope you will join us! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/137542143253

Contact Dr. Catherine:

BookWithDrCatherine.com

https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/CatherineWiberg

https://profitablealignment.com This episode originally aired 8/30/2023.