How do you rise up to become a thought leader? Today's guest has risen to the top of thought leadership in his field and he's here to tell you what it takes.

John Spencer is a 25 year Veteran of the US Armed Forces. He joined the army when he was 16 and worked his way up from Private to Sergeant 1st Class, then to Officer. He did two tours in Iraq; parachuting with the Airborn during the invasion and returning in 2008 as an Officer. This experience, and a willingness to do the hard work that comes with opportunity, kept him on the rise to become an advisor to Generals, to the Pentagon, and at West-Point Military Academy. He also formed and is the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum in NYC. Since discovering a passion for writing and sharing his knowledge, he's written extensively for and appeared on all major media channels, such as Fox News, CNN, BBC, MSNBC, ABC, etc.

John has written two books and inspired by a desire to help the Ukrainians, he wrote an Urban Warfare Manual which he published and distributed for free and which has been translate in to 11 languages.

Connected Soldiers is a deeply personal memoir telling the story of John's combat experience with the Airborn unit, covering topics like leadership, purpose, and the meaning of life.

Understanding Urban Warfare is a study and guide to urban warfare.

Download or read the Urban Warfare Manual at https://www.johnspenceronline.com/urban-warfare.

To learn more about John Spencer, go to JohnSpencerOnline.com. You can also find him on all social media but Twitter is his main feed @SpencerGuard.

Also in this episode:

Battle of Mariupol - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mariupol_(2014)

Book: Stephen Mansfield - Men On Fire https://stephenmansfield.tv/author/men-on-fire/

Movie: A Knights Tale https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183790/

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