Transition with Purpose: Redefining Leadership Beyond the Military with Patrick Flood

🪖 Growth Capital Podcast — Episode 51 🪖

 

What happens when leadership, discipline, and service meet entrepreneurship?

In this episode of the Growth Capital Podcast, host Justin Dixon sits down with Patrick Flood, Founder & CEO of Owners in Honor, a nonprofit helping veterans transition from military service to business ownership through acquisition.

A 26-year Army veteran and former Green Beret, Patrick shares how his post-service mission evolved from personal success to collective purpose — building a model where veterans don’t just find jobs, but own their next mission.

🔍 What you’ll learn:

• Why purpose, not profit, drives sustainable leadership
• How Owners in Honor helps veterans acquire, grow, and exit small businesses
• The six-phase system behind successful Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA)
• How “service-first” leadership translates into business success
• Why fulfillment, not just financial return, defines modern leadership
  
  

🌐 Connect with Patrick Flood:
Website: https://www.ownersinhonor.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmichaelflood/

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