Shoot Me Straight with Dave & Eddie

Today on the podcast, Eddie sat down with the owners of Stronghold Solutions - Brandon Graves and Tom Morton. Stronghold SOF Solutions (SOF S3) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based out of Destin, FL. Their training facility is in Defuniak Springs, FL, 10 minutes South of I-10, 20 minutes East of 7th SFG/Duke Field. They share a property line with General Dynamics and enjoy a great working relationship with their neighbors. SOF S3 was founded by a former US Army Green Beret as a platform for continued service to our country. Their work is performed in the Florida Panhandle, just minutes away from 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin AFB, and Hurlburt Field. They are primarily a US provider of tactical training solutions for the warfighter and law enforcement officer. SOF S3 leverages the capabilities, training, and experience of SOF veterans from every branch of the military in combination with a modernized 50-acre facility built to reflect the current and future operational environment.

On today's podcast we sit down with singer/songwriter, Dew Pendleton. Dew has grown up writing songs and being around music, and always had a passion to be a musician. Dew focuses in country music and has released many songs, including an album that is on the way very soon. Today is a special episode - you guys will get to hear Dew sing some of his released songs as well as a couple unreleased tunes. Instagram - @dewpendleton

Today on the podcast, the boys sit down with Eric Hinman. Based in Denver, Eric is an Endurance Athlete (5x Ironman), content creator and social media influencer, sponsored by dozens of consumer brands. Some of Eric’s partners include Vital Proteins, GNC, Ten Thousand, Beam, Lane Eight, Chipotle, and Whole Foods. Eric is also a health + wellness, tech, and hospitality entrepreneur / angel investor. Eric is the co-founder of Original Grain, a multi-unit, healthy-fast-casual restaurant, and XO Taco, a trendy-Mexican restaurant in Syracuse, NY. Championing innovative disruptors in the fitness/wellness space, Eric’s portfolio of angel investments include brands such as Ten Thousand, WellWell, and Swerve Fitness. Check out Eric on his IG - @erichinman

Today, we sit down with Zac Woodfin - former NFL player. Zac is an American football coach and former linebacker. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2005, and went on to have stints with the Baltimore Ravens, Frankfurt Galaxy and the Houston Texans. Zac attended Prattville High School in Birmingham, Alabama before he went on to play college football at UAB.

Dave & Eddie answer questions from listeners

Today on Shoot Me Straight, we sit down with Byron Beplay. US Army Veteran of 13 years, 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Regiment. Byron began his dog training career after he separated from the Army and began working with his service dog. He became a passionate advocate for the Rescue 22 Foundation and Veteran suicide awareness. He ventured into protection sports and developing protection dogs working under leading trainers in the U.S. and attending many schools and seminars in the disciplines of decoying, protection, detection, military and law enforcement K9 development. Byron enjoys working his own personal dog in scent detection and volunteers his time to help with local law enforcement K9 departments. Byron began his business as a partnership location with Coastline K9 out of Naples FL. Here he developed and trained many behavioral problems and family protection dogs before opening the business BTS K9. Byron is passionate about bringing awareness to the veteran community and creating a safer community through dog training for our clients and their families.

Today on Shoot Me Straight, the boys sit down with Eddie's son - Treven Gallagher. Treven just finished became a U.S. Marine, and is fresh out of boot camp. He tells us stories of his experience, where he thinks he's headed next, and what it was like growing up with a father like Eddie. Treven's story is incredible - don't miss it!

Today, David sits down with Dr. Jeanne Allert. Jeanne has an eclectic career history: from high school English teacher, to instructional designer, to technology director, to Internet consultant. For fourteen years she managed a successful consulting practice serving trade and professional societies in their use of Internet technologies. She is an international public speaker, technical trainer, industry author, and has served as adjunct faculty for several universities. Jeanne holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and Psychological Studies, 2021. Jeanne is a compelling speaker on the topic of domestic human trafficking and has delivered awareness presentations in several states. She is a member of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, Graduate of the FBI Citizen’s Academy, and a Human Trafficking Contributor for the National Advisory Council for the Conference on Crimes Against Women. Find out more about Jeanne here - https://instituteforsheltercare.org/jeanne-allert-bio/

Today on the podcast, we sat down with Lisa & Jimmy Smith - owners of BlackSmith JiuJitsu in Niceville, Florida. BlackSmith Jiu Jitsu was founded in 2017 by Jimmy & Lisa Smith although the actual journey began in 1995. Professor Jimmy Smith has trained in multiple arts throughout the years that included Boxing, Judo, Free Style Grappling, and Wrestling, but he landed in the gentle art of Jiu Jitsu 29 years ago. After training 4-6 times a week for years and seeing how much he loved it, his family started getting interested and wanted to try out jiu jitsu as well. One class was all it took and they were all hooked. They have now been training together as a family for almost 10 years and are so grateful to be doing what they love. They started BlackSmith Jiu Jitsu in Ridgecrest, California and relocated to the beautiful Emerald Coast in Niceville, Florida in 2019! Their mission began with just a handful of practitioners and quickly grew to over 350 students. They are so excited to be growing every week in Niceville! Being a family oriented environment empowers BlackSmith Jiu Jitsu to offer classes for all ages at all different levels of Jiu Jitsu. As they are constantly progressing and growing together as a community, they strive to build up one another individually and as a team. Jimmy & Lisa have some incredible stories to tell - don't miss out! Here's their website - https://blacksmithjiujitsu.com/ And their IG page - @blacksmithjiujitsuniceville

Today on the podcast, David sits down with John Wargo and Mike Devlin. Mike is a long-time friend of David who has worked with him on his CRM company Repbox, and now is working with John. John Wargo is CTO of Beastcode - a military contract company in the tech world. John and Mike have great stories to share, you won't wanna miss out on this one! https://www.beast-code.com/