Mar 1, 2023
In this episode, I dive into the trenches with four veteran
entrepreneurs based in the Dallas, Texas area who were accepted in
the most recent cohort of Bunker Lab's Veteran in Residence
Program, sponsored by USAA, WeWork, and Pilot/Flying J. These
entrepreneurs share their backgrounds, what they learned about
themselves during the military transition process, and why they
started their small businesses.
Interview One: Christine Walker
Christine is a Desert Storm veteran, having served as a Hospital
Corpsman at Camp Lejeune, MCB. She has over 20 collective years of
design, writing, and publishing experience, co-founding MAC
Publishing as Creative Director and founding Devil Doc Publishing
in July 2020, with their first publication, AT EASE! Veterans
Magazine was released the same year. To learn more about
Christine's small business click here: https://www.theateasemagazine.com/
Interview Two: Andrea Gepner
United States Navy veteran and Founder and CEO of Simply Tax
Compliant, a smarter way to manage your small business taxes. Learn
more about Andrea's small business here: https://simplytaxcompliant.com/
Interview Three: Jessica Erickson
Jessica is a Marriage and Family Doctoral Candidate and LPC-S. She
is an Army Veteran and a Navy wife who has a passion for
working with veterans struggling with mental health. She
founded Hearts and Minds Counseling in 2019 and created a 12-week
program that incorporates glass working with a proven
self-worth curriculum. Learn more about Jessica's small business by
clicking here: https://www.heartsandmindscounseling.com/
Interview Four: Kimelyn Coleman
Kimelyn is the founder and CEO of KC's Job Serach Coaching, LLC.
She is a US Army veteran has a Master of Business
Administration degree and is certified as a Career Coach and
Professional Resume Writer. For further information, you can
contact her by email at kcoleman@kcsjsc.com