The MisFitNation

Richard LaMonica

Welcome to The MisFitNation Podcast! We started out in 2010 as a band of MisFit Soldiers on a desert plain. In the years since our bond has stayed and we have grown. With this platform, we will share stories of courage, mindset, resilience, and battling those enemies within. We will also highlight the work of Veteran entrepreneurs, Small Business owners, Authors, Musicians, and other Podcasters. While we highlight Veterans we are for everyone. We hope you will be engaged by our work and continue to support us through your listening. Recognition: 2021 Best Society and Culture Podcast -VPA 2022 Top 40 over 40 Podcast- Podcast Magazine read less

The MisFitNation Show welcomes US Air Force Veteran and Veteran Advocate Kathy Gallowitz
Mar 7 2023
The MisFitNation Show welcomes US Air Force Veteran and Veteran Advocate Kathy Gallowitz
The MisFitNation Show welcomes US Air Force Veteran and Veteran Advocate Kathy Gallowitz Welcome to our Top it off Tuesday show this week.  We are glad you are with us. This is a great chat with an amazing guest: Everything about retired LtCol Kathy Gallowitz was influenced by military service, growing up as a Navy ‘brat’ and serving nearly 30 years as an Air Force Officer. She is the author of “Beyond ‘Thank You For Your Service,’ The Veteran Champion Handbook for Civilians" and has Masters degrees in Nursing and Political Science. Kathy was inspired to equip people who have never served in the military to become Veteran Champions when she noticed how different her life had been from most Americans and that citizens knew little about military culture. As an award-winning businesswoman and the Veteran Hiring Advisor for the Arizona Society of Human Resource Management, Kathy coaches employers on how to excel in hiring and retaining Veteran talent. A highly sought-after talent pool, less than 3% of Veterans are unemployed, while more than 30% are underemployed. Kathy’s “Veteran Talent Academy” equips employers to find, leverage and retain Veterans. Kathy also equips volunteer leaders to build Military Ministries that cultivate mutual support, a sense of belonging, and spiritual resiliency for military-connected people. This is a great Tuesday Chat and you need to check out a great Conversation for episode 249. Check out her site here: https://www.facebook.com/VanguardVet All of our latest episodes and videos can be found here: https://www.themisfitnation.com This episode YouTube:  https://youtube.com/live/UoALQXay4WM Support us here: https://ko-fi.com/themisfitnationpodcast #airforce #veteran #creative #smallbusiness #entrepeneur #resilience #payingforward #mentalhealth #leader #veteranpodcast #veteranauthor #vetsinradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The MisFitNation Welcomes Victoria Pelletier C-Suite Executive, Speaker, Author, Passionate Diversity and Inclusion Leader, Personal Brand & Networking Expert to the show
Feb 23 2023
The MisFitNation Welcomes Victoria Pelletier C-Suite Executive, Speaker, Author, Passionate Diversity and Inclusion Leader, Personal Brand & Networking Expert to the show
The MisFitNation Welcomes Victoria Pelletier C-Suite Executive, Speaker, Author, Passionate Diversity and Inclusion Leader, Personal Brand & Networking Expert to the show Welcome to our Take it Home Thursday show this week.  We are glad you are back with us and look forward to hearing your thoughts on this chat.  We started the week off by releasing a great Chat with US Army Veteran Chuck Woods  followed by a Live chat with US Air Force Veteran Paul “Roscoe” White  and now we bring you, Victoria Pelletier Victoria is a 20+ year Corporate Executive and Board Director – she is currently a Managing Director at Accenture. Nicknamed the “Turn Around Queen” by former colleagues and employers, Victoria inspires and empowers her team and clients to change mindsets and drive growth in business, leadership, and culture. As someone who does not subscribe to the status quo, she is always ready for new challenges becoming one of the youngest Chief Operating Officers at the age of 24, a president by 35, and a CEO by age 41.  Check out Victoria’s site here: https://victoria-pelletier.com/ This is a chat you will not want to miss.  Enjoy episode 246 of The MisFitNation! All of our latest episodes and videos can be found here: https://www.themisfitnation.com This episode YouTube:  https://youtu.be/dAmTFLxq71k Support us here:   https://ko-fi.com/themisfitnationpodcast #excecutive #networking #personalbrand #leader #author #speaker #entrepreneur #Csuite #diversity #veteran #ptsd #findthegood #aboutfaceradio #electracast #pickedcherries #vetsinpodcasting #vetsinradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The MisFitNation Welcomes David Young owner of Public Safety UAS and Law Enforcement Professional to the show
Feb 16 2023
The MisFitNation Welcomes David Young owner of Public Safety UAS and Law Enforcement Professional to the show
The MisFitNation Welcomes David Young owner of Public Safety UAS and Law Enforcement Professional to the show Welcome to our Take it Home Thursday show this week.  We are glad you are back with us and look forward to hearing your thoughts on this chat.  We started the week off by releasing a great Chat with US Navy, UDT 11 Vietnam Veteran Joseph Lipari  followed by a Live chat with John Katsavos and now we bring you the Owner of Public Safety UAS David Young As owner and founder of Public Safety UAS, David’s operational experience, personal crisis management and Drone technology expertise has allowed him to develop training courses designed specifically for Public Safety personnel in mind. These classes cover current industry trends and drone technologies while providing critical, relevant information for first responders, emergency management and public safety officials. With over 9 years of law enforcement experience specializing in complex violent crime investigations and tactics, David incorporates an educational philosophy grounded on area expertise while stressing the importance of safety and efficiency. An engaging teacher, he successfully consults and establishes Drone- team operational procedures for numerous government agencies. Check out Public Safety UAS Here: https://www.facebook.com/psuasi/ This is a chat you will not want to miss.  Enjoy episode 244 of The MisFitNation! All of our latest episodes and videos can be found here: https://www.themisfitnation.com This episode YouTube:  https://youtube.com/live/3Dw4vP_Up3E Support us here:   https://ko-fi.com/themisfitnationpodcast #uas #safety #leo #publicsafety #fireUAS #policeuas #entrepreneur #firstresponder #solutions #veteran #ptsd #findthegood #aboutfaceradio #electracast #pickedcherries #vetsinpodcasting #vetsinradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The MisFitNation Welcomes Author Cindy Adams to the show
Feb 9 2023
The MisFitNation Welcomes Author Cindy Adams to the show
Welcome to our Take it Home Thursday show this week. We are glad you are back with us and look forward to hearing your thoughts on this chat.  We started the week off with our live show with Amanda Hanson, released a great Chat with Brad Williams followed by a Live chat with Kathy Gallowitz and now we bring you the Author of Red Toque Cindy Adams Cindy Adams began her career in academia where she is now a Professor Emerita and a retired psychologist. Her early writing was in journal articles, textbooks, and trade books in health-related areas. In 2019 she published Italian Spices: A Memoir about the Italian side of her family.  The Farmhouse on Cemetery Hill Road was her first novel. In the Spring of 2021, she published its sequel, The Portal, and then completed the trilogy with AH, GRACE! She has just completed THE RED TOQUE: LOVE AND LOSS IN THE TIME OF TITO, based on actual people who experienced WWII in Eastern Europe... It tells the story of a family growing up in Slovenia through two world wars. There is heartbreak and loss, but eventually, triumph as they come through the war. Her short story, If you Met Him Today was selected for an anthology, A Feast of Narrative, volume 3, Dossena, 2020; and The Horror Zine's Book of Werewolf Stories, 2022 includes Herbert-Bruschi Adams PUPs in this anthology edited by Jeani Rector and Dean Wild, available on Amazon. Find Cindy’s books here: https://www.getbooksbycindy.com/ This is a chat you will not want to miss. Enjoy episode 242 of The MisFitNation! All of our latest episodes and videos can be found here: https://www.themisfitnation.com This episode YouTube:  Audio:  Support us here:   https://ko-fi.com/themisfitnationpodcast #bookboost #selfpublished #readers #fictionwriter #writerslife #authorslife #writer #writers #authorsofinstagram #authors #uconn #veteran #veteranspodcast #army #mentalhealth #trauma  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The MisFitNation Welcomes the Cash Flow Maven, CPA CBA Kirsha Campbell
Feb 2 2023
The MisFitNation Welcomes the Cash Flow Maven, CPA CBA Kirsha Campbell
The MisFitNation Welcomes the Cash Flow Maven, CPA CBA Kirsha Campbell   Welcome to our Take it Home Thursday show this week.  We are glad you are back with us and look forward to hearing your thoughts on this chat.  We started the week off with our live show with Chris Roness, released a great Chat with Brian Slade followed by a Live chat with Jake Holland and now we bring you the Cash Flow Maven Kirsha Campbell Kirsha values continuous improvement and is sought after for her attention to detail, integrity, and passion to turn businesses around. Having spent years in the corporate world, she understands key strategies that need to be adhered to ensure businesses are successful and set up to be recession-proof. She also understands the need for businesses to have customized strategies that fit their particular situation. She is deeply passionate about helping her clients and is committed to forming lasting relationships. She has a heart for her clients and is deeply committed to their businesses being set up for success and being their “go-to” second brain for their business. Kirsha is a contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine and has been featured on Thrive Global, Authority Magazine, and American Express for her insights and experiences. She expertly steps into each relationship with her clients and is committed to creating change and effective solutions in businesses recognizing the importance of looking beyond the numbers. Get connected with Kirsha here: https://www.thecashlab.ca/ This is a chat you will not want to miss.  Enjoy episode 240 of The MisFitNation! All of our latest episodes and videos can be found here: https://www.themisfitnation.com This episode YouTube:  https://youtu.be/rULtWIuZQ74 Support us here:   https://ko-fi.com/themisfitnationpodcast #Resilience #immigrant #cashflow #Author #writer #teamwork #solutionbased #successdriven #professional #Finance #author #MisFitNation #veterans #cpa #diversity #cultureshock #volunteer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The MisFitNation Welcomes Author Teri Brown to discuss her new release “An Enemy Like Me”
Jan 26 2023
The MisFitNation Welcomes Author Teri Brown to discuss her new release “An Enemy Like Me”
The MisFitNation Welcomes Author Teri Brown to discuss her new release “An Enemy Like Me”  Welcome to our Take it Home Thursday show this week.  We are glad you are back with us and look forward to hearing your thoughts on this chat.  We started the week off with our chat with Journalist Fritznel Octave, had a couple of awesome Live guests in David Young and Chuck Woods and now we bring back Author Teri M. Brown. Author Teri M. Brown returns to The MisFitNation for a  chat about her new book “An Enemy Like Me”, It will be a reunion with Teri as she is a member of the MisFitNation Family now.  A bit about “An Enemy Like Me”: An Enemy Like Me is a WWII historical fiction that focuses on a first-generation German-American who ends up fighting in the war. However, instead of fighting the Japanese as he expected, he finds himself fighting Germans – those more like him than different from him. We see how he handles this angst from his own view, his wife’s point of view, and that of his son (both as a 4-year-old left behind and as an adult reflecting on the past). Get your copy here: www.terimbrown.com This is a chat you will not want to miss.  Enjoy episode 238 of The MisFitNation! All of our latest episodes and videos can be found here: https://www.themisfitnation.com This episode YouTube:  https://youtu.be/O5DGwsS8mSQ Support us here:   https://ko-fi.com/themisfitnationpodcast #AnEnemyLikeMe  #AuthorLife #StoriesInMyHead #TeriMBrownAuthor #HistoricalFiction #WWIIFiction #researchjunkie #WWII #Resilience #Family #xenophobia #author #MisFitNation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The MisFitNation Welcomes Jake Thomas USMC Veteran and 5 x Natural Physique Champion
Jan 19 2023
The MisFitNation Welcomes Jake Thomas USMC Veteran and 5 x Natural Physique Champion
The MisFitNation Welcomes Jake Thomas USMC Veteran and 5 x Natural Physique Champion Welcome to our Take it Home Thursday show this week.  We are glad you are back with us and look forward to hearing your thoughts on this chat.  We started the week off with our chat with the founder of Imiloa Jake Sasseville and now we bring you Jake Thomas, USMC Veteran and 5 x Natural Physique Champion Jake’s Journey: I was a drug addict. I was an alcoholic. I was a super-consumer of anything, everything and everyone that would take me away from the present and put me elsewhere. Nothing had taste. My insatiable thirst for substance or company could not be quenched. Like a vampire to the sunlight, I was deathly afraid of the present moment. I hated who I was, what I had become and where I appeared to be going. I contemplated running away and even tried taking the coward’s way out with a few close-call overdoses. But even then, I failed because I was too scared to really go through with it. I was weak at the core. Or maybe…just maybe…it’s because I wasn’t ready to die yet…I wasn’t ready to give up…I wasn’t ready to quit. Find him at  https://lifelikejake.com/ This is a chat you will not want to miss.  Enjoy episode 236 of The MisFitNation! All of our latest episodes and videos can be found here: https://www.themisfitnation.com This episode YouTube:  https://youtu.be/I9C_-GkF0AQ Support us here:   https://ko-fi.com/themisfitnationpodcast #Veteran #USMC #Resilience #Champion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices