Find Your Mission

After deploying to both Iraq and Afghanistan with the Marines, Mike Jones was ready to get out of the military and into the business world. He found initial success with a CrossFit gym, and he kept his entrepreneurial journey going when he opened Alchemy 365, a new type of boutique fitness company that is on the road to national expansion. -- Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans. 

After years in the Navy, LeAnn Darland knew a lot about a lot. But she didn’t know a lot about beer except that there was an opportunity. With a co-founder she’d only known for months, LeAnn started Tallea Beer Company determined to provide something that was sorely missing. -- Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans. 

After more than 24 years in the Army, Erinn Roth knew she was ready for her second act. She started Ms. Jo’s Petite Sweets in honor of her late mother and was looking to scale. But she practiced patience and, like her dessert creations, rose to the occasion when it was time. -- Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans. 

By definition, your destiny should be fixed. But one destiny can lead to another. Ian Folau was called to serve in the military from an early age, and when he achieved that dream, he stumbled upon a new one: to become an entrepreneur. Now, he’s brought the two destinies together. He tells his story on this episode. -- Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans. 

When one day changed the world, Joseph Zoleta felt a call he couldn’t ignore. In the Marines, Joe learned to adapt and overcome. It was a mindset he took with him after he left the service and eventually answered a new call with Black 6 Coffee Trading Co. -- Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans. 

When Marissa Limsiaco left the Army, she wanted to know if she had what it took to make it on her own in the business world. She succeeded … and then she failed. What made her take another shot? She explains on this episode. -- Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans. 

When Mike Slagh separated from the service, he had to find a job in areas he didn’t have experience. This was a common problem among veterans moving out of the military and into civilian life. So Mike started Shift, a hiring pipeline for vets that offers career advice, fellowship opportunities and more. --- Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans. 

Early in life, Nancy Preston was taught discipline, grit, and resilience. All of those qualities were reinforced through her service in the Army, and she is putting them to use now as an entrepreneur. No matter the job, Nancy has a knack for thinking critically and being able to look at the data behind the problem to find a solution.  So when she wanted to get into the food industry, she honestly reflected on her finances, her plan, and the state of the industry. She realized there was no way she could feasibly scale a business, so she decided to back off. But not every food entrepreneur has her foresight, and many dive into a venture with a dream and high hopes.  Today, Nancy has found a creative way to help other entrepreneurs figure out the best way forward and use the data in front of them to chart a realistic path to success. ---  Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans. 

When Nick Karnaze's first company failed, his future was uncertain. It wasn’t until tragedy and then fate stepped in to show him the way forward with his new venture, stubble + 'stache. Hear the story. ---  Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans. 

Samantha Snabes has been able to use her military background to help her company, re:3D, grow and create meaningful social change. Here, she tells her story of perseverance.   ---  Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans.

Mike Steadman, founder of IRONBOUND Boxing, has always found a home through boxing. After serving in the Marines and learning how to become a leader, Mike took his ambition and skills to Newark, NJ, to try to have an impact somewhere new doing what he loved. Hear the whole story here. ---  Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans. 

After a career in the military learning how to solve big problems with little help, Ann Holder entered the corporate world and encountered all new problems that needed to be solved. Listen here to how she became CEO of Odonata Health and found her new mission to improve maternal and fetal healthcare.   ---   Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business.  To learn more about WeWork and the Veterans in Residence program, visit we.co/veterans.   

Welcome to Find Your Mission, where we tell the stories of United States veterans turned entrepreneurs and business owners. You’ll learn from the vets themselves the lessons they took with them from their time in the military, and how they applied those values to their new ventures.  Find Your Mission is presented by WeWork in partnership with Dell Small Business and it’s created by the team at Mission.org.  --  Thank you to our friends at WeWork! If you are a military veteran or military family member, you should check out Veterans in Residence, a WeWork and Bunker Labs partnership Veterans in Residence is a highly-selective six-month startup incubator and leadership program. It provides veteran and military family member entrepreneurs the community, business support, and workspace to help launch and grow their businesses. Find your tribe. Create your life’s work.  Learn more at we.co/veterans.