Archives

The RECON Network, a South Carolina-based company focused on purposeful veteran transition and employment, and Imperative, a peer coaching platform that uses the power of peers to support each [...]

Sure, 2020 and coronavirus got us down, as we had to cancel what was shaping up to be a big year of RECON Live Summits, but as we look toward 2021 we know one thing for sure: The RECON Network is [...]

86400. 1440. 24. Seconds. Minutes. Hours. Each day, we are given a plate with these numbers on it. It is our job to figure out a way to use them. Some, we pitter away—spending an average of 2+ [...]

If you’ve ever seen the show Mythbusters, you know the premise: a widely-held belief is transparently and scientifically challenged by experimental scientists (fundamentally, Adam and [...]

In the 1920s, Kelloggs and Post cereal companies were neck-and-neck in terms of market value. This was due to some innovation, some alleged intellectual property theft, and the creation of corn [...]

Time and time again, we hear from employers who want to hire veterans, but the hiring process fizzles around the time that salary discussions start. Or, we hear from veterans who really, really [...]

The problem with spending the time to figure out your purpose, and then spending the time to follow that calling, is that inevitably, it will feel like the craziest, stupidest thing you’ve ever [...]

Dear veterans, how many of you got out of the military hearing the following?                 “Everyone is hiring veterans right now. You’ll have no problem finding a job.”     [...]

Every day in the U.S., 20 veterans and military service members will commit suicide. That’s 7,300 every year. Twice what was taken from us on 9/11. And over twice of those we lost in Afghanistan. [...]

Have you ever been motivated—super motivated—to make a major change in your life, and then fell flat when it came to actually….making the change? Maybe you got all riled up about getting [...]