Tactical Treasures Podcast

Tactical Treasures Podcast

Have an item or piece of advice that changed your life? “Tactical Treasures” shares the stories of Veterans, Military spouses, Military family members, and patriotic Military supporters that have been impacted by a specific item, lesson, or recommendation in their life. Tracy Flanagan, Co-founder and Senior Vice President of JDog Brands, interviews voices in the Veteran-space to search for inconspicuous objects and moments that they turned into tactical treasures for their Military career, business, or life!

Episodes

March 12, 2025 36 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Cassandra Guzman, Air Force Veteran and Ms. Veteran America 2024! Tune in to this episode to hear about Cassandra’s very special Tactical Treasure, how her military service in the Air Force had a positive impact on where she is today and what an honor it is to carry out the mission of Final Salute, Inc. by serving as Ms. Veteran America 2024!

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On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with John Gronski, Major General, Army (Ret) and the Founder/CEO of Leader Grove, LLC.  Tune in to this episode to hear about John’s 3 keys to effective Leadership in the military and in business, his inspiration for authoring his 2 Leadership books, and his amazing and funny life lessons learned from biking across the country with his wife and 15 month old son!

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February 26, 2025 34 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Sam Peterson, Army Veteran and Co-Founder of Mind Spa and Patriot Power Up! Tune in to this episode to hear about Sam’s impactful Tactical Treasure, his experiences with mental health challenges that led to the development of programs that make a difference for those who have served and the amazing treatment program at Mind Spa and Patriot Power Up!

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February 19, 2025 42 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Riley Tejcek​, an Active Duty USMC Captain, Team USA Bobsled Pilot, and Author! ​Tune in to this episode to ​hear about Riley's inspiring Tactical Treasure, what motivated her to become the first female Active Duty Marine to pursue the 2026 Olympics, and how her ​incredible journey​ inspired her to write a children's book encouraging younger generations to dream big...

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February 12, 2025 32 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Josh Parish, Army Iraq War Veteran and Co-Founder/Board Member of VETLIFE! Tune in to this episode to hear about Josh’s very insightful Tactical Treasure, ​the defining moment that inspired him and his wife to start VETLIFE and an enlightened discussion on the resources available to Veterans and their families and how VETLIFE serves as a one-stop shop for accessing those bene...

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February 5, 2025 48 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Jim Hatch, Military Family Member and the Director of Partnerships for the Purple Heart Foundation! Tune in to this episode to hear about Jim’s interesting insight on his Tactical Treasure, how his passion for his role has helped the Purple Heart Foundation pivot to offer more services to Veterans and their families and the meaning behind the Purple Heart Medal!

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January 29, 2025 29 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Dr. Lanny Snodgrass, Lt. Colonel, Army (Ret) and Author of the book The Ageless Call to Serve: Rethinking Military Service for a Changing World! Tune in to this episode to hear about Dr. Snodgrass’ insightful Tactical Treasure, his inspiration for joining the Army at age 63, the amazing work he has done and continues to do treating military personnel on mental health issues a...

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On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy welcomes back Army Vietnam Veteran and WIBG Host of the Welcome Home Veterans Radio Show, Joe Griffies! Tune in to this episode to hear about Joe’s 3 day adventure on the newly commissioned USS New Jersey out on the Atlantic Ocean and under the ocean. Listen as he recalls his experience viewing the boat life of our submariners and all they do to protect us and about what it was like when...

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January 15, 2025 37 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Matt Payne, Retired Air Force Combat Controller, former law enforcement Chief and Founder of the Outer Circle Foundation! Tune in to this episode to hear about Matt’s Tactical Treasure, how he navigated through his own journey with PTSD, and about the faith that plays a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s mission and his own life.

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January 8, 2025 47 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy has the honor of speaking with Dakota Meyer, USMC Veteran, Medal of Honor Recipient, Author and CEO of Dash Strategies! Tune in to this episode to hear about Dakota’s very motivating Tactical Treasure, the amazing inspiration behind his 3 books, and about his own journey to what it means to “Own the Dash”, your dash! A very inspiring and motivational podcast to kick off 2025! A “must” li...

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December 18, 2024 43 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Hank Gillen, Army Veteran and the Director of the Office of Veteran Services at St. Joseph’s University! Tune in to this episode to hear about Hank’s insightful Tactical Treasure, his story of his service and how the ability to speak Russian and German came into play and about the awesome Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) taking place at St. Joseph’s University lat...

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On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Richard “Andrew” Stephen Farrer, USMC Veteran, VFW TN District 5 Commander and the Tun Tavern Militia Commander for Murfreesboro, TN! Tune in to this episode to hear about Andrew’s Tactical Treasure, his journey to sobriety, the amazing things he is involved with in the Veteran community, and about how he is supporting the cause to rebuild the Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, PA!

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December 4, 2024 32 mins


On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Moni Jefferson, Active Air Force MilSpouse and CEO/Founder of The Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs (AMSE)! Tune in to this episode to hear about Moni’s inspiring Tactical Treasure, how she started her entrepreneurial journey from a blog she did at one of her installations where she and her husband were stationed, and about the amazing social impact she is hav...

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November 20, 2024 33 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Andy Nelson, Army Veteran and the Founder/Managing Attorney at Salient Counsel PC! Tune in to this episode to hear about Andy’s very insightful Tactical Treasure, the importance of Veteran business owners to protect their Intellectual property like their trademarks, and about the great pro bono legal assistance that is being provided to homeless, at risk, disabled and low inc...

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November 13, 2024 29 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Melissa Farmer-Hill, retired Army Veteran, Author, Creator/CEO of SHERO Coffee Club! Tune in to this episode to hear about Melissa’s very interesting Tactical Treasure, her passion and motivation for creating the SHERO Coffee Club and writing her book “Army Strong Women” honoring Women Veterans, and about the inspirational words of wisdom for her fellow female Veterans transi...

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On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Michael Negrete, Marine Corps/Coast Guard Veteran and Founder of Web DNA and Laura Gilman, Director of External Partnerships at Mobius Mobility! Tune in to this episode to hear about their very special Tactical Treasure, the aspects of the amazing Mobius IBOT wheelchair and how Veterans can be a recipient of an IBOT wheelchair, and how it has had an incredibly positive impact...

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October 23, 2024 31 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Michelle Lang, Army MilSpouse and Founder of Operation Honor: Rural Salute! Tune in to this episode to hear about Michelle’s Tactical Treasure, how she conquered her initial struggles embracing the military life, and about her journey to founding Operation Honor: Rural Salute and her passion for Rural America and the Veterans living in rural communities throughout our country...

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October 16, 2024 28 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Sarah Ragone-USAF MilSpouse and the Associate Director of Corporate Sponsorships at Hire Heroes USA! Tune in to this episode to hear about Sarah’s very special Tactical Treasure, the great resources that are provided for Veterans and MilSpouses at Hire Heroes USA, and about the great piece of advice that she has for her fellow MilSpouses.

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October 9, 2024 44 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Jacob “Jake” Corwin, Military Family Member and the General Manager for the National Center for Healthy Veteran’s Valor Farm! Tune in to this episode to hear about the meaning of “burn the ships”, how all of Jake’s years of “Cowboy life” molded him for the great work he is doing at NCHV’s Valor Farm, and how he finds fulfillment and purpose helping our nation’s Veterans under...

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October 2, 2024 40 mins

On this episode of Tactical Treasures, Tracy speaks with Greg and Katie Butler, both Army Veterans and Co-Founders of the Main Line Armory! Tune in to this episode to hear about Greg and Katie’s very special Tactical Treasure, the passionate mission behind the founding of the Main Line Armory, and about the upcoming Fundraiser on October 17th that will benefit the St. Joseph University’s Entrepreneur Bootcamp for Veterans Program!

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