REFLECT the Life You Want

Rick Waters is a transitioning US Naval Aviator. In this episode we talk about the importance of people and organizations to help while transitioning from active to duty to the civilian workforce. Rick is married to his wife Mollie and has two young sons. Rick has over two decades of dependable leadership exercising integrity and risk management while specializing at making high pressure decisions with imperfect information to influence a diverse group of individuals.He is driven by more than a decade of leading large and small teams that knit independent functions into coherent organizational goals; practiced in identifying strengths and weaknesses in companies business plans and human capital, while providing strategic direction through long-term outlooks in the midst of uncertainty.He is an emotionally intelligent problem solver that exercises active listening. My interpersonal skills and leadership deliver quality, efficiency, and timeliness from my team.Highly skilled in strategy formulation/execution, organizational development, operations management, project management, team building, new product innovation and financial auditing/tracking.Some of Rick’s Pilot Qualifications: Over 1500 rotary flight hours, NVD Pilot, Aerial firefighting instructor, Torpedo recovery instructor, Search and Rescue instructor, Weapons and Tactics facilitator, FAA single engine/rotary Instrument Pilot, FAA Commercial Pilot, FAA sUAS (small unmanned aerial system) pilot, part 107, UAS / UAV Pilot, Naval Special Warfare Combat Support (NSW) Officer in Charge, Special Operations Forces (SOF) support pilot Rick’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-waters-mba-1763b695/

Tyler Yaw is the Co-Host of the Whiskey & Wisdom Podcast. Tyler, and co-host Chris Kellum, enjoy discussing life’s most fascinating topics over a good glass of whiskey with their podcast guests. In this episode, Tyler shares about his personal growth that is shaping who the man is striving to become. He is a graduate of University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a Masters of Finance and Investments. Professionally he serves as a Financial Advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors. His goal is to assist individuals and families with their retirement goals, child education goals and overall helping families plan for their financial goals.If you would like to get in contact with Tyler you can E-mail him at tyler.yaw@wellsfargoadvisors.com. Tyler’s Linked In Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyleryaw/ Listen to the Whiskey & Wisdom Podcast on your favorite podcast platform here:  https://linktr.ee/whiskeynwisdom Follow the Whiskey & Wisdom on Instagram at: @whiskey.and.wisdom

Maggie Blackham is the Founder of Elevate Coworking Maggie comes from a long line of Entrepreneurs. After landing in Wilmington, NC via sailboat over 10 years ago, her family quickly put down roots and loves the local community! Currently, she is the co-owner of Cheeky Monkey Coffee Co in Downtown Wilmington and uses her background in Interior Design to work on a variety of design projects throughout the years. Her newest company is called Elevate and will be the first coworking space in Wilmington designed for women, offering space to work, community events, and even childcare onsite.She spend lots of time engaging in the local creative community through networking events and am a part of the Wilma Leadership Institute Class of 2022. LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggieblackham/ Website Elevate Coworking: https://www.elevatecoworking.info/ Website Cheeky Monkey Coffee Co.: https://cheekymonkeycoffee.com/

Albany Jones is a multi-talented woman with many life experiences that help her to serve at a very high level. She is Associate Production Manager for Right Angle Entertainment specializes in the production, marketing, management and distribution of live theatrical and concert events. We work closely and collaboratively with managers, producers, artists, agents, studios and licensors to bring brands and properties to life on stage. Despite the fact that the industry was hit hard by COVID-19, it is clear that live entertainment is more important than ever and she can't wait to have our shows returning to a venue near you soon. She is a REALTOR® with AlmaJAnnie Realty, helping buyers in sellers in North Carolina. She has a unique and memorable brand as ‘The Price is Right Realtor’. Albany’s LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albany-jones-4a5782106/ Albany’s real estate Website: https://www.almajannie.com/albany Instagram: @thepriceisrightrealtor

Tim Howard, Host of the REFLECT The Life You Want™ podcast, is sharing updates in this solo episode. ‘The Mirror’ book is now with the publishing company and the cover design and book layout are being finalized. The expected release of ‘The Mirror’ book will be no later than November of 2022. Design of themirrorbook.com website is underway – stay tuned! Connect with Tim Howard via: LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyjhoward/ Instagram: @timhowardthemirror Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timthemirrorman 

Heather McWhorter is the Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW). Heather is passionate about building ecosystems to support the prosperity of all entrepreneurs.  She provides executive oversight of the UNCW CIE. CIE nurtures high-impact startups with education, connections, and incubation and collision space, and accelerates the entrepreneurial ecosystem in southeastern North Carolina as a vibrant hub of innovation. Established in 2013, the CIE has given startups a place to call home while supporting the growth of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem to the top startup ecosystem in the nation for cities under 300,000 (StartupBlink, June 2022). As the Director, her responsibilities include entrepreneur services development and capacity building, entrepreneur advising and consulting, community and team leadership, strategic planning, and sustainability and funding strategy. A proven leader, some of Heather’s leadership and management strengths include building high-functioning teams and community engagement. Some of her technical specialties and interests include entrepreneurship and innovation and developing entrepreneurial ecosystems. The CIE nurtures emerging ventures and connects entrepreneurs to a world of startup support services. Whether you’re from the community or UNCW faculty, staff, student, or alumni, they are ready to accelerate the launch and growth of your business. It is a vibrant hub of innovation and a central facility that offers both education events and a state-of-the-art incubator space. Heather’s LinkedIn profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermcw/ Website for UNCW CIE: https://uncw.edu/cie/

Kayley Bishop is a full-time professional Singer-Songwriter based in Nashville, TN.  She is a Season 15 of The Voice alumna. She works with Grammy-nominated and CMA-nominated people regularly, whether it's in the writing room, recording studio, or on stage. Kayley was raised in east Tennessee and she says her heart beats like it was made to be tethered to a song. She’s always been sold out to music, even as a young child, knowing somehow that she would always have a home there. She believes her gifts were extended to her by Jesus, and she will do all she can to shape melodies and work rhymes that would be fitting for His kingdom's ears. Kayley Bishop’s website:  https://www.kayleybishop.com/ Link to ‘Rewrite Your Story’ music video: https://youtu.be/iXqiFsbqNJE  Courtney Leong is the founder of Freedom After the Trauma. Courtney has a heart for bringing healing to the world, born out of her own difficult life experiences.‍Overtime, she has learned that it is not unusual for licensed professionals to turn away clients, saying, “I can’t help you any further. You have healed as much you ever will.”‍Courtney believes there is always more healing, and deeper depths to which each person is called. Whether mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual, full healing is possible! Courtney is now dedicating her life to transforming the standards of healing in our world. Through FOTIC, her certification program, she is equipping caregivers and licensed professionals with the powerful tools they need to effectively minister to the trafficked and traumatized. ​​Learn more at Freedom After the Trauma website: https://www.freedomafterthetrauma.com/

Katherine Daniel is the Founder of Montani Consulting Katherine’s background is in marketing, human resources, and consulting – and this trio of expertise uniquely empowers her to help growth-minded businesses navigate the people operations landscape. She’s especially passionate about employee experiences. (Company culture initiatives she’s brought to life have earned recognition from Glassdoor, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and Inc. Magazine.) She’s a human resources generalist at heart who equally enjoys carrying out the more traditional HR functions for her clients, like benefits administration, compensation management, training, recruiting, retention, and compliance.She serves as a trusted partner for her clients, offering advice and guidance on all people-related matters. Her niche is designing innovative people operations programs that improve workplace morale and support overall business objectives. She believes that employees who are treated well and are part of a positive culture will bring their best to work every day – resulting in a higher-performing, highly loyal team. All of her programs build upon this foundation.She’s always open to connecting with growth-minded business leaders. Don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or just to say hello: katherine@montani.consulting. Katherine’s LinkedIn Profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinedaniel1/ Montani Consulting website:  https://montani.consulting/

Mother of two Veterans herself, a US Marine Combat Veteran and a US Navy Sailor. Her Marine is an Iraqi War Veteran and served his community as a Firefighter and her Navy Sailor trained in Nuclear Power. Married to a Navy Veteran and the daughter of a deceased Retired US Air Force LT. COL. She knows firsthand about INVISIBLE WOUNDS and how it can affect the individual, and their loved ones.After working with hundreds of Military, Veterans, and First Responders with all of their real estate needs, she continued to hear their stories of hardships. She decided to do so much more for them and help with the issues I was continuously exposed to.Since 2017 she has traveled the country in an RV raising awareness to PTSD, Suicide and Mental health in our heroes. In 2017 she purchased an RV and wrapped it in the American Flag with portraits of Military and Veterans. She named this mission and ministry, National Veteran Resources and quickly became a 501c3 not for profit.With more than 150,000 miles traveling solo, she is blessed to now have husband Randy join her with her therapy dogs Chellis and Scarlett.Our mission:To provide Veterans and Servicemembers experiencing depression, anxiety, PTSD, military sexual trauma or other mental health issues related to the military experience, counseling, holistic and spiritual support.The National Veteran Resources Mobile Unit travels city to city and state to state providing in person education and resources for family members and friends of Active Duty Military (Including National Guard and Reservists) and Veterans on signs of suicide and how to help your loved ones.Our message to our beloved loved ones: Please never give up, you are NOT alone!If you or your organization wants to know how to help our cause, please send Michelle a DM.God Bless every man and woman that serves our country and communities.Follow our tours:http://nationalveteranresources.comhttp://Facebook.com/nationalveteranresourceshttp://YouTube.com/rvherogypsyhttps://mothersofveteransuicide.com/

Jeanne Rietzke decided that it was time to make a difference in children’s lives with a unique series of books. You can join Caroline, a baby green sea turtle, as she begins her life's journey. Her adventures lead her from Carolina Beach, North Carolina to Key West, Florida. Along the way, she meets many colorful creatures and learns some very important lessons about accepting differences. But how does she become The Painted Turtle? Read along to find out. Jeanne majored in fine art in college and was a full-time artist from 1992-1998. That career became part-time for too many years! Her colorful, marine life watercolors have sold nationally and internationally and won numerous awards. She has gone back to being a full-time artist. Most recently, she has written and illustrated two children's books. The books are available for purchase at these major retailers: Barnes and Noble: barnesandnoble.com/s/Caroline,%20The%20Painted%20Turtle Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=caroline+the+painted+turtle&crid=YZFBJKNHTKE1&sprefix=Caroline%2C+The+Painted%2Caps%2C131&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_21 Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/search?q=Caroline%2C+The+Painted+Turtle Books a Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/search?filter=&id=8577560863624&query=Caroline%2C+The+Painted+Turtle Books and turtles can be purchased locally in Wilmington, NC at Cape Fear Antiques and Jewelry, The Wrightsville Beach Museum, CAM Art Museum, and Barnes and Noble Mayfaire. Books and Books in Key West, FL also carries them. The plush turtle is also sold through me and is easy to purchase on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaintedByHandILM