With a lifetime around the military and 26 years in corporate leadership,
I bridge the translation gap and
pair great Veteran talent with great companies.
43%
Veteran hires leave within the first year. Not capability. Misalignment.
Korn Ferry / VetAdvisor / IVMF
39%
more likely than their non-Veteran peers to be promoted earlier
LinkedIn Veteran Opportunity Report
Every year, about 200,000 Servicemembers transition to civilian life. Most are exceptional. Far too many do not last the year, not for lack of capability, but because neither side spoke the other's language.
Always Forward Veteran Talent Advisory (VTA) works both sides simultaneously. The right Veteran for the right organization. The right preparation before the first conversation. A commitment that does not end at the offer letter.
Place a Veteran right and they don't just stay. They climb.
THE STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE
The skills that matter most are built in.
RESILIENCE
Composed and able to execute when it matters most. Not because pressure is comfortable. Because they were prepared for it.
LEADERSHIP
Team-first, mission-driven, builds other leaders instinctively. The kind of leader who makes people around them better without being asked to.
ADAPTABILITY
Moves between strategic vision and ground-level execution. Trained in environments where the plan changed and the mission did not.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Drives outcomes without supervision. Raises the bar. Ownership is not a workshop lesson. It's how they were trained to operate.
THE GAP
Misalignment is a missed opportunity.
For the organization and the Veteran.
When the gap goes unaddressed, it costs everyone. The Veteran lands in the wrong role. The organization loses a hire they wanted to keep. And the distance between military experience and civilian opportunity widens a little more. The size of the talent pool is not the problem.
Translation and alignment are.
THE TRANSLATION
Built in the service.
Recognized in the workplace.
Led a platoon of 30 Soldiers at 22 years old.
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Teams that perform when conditions deteriorate.
Responsible for $8M in equipment with zero supervision.
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Managers who manage themselves.
Led through ambiguity where the margin for error was zero.
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Organizations that execute when others freeze.
Mission success always above personal recognition.
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Teams that hold each other accountable without being asked.
Trained to operate in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environments.
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Leadership that does not break under uncertainty.
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"Dave will get the job done, no matter what the task. No excuses. No hesitation. No problems. His ability to build relationships and engender trust is unmatched."
Patrick Lafferty, CEO, APR
Where do you need to start?
The right path forward starts with the right conversation.
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