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Mentors for Military Podcast

Mentors for Military Podcast

Written by: Mentors4mil & Robert Gowin
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Mentors4mil is a conversational formatted podcast that dives into real, unfiltered conversations with professionals from all backgrounds. While founded by veterans, the insights go far beyond the military—offering practical advice, inspiring stories, and proven strategies to help anyone navigate work, life, and growth with purpose and confidence.

Grab a chair and your favorite beverage and join in on an awesome topic. (aka Mentors4Mil)

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Episodes
  • EP-414 | Ian Palmer: Leading Through Crisis
    May 18 2026

    Ian Palmer is a retired U.S. Army Colonel with more than 26 years of experience leading organizations in complex, global, and high-stakes environments. He commanded at every echelon from platoon to brigade combat team, culminating in service as Chief of Staff of the III Armored Corps, where he led the synchronization of operations and strategy for a 90,000-person organization across five Army installations.

    His career included combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, advisory and partnership missions across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and strategic assignments on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon, where he advised national leaders on global operations. A lifelong leader and mentor, Ian has built teams from the ground up, led organizations through crisis and transformation, and shaped leader development across every level of the Army.

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    Intro music "Long Way Down" by Silence & Light is used with permission. Show Disclaimer: https://mentorsformilitary.com/disclaimer/

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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • EP-413 | Nick Merrick: Community - Competition - Purpose
    Apr 28 2026

    Nick recounts his path from infantry recruit to Green Beret, sharing intense selection stories, combat and training experiences, and a defining leadership moment where empowering a junior soldier changed a career.

    He also describes his transition out of active duty and how he founded Green Beret Racing/Battle of the Branches to build community, competition, and purpose for veterans struggling with life after service.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • EP-412 | Matt Butler - From Green Beret to Shaman: One Soldier’s Healing Journey
    Apr 14 2026

    In this episode Matt Butler recounts his 27-year military career from enlisting and becoming a Green Beret through combat deployments, leadership roles, and the professional frustrations that followed. He shares candidly about addiction, suicidal ideation, and the turning point that led him to plant medicine and shamanic practice.

    Butler describes his ayahuasca and psilocybin experiences, subsequent apprenticeship with shamans, and his work helping veterans heal. He also discusses his book "From Green Beret to Shamanism," resources for veterans, and how to connect with him at AwakeGreenBeret.com.

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    1 hr and 50 mins
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