This is a follow-up with Jason to continue discussing his life and career. We talk about preparing for his first deployment, just a few years out of high school, and deploying to Lebanon and Afghanistan. 

Jason's Contact Information:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/witbeck/
• Email: Jasondw032@gmail.com

Happy 4th of July!! This is a special episode with a fellow Tigard High School alum, Jason Witbeck. He was a Navy SEAL for over 10 years, part of legendary Team 3. We talk about his introduction to the SEAL teams at a young age, playing the video game SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs growing up, training for BUD/S in high school, and eventually his experience at the grueling selection process.  

Jason deployed to the middle east several times. Later in his career he was a BUD/S and CQB (Close Quarters Combat) instructor, while going to school for his MBA at USC. After he left the teams, he was part of a  variety of entrepreneurial opportunities, and eventually ended up working at the tech giant Amazon. 

Jason's Contact Information:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/witbeck/
Email: Jasondw032@gmail.com

Kennard was born in Athens, Georgia and grew up in the Atlanta area. Kennard was raised by his father, who stepped up after being made aware of his birth. Sports and academics came natural to him, leading to several opportunities to play football at the college level. Kennard enrolled at Vanderbilt, but almost went to East Carolina after being hosted by Chris Johnson (CJ2K). He had an incredible welcome to college football moment at Michigan in the Big House . We talk about playing with and against many of the elite homegrown Georgia and SEC players of the late 2000s, such as Percy Harvin, Patrick Willis, Julio Jones, Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, and many more. Kennard and I met while working together as consultants at KPMG and talked about the transition from athletics to the corporate world. 

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kereeves28/
• IG: @nardo_atl