Gary Slyman's guest appearances

Gary Slyman

Service Academy Business Mastermind

The Ambitious VET Show

Ed Henkler

Jason Belvill

Scott Chesson

Jesse Iwuji

John Schwartz

Ryan Smith

Eric Johnson

Erick Castro

Victoria Thompson

Tom Morkes

Josh Elledge

Chris West

Phil Johnson

John Oliver

Rich Cardona

OwlTail

In this episode, you will learn from a 23+ year retired Marine Officer who has a total of 35+ years of leadership experience about how to overcome self-criticism and align your vision, goals, and values together for a more fulfilling and empowering personal and professional life post-military.   Impactful moments of the show:  4:00MM: Gary's background  6:00MM: Difference between teacher and coaching skillsets. 8:00MM: Giving up self-criticism along the pathway to becoming a top-performing leader post-military. 16:00MM: How to make behavior changes and build support systems to ensure they happen. 25:00MM: One theory to get ahead of emotional triggers. 32:00MM: One last Golden Grenade.   Learn more about Great Transitions Strategies here: https://greattransitionsstrategies.com/ Show Sponsor: Want to dive deeper into the trenches with other like-minded veterans looking to improve in the trenches of life every day? Check out our social media groups and get new relationships going today:Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheAmbitiousVETNetwork    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13751694/ 

In this episode, you will learn from a 23+ year retired Marine Officer who has a total of 35+ years of leadership experience about how to overcome self-criticism and align your vision, goals, and values together for a more fulfilling and empowering personal and professional life post-military.  Impactful moments of the show:  4:00MM: Gary's background  6:00MM: Difference between teacher and coaching skillsets. 8:00MM: Giving up self-criticism along the pathway to becoming a top-performing leader post-military. 16:00MM: How to make behavior changes and build support systems to ensure they happen. 25:00MM: One theory to get ahead of emotional triggers. 32:00MM: One last Golden Grenade.  Learn more about Great Transitions Strategies here: <a href="https://greattransitionsstrategies.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://greattransitionsstrategies.com/</a> Show Sponsor: Want to dive deeper into the trenches with other like-minded veterans looking to improve in the trenches of life every day? Check out our social media groups and get new relationships going today:Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheAmbitiousVETNetwork" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheAmbitiousVETNetwork</a>   LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13751694/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13751694/</a>

185: Reflecting, Self-Awareness, and Overcoming Self-Criticism with Gary Slyman

“My whole goal, whoever I coach or whoever I’m working with, is clarity. I want you to have clarity about where you’re going…I help people get better at what they do.” -Gary Slyman (USNA '81) Gary Slyman (USNA’ 81 ) is President and Founder of Great Transitions Strategies, a Leadership Consulting and Coaching practice with the mission to empower individuals and organizations to reach the next level of performance personally, professionally, and as an organization. After serving for 23 years in the United States Marine Corps in program management and as Commanding Officer of an aviation squadron in combat, Gary led, established, and assisted in the development of multiple ethics education programs as the Deputy Director of the Ethics Center at the United States Naval Academy. Gary also led the development of a Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 private independent school centered on a values based leadership program where he worked as Head of Middle and Upper School. In this episode, we discuss:  How vision, values and strengths shape Gary’s coaching strategies Why it’s important to love what you do Resource recommendations for discovering your values  Tips on how to navigate entrepreneurship What helped Gary succeed as a leadership coach  Gary also tells us why he started Great Transitions Strategies and the story of how his daughter identified his talent for leadership coaching. We also discuss the types of transitions Gary is most passionate about helping people through, some of his favorite transition tools, and the motivating power of his Monday morning 5 minute stand-up meetings. We learned a lot from Gary’s expert tips and hope this episode inspires you as you kick start 2022! Connect with Gary:   LinkedIn Great Transitions Strategies  If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can join our supportive community and get started today. Subscribe and help out the show:  Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Also available on Google Podcasts, Spotify &amp; Stitcher Leave us a 5-star review!  Special thanks Gary for joining me this week. Until next time! - Scott Mackes, USNA ’01

“My whole goal, whoever I coach or whoever I’m working with, is clarity. I want you to have clarity about where you’re going…I help people get better at what they do.” -Gary Slyman (USNA '81) Gary Slyman (USNA’ 81 ) is President and Founder of Great Transitions Strategies, a Leadership Consulting and Coaching practice with the mission to empower individuals and organizations to reach the next level of performance personally, professionally, and as an organization. After serving for 23 years in the United States Marine Corps in program management and as Commanding Officer of an aviation squadron in combat, Gary led, established, and assisted in the development of multiple ethics education programs as the Deputy Director of the Ethics Center at the United States Naval Academy. Gary also led the development of a Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 private independent school centered on a values based leadership program where he worked as Head of Middle and Upper School. In this episode, we discuss: <ul> <li>How vision, values and strengths shape Gary’s coaching strategies</li> <li>Why it’s important to love what you do</li> <li>Resource recommendations for discovering your values </li> <li>Tips on how to navigate entrepreneurship</li> <li>What helped Gary succeed as a leadership coach</li> </ul> Gary also tells us why he started Great Transitions Strategies and the story of how his daughter identified his talent for leadership coaching. We also discuss the types of transitions Gary is most passionate about helping people through, some of his favorite transition tools, and the motivating power of his Monday morning 5 minute stand-up meetings. We learned a lot from Gary’s expert tips and hope this episode inspires you as you kick start 2022! Connect with Gary:  <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyslyman/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://greattransitionsstrategies.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Great Transitions Strategies</a></li> </ul> If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can <a href="https://sabmgroup.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">join our supportive community</a> and get started today. Subscribe and help out the show: <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/service-academy-business-mastermind/id1233995120" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li>Also available on <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zYWJtZ3JvdXAubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3vhLcvE3Qng7TnrVfDH9tn" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/scott-mackes/service-academy-business-mastermind" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a></li> <li>Leave us a 5-star review!</li> </ul> Special thanks Gary for joining me this week. Until next time! - Scott Mackes, USNA ’01

#195: Helping People Navigate Career Transitions with Gary Slyman, USNA ‘81

Gary Slyman (USNA '81) is a leadership coach and Mentor at the Global Good Fund.  The Global Good Fund is a leadership development enterprise built by and for social entrepreneurs. Their Veterans Leadership Program is a year-long program supporting the leadership development of entrepreneurs who are military veterans. They invest in these innovators by pairing them with executives who serve as Mentors, and by providing leadership assessment resources, a network of peers, sector expertise, and targeted financial capital. In this episode, Gary and I (along with Devon Sanford and Brenda Dilts from the Global Good Fund) discuss:  Their fellowship program that offers personalized leadership development, executive mentoring and $10,000 in targeted capital to invigorate the leadership growth of veteran entrepreneurs Their 360 leadership assessment tool, specifically designed for entrepreneurs How to apply to their program that has only 10 spots available for military veterans  Apply to the Program &amp; Connect with Gary Slyman  Apply to the Veterans Leadership Program (Deadline August 31st!) Connect with Gary Slyman on LinkedIn  If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can join our supportive community and get started today. Subscribe and help out the show:   Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Stitcher Leave us a 5-star review!  Special thanks to Gary and the Global Good Fund team for joining me this week.  Until next time! -Scott Mackes, USNA ’01

Gary Slyman (USNA '81) is a leadership coach and Mentor at the Global Good Fund.  The <a href="http://www.globalgoodfund.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Global Good Fund</a> is a leadership development enterprise built by and for social entrepreneurs. Their <a href="http://www.globalgoodfund.org/about-us/veterans-leadership-program/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Veterans Leadership Program</a> is a year-long program supporting the leadership development of entrepreneurs who are military veterans. They invest in these innovators by pairing them with executives who serve as Mentors, and by providing leadership assessment resources, a network of peers, sector expertise, and targeted financial capital. In this episode, Gary and I (along with Devon Sanford and Brenda Dilts from the Global Good Fund) discuss: <ul> <li>Their fellowship program that offers personalized leadership development, executive mentoring and $10,000 in targeted capital to invigorate the leadership growth of veteran entrepreneurs</li> <li>Their 360 leadership assessment tool, specifically designed for entrepreneurs</li> <li>How to apply to their program that has only 10 spots available for military veterans</li> </ul> Apply to the Program &amp; Connect with Gary Slyman <ul> <li><a href="http://www.globalgoodfund.org/apply/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Apply to the Veterans Leadership Program</a> (Deadline August 31st!)</li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyslyman/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Gary Slyman on LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can <a href="http://www.sabmgroup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">join our supportive community</a> and get started today. Subscribe and help out the show: <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/service-academy-business-mastermind/id1233995120" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Subscribe on iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=185096&amp;refid=stpr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe on Stitcher</a></li> <li>Leave us a 5-star review!</li> </ul> Special thanks to Gary and the Global Good Fund team for joining me this week.  Until next time! -Scott Mackes, USNA ’01