Derren Burrell's guest appearances

Derren Burrell

Service Academy Business Mastermind

Stewarding Your Influence

The Jason Cavness Experience

Mission Oriented

Perry Marshall

Ken Blanchard

David Meltzer

Robert Lee

Andy Wyatt

Joey Price

Robert Fischer

Michele Cushatt

Richard Ford

Ronald Reagan

Heather Chauvin

Steve Taylor

Robyn Davis

Rand Fishkin

Denise Johnson

OwlTail

Derren Burrell - Air Force Veteran, Founder Veteran Ventures Capital Derren Burrell’s father was a Citadel graduate of 1964. It was an indoctrination that began young but led Derren to graduate from The Military College of South Carolina, class of 1994. He hadn’t planned on commissioning but upon graduation did in the Air Force. He served 21 years as a financial management officer. This laid the ground work for his work in the civilian sector. Immediately upon retirement from the Air Force he went to work for TAG Resources, a financial services company. He would attribute his success at TAG Resources to his military experience. He was able to help the company grow exponentially. This led to him being tasked to raise 2 million dollars. It was this specific experience that eventually led him to found Veteran Ventures Capital.  He realized the struggle of raising capital but especially for veteran entrepreneurs. Veteran Ventures Capital Veteran Ventures Capital founded in 2015 is an investment and consulting firm focused on scaling veteran-owned businesses. Derren is the founder and president. He “oversees all aspects of the company operations and fund management of Veteran Fund I which invest in early stage / growth companies.”  Find more information below. Learn More Darren’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrenburrell/ Veteran Ventures Capital Website:  https://www.veteranventures.us/   VeteranCrowd Network Our "forever promise" is to build the veteran and military spouse community a place to connect and engage. VeteranCrowd is simply a national network of veterans, veteran led businesses and the resources they need to prosper. Subscribe to stay in touch.  About Your Host Bob Louthan is a VMI Graduate, Army veteran, and executive with over 25 years of experience in mergers, acquisitions and private capital formation. He founded the VeteranCrowd Network to bring veterans and veteran-led businesses together with each other and the resources they need to prosper.

Derren Burrell - Air Force Veteran, Founder Veteran Ventures Capital Derren Burrell’s father was a Citadel graduate of 1964. It was an indoctrination that began young but led Derren to graduate from The Military College of South Carolina, class of 1994. He hadn’t planned on commissioning but upon graduation did in the Air Force. He served 21 years as a financial management officer. This laid the ground work for his work in the civilian sector. Immediately upon retirement from the Air Force he went to work for TAG Resources, a financial services company. He would attribute his success at TAG Resources to his military experience. He was able to help the company grow exponentially. This led to him being tasked to raise 2 million dollars. It was this specific experience that eventually led him to found Veteran Ventures Capital.  He realized the struggle of raising capital but especially for veteran entrepreneurs. Veteran Ventures Capital Veteran Ventures Capital founded in 2015 is an investment and consulting firm focused on scaling veteran-owned businesses. Derren is the founder and president. He “oversees all aspects of the company operations and fund management of Veteran Fund I which invest in early stage / growth companies.”  Find more information below. Learn More Darren’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrenburrell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrenburrell/</a> Veteran Ventures Capital Website:  <a href="https://www.veteranventures.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.veteranventures.us/</a>   VeteranCrowd Network Our "forever promise" is to build the veteran and military spouse community a place to connect and engage. VeteranCrowd is simply a national network of veterans, veteran led businesses and the resources they need to prosper. <a href="https://veterancrowdnetwork.com/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> to stay in touch. About Your Host <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/boblouthanvcrowd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bob Louthan</a> is a VMI Graduate, Army veteran, and executive with over 25 years of experience in mergers, acquisitions and private capital formation. He founded the VeteranCrowd Network to bring veterans and veteran-led businesses together with each other and the resources they need to prosper.

169 - Derren Burrell - Air Force Veteran, Founder Veteran Ventures Capital

Did you realize that veterans are highly successful entrepreneurs, even more so than their non-veteran counterparts? They apply principles and disciplines from their military service, as well as their higher education afforded by their service. However, Partner &amp; veteran Derren Burrell also knows that access to startup capital is a huge roadblock for them. He'll share what he is doing to change this. Derren Burrell's bio. PinnacleForum.com Show Notes: https://pinnacleforum.com/2021/07/ul-podcast-160/

Did you realize that veterans are highly successful entrepreneurs, even more so than their non-veteran counterparts? They apply principles and disciplines from their military service, as well as their higher education afforded by their service. However, Partner &amp; veteran <a href="https://pinnacleforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Derren-Burrell-Bio-2021.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Derren Burrell</a> also knows that access to startup capital is a huge roadblock for them. He'll share what he is doing to change this. <a href="https://pinnacleforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Derren-Burrell-Bio-2021.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Derren Burrell's bio</a>. <a href="https://PinnacleForum.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">PinnacleForum.com</a> Show Notes: <a href="https://pinnacleforum.com/2021/07/ul-podcast-160/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://pinnacleforum.com/2021/07/ul-podcast-160/</a>

Investing in the Military Veteran Entrepreneur | Derren Burrell | #160

On this episode of the cavnessHR podcast we talk to Derren Burrell – President and Founder of Veteran Ventures Capital https://www.cavnessHR.com jasoncavness@cavnessHR.com @cavnessHR  across social media @jasoncavnessHR across social media Sign up to join the cavnessHR waitlist at https://cavnesshr.co/nrw Derren Burrell, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) is the is the Founder &amp; President of Veteran Ventures Capital, LLC, an investment and consulting firm focused on scaling veteran-owned and led businesses. In this capacity he oversees all aspects of the company operations and fund management. Prior to this he served as the Chief Operating Officer for TAG Resources, LLC, a retirement service company with over $1.5 billion in assets under management.  He is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary, Certified Defense Financial Manager, and Level 3 Certified in the Secretary of Defense Financial Management Program.  Prior to his transition to the private sector in 2015, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Burrell was the Resource Director of the White House Communication Agency. He worked directly with senior White House (WH) staff, Congressional, comptroller, United States Secret Service, Dept of State, and Defense Information Systems Agency staff in all aspects of financial and contract management in support of POTUS. While in this position he was selected for the rank of Colonel but decided to retire from his 21-year military history and transition to the private sector.  Highlights of his military career include being deployed to Iraq as the Deputy Comptroller, United States Forces – Iraq and in Afghanistan as the Resource Director, NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan. In this joint capacity he led the 34- person J8 directorate (Iraq) and the 4-person J8 office (Afghanistan) in planning, resourcing, and executing $20 billion + in U.S. appropriated funding in support of U.S. operations within the Iraq and Afghanistan Joint Operations Areas.  He was also stationed at the Pentagon as the flying operations analyst for the Air Force, where he was responsible for the largest Operations &amp; Maintenance budget account in the Air Force, over $15 billion. He has been a squadron commander for both finance and wing staff agencies, and was a deployed Comptroller on the front line in Operations SEA SIGNAL, SOUTHERN WATCH, ALLIED FORCE, NEW DAWN, and ENDURING FREEDOM.  He is a graduate of the Citadel and past recipient of several awards including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medals, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Air Force Budget Officer of the Year twice, Air Force Financial Management Officer of the Year, Comptroller of the Year, and USAFE James E. Short Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mentorship and Career Development.  Derren is married to the former Gloria Frey and they have 5 children: Lydia, Luke, David, Rebekah, and Nathanael.  We talk about the following: His company, Veteran Ventures Capital Why it is important to invest in Military Veteran led companies How to do your pitch deck What makes him say yes or no to an opportunity to invest Derren’s Social Media  Company website: https://www.veteranventures.us/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran-ventures-capital-llc/ Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/VenturesVeteran Company Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veteran_ventures/ Company FB: https://www.facebook.com/veteranventurescapital/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode of the cavnessHR podcast we talk to Derren Burrell – President and Founder of Veteran Ventures Capital <a href="https://www.cavnessHR.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cavnessHR.com</a> jasoncavness@cavnessHR.com @cavnessHR  across social media @jasoncavnessHR across social media Sign up to join the cavnessHR waitlist at <a href="https://cavnesshr.co/nrw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cavnesshr.co/nrw</a> Derren Burrell, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) is the is the Founder &amp; President of Veteran Ventures Capital, LLC, an investment and consulting firm focused on scaling veteran-owned and led businesses. In this capacity he oversees all aspects of the company operations and fund management. Prior to this he served as the Chief Operating Officer for TAG Resources, LLC, a retirement service company with over $1.5 billion in assets under management.  He is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary, Certified Defense Financial Manager, and Level 3 Certified in the Secretary of Defense Financial Management Program.  Prior to his transition to the private sector in 2015, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Burrell was the Resource Director of the White House Communication Agency. He worked directly with senior White House (WH) staff, Congressional, comptroller, United States Secret Service, Dept of State, and Defense Information Systems Agency staff in all aspects of financial and contract management in support of POTUS. While in this position he was selected for the rank of Colonel but decided to retire from his 21-year military history and transition to the private sector.  Highlights of his military career include being deployed to Iraq as the Deputy Comptroller, United States Forces – Iraq and in Afghanistan as the Resource Director, NATO Air Training Command – Afghanistan. In this joint capacity he led the 34- person J8 directorate (Iraq) and the 4-person J8 office (Afghanistan) in planning, resourcing, and executing $20 billion + in U.S. appropriated funding in support of U.S. operations within the Iraq and Afghanistan Joint Operations Areas.  He was also stationed at the Pentagon as the flying operations analyst for the Air Force, where he was responsible for the largest Operations &amp; Maintenance budget account in the Air Force, over $15 billion. He has been a squadron commander for both finance and wing staff agencies, and was a deployed Comptroller on the front line in Operations SEA SIGNAL, SOUTHERN WATCH, ALLIED FORCE, NEW DAWN, and ENDURING FREEDOM.  He is a graduate of the Citadel and past recipient of several awards including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medals, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Air Force Budget Officer of the Year twice, Air Force Financial Management Officer of the Year, Comptroller of the Year, and USAFE James E. Short Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mentorship and Career Development.  Derren is married to the former Gloria Frey and they have 5 children: Lydia, Luke, David, Rebekah, and Nathanael.  We talk about the following: His company, Veteran Ventures Capital Why it is important to invest in Military Veteran led companies How to do your pitch deck What makes him say yes or no to an opportunity to invest Derren’s Social Media  Company website: <a href="https://www.veteranventures.us/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.veteranventures.us/</a> Company LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran-ventures-capital-llc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/veteran-ventures-capital-llc/</a> Company Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/VenturesVeteran" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/VenturesVeteran</a> Company Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/veteran_ventures/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/veteran_ventures/</a> Company FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/veteranventurescapital/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/veteranventurescapital/</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

A talk with Derren Burrell of Veteran Ventures Capital