Episodes

An Exclusive Interview with Chris Crawford, the Top Defense Attorney in FL that changed the FL gun law! He went up against the FL Supreme Court in September 2025 and Won with his amazing oral arguments defending the Constitution & the 2nd Amendment. The precedent-setting case law in the First District Court of Appeal unanimously ruled prohibiting open carry in FL was unconstitutional. This is the first time he tells the story of how he gathered his defense on 2A. Chris Crawford has also been fea...

This week Monica and retired Marine LtCol David Sanford sat down with Lindsey Chrismon, a 2014 West Point grad, combat aviator, and the first Captain of the Corps of Cadets, being only the 4th woman ever in the Academy's history to lead the 4400 member Corps. She flew the AH 64 Apache and was the first woman to fly the AH 6M Little Bird in the 160th Special Operations Aviation regiment, flying combat air missions and operations in Afghanistan. She also has an MBA from Harvard Business School whe...

Niels Andersen is a US Navy Corpsman, President and CEO KA Med Data, Vet CV Foundation and Mission Next. He spent 35 years in the tech development industry focusing on Veterans, and healthcare organizations and systems. He designs and develops software and assist, commercial and government, providers with their practices. He assists organizations in solving recruitment, acquisition, retention, benchmarking and metrics. He has built VETCV, the digital platform for Veterans to access all their rec...

The Brett Boyer Foundation is a 501c3 that was co-founded by Ellen Boyer, her husband Bo, sister-in-law Caroline and brother-in-law Luke Bryan. It was created in memory Ellen and Bo's daughter, Sadie Brett Boyer who was diagnosed prenatally with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect (CHD). In her short 7 months she spent most of that time at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital and inspired the entire movement and purpose to help others. The Foundation's mission is to fund congenital heart disea...

Joe Leurs is a combat Marine Corps NCO, received a Purple Heart from an injury sustained in Iraq, retired Army Reserves, retired Metro Nashville PD Detective. He's also an Entrepreneur/Inventor of a life-saving product and recently a US congressional candidate for District 7 in Tennessee. We discuss his time in the Marine Corps, 31st MEU—special ops, 1st Marine Division, his time in the Army and then his time as an embedded undercover detective with Nashville Metro PD gang unit and when he has b...

This week on the mic is Dr. Monica Sanford, DNP and retired Marine LtCol David Sanford discussing how to prepare for your C & P VA Disability exams. Monica has been evaluating Veterans for their claims for over 3 years and was a speaker at the Military Influencer Conference in ATL 2025. I discuss how to empower yourself and what to expect, from the provider standpoint, for the interview and exam. David was prior enlisted and then retired as the G2 of 2ndMarDiv and he offers his helpful thoughts ...

State Representative Jody Barrett from the 69th District of TN, Candidate for US Congress District 7, Attorney, a small business owner and was graded the most conservative legislator in Tennessee history joins us in studio! After Rep Mark Green resigned from his seat there was a scramble for a special election, polling and fundraising show Rep Barrett consistently as one of the top two to beat. We sat down and discussed everything and anything! Why and how he got started in politics and what sep...

Diane Canda is the founder of Lady Up America, a national speaker, sought out political commentator on Fox News, News Max, and a business consultant focusing on women owned businesses. She served on the Mayor's Minority and Business Advisory Council in Nashville, 2-time award winning Extraordinary Citizen award from the TN State Legislature, author and podcaster. She hosts training workshops for women on how to handle crucial conversations in a civil manner, and remain ladylike, when other's voi...

Jenny Jackson is the new Bravo tv reality celebrity, straight from Kings Court, out now streaming on Peacock. She tells us all about how she got on the show, the behind the scenes and all about that experience. She tells us how she went into modeling and acting at a young age, how she was discovered and the ups and downs of such a tough business. Hear who is more critical- men or women in the modeling/acting world? She is also the host of a daytime talk show "Bless your Heart" here in Nashville....

The past President of American Association of Nurse Practitioners and now Dean for Strategic & Global Affairs for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She continues to be the voice and leadership for over 400k NPs. She serves on multiple editorial boards, has hundreds of presentations and publications that advocate for evidence-based practices and NP led care. We discussed her leadership, her academic role, health policy, the White House visit, her advocacy for high quality, cost- effective,...

This week we sat down with Annie Nelson, an author, entrepreneur, speaker, and Founder of The AmericanSoldier Network and Ruckup.og. She was also just named the 2025 Nashville Remarkable Woman of the Year for devoting so much of her life tohelping Veterans and their families. It all started with a Marine pen-pal and care packages that helped formed strong bonds, lifelong friendshipsand multiple Veteran organizations. After a visit to a combat hospital, she realized her passion lies in advocacy a...

Denise LaGrange is one of the top selling agents with Sotheby's International Real Estate in Nashville, TN. After a long career in healthcare, pharmaceutical sales and training she moved to Nashville and started diving into the booming Real Estate market and the community. She is very involved with initiatives at the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank and sponsors a local Bands in a Barn featuring local country artists. Her commitment to the community has been ...

I sat down with Abbie Stockard, the current 2025 Miss America, to discuss her path to the crown and her future in healthcare. She is currently a senior at Auburn University School of Nursing and looking forward to being a Pediatric nurse. We talked about her 'why' she joined the pageant, the expectations from the judges, was it everything she thought it would be, meeting the other contestants, social media influences, what made her stand out and her responsibilities as Miss America. She tells us...

Listen to the short solo show to hear updates on my family! Why we suddenly moved from Pensacola, FL to Nashville, TN! Hear the Why behind why I do what I do--just like I ask my guests their why! Stay tuned for some great shows already recording here in Nashville! Check out my Facebook.com/monicasanfordvp for video-reels

Dean Wegner is an Army Veteran, West Point Graduate, finished Flight School & Ranger School. He is the Founder and CEO of Authentically American based out of Nashville, TN. He’s been featured multiple times on Fox News, MSNBC, Forbes Magazine and more. Authentically American was the Winner of the 2024 Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year in Tennessee!! His strategic and sharpened business background also comes from working at Mars Corporation and Proctor and Gamble after his military service...

Jett Bowling is a Formula Race car driver with the Kiwi Sports Team. He has the perfect Name and the perfect Look! He sits down to discuss what it takes to be a driver: physical fitness, nutrition, endurance, concentration and mental toughness. He has had a super busy 2024-2025 season so far and has taken Podium 6 out of 9 races and definitely one to watch and remember his name! We get his take on the new Formula movie. Follow his social media- IG @JettBowlingRacing and all his races streaming!

Rosabel Zohfeld came to America with a dream, with her persistence and determination she made it happen. After the death of her mother at 17 years old and then becoming homeless, she moved from Columbia to America, learning a new culture and language, and put herself through nursing school then advancing her career to a Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in Neurology. Hear her story of overcoming obstacles and challenges to succeed. She’s an Army Spouse and author of a new book: “The Courage...

Dr. Amanda Zeine, Army Flight Surgeon, deployed twice, sustained a TBI in 2018 that took her away from medical practice Her first book, "Hot Mess to Wellness" tackles her mental health journey having to transition away from medicine to achieving optimal wellness. Hear her inspirational story that takes her from being the Chief of Pediatrics to discovering new ways to help kids through common difficult issues. She has written multiple books making an impact with teaching all children healthy ways...

Mr. Donnie Peterson, has been the Chief Operating Lead Partner at Chick Fil-A in Pensacola, FL for the past 20years and he is also the Founder/CEO: Colere World. He is a huge sponsor and supporter of so many great things in the community--- businesses, non-profits, Free Clinics and the Military and more. We discussed the culture of service in the organization, cultivating leaders who influence others with integrity, purpose, and excellence at every level of an organization. Mentored and develope...

My 100th Episode with my 2 very special guests! My Niece and Nephew--- both brand New Medical Doctors, tell us about their experiences over the past 4 years of Med School. Dr. Bryce Webb, graduate from Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa. He has been a part of several research projects across orthopedics, spine, ER, Hematology/Oncology, resulting in peer reviewed publications, oral presentations, poster sessions at conferences and volunteering at the Bridge Clinic. He will be pursuing Vascular ...

KATHY MORROW— a military spouse, entrepreneur, Director of Emerald Coast Public Relations Organization and President of 2Morrow Communications. She started a military owned business and became the expert of giving the words to inspire and impact your business. Her expertise is collaborating with businesses to help design, build, customizing websites, blogs and optimizing marketing strategies. ECPRO stretches from Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana and she has served every position on th...

Melissa Washington, Navy Veteran, Marine Corps Spouse, daughter of Vietnam Veteran and CEO/Founder of Women Veterans Alliance. She talks about how a dinner out with friends turned into a global organization, now celebrating the 10year anniversary of helping Women Veterans. She is an Award-winning advocate, speaker, author, entrepreneur, CEO, publisher, Radio Show Host, and multiple awards for influencing women, visionary awards, trailblazing, and breaking barriers. She has been on Dr. Phil and L...

Sean Vincent is an Army Veteran, an artist, visionary, and master image-maker who captures the world’s legacy through his lens. Blending art, high fashion, luxury, runway, and still photos capturing lifetime moments in motion. He's an entrepreneur with multiple businesses, building his global brand, including, The Wealth Architect , and working with businesses like Athletes Water. His upcoming work includes international exhibitions at Art Basel Switzerland, Swiss Art Expo Zurich, New York Fashi...

Mr. Bus Driver, Cor’ Darius Jones, an Escambia County, Florida, Yellow School Bus Driver for the past 7 years and documenting it all on social media. He has gone Viral so many times with his social media content, over 30million views on Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook. He is documenting the Bus Driver life and people love it! He was the first ever county employee in the Transportation Department to win the Stellar Employee of the Month and the Year Awards. He is a sought-after national speaker on s...