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In this segment, we welcome Bill Radvak, co-founder of NervGen Pharma, has been the CEO and director of multiple start-up companies, to talk about the work that NervGen Pharma is doing to help veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injuries suffered in the line of duty. Randy and Bill talk about the specifics of the advances made in treating these complicated injuries and more in this interesting segment.

Executive Interviews

The National Defense Network supports our heros that have made sacrifices for our freedoms, their families and veteran service organizations. This is made possible by our corporate partner affiliations and their ongoing support of active duty military and our veterans.

Our executive leader interviews provide insights into these companies and their initiatives that support military families, veterans who are transitioning out of military duty, and those who have been forever affected by the sacrifices they’ve made.

Please take a moment to learn more about these corporations and the support they continuously provide.

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Bill Radvak

Admiral John Bird

We welcome back retired Admiral John Bird, USAA’s Senior Vice President of Military Affairs. We talk about USAA, how it was founded 100 years ago, what it has become, and what members of USAA can expect in the future from the program. It’s not all Gronk commercials at USAA, and we thank them for their long history of serving our active-duty military members, veterans, and their families.

Mike Erwin, Team Red White and Blue

We welcome the founder and CEO of Team Red White and Blue, Mike Erwin, to the National Defense. We spoke with Mike at the Kansas Speedway in advance of the Hollywood Casino 400, and Mike lays out to Randy how this type of partnership with NASCAR is so important in their outreach to the veteran community. Randy digs into what exactly the mission of Team Red White and Blue is, and how you can get in touch with them to support their mission, or to address transition and reintegration for those returning from active duty.

Art delaCruz, Team Rubicon

We welcome back the CEO of one of our absolute favorite Veteran Service Organizations! Art delaCruz, CEO of Team Rubicon, returns to talk with Randy about his great organization. Art and Randy get the important stuff out of the way first in discussing the new “Top Gun” movie as well as his group’s work in disaster relief efforts with the extreme flooding taking place around the country.

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