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Published January 14, 2022 · 49:22
Guest: Brian Fleming
Lots of people struggle to overcome the unexpected challenges life brings. Brian Fleming helps people stand firm when everything around them is blowing up. Fleming is a Purple Heart recipient who served as a team leader in an infantry platoon with US Army's 10th Mountain Division while fighting the ground war in Afghanistan. His vehicle was blown up twice and he was severely wounded in action when a suicide bomber exploded 3 feet away from him in Kandahar on July 24, 2006. Following 14 months of burn treatment, reconstructive surgery, and rehabilitation, Brian began speaking and writing books on human resilience based on his own life lessons and those of other veterans who moved forward beyond their devastating life challenges as well. Brian speaks to associations & companies about how to develop more resilient leaders who can succeed under pressure. Learn more at: www.BlownUpGuy.com
September 22, 2026 · 36:28
Guest: Ken Mellott
In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast, Ed Parcaut sits down with Ken Mellott for a powerful conversation about Air Force service, survival, PTSD, identity, and rebuilding life after a near-fatal aircraft accident. Ken shares how his father's Air Force service inspired him from a young age, why he attended the Air Force Academy, and how his career took him through pilot training, Beale Air F
September 8, 2026 · 46:47
Guest: Jonathan Knaul
In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast, Ed Parcaut sits down with Jonathan Knaul for a thoughtful conversation about military service, operational stress, combat deployments, test piloting, and the hidden weight of caring for loved ones. Jonathan shares how he joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1986, first serving in the Navy after Top Gun inspired him to pursue aviation. After four years,
September 1, 2026 · 32:05
Guest: Jared Maxwell
In this episode of Helping The Brave Podcast, Ed Parcaut sits down with Jared Maxwell for a raw conversation about Army service, combat deployments, PTSD, law enforcement, and writing as a way to process the aftermath of war. Jared shares why he joined the Army after 9/11, how he became an Airborne infantryman, and what it was like deploying with the 82nd Airborne to Iraq in the early days of the
