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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Kirstie Ennis and the Kirstie Ennis Foundation

Pushing to the limits. Breaking expectations. Giving.

Kirstie served as a door gunner and CH-53 Helicopter Mechanic in the US Marine Corps. When her aircraft crashed during combat operations in Afghanistan 2012 she was critically injured. In addition to the left leg amputation, she sustained full thickness facial trauma, spinal injuries, a traumatic brain injury, and shoulder injuries. After recovery, Kirstie became dedicated to exceeding expectations. She works as a stuntwoman in major motion pictures, a veterans’ advocate, and as an adaptive extreme athlete. In an effort to repurpose herself to continue serving people as she did in the military,

Kirstie established the Kirstie Ennis Foundation to provide education and opportunity in the outdoors and to support other non-profits dedicated to improving the quality of life of individuals and families.

Kirstie adopted extreme sports as a way to inspire men, women, and children, with or without adversity to use more of their potential. In order to raise awareness and fundraise, she has sought out to break several world records — the first being to summit the highest peak on each of the seven continents and the North and South Poles (also known as the grand slam of mountains). Kirstie’s passions for engaging women, veterans, and disabled populations in outdoor recreation and rehabilitation make her an excellent addition to any team.

Kirstie is competitor and finisher in Ironman and marathon races. Kirstie is a spokesperson for the nonprofit organization Building Homes for Heroes, which provides adapted mortgage free homes to critically injured veterans. Kirstie’s passions for engaging women, veterans, and wounded populations in outdoor recreation and rehabilitation make her an excellent addition to this team.

In the News

Going “Full Throttle” – Kirstie Ennis | U.S.VeteransMagazine.com, Feb 2018

The Heroes Project | USMC SGT. RETIRED KIRSTIE ENNIS

USMC Sergeant Kirstie Ennis | Building Homes For Heroes

Veteran and amputee inspires with each death-defying climb | USA TODAY-Oct 3, 2018

To find out more about what they’re up to at the Kirstie Ennis Foundation visit kirstieennisfoundation.com.

Please help support and spread the word about Kirstie Ennis and theKirstie Ennis Foundation team by giving this a LIKE, SHARING it with your wider networks and JOIN their communities on Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | #kickassdoug

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Daniel Alarik and Grunt Style

www.GruntStyle.com
www.GruntStyle.com

Unabashed Pride and Patriotism

In their own words (GruntStyle.com)

To us, what you wear is more than just a necessity to be clothed. It’s about attitude! We have taken the American fighting spirit and instilled it in everything we do. You don’t have to be a Veteran to wear Grunt Style, but you do have to love Freedom, Bacon and Whiskey. We provide more than apparel, we instill pride.

PRIDE IN SELF, IN MILITARY, AND IN COUNTRY.

With over 400 US Veterans and Patriots, our mission is to deliver the highest quality, most Patriotic apparel on the planet, straight to your front door. Backed by our unbeatable lifetime guarantee, you will always be blown away by our products, our service, and our ability to America!

EVERYTHING FROM GRUNT STYLE IS GUARANTEED FOR LIFE!

Yup. Everything. For any reason. Including tears, holes, loose threads, beer stains – even blood stains from defending the American Flag.

 

In the news

Grunt Style Signs with Richard Petty Motorsports in Multi-Year Deal | ESPN-Sep 16, 2017

Hurricane Harvey Destroyed A Small Texas Town And Grunt Style Is Helping Rebuild It | ConnectingVets.com, Sept 14, 2017

America’s Grittiest Entrepreneur: How An Army Sergeant Created A $100 Million Lifestyle Brand | Forbes-Jul 18, 2017

To find out more about what they’re up to at Grunt Style visitwww.gruntstyle.com.

Please help support founder / CEO Daniel Alarik and the Grunt Style team by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your wider networks and JOIN their communities on Linked, Facebook, Instagram andTwitter.

You’ve got to try some of their whiskey too – Merica Bourbon

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin-kickassdoug

 

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#OUREntrepidNetwork – Introducing Todd Connor and Bunker Labs

www.BunkerLabs.org
www.BunkerLabs.org

Empowering our military veterans as leaders in innovation and entrepreneurship

In their own words (www.bunkerlabs.org/about-the-bunker)

BUNKER LABS IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION BUILT BY MILITARY VETERAN ENTREPRENEURS TO EMPOWER OTHER MILITARY VETERANS AS LEADERS IN INNOVATION.

Through local chapters across the U.S., Bunker Labs provides educational programming, access to resources, and a thriving local network to help military veterans and their spouses start and grow businesses.

We work to Inspire, Educate, and Connect veterans with the right resources and people locally to be successful, while also providing national tools and resources like: Launch Lab Online or our Community Mobile App to support aspiring entrepreneurs where ever they may currently live or be stationed.

INSPIRE. Through our online entrepreneurship challenge, the Bunker in a Box offers hundreds of hours of content as well as interviews with military veterans who have successfully transitioned from the military and started their own business. Learn how they did it and start your own journey towards entrepreneurship as well.

EDUCATE. Aspiring entrepreneurs with an idea for a business are invited to participate in the Entrepreneurial Program for Innovation and Collaboration (EPIC) whether through one of our virtual cohorts or in person at one of our chapters. In this program you will learn and apply the practical steps of launching your business from entrepreneurs who have been-there / done-that.

CONNECT. Bunker Labs invites veterans, entrepreneurs, investors, and subject matter experts to join our national community through our monthly Bunker Brews meet ups in each of our chapter cities, as well as through our Muster Across America tour. Whether returning home after active duty, starting a business, exploring new careers, or growing a business—building your network is critical.

https://bunkerlabs.org/in-the-news/

To find out more about Bunker Labs, what they’re up to, find local chapters and more, visit www.BunkerLabs.org.

Please help support CEO Todd Connor and the Bunker Labs team and Our Veterans by giving this a LIKE, SHARE it with your wider networks and JOIN their communities on Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Here WE Grow!

Doug Parker | Linkedin – kickassdoug