How to Make a Difference with Dean Wegner

Are you a cog in the wheel? Do you want your life to make a
difference? Dean Wegner joins Carol and Travis to share his story
of leaving the military and joining the corporate world only to
find he needed more. Dean wanted his life to make a difference.
This led him to adopt a son from Ethiopia and start Authentically
American, an apparel company made in America. 





Highlights:





{03:15} Adopting a son from Ethiopia.





{06:42} What makes Dean a Titan?





{07:41} Moving from the Military to the corporate world.





{12:15} Why corporations want to hire veterans.





{15:20} Dean’s journey





{24:20} Taking the entrepreneurship step.





{42:10} Overnight success in five years 





{52:15} How to overcome.





Dean Wegner Bio:





Dean is a dynamic and fearless leader, Veteran, entrepreneur, and
highly sought-after keynote speaker. His journey to build an
iconic American brand in Authentically American has captured the
attention of national media outlets such as Fox & Friends,
Forbes Magazine, Fox Business, Yahoo Finance, Newsmax TV, and
SiriusXM Radio.





Dean graduated from the United States Military Academy at West
Point, Rotary Wing Flight School, and the Army's Special Forces
Ranger School. His education, training, and 7-years of
active-duty service in the Army have personified Dean to be a
passionate and values centric servant leader. Post Army, Dean
served in leadership roles in business development, marketing and
strategy at Procter & Gamble and Mars, Inc.





In 2017, Dean founded his current company from a blank sheet of
paper. Authentically American is a Veteran owned, American made,
premium apparel brand. They are a company that celebrates
patriotism, believes in the American worker, and honors our
American heroes by intentionally donating 10% of profits to
Veteran and First Responder charities.


Dean speaks transparently and intelligently about the challenges
and rewards experienced through entrepreneurship and pursuing
one's passion. As a former Division 1 ice hockey player, Dean is
highly competitive and possesses a tireless work ethic.


Dean is a man of the deep Christian faith, a family man (married
26 years), and a father of 4 children (youngest adopted from
Ethiopia). He is active in his church and community, serving on
the boards of both for-profit and non-profit companies and
organizations.





Connect with Dean:





https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-wegner-9874065





https://www.authenticallyamerican.us








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