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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