Founder and CEO of Brass & Unity, host of The Brass & Unity Podcast. Brass & Unity was started in 2016 as a way to help fellow soldiers.
After serving in Afghanistan as an Artillery Gunner at 19 years old and losing friends during battle, Kelsi came home with PTSD. After 7 years of anger and pain she decided to use her struggle for good, and try to help others through their struggle.
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0:00:00 to 0:15:08 basically funny cat video of feral cat smacking a hugelly uninterested bullmastif in the face … worth enduring anyway. Super funny at 3:10:00 and on! LOL! Thank you for your service Kelsi.
I’ve been listening to this episode 20 minutes at a time for nearly a week. After each brief session I am completely and utterly exhausted. Goodness, this woman has some heat. If we could harness her power we could power a sub for several years. All kidding aside, she is real, accessible and an inspiration for how to not back down, no matter how grim things may seem. An amazing person, and a most memorable podcast.
Sadly I had to turn it off after 20 minutes. I sometimes listen with my kids and wife, and when someone elects to swear in the volumn that was forthcoming, a podcast listed as “clean” hardly lives up to the advertising. There are times when I’d like to tell Jocko…”well done” or “wish I had this knowledge as a young Artillery lieutenant”, someone comparing this podcast to the over 250 I’ve listened to with guests who’ve experience things beyond comprehension…yet they presented themselves professionally and comported themselves appropriately, speaking to an audience decidedly mixed. I just couldn’t listen to this, nor did I hear of all the controversy that followed. I listened to the original #288, and filed away pertinent “lessons learned” but “Part 2″ never made it out the starting blocks. Maybe it’s generational, but I’m not subjecting this to people I respect. Gen Patton’s truncated quote says it all…”You can’t run an army without profanity; [but] it has to be eloquent profanity.” And Jocko, on thing I would say of the first 20 minutes, you handled yourself in a totally class manner. You know of what I speak
Jacko practices what he preaches. He owned what went down with the previous podcast. He detached and listened to Kelsi had to say. Her story an his treatment of it were stellar. I have read his books and he lives what he teaches. Politically, he and I would agree on little; I’m a progressive and an 8 year veteran of little renown, but I am grateful to have discovered Mr. Willink.
As someone with 0 context on what happened prior, this was a good one.
Exploring how Kelsi coped with trauma and adversity could offer insights and strategies for others facing similar situations.
This podcast exemplifies Jockos sterling leadership. Echo is holding it down. Great job men!!
I genuinely hope that additional individuals would utilize the valuable and significant venue you provide.