As we close out the year, one thing stood out more than anything we built, fixed, or delivered: the people.

Not just the placements we made, but the Veterans stepping into roles that mattered, the teams they strengthened, and the communities that felt the impact.

Agentic AI: The Future of Work (and Why Barbara Jones-Brown is Already There)
Every now and then, I sit down for a podcast conversation and walk away thinking, damn… that just re-wired my brain a little bit. That’s exactly what happened when I had Barbara Jones-Brown on the Build Your A-Team podcast.

If Part 1 showed why the first interview is the main gate, and Part 2 exposed the recruiter translation problem, Part 3 drills into the employer side of the equation.
The challenge isn’t that employers are wrong to seek the best – it’s that expectations are not always clearly defined lacking shared clarity.

Not all recruiters are made the same. Some simply push resumes into ATS systems and pray something sticks. Others serve a higher mission: to translate candidate potential into signals that employers actually recognize.

Recruiting in 2025 isn’t short on noise. We’ve got AI tools ranking resumes, companies downsizing and hiring in the same quarter, and headlines declaring the how-to’s of the online job posts every other week. We’re in a fog of noise, cost, and confusion. 

Week 10: Why We Grind
From Mission to Momentum Summer Recap

Nine weeks. Nine checkpoints.
We started with reflection – asking hard questions about the habits, leadership styles, and military carryovers that no longer served the mission. We refocused, realigned, and recharged. And we paused – not to stop – but to recalibrate our vision.