1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Disabled American Veterans Chief Communications and Outreach Officer Dan Claire 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: joins a program to help us do exactly that. Dan, 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: it's a pleasure to have you on your program and 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: thank you for your service to our country and your 5 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: ongoing service helping disabled American veterans find some employment in 6 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: this very difficult employment situation. It's good to have you 7 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: on the show today. 8 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 2: Hey, thanks Brian. You always support veterans and we really 9 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 2: appreciate you. 10 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: Least I can do. So, you have multiple things going 11 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: on here, Dave, sponsoring nationwide job fares. Those are fast approaching. 12 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: What are these involved in? How can my veteran friends 13 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: out and listening audience and their families get in connection 14 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 1: with this? 15 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: Absolutely, Dav. We're nationally headquarter local organization. These job fairs 16 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,920 Speaker 2: we pair up with recruit military. We do about ninety 17 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: eight a year. These are job fares for spouses, for 18 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 2: military members, transitioning military members, veterans. We've found veterans who 19 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 2: want or we've found companies who want to hire veterans, 20 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,279 Speaker 2: and we're focused on lining them up with veterans. Our 21 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 2: next career fair is November twenty fifth, so a week 22 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: from today, you have time to sharpen up your resume 23 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 2: and check it out online at jobs dot dav dot org. 24 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: Jobs dot dav dot org. Joe's going to hook that 25 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: website out of my blog page fifty five KC dot com. 26 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: So great opportunity, and thank you to all those companies 27 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 1: out there who recognize how great veterans are. They do 28 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: a great work, they think out of the box, they're 29 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: problem solvers, and they're hard workers. So you can't say 30 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: enough about hiring the American veteran. What's the Patriot boot 31 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 1: Camp all about? 32 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,199 Speaker 2: And this is a great program too that has enjoyed 33 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 2: a lot of success because of our support from local 34 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: Cincinnati and Tristate area CEOs, marketers people like that. This 35 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 2: is a two and a half day experience that helps 36 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 2: veterans become job creators and benefits providers. It's a fantastic event. 37 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: We've got founders coming in. They have all these great 38 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 2: different kinds of companies. We line them up with mentors, 39 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 2: line them up with classes, experiences, and just kind of 40 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 2: give them the building blocks they need to succeed as 41 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: business owners. 42 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: Well, I know you welcome all the assistants you can get. 43 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: How can interested entrepreneurs and maybe local business leaders who 44 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: really want to help the American veterans and give back 45 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:17,239 Speaker 1: to the veteran military community. How can they get involved? 46 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 2: Well? Absolutely, I mean first things first, hire a veteran 47 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 2: if you know, if you if you have room in 48 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 2: your company to hire a veteran, please God do it 49 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: for amen. These are great folks. They want jobs, they 50 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 2: want to contribute, they want to be part of a team. 51 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: And also, if you're a CEO, if you're if you're 52 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 2: a marketing specialist, if you're in business law, we want 53 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: you to get involved with the AV Patriot Boot Camp. 54 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 2: Our next cohorts coming up in February. We're actually traveling 55 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 2: out of town to Myrtle Beach for that event February 56 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 2: ten through thirteen. But registrations open now. Local veteran business 57 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 2: owners can get involved. Local business leaders who are mentors 58 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 2: who want to get involved, please reach out to us. 59 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: Dan Claire, who chief Communications always or an outreach officer 60 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: for the DAV without obviously you're very interested in big 61 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: on helping veterans get jobs. What else does the DAV 62 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,359 Speaker 1: offer to give caregivers, veterans needing transportation, and others who 63 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: need assistance with benefits. What else are you there for? 64 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 2: I mean absolutely where their benefits are a big part 65 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 2: of what we do here at our office, our national 66 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 2: headquarters and Erlanger. If you know a veteran who needs 67 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 2: assistance with their benefits, we have veterans who have gone 68 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: down that path before themselves. They act as attorneys in 69 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 2: fact and help represent veterans, may demystify that VA bureaucracy 70 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 2: to some extent, and help expedite justice for those folks. 71 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 2: Caregivers is a great new program the DAV has. Everyone 72 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 2: knows someone who is a caregiver, and whether you're a 73 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 2: veteran who is a caregiver, or you know someone who's 74 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: a caregiver for a veteran. That could be a parent, 75 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 2: that could be a spouse, that could be children. We 76 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: want to get those folks involved at davcaregivers dot org. 77 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 2: That's a free service to the DAV offers. It's concierge 78 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: level services, connecting people with resources with what they need 79 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 2: to keep their veteran in the home longer or their 80 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 2: loved one in the home longer, and ensure that they 81 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 2: have a high quality of life while they're. 82 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: Doing that, and nobody understands the specific needs of the 83 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: American veterans like the dav So Dan Claire, I cannot 84 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: thank you enough for helping my veteran friends and the 85 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: listening audience get jobs at the job fair. This Patriot 86 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,679 Speaker 1: boot camp for the entrepreneurs who will hire veterans because 87 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: they know it's the right thing to do, because they're 88 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,599 Speaker 1: going to get a great employee out of it, and 89 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: you're going to land an American veteran in a job. 90 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: It's a wonderful thing you're doing. Dan. I appreciate it. 91 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: Thank you for coming on the program again. All this 92 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: information Joe Strecker will add to my blog page fifty 93 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: five care sea dot com so we can get folks jobs. Dan, 94 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: thank you for your time and what you're doing for 95 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 1: the American veterans. 96 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,559 Speaker 2: Thank you. Brian Todd Cassini says, Hi, God bless you guys. 97 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: Ah ah tell him, I said hi right back college. 98 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: Actually a lifetime, lifetime friend. I went on vacation with 99 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: Dodd when I was about six years old and his 100 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: dad was my pediatrician. When friends ever since, that's that's hilarious. 101 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: You got to connection with him eight forty six, right 102 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: now folks stick around. Coming up next, we're gonna hear 103 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: from cover since he's Dan Roulman or John Rolman rather 104 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,479 Speaker 1: about better way to get medical insurance. That's that time 105 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: of year. We'll give you some helpful tips. Coming up 106 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:13,839 Speaker 1: next fifty five KRC