Ryan served our country in Ramadi and Fallujah with the U.S. Marine Corps in some of the most intense fighting of the Iraq war. Ryan reached platoon sergeant status and received combat promotions and awards as an infantryman as well as being recognized as Marine of the year in 2005 and Non-Commissioned Officer of the year in 2006. He also trained Iraqi Police and Navy Corpsmen in infantry tactics. He earned a Naval Achievement Medal for his Combat Valor. Ryan has been with the Department of State for four years. He served on the Ambassador Susan Rice’s Protective Detail for three years and currently serves as a General Services Specialist. In addition to his service Ryan Tate has always been an animal lover. After returning from one of his tours in Iraq he was deeply affected by a program he watched on TV that showed an African rhino still alive and suffering greatly with half its face hacked off solely for its horn. Tate, realizing that criminal poaching networks operate very much like the intricate terrorist networks in the Middle East, set out to repurpose his skills into an effort to stop the slaughter of these magnificent endangered animals. Many Post 9-11 U.S. veterans often have difficulty leveraging their combat skills in a conventional civilian vocation. Ryan realized these vets could benefit profoundly from the opportunity to utilize their valuable military skills in combat-related areas protecting endangered wildlife in Africa and saving lives. With Tate’s military experience and savvy navigating the tumultuous world of “boots on the ground” conservation, he’s able to speak directly to the unique skills that veterans can bring to anti-poaching efforts making a vital difference for endangered species and veterans that now have a renewed sense of purpose.
“take negative criticism as just criticism or as just help. Don’t look over all look past negativity it’s happening for a reason and so it should be focused on but it shouldn’t be taken to heart. You have got to grow a thick-skinned, you have got to be able to take a punch, you have got to be able to take several punches to the mouth over and over and over again. But if you don’t get up you are not an entrepreneur – you are not. So be prepared to take a hit, grow thick skin, don’t let it alter your direction, let it improve your direction and the efficiency and the speed that you are headed in. And just take everything as a learning lesson. It’s all part of the journey. The Quicker that you can take criticism as a learning lesson instead of negativity the quicker that you are going to get your mission done and certainly the less years are going to be taken off of your life from the stress that comes with that negativity. So as negative as it is try to just take it in stride and build off of it.”…[Listen for More]
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1948: Making Sure That Your Thoughts Are Aligned with Your Goals and What You Want to Achieve with Dr Shirag Shemmassian Founder and Owner of Shemmassian Academic Consulting
1947: Focusing on the Big Things and the Things That Are Really Important and Not Getting Caught up in the Minutia with Amanda W Rabideau Founder and Owner of Arch Collective Inc
1946: Acting Small but Being Ambitious with Bryan M Clayton Founder and Owner of GreenPal Co
1945: Going from “best-kept Secret" to "go-to Expert" in Your Industry with Christina Lenkowski Founder and Owner of Publicity by Christina
1944: Building Something That People Want with Daniel McQuade Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Know Seafood
1943: Just Don't be Afraid to Try and Test Your Ideas with Vadim Rogovskiy Co-Founder and Co-Owner of 3d Look Inc
1942: How to Avoid Buying a Bad Business with Elliott Holland Founder and Owner of Guardian Due Diligence
1941: Hellbent on Making Your Business Happen with Alex Williams Founder and Owner of Holistic Hyperbarics
1940: Caring for Your Workforce and Your Customer Base First and Then Money Comes Second with Jeremy Pollack Founder and Owner of Pollack Peacebuilding Systems
1939: Launching and Operating Multiple Businesses with Michael McAlhany Founder and Owner of Units® Moving and Portable Storage Inc
1938: What You Need to Focus on to Create a Profitable, Sustainable and Highly Sought after Brand with Salena Knight Founder and Owner of The Retail Academy
1937: Speed and Validation to Scale a Business with David Aquino Founder and Owner of Certain Supply
1936: Believing More than Anyone Else That Your Business Is Going to Change Everyone's Life with Kelsey Moreira Founder and Owner of Doughp Inc
1935: Figuring out a Way Around, Up, Over, under Seemingly Unsurmountable Challenges with Joel Trammell Founder and Owner of Khorus Inc
1934: The Money Will Come If You Have a Good Product and Service with Howie Zales Co-Founder and Co-Owners of Viridity Entertainment Services (VES)
1933: Going Deep on the Problem You Are Trying to Solve with Patrick Colletti Founder and Owner of Refounder
1932: Working on How You Present Your worth as Opposed to Just Discounting it with Stacy Kirk Founder and Owner of Qualityworks Consulting Group LLC
1931: Having the Right Attitude Because Your Attitude Can Affect Your Altitude with LaTonya J Pegues Founder and Owner of Boaz Enterprises
1930: The Processes and a Patterns of Business with Jonathan Goldhill Founder and Owner of The Goldhill Group
1929: Getting Experience as You Go with Mokhtar Jabli Founder and Owner of The Nightfall Group LLC
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