Nation of Heroes

Nation of Heroes Episode 6

July 19th, 2023  |  26 mins 5 secs

Corey talks with Chief Ray Usry of the Pattonville Fire Protection District of St. Louis, MO.

Nation of Heroes Episode 5

June 21st, 2023  |  20 mins 45 secs

Wayne talks to Corey about graduating from Pattonville High School in 1968 and joining the military and ending up in Vietnam in 1969.

Nation of Heroes Episode 4

May 17th, 2023  |  20 mins 11 secs

Will talks about why he got into law enforcement and how it was engrained in him from a young age

Nation of Heroes Episode 3

April 19th, 2023  |  19 mins 43 secs

Ryan talks about why he went into the Army before going into college baseball. He then went on to play professionally in the Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies and Kansas City Royals organizations.

Nation of Heroes Episode 2

March 16th, 2023  |  19 mins 26 secs

afghanistan, veteran

Mark Schmitz is the father of Marine Jared Schmitz who was killed in the evacuation of Afghanistan, and he talks about why he started a nonprofit “theFreedom13.org”to serve veterans by building recreational retreat villages for them and their families to stay a week for free.

Nation of Heroes Episode 1

February 15th, 2023  |  20 mins 45 secs

law enforcement, police

Retired St. Louis Police Sargent, Ann Dorn, discusses what services and equipment the David Dorn Foundation provides police officers and first responders in large and small communities.

Defenders Gateway Episode 15

August 5th, 2022  |  28 mins 23 secs

air force, leadership, relationship

David Satchell is an executive leader with proven leadership and managerial experience, and exceptional people skills. Especially adept in employee relations, problem solving, and talent management. Catalyst to high performance cultures, managing process improvement, training development, quality, standards, and innovation.

Defenders Gateway Episode 14

July 14th, 2022  |  28 mins 34 secs

community, health

Dr. Martin is founder and CEO of Healthy Community Group. Her company has helped educate and develop implementable plans to support thousands of women and families through their health journeys.

Defenders Gateway Episode 13

June 30th, 2022  |  40 mins 25 secs

community, health

Dr. Martin is founder and CEO of Healthy Community Group. Her company has helped educate and develop implementable plans to support thousands of women and families through their health journeys.

Defenders Gateway Episode 12

June 14th, 2022  |  33 mins 51 secs

firefighters, heroes, police officers

Meet Charlie Metzner and hear about his mission to rally around and support our local heroes.

Episode 11: Defenders Gateway Episode 11

May 31st, 2022  |  38 mins 1 sec

homeless, veterans

Andrew Canales is the founder and CEO of Houses For Warriors, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit specializing in supporting homeless and injured veterans with obtaining benefits, transitional housing and transformational growth and development to lead fulfilling lives.

Defenders Gateway Episode 10

May 12th, 2022  |  22 mins 49 secs

army, christian, veteran

Victoria ‘Lanakila’ Rosena Tuggle-Togafau is a proud military family member that has a passion for exceptional quality-focused services & outstanding support to our military & DoD members as the Chief of the Army Transportation – PPPO (Personal Property Processing Office) in Hawaii.

Defenders Gateway Episode 9

April 28th, 2022  |  30 mins 39 secs

community, health

Dr. Martin is founder and CEO of Healthy Community Group. Her company has helped educate and develop implementable plans to support thousands of women and families through their health journeys.

Episode 8: Defenders Gateway Episode 8

April 14th, 2022  |  24 mins 31 secs

boxing, church, ministry

Tune in to hear Mike "Too Good" Wood's story of reaching hundreds through his boxing ministry, Too Good Boxing.

Defenders Gateway Episode 7

March 31st, 2022  |  18 mins 45 secs

military, outdoors, patriots, veterans

MO Vets Outdoors, Inc. is a Missouri 501(C)3 Organization dedicated to providing a community that connects veterans to the outdoors and to each other.

Defenders Gateway Episode 6

March 17th, 2022  |  24 mins 3 secs

mental health, military, yoga

Elaine is a 15yr military spouse. After experiencing so much trauma and loss within her husband’s military unit, she decided to shift her focus from her physical health background to incorporate mental health resilience as well.