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Show Summary
On this episode of Behind the Mission, Army Veteran Jim Beamesderfer, Vice President of Veterans Initiatives at PsychArmor sponsor Prudential Financial, joins the show to talk about the importance of military spouse employment and financial readiness for military families.
About Today’s Guest
Jim Beamesderfer oversees Prudential Financial’s Diversity and Inclusion activities, including work with other internal partners on communications and philanthropic initiatives. He also runs their VETalent program, which partners with the nonprofit Workers Opportunity Services to recruit, train, and hire Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans and military spouses. In that role, Jim has led development of our military spouse employment program and expanded VETalent to other companies around the country. In June 2019, Jim was appointed co-chair of the US Chamber of Commerce Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Employment Council.
Before joining Prudential in 1997, Jim served as a captain in the U.S. Army for six years after earning a B.A. in mechanical engineering at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. He remains an active member of the Rutgers Business School Military and Veterans Advisory Board.
Links Mentioned In This Episode
Prudential Financial Veteran Services
PsychArmor Financial Wellness Courses
PsychArmor Military Spouse Employment Courses
Foundation for Women Warriors
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Theme Music
Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.
This Episode Sponsored By:
This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.
Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com