BTM116 - Stephanie Brown - The Rosie Network
Show Summary
On this episode of Behind the Mission, we feature a conversation with Stephanie Brown, CEO and Founder of The Rosie Network, an organization that serves, supports and empowers active duty, veteran, and military spouse entrepreneurs.
About Today’s Guest
Stephanie is a nationally recognized leader and sought after subject matter expert on military entrepreneurship. As CEO and Founder of The Rosie Network, Stephanie has been featured on numerous national news channels, including FOX Business, CBS and NPR. She has also been featured in Woman's Day Magazine, Business Insider, The New York Times, Military Families Magazine and U.S. Veterans Magazine, to name a few. She is the widow of retired Admiral Thomas Brown (SEAL) and the daughter of an Air Force Vietnam veteran. Stephanie has dedicated over 20 years to supporting and advocating on behalf of military families, and veterans. Some of her awards include:
Department of the Army, Civilian Service Commendation Medal
2019 Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year, Small Business Administration Innovator of the Year, Our City San Diego
Small Business Owner of the Year, San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
Top 10 Most Influential Military Spouse Business Owners, Business Insider
HillVets 100 Award
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Military Times 50 Business Leaders Making a Difference, San Diego Business Journal
500 Most Influential Leaders, San Diego Business Journal
Stephanie is a member of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Military Community and Family Policy, Spouse Ambassador Network and Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP). She leads the Military Spouse Entrepreneur Task Force working with DoD leaders to empower military spouse business owners and budding entrepreneurs to launch and grow small businesses with confidence and clarity. Stephanie is a founding affiliate partner of the Coalition of Veteran Owned Business (CVOB) alongside Billion Dollar Roundtable companies, and is the Chairperson of the Military Affairs Committee for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce. She has also served on the Board of Advisors for California Department of Veterans Affairs, CalVet and Veteran Launch, CDFI. In January of 2021, Stephanie co-founded the first U.S. Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce (MSCC) and serves as CEO. She was instrumental in developing the first industry-standard Military Spouse-Owned Enterprise Certification (MSEC) and on-boarding corporations such as USAA, Johnson & Johnson, CVS Heath and Disney committed to doing business with certified military spouse-owned businesses.
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
This week’s PsychArmor resource of the week is the Behind the Mission podcast episode 91 featuring Jamie Chapman talking about the Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce. In that episode, you will hear about the organization that works to ensure that all active duty and veteran military spouses have the tools and resources they need to strengthen their families, communities, and the economy. You can see find this episode here: https://psycharmor.org/podcast/jaime-chapman
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
