About This Episode: Douglas Ward is a retired military veteran with 24 years of distinguished service. During his time he held numerously leadership roles to include instructor and manager of over 500 personnel. Additionally, Douglas was the Troop Chief for a hand-selected group of special communicators who supported and deployed into austere environments with Special Operations Forces. Upon retirement, he supported government agencies as a subject matter expert in non-standard communications and as a business development executive. These experiences have enabled him to pass on the knowledge and lessons of leadership under extreme conditions for companies needing management team building. Pulling from his past military experience and as an executive-level technology leader, he collaborates with those in charge of providing unfiltered truths on the true state of a company. He specializes in encouraging the development of communication skills from the top down and bottom-up increasing revenue growth, employee trust and ownership. Douglas has built many successful teams by helping them to navigate through rough seas and land on a foundation based on a steadfast vision.   Find out more about Douglas at: Douglas on LinkedIn https://anchorstrategiesllc.com/   See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/653   Sponsors:Audible: Get a free 30-day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The End is Near," Hardcore History host, Dan Carlin, head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book