Episodes: 26
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Male
Listener location: USA
Publicly listed emails
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editorial@militarybrands.com
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Cliff Van Rickley - Retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant and former Special Forces Green Beret.
Jim Brooks - Leadership, Disaster-response Readiness, Continued Service, Veteran Volunteering, And Team Rubicon's Mission.
Phyllis Wilson - Women Veterans, Military History, Intelligence And Special Operations Service, Visibility, And Preserving Veterans' Stories.
Brian Ferguson - High-performance Teams, Decision-making Under Pressure, Leadership, Stress Management, Resilience, And Performance Science.
Zachary Federico - Veteran Policy, Advocacy, State Legislation, And Psychedelic-assisted Therapy For Ptsd.
Steven Grayhm - Veteran Storytelling, Identity After Military Service, Trauma, Purpose, Healing, And Post-traumatic Growth.
Thom Tran | Combat, Comedy, and Taking Care of Joes With a Microphone
September 08, 2026
Host: Cliff VanRickleyGuest: Thom Tran — Army Veteran, Comedian and Founder of The GIs of ComedyArmy veteran Thom Tran planned to spend 20 years in uniform. A sniper's bullet changed that plan.Tran enlisted in the Army at 18, before he'd even finished high school, and served as a communications sergeant and Civil Affairs sergeant within the Army's Special Operations community. In 2003, just four days after crossing the border into Iraq, Tran was shot in the back of the head dur...
Curtez Riggs | Military Storytelling, Community, and 10 Years of MIC
August 25, 2026
Guest Host: Christie Nix Guest: Curtez Riggs — Army Veteran and Founder, Military Influencer ConferenceArmy veteran Curtez Riggs has spent his post-military career creating opportunities for others in the military-connected community.After serving 21 years in the Army, Riggs turned an early interest in digital entrepreneurship into something much bigger: the Military Influencer Conference, better known as MIC.What started as a relatively small gathering of military content creators has grown ...
Jim Brooks | Leadership, Readiness, and Team Rubicon's Mission
July 23, 2026
For many veterans, service doesn't end when they take off the uniform—it simply takes on a new mission.In this episode of Return To Base, Cliff sits down with Jim Brooks, CEO of Team Rubicon, the veteran-led disaster response organization that has become one of the nation's premier humanitarian relief nonprofits. Founded in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Team Rubicon now mobilizes thousands of volunteers to help communities recover from hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes,...
Catalyst Comms: Anything & Everything · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
Return to Base | A VeteranLife Podcast is hosted by Cliff Van Rickley. Its publicly listed emails are info@militarybrands.com, news@militarybrands.com, and editorial@militarybrands.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed emails for Return to Base | A VeteranLife Podcast: info@militarybrands.com, news@militarybrands.com, and editorial@militarybrands.com.
Podseeker estimates Return to Base | A VeteranLife Podcast reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Return to Base | A VeteranLife Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Veteran leaders, senior nonprofit executives, military or special operations veterans, policy professionals, mental health and performance specialists, and media creators with direct experience addressing veteran issues. Common among recent guests: Leading a prominent veteran-serving nonprofit or organization; Holding senior military, government, or public-policy responsibilities; Founding and running a company or initiative related to performance, healthcare, or veteran services. Recent guests include Jim Brooks, Phyllis Wilson, and Brian Ferguson.
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Recent episodes cover Veterans, Military, Transition, Service, and Leadership. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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