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Mitch Weller

Oct 9, 2026

8:11
[laughs]
8:12
So they, uh, built out this entire organization where they started working with, you know, all manner of different companies, uh, the Accentures, uh, who have actually a very strong, uh, veteran, uh, retention and training program, through to Apple, Adobe, ADP, Amazons, you know, and I'm just in the As.
8:27
Uh, but also, you know, all of the defense industry, uh, people, um, and now, you know, the, the space industry, um, you know, working with, uh, Blue Origin, uh, True Anomaly, Vast, uh, Amazon, Leo, JP Morgan.
8:40
Um, and actually, JP Morgan's one of the larger sponsors.
8:42
So, uh, you know, bringing out all of these different groups to say, "Hey, can we help tech, uh, or these veterans use this skill bridge program," which effectively trains the veterans up, or trains military members up during their transition period coming out of the military for, uh, success in tech careers, and then actually continues paying them once they've joined, uh, those companies to continue training.
9:02
So it really offloads the burden of providing a, um, you know, an entry level for these, you know, complex tech jobs.
9:11
Uh, so the, you know, employers are able to take that on without having that risk of, you know, "Hey, I'm gonna have to pay this person to train up.

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16:30
... what, what are you doing i-in, in that arena, and why do you think Austin is an important area for that, uh, Vets in Space to be focused on since we have so much happening in the, in the space world?

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