BEST OF: Navigating the Transition from Military to Corporate America featuring Kevin Green, Jr

Thanks, Kim, and good morning.

Good morning.

Thanks for the intro.

You know, you said that maybe I could say in lay terms what I do and the way I like to think of the work that's being done at Ochsner that I have the opportunity to lead is that I'm literally trying to help individuals and underserved communities receive appropriate care.

That is it.

Whether there be social determinants challenges, let's say someone has transportation issues or child care issues or other concerns that are barriers to their ability to to maintain good health, we work to mitigate that and to take that journey with them, whether it be physical, social, or mental challenges that they're experiencing in life.

Well, thank you.

Cause I mean, all that sounds great.

It is a mouthful.

But what you do is so incredibly important.

And so I want to make sure people understand kind of exactly how significant what you do is.

But what we're talking about today is a conversation you and I have had a couple of times about, it actually talks about your military service and what that transition was like coming from a lifelong career in the military and into civilian corporate world because they're very different worlds.

And so I'm really happy that you're willing to talk about what that transition was like and what individuals and leaders can learn from your experience about that.

So let's just jump right in.

So tell me, what was that transition like for you?

I would say that transition was probably one of the single most difficult things I've ever done in my life.

At that point in my professional journey and in my life, my journey throughout life, I'd been active duty for 10 years.

I'd been a reservist for an additional six.

So all I'd known professionally was the military, whether it be from a government employee perspective or a military officer perspective, active duty, reserves, different types of reservist statuses.

And I had no idea what I was getting myself into.

And Kim, she mentioned we were colleagues, but she is one of the people that actually gave me a chance and possibly saved me along the way a few times.

But I'll tell you specifically what it was like.

And I've thought about this many times, like Kim mentioned, we've had this discussion.

And I think I would liken it to one, talking myself into something that I had, again, no idea what I was getting into, but they believed me in that interview.

And then I had to perform.