Connecting with Resources for a Successful Transition With Melody Gratic

This week Joe is joined by Melody Gratic, CEO and co-founder of XcelMil, LLC. Melody shared her transition experience following her retirement from the Army after 24 years of service. Melody explained the importance of connecting with resources that are available to Service Members and their families as they enter the civilian workforce. There are local, state, and federal programs that empower Veterans with tools and support like the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service. Melody reminds Veterans to not downplay their skills and experiences gained through service and use the available resources to translate those skills on a resume. To learn more about Melody and XcelMil LLC, click here.  Are you a Veteran who is transitioning to Entrepreneurship? Then check out this FREE download for the Top 29 Entrepreneurship Programs for Veterans & their families! Download Here ! About Our Guest Melody C. Gratic is a certified John Maxwell Coach, teacher, trainer, speaker and certified Behavioral Analysis Trainer and consultant. She is a phenomenal strategic thinker, passionate motivational speaker and servant leader, well-known for connecting with a multicultural, multigenerational and global workforce. Melody retired from the U.S. Army with 24 years of active service. She is most proud and honored to have served at the White House Transportation Agency under President George Bush, Jr. and President Barack Obama and US Army Garrison Brussels in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. She has supervised and trained countless servicemembers on critical hard and soft skills. Melody is the current CEO and Founder of XcelMil, LLC, An Executive Management Consulting Firm specializing in leadership development, business transformation, coaching, professional administrative and transcription services. Melody Gratic currently collaborates with government contractors in the professional services industry on projects related to multiple generations in the workplace specifically, Millennials, diversity and inclusion, employee engagement and retention, workplace conflict and veteran/military spouse hiring Join the conversation on our Facebook! Check out Veteran on the Move on Facebook to connect with our guests and other listeners. A place where you can network with other like-minded veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship and get updates on people, programs and resources to help you in YOUR transition to entrepreneurship. About Our Sponsors Navy Federal Credit Union  For over 31 years as a Navy Federal member, I’ve had many Navy Federal credit cards and I can tell you that their rewards programs are great. You can now earn up to 1.75% cash back on all purchases with the cashRewards card from Navy Federal Credit Union when you sign up for direct deposit.  And when you use the Navy Federal mobile app, you can redeem your rewards as soon as you earn them.   There’s no annual, balance transfer or foreign transaction fees. Plus, rewards never expire. So if you are looking for a card that has great cash rewards then Navy federal has what you’re looking for. Learn more at navyfederal.org At Navy Federal, our members are the mission.  Navy Federal Credit Union is federally insured by NCUA. Want to be our next guest? Send us an email at interview@veteranonthemove.com.  Did you love this episode? Leave us a 5-star rating and review!  Download Joe Crane’s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. Veteran On the Move podcast has published over 400 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host Joe Crane. The podcast features people, programs, and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.  As a result, Veteran On the Move has over 7,000,000 verified downloads through Stitcher Radio, SoundCloud, iTunes and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entr...