From Military Reserve to Business Owner

Lead On - Lessons from Military Leaders

Guest: Sheena Parker, CEO of 4SYT Industries

Episode Description: Welcome back for another episode of Lead On: Lessons from Military Leaders! Today we are joined by Sheena Parker. Sheena joins us today and shares her experiences of her time in the army. She delights us on how she faced certain leadership dilemmas and how she served her time as a reserve. Sheena goes on to share her journey as an entrepreneur and the integral parts of Government Contracting. She shares with us what pushed her to want to build her own business and the interest in this particular industry. Please be sure to like, comment, subscribe, and check out our previous episodes! To find out more information about the Enlisted Leadership Foundation, please visit us at https://www.enlistedleadershipfoundation.org/.

Learn more about 4SYT Industries and the work they do:

https://4sytind.com

I teach people to be three tier contractors. That is federal contracting, local contracting, and corporate contracting. And there are alot of people that are teaching these types of courses, but a lot of them haven't actually done all three.

Time Stamps & Show Notes:

(00:00 - 01:10) Introduction/ Sheena Parker

(01:11 - 04:25) Are People Expendable?

(04:26 - 05:30) The Gift of Honesty

(05:31 - 08:50) Difference between Reserve and Active Duty

(08:51 - 10:45) Growing her own Business: 4SYT Industries

(10:46 - 15:45) Being a Entrepreneur and Choosing the Government Contracting Industry

(15:46 - 19:50) Different Leadership Tactics

(19:51 - 22:35 ) Learning Course on Government Contracting

(22:36 - 23:43) Advice to young entrepreneurs

(23:44 - 24:06) Goodbyes/ Outro