Michael Penney: Sharing Sea Stories, Business Plans, And Transition Tips With A USMC Vet

How can you use mission planning tools from the military to plan your business or transition? For more resources and insights from the interview, check out SuccessVets.com. Mike Penney served 8 years in the Marine Corps infantry, deploying three times — twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. After leaving the Corps in 2012, Mike set out as an entrepreneur. Now he is one of the hosts of Cigars & Sea Stories and the chief-contributor to bloodstripes.com. He’s also building tools and resources to help veteran entrepreneurs, including the 5 paragraph business, yes, modeled after O-SMEAC, the Marine Corps mission planning tool.