{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fdd160b63-d233-450b-830d-534bf9d49285","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Lies. $%#@ Lies and Statistics: U.S. Army Reserve Logistics Officer Aaron Freed","description":"In this episode of Veteran Voices, host Scott W. Luton interviews supply chain practitioner and U.S. Army Reserve logistics officer, Aaron Freed. In this wide-ranging discussion, Freed shares the best thing to ever happen to him: \"getting what you need; not getting what you want.\" He shares how important it is to acknowledge & own both your strengths AND your weaknesses. Freed shares exceptional advice to all individuals in transition, whether you are military or not. Aaron Freed also shares what \"tikkun olam\" means & why it's so important to his journey.\nTune in - you don't want to miss this episode.\n\nAaron Freed grew up in Thousand Oaks, CA and now resides in Chester, VA after a decade of service on Active Duty in the United States Army as a Logistics Officer. He served in a variety of roles while assigned to Germany, Fort Campbell KY, Kuwait, and Fort Lee VA in addition to a deployment to Iraq. He now is part of the Operations Analytics team for McKesson\u2019s Medical-Surgical division and continues to serve as a Major in the Army Reserve assigned to the Defense Logistics Agency Joint Reserve Force. In what little free time he has, Aaron enjoys playing Dungeons & Dragons with his spouse and friends, staying active with the Richmond VA chapters of Team RWB and APICS, and drinking craft beer. Aaron earned a Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice Administration from San Diego State University, a Masters of Science in Supply Chain Management from Virginia Commonwealth University, and will be starting a Masters of Science in Business Analytics program from William & Mary in January 2021.\n\nUpcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode:\nSubscribe to Veteran Voices and ALL Supply Chain Now Programming Here: https://supplychainnowradio.com/subscribe\nLeave a review for Supply Chain Now: https://ratethispodcast.com/supplychainnow\nConnect with Scott on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scottwindonluton/\nConnect with Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-freed42\n Supply Chain Now Ranked #1 Supply Chain Podcast via FeedSpot: tinyurl.com/rud8y9m\nSupply Chain Now Ranked #3 Supply Chain YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/yazfegov\nAIAG Virtual 2020 Supply Chain Conference: https://tinyurl.com/y8axeflc\nDownload the Q3 2020 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: freight.usbank.com/?es=a229&a=20\nAME Toronto 2020 Virtual Conference: https://www.ame.org/ame-toronto-2020\nWEBINAR: The Connected IoT Supply Chain: https://tinyurl.com/yym2fvcl\n\nThis episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/veteran-voices-21.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/47cb1267-efa3-419d-9d95-814241775f3e/g7ke-5iu6t4cykto61wsm9ck.jpg"}