Blayne Smith (Green Berets, Rucking, Non-Profits and Leadership) - Episode - 1076
Behind The Shield
James Geering
4.9 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2025
⏱️ 145 minutes
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Summary
Blayne Smith is a West Point graduate, former Green Beret and highly effective business leader across a variety of industries and capacities. For over 25 years, Blayne has built teams and communities through a deep understanding of, and focus on, culture and leadership. Whether serving in corporate, small business, or nonprofit roles, his focus has remained on the people.
Inaugural recipient of the George W. Bush Institute Military Service Citation for exemplary leadership both during and beyond service
Former President and current board member at GORUCK
First Executive Director of Team Red, White and Blue; scaled a hyper inclusive, national community based organization from 3 to 212 cities, delivering 45,000 events per year, enriching the lives of over 150,000 veterans
As a Green Beret (Special Forces Commander), commanded multi-national and inter-agency combat operations
Distinguished Honor Graduate from the US Army Ranger School
Led over 200 combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan
MBA, University of Florida
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