From Enlisted to Executive: Leadership, Technical Mastery, and Building a Multi-Million Dollar Veteran-Led Company with John W. Brewster
Entrepreneurs on Fire
John Lee Dumas
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
John W. Brewster is a Service-Disabled Air Force veteran, NICET Level IV expert, former Master Instructor, UFC contributor, and CEO of ITM4G, leading multimillion-dollar contracts with top federal agencies.
Top 3 Value Bombs
1. You don't need a college degree to succeed; real-world skills, common sense, and consistent effort can take you just as far.
2. Treat employees with respect and make them feel valued; strong teams are built on appreciation, not authority.
3. The right certifications combined with hands-on experience can rival (or exceed) traditional education in career advancement.
Check out John's website to learn more, or reach out to him directly - ITM4G Website
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Who's ready to rock today, Fire Nation. JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire. |
| 0:07.0 | Brought to you by High Level, the all-on-one sales and a marketing platform. |
| 0:10.4 | Today we'll be breaking down going from enlisted to executive, leadership, technical mastery, |
| 0:15.2 | and building a multi-million dollar veteran-led company. |
| 0:18.4 | And to drop these via bombs, I brought John W. Brewster into |
| 0:21.5 | EO Fire Studios. John is a service disabled of Air Force veteran, NICET level four experts, former master |
| 0:28.5 | instructor, UFC contributor and CEO of ITM4G, leading multi-million dollar contracts with top |
| 0:34.8 | federal agencies. And today we talk about going from enlisted CEO, lessons from the workforce, reality of partnerships, military versus college, |
| 0:41.6 | certifications that matter, and owe so much more. And a big thank you for sponsoring today's |
| 0:45.5 | episode goes to John and our sponsors. If you are building a real business, you need real |
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| 1:02.6 | stack that includes a 50-minute private call with me and much more at high level fire.com. |
| 1:08.3 | High-level fire.com. Fire level fire. Dot com. |
| 1:13.8 | Fire Nation, 50 days will fly right on by. |
| 1:16.7 | The only question is, will you have something to show for it? I created a free YouTube series called 50 Days to Something, a step-by-step path to build a real |
| 1:23.2 | product, service, or offer in just 50 focused days. |
| 1:27.2 | Start today for free at eofire.com |
| 1:30.5 | slash YouTube. John, say what's up to Fire Nation and share something that you believe about |
| 1:37.6 | becoming successful that most people disagree with. Good afternoon and thanks for having me. |
| 1:43.7 | One of the things that I believe that, you know, entrepreneur starts off with. Good afternoon and thanks for having me. One of the things that I believe that, |
| 1:46.2 | you know, an entrepreneur starts off with is that they have to know everything and have all |
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