I'm absolutely over the moon.

We are going to talk to somebody that is truly one in a million.

Admiral Gary Hall, I have had the honor of knowing Gary for several years, thanks to a faithful meeting on a social audio app called Wisdom.

But we like to joke it was called Farmers Only or something like that. As legend has it,

once you meet Gary, you're stuck with him for life. And now we've been friends ever since. His call

sign as a helicopter pilot in the Navy is Viper. I know that can sound intimidating to you, Dom,

as I'm not sure you have a call sign yet, but you might by

the end of the episode. He gave me the name Call Sign Awesome. I was so over the moon,

and I was feeling pretty special until I realized he calls every single person around him

awesome. Today, during this episode, we're going to learn a lot about leadership, both

professionally and in our personal lives. We are going to flip the script, and We're going to learn a lot about leadership, both professionally and in our personal

lives. We are going to flip the script and we're going to understand what it truly means to be

awesome. Behind his medals, behind his missions, behind his massive resume, Gary is truly a humble

human being. He's here to teach us to lead in business and life and the moments that matter the most.

Before we jump into the conversation with Gary E. Hall, Admiral Hall, do you mind if we roll play?

Yes, we can play.

And first of all, I want to clarify one thing.

Yes.

Your call sign is awesome actual. Oh, I didn't know of that.

With a capital A. The other awes I throw around are a lowercase A. But this guy you just described,

I'd like to meet him. Oh, that would be you, sir. That would be you. No, but thank you. Thank you for

clarifying that, Admiral Hall. So you're open to role playing because Dominic and I are sparked by being creative, as you know, by being on this podcast. We imagine you going to high school with all the presidents. Since you worked in the White House for two years, we imagine you being the yearbook manager and being the guest faculty

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