Green Beret to Whiskey Empire: Casey Maxted’s Fight for Veterans

Barn Talk

Tork and Sawyer Whisler

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4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 138 minutes

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In this episode, we’re joined by Casey Maxted—a man whose resume reads like an adventure novel. From his roots growing up on an Iowa farm to serving as a Green Beret in the U.S. Special Forces and later as an FBI agent tackling violent crime and counterterrorism, Casey has seen it all. But his story doesn’t stop there. He’s now channeling his experience and passion into entrepreneurship, running multiple businesses including Cold Zero Whiskey and Pillars of Valor Coffee, and, most notably, serving as Director of Operations at Warrior Rising, a nonprofit helping veterans find purpose through business ownership. Sawyer and Tork dig deep with Casey about his journey—exploring the sacrifices, camaraderie, and lessons learned along the way. Casey opens up about the transitions between his high-intensity careers, his candid reflections on team building and leadership, and why helping others—especially veterans and law enforcement—drives him. They also get into his family life, how growing up on a farm shaped his work ethic, and how he balances multiple projects with being an engaged dad. Of course, there’s plenty of talk about whiskey (including some live tasting!), entrepreneurship, and the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people. Whether you’re a veteran, a business owner, or just someone looking for a bit of inspiration and wisdom, Casey’s story is packed with insights and heart. So pull up a chair in the barn—this episode is one you won’t want to miss! Farmer Grade Memorial Day Sale https://farmergrade.com/ Learn More About Our New Project👇🏻 https://livestockwaterandenergy.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ➱ https://bit.ly/3a7r3nR SUBSCRIBE TO THIS’LL DO FARM ➱ https://bit.ly/2X8g45c LISTEN ON: SPOTIFY ➱ https://open.spotify.com/show/3icVr4KWq4eUDl7Oy60YMY APPLE ➱ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barn-talk/id1574395049 Follow Behind The Scenes👇🏻 ● This’ll Do Farm Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/30KPBNk ● Barn Talk TikTok ➱ https://bit.ly/3qciekS ● Sawyer’s Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3BtX0n4 ● Tork’s Instagram ➱ https://bit.ly/3LGZJxS 00:00 Smoked Hot Dogs Dilemma 16:11 Witnessing 9/11 and Air Force One 21:23 Military to Law Enforcement Transition 33:37 Aviator's Most Fulfilling Experience 51:07 "Unexpected Impact of Crime Everywhere" 53:00 Trust: Key To Child Safety 01:12:19 Personal Performance Through Nature and Routine 01:22:55 D-Day 81st Anniversary Jump 01:30:01 Naming Origins: Torque's Story 01:42:46 School Safety and Veteran Support 01:46:25 Business: A New Kind of Mission 02:02:27 "Building Teamwork Through Challenge" 02:15:26 Proving Doubters Wrong 02:16:19 Challenging Traditional Career Paths ------------------------------- ⚠NO FINANCIAL ADVICE / DISCLAIMER⚠ The Information discussed and shared on Barn Talk is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, without any express or implied warranty of any kind, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, or success for any particular purpose. The Information contained in or provided from or through this podcast is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice, or any other advice. The Information on this podcast and provided from or through our content is general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented on this podcast without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional, professional broker or financial advisory. Understand that you are ... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All of the food we eat and much of the clothing we wear comes from plants and animals that are raised on farms.
0:05.6	Farms are different in type, in size, and even in name.
0:41.0	Welcome to Barn Talk. What happens at the barn stays in the barn, but not today. We're going to let it all out for you guys. Today is going to be a real special guest episode. We met this guy probably a month or two back. He is doing some pretty incredible things uh in business he has a pretty amazing career uh pretty great amazing career in the military and in the FBI or he did have
0:48.9	an amazing career in military and FBI um there's a lot of great things that we're going to touch on
0:54.0	before we get into it you guys know the drill share the show with the and military and FBI. There's a lot of great things that we're going to touch on.
0:56.3	Before we get into it, you guys know the drill.
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1:42.0	I have a, I have a little blurb I'll give.
1:46.3	This weekend, I'm going to make, this might be the, this might be trailer park torque,
1:52.6	but I'm going to make hot dog burn ends.
1:56.0	Hot dog burn ins.
1:57.4	Yeah, so one of the hardest items to stay tightly vacuum sealed apparently is hot dogs
2:05.7	because we had a fair amount of them as we're filling orders that for whatever reason the seal
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