H-Hour’s Leading Minds #1 Michael Vallance – senior manager in finance and founder of @Rugby4Heroes

H-Hour’s Leading Minds is a series of interviews exploring the minds of military commanders, sporting leaders and business executives. Michael Vallance has spent over 40yrs at senior levels in finance and is also the founder of OLRFC Rugby4Heroes, a not for profit organisation raising money for military charities. https://rugbyforheroes.org

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H-Hour Podcast #125 Chris Cocks – Author of Fireforce: One Man’s War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry

Chris was conscripted into the Rhodesian Light Infantry during the Rhodesian bush war and conducted hundreds of counter insurgency operations, inserting by helicopter and by parachute, sometimes deep within the neighboring countries of Mozambique and Zambia. He is the author of Fireforce – a book regarded as one of the most honest and accurate personal accounts of the Rhodesian war.

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H-Hour Podcast #119 Andrew Marr – author, Green Beret, founder of the Warrior Angels Foundation

Andrew Marr is a retired Special Forces Green Beret, Warrior Angels Foundation cofounder, and the best-selling co-author of “TALES FROM THE BLAST FACTORY: A Brain Injured Special Forces Green Beret’s Journey Back from the Brink”. His book has been turned into an award-winning full feature documentary titled Quiet Explosions: Healing the Brain by EMMY and Academy Award winners.

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H-Hour Podcast #118 Dr Mark Gordon – pioneer in traumatic brain injury prevention and treatment

Dr Mark Gordon is a pioneer in effective treatment for the effects of traumatic brain injuries resulting from physical and non-physical impacts. His research is significantly influencing the approach to prevention and treatment around the world, particularly in contact sports such as Rugby and American Football and also in military personnel.

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H-Hour Podcast #115 John Bream – The Flying Fish

John is a former paratrooper who now undertakes daring stunts to increase mental health awareness and inspire ex-military personnel. His most recent feat involved the world record attempt for the highest jump from a helicopter into water during which he suffered a fractured sternum, fractured coccyx and fractured wrist.

H-Hour Podcast #111 Aaron Bartle – ex-submariner, owner Intemperance Knives

At 31yrs old, Aaron Bartle left a successful career in the oil and gas industry to become a submariner in the Royal Navy. He served on multiple boats including HMS Triumph. Following an accident at sea, in 2019 he was medically discharged and has since setup his own company – Intemperance Knives, specialising in making high performance blades for tactical application.

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