On Leadership with Mike Erwin of Team Red, White, and Blue

John Waters speaks with entrepreneur, Army veteran, and author Mike Erwin about applying lessons from the military to positive leadership off the battlefield. Erwin is a graduate of West Point and served as an Intelligence officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, earning two Bronze Stars. After studying positive psychology and leadership at the University of Michigan, he founded “Team Red, White, and Blue,” a nonprofit connecting veterans through physical and social activity. He is also the author of two books on leadership: “Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leaders Through Solitude” and, most recently, “Leadership is a Relationship: How to Put People First in the Digital Age.”

John Waters is a writer in Nebraska. His novel River City One publishes this fall.