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May 17, 2026: Double Middle Fingers and a Homecoming
Description
Join host Shelly Rood and her guest Adam Castillo.
You gave everything to a country that claimed to want you back. Corporate America hung the banners. Then wouldn’t hire you. So Adam Castillo gave it double middle fingers, moved to Myanmar, and built a security company that employed thousands. Twelve years later, he’s coming home with gifts for his people—and a book about what leadership looks like in a war zone.
In This Episode You’ll Discover:
✓ Why rejection can become either your exit or your engine ✓ How to lead a business community through a military takeover with no playbook ✓ What changed when a fellow veteran told him “it’s time to let go” ✓ What he’s carrying back to Riverside, California—and why it fits this time
Featured Guest: Adam Castillo — U.S. Marine, combat veteran, founder of AGS Myanmar security firm and former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar. Author of Finding Our Voice. Connect: Finding Our Voice: A Story of Leadership in Crisis and the American Spirit Abroad