About

CEO and Founder, Lifelong mentor and teacher

Don is a business executive with 30 years of accounting, financial and operational leadership experience in a broad range of industries. Don teaches college-level finance, instructs Mergers and Acquisitions, and mentors small businesses through many programs.

• Veterati
• American Corporate Partners (ACP)
• Startup Week
• Babson College Entrepreneurial Center
• InLab@HCC Veterans and Operation Startup at Hillsborough Community College
• Tampa Bay Wave’s 90-Day Accelerators
• Tampa Bay Wave’s Startups & Entrepreneurship Programs
• The Economic Development Council
• and many other startup programs

Don started his career by proudly serving in the United States Air Force from July 1984 to January 1990.

“The number one way to build income security in the United States is by starting a small business. But 50% of small businesses fail in the first five years. Why? Because they were not mentored through the early years and had unrealistic expectations of investment capital and sales potential.”

After a successful career in business and non-profit work, he now wants to help others build and grow successful small businesses.

President, and Certified Trainer

Clint grew up in Oak Creek Wisconsin playing football, wrestling, and track in High School. Joining the Marine Corps after graduating from Oak Creek Sr High school.

He completed 4 years in the USMC, serving as a member of the security force company and an infantry squad leader. He served as a coach on the weapons range training Marines on the use of M-16’s, M1911’s and the M870 shotgun. He was an expert marksman while in the USMC. After completing his service obligation to the Marines Clint started and ran a handyman service in Hawaii before being selected to join the Brattleboro Vt Police force. He served for just under a year before rejoining the military. This time he joined the US Army. Clint served an additional 21 years and earned the rank of First Sergeant (E8) and retired in 2017.

He is a graduate of the US Army Ranger school and the Air Borne School at Fort Benning Georgia and attended the US Army Sniper school as well. Clint did three combat tours, two to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. Prior to deploying to Afghanistan, He developed a squad designated marksman training course to increase the lethality of the organic platoon where his trainers certified over two dozen soldiers prior to deploying to the harsh Afghan terrain. He became an ROTC instructor as his final assignment before retirement where he learned the finer art of instruction at the institutional level.  Clint Retired and became an Assistant Store Manager at Lowes Home Improvement and then a Project Manager at VetCor services in Tampa Florida.

Clint joined Don to implement a training program for the country that will empower veterans, first responders, and minorities to own a business and share their passion for training self-defense.

NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
Noble Self Defense Certified Instructor

Christina is a certified NRA Pistol instructor. She is a US Navy Veteran where she served as an “HT” Hull Technician- welder. Christina has owned and run several businesses while being a full-time mother of 5 children and a military spouse. She uses her experience and skill acquired from years of military moves and starting new adventures to drive her passion for teaching. Her passion for teaching is unparalleled. She leads her classes and keeps her students engaged and entertained.

NRA Certified Refuse to be a Victim Instructor