DJ Shipley & Andy Stumpf Unfiltered: What 17 Years in the SEAL Teams Actually Does to You

On this week's episode of Change Agents, Andy Stumpf travels to the headquarters of GBRS Group in Virginia Beach to sit down with co-founder DJ Shipley. He spent 17 in years in the SEAL teams where he served at SEAL Team 10 and Naval Special Warfare Development Group before medically retiring in 2019 due to injuries sustained in combat and training. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original. Chapters 00:00:18 Introduction & DJ Shipley Background 00:02:25 Feeling Alone on the Island 00:06:14 Walking Around at a 10 for a Decade 00:10:46 Founding Tribe SK8Z & the getting Electrocuted 00:13:02 Building GBRS Group From Nothing 00:16:07 The Cost of Having No Balance in Life 00:20:36 Criticizing the Warfighter vs. the Decision Makers 00:24:47 Tour of GBRS Group HQ 00:30:06 What Would You Have Changed? 00:38:58 Supporting Gold Star Families 00:42:07 The Physical Toll - 15+ Surgeries and Counting 00:54:52 Recovery Room Tour 01:00:03 What Would You Do If You Lost It All 01:05:24 The Most Effective Way to Talk About Mental Health 01:11:44 The Veteran Suicide Epidemic - Is It Fixable? 01:19:38 Closing Thoughts & Where to Find DJ Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Kubota Tractor Corporation:    / kubotatractorcorp   Norwood Sawmills: Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/?utm_sour... Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKmtN5... SYNC ID: PENDING