Today’s NavalX ConnecX episode is the season finale wrap up. Hosts Brad Goodrich, Liz Mildenstein, and Rodney Flowers reflect on the 30+ episodes they have hosted in the past few months and discuss their favorite insights, stories, lessons, and episodes. They also share their answers to our favorite question, what is your happy place and what are you eating there? Take a listen and say a quick see you later on the NavalX ConnecX Podcast ..read more

NavalX is always working to change the culture of the Navy. Today on the show we have two subject matter experts who are actively working to improve the culture of the Navy. Captain Matthew Fry is the Culture of Excellence branch head at the 21st Century Sailor Office. Captain Kevin O'Brien, who serves as the deputy branch head for the culture of excellence at the 21st Century Sailor Office. Both of them join hosts Liz Mildenstein, Rodney Flowers, and Brad Goodrich to discuss how they are helping to give sailors the tools to be the best version of themselves. Join us today on the NavalX Connec ..read more

The Naval Junior Officer Counsel, NJOC, was created to help strengthen the connection and communication between senior and junior officers in the Navy. Deputy Director for NJOC Lieutenant Craig Veech and NJOC contributor Lieutenant Dan Connely, a Naval Medical Service Corps Radiation Health Officer join NavalX ConnecX Podcast hosts Rodney Flowers, Liz Mildenstein, and Brad Goodrich to touch on all things NJOC. Craig Veech and Dan Connely highlight personal experiences, successes, challenges, and the path forward. NJOC is working tirelessly to create a collective voice for every junior officer ..read more

Mark Steven Reardon is a culture expert. He is a speaker, facilitator, educator and author focused on empowering leaders to create a culture that elevates people to astounding levels. Reardon joins hosts Rodney Flowers, Brad Goodrich, and Liz Mildenstein to get into the minutiae about how to help improve the culture of the Navy for all parties involved. From words of affirmation to empowering facilitations, Mark provides the hosts and our listeners with some practical tools and advice on how leaders can be more empathetic, create a psychologically safe environment, and ensure that each team me ..read more

Vice Admiral Francis D. Morley has had an expansive career in the Navy. Over his decades long career, he has risen the ranks and experienced numerous facets of military leadership, from flying fighter jets to program management. Today on the NavalX Connecx podcast, our hosts Julie Lemmon, Brad Goodrich, Rodney Flowers, and Liz Mildenstien sit down with VADM Morley to talk about his experiences, both in the air and on the ground, what kind of leader he continually aspires to be and how he works with others to create and harness their leadership style, as a mentor. Join us today for another thou ..read more

Today on the episode, our hosts sit back, get cozy, and review the past year. Hosts Rodney Flowers, Julie Lemmon, Brad Goodrich, and Liz Mildenstien have a reflection round table about what went well this past year, what they are grateful for, and what personal and professional goals they are looking forward to in 2022. Everyone on our NavalX Connecx team hopes that you, our listener, has a wonderful New Year.  ..read more

Today’s episode is a holiday roundtable with hosts Brad Goodrich, Rodney Flowers, Julie Lemmon and new host, Liz Mildenstein. Today, the team takes a pause from the innovative and inspiring conversations we’ve been having with guests all year. Instead, our hosts dive in conversations about self-care, reflection, and restoration. They discuss how to avoid burnout, be more productive and focused, and learn to make New Year's Resolutions any time throughout the year. They share their personal best practices for self-care and restoration, from meditation to journaling or just having good belly lau ..read more

Today's episode is a continuation of our conversations on autonomous systems. This week hosts Brad Goodrich and Rodney Flowers sit down with Mike Tall from NAVWAR and NIWC PAC. He's an SSTM, a Senior Scientific Technical Manager for Integrated Autonomy. Also joining us is Ms Holly Gardner from the NSWC Panama City, Gulf Coast, Tech Bridge, representing some of the interests from her command and her tech bridge and how they're playing in unmanned systems. They discuss the larger picture of how autonomy and unmanned systems are assisting missions in the Navy. From collaborating with industry to ..read more

Today on the show, Brad Goodrich, Deputy Director of NavalX hosts a roundtable to discuss the Intelligent Autonomous Systems strategy, with Dr. Jason Stack, the technical director at ONR, Dr. Deji Coker, the ONR Autonomy Portfolio Manager, and Dr. Cara LaPointe, the co-director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy. Stack, Coker, and LaPointe bring their expertise to discuss diverse evolving and emerging capability areas for unmanned systems and the intersection of AI autonomy and unmanned systems. From adaptability to ethics, machine learning, and emerging capabil ..read more

Today’s episode on NavalX ConnecX is the second of our two-part miniseries on design thinking, featuring Karen Hold. Karen Hold is the Director of Seasons of Design and co-author of Experiencing Design - The Innovator’s Journey. She joins our hosts Rodney Flowers, Brad Goodrich and Julie Lemmon on the show today to talk about different approaches and angles on the design thinking process. Karen Hold illuminates to listeners and hosts that everyone has a sphere of influence, and we need to use our network to start the culture change that we all seek. She provides us with more problem solving to ..read more