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title: "The Manufacturing Alliance Podcast Presents: Kathy Gallowitz | Vanguard Veteran | Alliance Specialties and Alliance Laser Sales"
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# The Manufacturing Alliance Podcast Presents: Kathy Gallowitz | Vanguard Veteran

*Thu, January 11, 2024*

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Retired LtCol Kathy Gallowitz grew up as a Navy ‘brat,’ served nearly 30 years as an Air Force Officer and is married to an Army combat Veteran. She is the Founder & CEO of Vanguard Veteran, LLC, author of “Beyond ‘Thank You For your Service,’ The Veteran Champion Handbook” for Civilians and has Masters degrees in Nursing and Political Science. As an award-winning businesswoman with first-hand experience hiring Veterans, Kathy coaches employers to build a Veteran Talent Attraction and Retention Strategy to boost company productivity and reduce turnover.

 

On this episode of The Manufacturing Alliance Podcast, we discussed why veterans are ideal workers for manufacturing, where to “recruit” these workers, and so much more!

 

Additional Information:

[Vanguard Veteran Overview](https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://vanguardveteran.start.page___.YXAzOmFsbGlhbmNlbGFzZXJzYWxlczphOm86ZjZiNWQ5ODE3MTAxOTE2MTlhNzk3MzEwMGNkMGVlYjY6Njo5ZTdkOjQ5OTBiZmE4NTNjYzcwYTFiNzZhMzUyNzRiZjY5OWJjOWM1MTk1YjFmZTU3Nzg5MDczZmM0NzA0MTI3NTMzNmM6dDpU)

[Complimentary Veteran-Ready Assessment](https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://vanguardveteran.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/may-2021_-vr-employer-___.YXAzOmFsbGlhbmNlbGFzZXJzYWxlczphOm86ZjZiNWQ5ODE3MTAxOTE2MTlhNzk3MzEwMGNkMGVlYjY6NjowNmM3OmQ3YzBmMDkyNTNlZjYzZDVlMzUyZDI5ODMwZmRhMmM4YmQ5ZmIwNmNjYmJlY2E0MGQxM2IzZWM0ZjFmYTYwZDM6dDpU%20assessment.pdf)

[ Vanguard Veteran’s Employer Consulting and Training](https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://vanguardveteran.com/veteran-champion-consulting-training/___.YXAzOmFsbGlhbmNlbGFzZXJzYWxlczphOm86ZjZiNWQ5ODE3MTAxOTE2MTlhNzk3MzEwMGNkMGVlYjY6NjplMWI4OjI5Y2U5NjU1MWE2MDI3MjQxNTJhMWU5NTgyMjgzNDcxNzZjMDg3MzI3NTVmMjcyODNjMmQzNmQwYjFhZGEzN2U6dDpU)

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[Invite Vanguard Veteran to Speak](https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://vanguardveteran.com/invite-me-to-speak/___.YXAzOmFsbGlhbmNlbGFzZXJzYWxlczphOm86ZjZiNWQ5ODE3MTAxOTE2MTlhNzk3MzEwMGNkMGVlYjY6Njo5MDE1OjJkMWRmYjkxODJmODRmOTUyYTgyNTE4YTlkZDhjYjJjMDhiNWFmZDNhYmMwMDFmZTU5NTQ4MTJjNzgwMWMwN2I6dDpU)

[“Beyond ‘Thank you For Your Service:’ the Veteran Champion handbook for civilians” on Amazon](https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https://bit.ly/BeyondThankYouForYourService___.YXAzOmFsbGlhbmNlbGFzZXJzYWxlczphOm86ZjZiNWQ5ODE3MTAxOTE2MTlhNzk3MzEwMGNkMGVlYjY6NjpkZTg4OjlhN2M3NmZmYWNiODhmNDE0OWI0NzVlZjE0Y2ViNDQ4MjJhZjgzZjc2NWY5ZTQzM2FkMDdmOTU4MDU1ZmM3OWE6dDpU)

Follow Kathy Gallowitz

LinkedIn: [Kathy Gallowitz](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lt-col-ret-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz-0618314/)  
Company LinkedIn: [Vanguard Veteran LLC.](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vanguard-veteran-llc/)  
Contact [Kathy Gallowitz](mailto:kathy@vanguardveteran.com)

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Watch full video version [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCdRcvpve2k).

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