Episode 44: Matt Jones; From Kansas Prairie To Coast Guard Storms
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A kid from flat Kansas farm country ends up on the open ocean, clinging to a mast in a storm and wondering if he will make it back down. That is where Matt Jones’ story gets real, and where mine as a listener shifted too. Matt walks us through the unexpected chain of choices that took him to the Coast Guard Academy, onto cutters and tall ships, and into a career shaped by responsibility, risk, and the kind of leadership you only learn when other people’s lives are tied to your decisions.
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