Launching “The Ready Room Podcast”

Join us in the Ready Room, where “Readiness is a State of Mind” and we journey into what it takes to develop an Elite Mindset.

The "Ready Room" is a term used for the “locker room” in military operations. We invite our listeners to gain access and insights from our community of subject matter experts, innovative companies, community engagement, and compelling conversations with a diverse range of leaders, influencers.

Visit this video by the Premier Lacrosse League that features Erik describing the "ready room" from his time in an elite infantry unit in the Special Operations Forces.

Stay tuned for show links including interviews with:

DR. / MAJOR ALLISON BRAGER

Allison is currently in a NASA astronaut candidate and a neurobiologist with expertise in sleep and circadian rhythms for the United States Army (active duty).

Allison co-authored the first edition of the NCAA student-athlete mental health handbook and the popular science book entitled Meathead: Unraveling the Athletic Brain. Both a researcher and a member of the Army CrossFit Team ("Army Warrior Fitness"), Allison shares her perspective on a wide range of subjects, from managing energy to examples of great leadership under stress. We wish Allison success as she takes command of her next Army unit this summer!

John Walker

JOHN WALKER

Coach for the Chrome Lacrosse Club (PLL), Princeton University, University of Virginia (National Champions), and an All-American lacrosse player for the US Military Academy at West Point.

John shares with us what it is like to cultivate relationships on teams and the importance of demonstrating core values before a crisis hits a person, a team or an organization.

TYLER STEINHARDT

Tyler Steinhardt

Founder of Shootout For Soldiers and former Director of Marketing for the Premier Lacrosse League, Tyler shares stories of how the Shootout was formed, where it's going and what Tyler is interested in for his next phase of life.

This episode took place as Tyler and Veteran Non-Profit "Team RWB" announced the acquisition of Shootout For Soldiers and the return of a Summer 2021 season.

SEAN PERROTTA

Sean Perrotta

Principle at a New York City-area based hedge fund, Sean tells his story of how lacrosse influenced the kind of leader he is today, and what it was like to intern at Cantor Fitzgerald just months before 9/11 happened.

2021: "The Year of Collaborations"

Camping World & Marcus Lemonis

As 2020 wrapped up, we turned our shock about the unexpected move of Erik from Maryland to his native Long Island to excitement for to have a New York HQ for AEP.

This came during an even more unexpected surprise: winning a brand-new camper from Marcus Lemonis and Camping World, during a holiday giveaway campaign called #RVfromSanta.

Camping World Giveaway Winners Announcement

It took a near-magical effort by friends, families and supporters who stepped up to create a Twitter campaign where Erik was un-ignorable by Camping World and even Marcus Lemonis himself, and we were immediately inspired by the goodness of humanity. With this outlook on how change can bring forth wonderful new adventures and people, we felt like we had our theme for 2021: The Year of Collaborations.

Team RWB & Shootout For Soldiers

Most recently, there has been an announcement by two organizations that Erik and Alexis have been involved with for several years: Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB) announced the acquisition of Shootout For Soldiers. We were not only thrilled about this combination, but also that the Shootout For Soldiers will host 3 cities this year after canceling the 2020 tour. Baltimore, Long Island, and Canandaigua will anchor the 2021 summer season and there are sure to be some unique, inclusive and fun experiences at each! We're already seeing some outstanding collaborations gaining momentum as we hit the planning of this summer full steam ahead.

We look forward to continuing our collaborations in ways that are unfolding as we type this! Don't hesitate to reach out on social media DMs or our website to keep the collaboration momentum rolling well into 2022 and beyond!

TECH X 2021

TechX 2021 (Nov 16-18, 2021)

Get ready for #TechX2021, Nov. 17-19 at the Guardian Centers in Perry, Georgia, USA, where emergency responders experience immersive training in realistic scenarios. Setting the standard for public safety training, #TechX2021 certifies teams in the latest technologies and protocols to save more lives.

Through this partnership with Global Convergent Technologies, we are thrilled to have an opportunity to prepare teams and develop scenarios similarly to the way our AEP teammates worked as their "bread and butter" focus during their time as trainers with the Army's Asymmetric Warfare Group.

AEP's focus on Readiness, Performance, and Recovery will be especially important during these realistic crisis scenarios so teams think their way through the problems they encounter and thrive under pressure as they progress as team. AEP will be training teams and role players in the weeks leading up to #TechX2021 so they may use their skills to be ready, to perform as an individual, a team, and/or leader, and to recover between moments, between events, between days, and make these skills a part of their own toolkit.

Our three main training pillars will be tested throughout the engagement:

(1) Team Resilience: core values, team creative problem-solving, innovating under pressure, comfort in discomfort

(2) Elite Communication: verbal, non-verbal/body language, digital

(3) Awareness: situational awareness, self awareness, awareness of others

"Public sector emergency responders will use cutting-edge technologies to solve challenges in realistic crisis scenarios during the inaugural TechX."

Alpha Echo Project will bring a collection of our skills to TechX 2021, including:

Guardian Centers

1. SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT "Civil unrest. Wildfire. Industrial explosion. Border alert. Pandemic attack. Train your team to solve these real-world crises with life-saving technologies during TechX 2021."

2. TEAM TRAINING for events in the weeks leading up to the event to develop self-aware leaders, resilient teams with chemistry, and skills around Readiness, Performance, and Recovery.

3. SCENARIO EXECUTION Including possible role playing.

Follow #TechX2021 to stay updated and inspired. This unique event is guaranteed to be a formative experience!