154: "I don't want people to give me things. I want to earn things." Trevor Maxwell Reinvents Himself After 20 Years of Service - Part 1 of 2Jen Amos welcomes her US VetWealth colleague and Creator of Military Money Mistakes, Trevor Maxwell, into a two-part interview. Trevor shares his first memory of meeting Jen's husband and business partner, Scott R. Tucker. At the time, they discussed Trevor's decision to take a different career path after retiring from the Navy. He continues to reflect on his journey in the last 5 years since retiring, including his mindset shift of seeing himself as a "new guy" in the civilian world. Trevor leaves us for part one of this interview explaining why he decided to pursue a career that was completely different from his work in the military to leave that part of his life behind.This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-GyV9kJLdvEConnect with Trevor Maxwell https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevorcmaxwell/--Do you want to do more than “follow orders,” think outside of the box, and manifest your dreams? Then you’ve come to the right show! The award-winning podcast, Holding Down the Fort by US VetWealth, is returning for Season 7 to highlight motivational stories of personal growth, financial awareness, and autonomy in our military community. The show is hosted by Jen Amos, a Gold Star daughter, Veteran Spouse, and Entrepreneur.Access our FREE PORTAL for bonus content: https://holdingdownthefortpodcast.com/portalThe show is very excited to announce its new partnership with The Rosie Network! Read more about this exciting partnership at https://issuu.com/therosienetwork/docs/me_mag_2023/16Check out our September 26, 2023 Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/daf28baa7b94/holdingdownthefortGet the latest updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gTTOdT Contact Jen Amos via email jen@holdingdownthefortpodcast.com In August 2022, Jen Amos' work on the podcast was recognized by Disney Institute and she was hand-selected as the only non-Disney employee to moderate the first Military Spouse Employment panel for the Veterans Institute Summit. March 2022, Jenny Lynne has voted the 2022 Naval Station Norfolk Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year. November 2020, Jen Amos was awarded “Media Professional of the Year” at The Rosie Network Entrepreneur Awards! The show continued to collect award nominations in the following years. In September 2021, the show made the Final Slate in the 16th Annual People's Choice Podcast Awards for the Government & Organizations category. In November 2021, the show was an Award Finalist for the 5th Annual National Veteran & Military Spouse Entrepreneur Awards. December 2021, the show was a Golden Crane Podcast Awards Nominee. September 2022, the show was a Finalist for the 13th Annual Plutus Awards presented by Capital Group for “Best Military Personal Finance Content.”Holding Down the Fort has also been featured in multiple media outlets including Military Entrepreneur (M.E.) Magazine, MOAA’s Never Stop Learning Podcast, The Leadership Void Podcast, Lessons Learned for Vets Podcast, Sisters in Service Podcast, Get 2 Vet,...