#74 Not so Odd After All - Travis Sorensen, Oddball

Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 9:57 p.m.

Bad grades, a music connection and a talk with a military recruiter - the best sales force in the world - got Travis Sorensen started on his military career. Originally wanting to join the Navy reserves, he stuck his head in the wrong door and wound up in the Army. In the delayed entry program, Travis did a semester in college and then off to boot camp. He was deployed to Fort Stewart and spent time in the reserves. Out in 2009, he transitioned to the Federal Reserve as a financial analyst. It was exciting, right in the middle of the financial crisis. His military culture of working hard and powering through served him well, as we have heard on this show many times. After the Fed job, he got into management consulting and combined with his data analysis background, Oddball became a natural evolution, transforming government digital services. Veteran Founder Podcast with your host Josh Carter We record the Felony Inc Podcast inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland. Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil Show logo was designed by Carolyn Main Website was designed by Cameron Grimes Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster Theme music: Artist: Tipsy Track: Kadonka Album: Buzzz Courtesy of Ipecac Records 10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes Listen to the Veteran Founder Podcast every Friday at 1:00pm pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com