Care Packages For Our Troops with Navy Veteran Chelsea Mandello

Published: Nov. 5, 2018, 7 a.m.

b"Chelsea Mandello is the founder and CEO of Troopster Military Care Packages. A veteran, Chelsea served in the U.S. Navy as a Photojournalist for 7 years, where she travelled more than 13 countries.\\xa0 Additionally she travelled across 9 different ships reporting the Navy's story. Consequently, it was during a difficult deployment in 2013 that Chelsea recognized the need for a personalized care package solution that led to the launching of Troopster in 2015.\\n\\n\\u201cMy job was to tell the navy\\u2019s story; it was an awesome job.\\u201d \\u2013 Chelsea Mandello\\n\\nChelsea Mandello- Hard & Fast Transition\\n\\nDuring active duty, Chelsea founded Troopster when she was active duty. \\xa0She was in a remote area where receiving mail and packages was difficult and took a lot of coordination.\\xa0 As a result, the packages were \\u201cheartbroken\\u201d and items had gone bad and escaped the original intent of the care package. \\xa0Chelsea researched for 2 years and developed a business plan as to what a care package company should look like. Consequently, Troopster was founded.\\nChain of Command\\nMandello got lucky with her chain of command who was very supportive of her effort whole being active duty. \\xa0She engaged in entrepreneurial classes with Boots to Business that were offered.\\xa0 Chelsea was very open with her command about her endeavors and as a result found that they were very helpful and accepting unlike other chains of command.\\n\\n\\u201cI love what I do; It feels like I have the absolute best job in the world; I get to connect mom's, dad\\u2019s, spouse\\u2019s with their troops to make personalized care packages , add photos and send directly overseas.\\u201d \\u2013 Chelsea Mandello\\nGrowing a Business\\nTo date, excluding holiday months, Troopsters sells approximately 700 packages throughout the year and even more, the donations sent out are 4 times that amount. \\xa0Troopsters is ramping up their donations\\xa0 drive and Chelsea currently does not take a salary. In 2019 she is looking to expanding with more staff, developing a board who believes in Troopster's mission and becoming internationally known. \\xa0\\n\\nTo hear more from Chelsea Mandello, download this episode.\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\n\\nCheck out these links for Chelsea Mandello\\n\\n \\tWebsite\\n \\tTroopsters Blog\\n \\tFacebook\\n\\nDownload Joe Crane\\u2019s\\xa0Top 7 Paths to Freedom\\xa0or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. \\xa0\\nJoin the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!\\nCheck out\\xa0Veteran on the Move on Facebook\\xa0to connect with our guests! It\\u2019s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.\\n\\nVeteran On the Move\\xa0podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host\\xa0Joe Crane\\xa0. The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 As a result,\\xa0Veteran On the Move\\xa0has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through\\xa0Stitcher Radio,\\xa0Sound Cloud,\\xa0itunes\\xa0and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today."