What's up Everybody, welcome to another edition of the transition, a show aimed at demystifying the entrepreneur experience for those of you looking to make the transition from the military into entrepreneurship. I'm your host Mike Steadman a Marine Corps Veteran, Social Entrepreneur, and member of the Bunker Labs Team.

In the following episode, I interview Stuart Scheller, an Active Duty Marine Officer, and Founder of the Perfect Ribbon, a company that produces a ribbon mounting product, that takes the hassle out of preparing ribbons for military uniforms, providing a high quality and professional look. Stuart launched the while simultaneously managing his career in the Marines, raising his family, the uncertainty that comes with military service. Stuart is passionate about showing other Marines and Military members that too can launch a business while serving on active duty. He believes that entrepreneurship can actually help with the retention of service-members, giving them a positive outlet to express themselves while on active duty. Starting a successful business is incredibly hard, but starting while on active duty, allows service members to give themselves a bit of buffer to earn revenue and achieve lift out.  Transitioning out of the military is a challenging time for a lot of service-members, entrepreneurship is one of the many ways to make it less challenging. That's why Stuart is hitting the speaking circuit, spreading the message that the military should embrace entrepreneurship for active duty personal. Stuart opens up in this episode about his efforts to raise awareness, how he bootstrapped his venture, and his aspirations as a serial entrepreneur.  If you are an Active Duty service member, you do not want to miss this episode.  I hope that you enjoy hearing from Stuart and that this episode helps accelerate you on your own entrepreneurial journey.