Hiring an Honor Foundation Fellow

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The Honor FoundationUCSD Rady School of Management

9500 Gilman Drive # 0553Otterson Hall, Suite 4E003

La Jolla, CA 92093

Creating Opportunity for Special Operations Forces to progress into Private Sector Careers.

Our mission is to bridge mil itary and private sector careers through an innovative transition program for members of the Special Operations community.

Contents

Our Fellows ......................................................................................................................................5

The Honor Point ......................................................................................................................... 6

Long Term Partnerships ..................................................................................................... 7

1. Small Medium or Large ................................................................................................................ 8

Employer Partnership Advantages ....................................................................9-12

1. Mentorship .................................................................................................................................... 9

2. Visit Our Classroom! ................................................................................................................... 9

3. Become Faculty of The Honor Foundation ............................................................................... 9

4. Leadership, Operations, Management Our Fellows know Business ..................................... 10

5. Coffee Convo ............................................................................................................................. 10

6. On Site Interviews ..................................................................................................................... 10

7. Hosting a Job Fair? Let us Know!.............................................................................................. 10

8. Informational Interview (Virtual or Not) with THF .................................................................. 11

9. Video Conference ...................................................................................................................... 11

10. NEXT Speaker Series ................................................................................................................ 11

11. Former SOF within a Company ................................................................................................12

12. SOF, A Global Brand ................................................................................................................12

Request to Become an Employer Partner ..................................................13

Contact Info ...................................................................................................................................15

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Our FellowsThe Honor Foundation admits only the most qualified and focused military talent into our program. Our admitted Fellows together represent diverse backgrounds, formal education & skill sets, interests, life experience and varied expertise. While in our classrooms they continue to learn from not only one another, but also prestigious faculty and in house executives. Everyone is constantly gaining new experience from each other. Fellows admitted into our program are motivated to discover the answer to two very important questions, how can I add value to a new organization and when can I start?

THF Fellows are ready to lead and ready to follow at any level, bringing unique and relevant skills to your

business, no matter the industry. The SOF community holds themselves to the highest standard of discipline, character and integrity. Our Fellows can’t be found anywhere else in the world. The value of their career training and professionalism can not be measured by any ordinary standards.

Members of the Special Operations Forces community have been shaping the business world around them for decades. Now, our Fellows wish to make a difference in your organization. By recruiting with The Honor Foundation you are placing your organization at a serious advantage over your competition. Hiring top military talent does not need to be a complicated process for your organization. We have prepared them for your industry, company and hiring process. Once they reach the Honor Point, they will be the most focused military candidates in transition on the market, period.

By recruit ing with The Honor Foundation you are placing your organization at a ser ious advantage over your competit ion.

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The Honor PointOur graduates see the big picture. The United States Government has invested billions to discover them, train them, and formally educate this community. These individuals were selected for this military community for their ability to think outside the box and entrepreneurial spirit. Over their career they were equipped with executive skills to manage a global organization -- a career constant being professional development and technical training.

The Honor Foundation, being the next phase in their career pipeline, prepares and pushes these individuals even further. With the help of our Employer Partner’s, top business schools, elite faculty, CEO’s, senior hiring executives, leading entrepreneurs, and the best in executive education, our graduates will be the most focused military professionals entering the workforce.

Once they graduate and become a program Fellow, they’ve arrived at The Honor Point. Once arriving at this point, they will be expected to take the tools we’ve provided them, work with us and

explore our professional network, and create a new strategic way forward.

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Long Term PartnershipsThe Honor Foundation is no different than a top tier business school looking to place their grads into the right careers, for them and your business. We are looking to build long -term Partnerships with organizations so that we may constantly understand your needs, and build a strategy around your resources, so you can achieve the perfect hires for the available positions. THF is operating under a 501(c)(3) status. We provide a unique transition program to a laser focused niche market, the Special Operations Forces community. Our program process specializes in executive education, career coaching and professional development. We prepare our Fellows for a new career transition, plain and simple.

Hiring the right veterans can be a challenge for any organization. Our team has built a system and process for

your organization to understand the different skill sets of our Fellows. Your organization has a distinct culture and we hope to work with you in order to find you a good match. We wish to understand your business and where our Fellows can add value. As a result of our process, our Fellows experience tremendous growth and self -awareness surrounding their next career choice. If we say they are interested in your company we mean what we say. Our process makes it simple for you to quickly understand the skill sets and executive experience behind each of our Fellows and how it relates precisely to your business needs. What used to be a complex problem for organizations, to acquire talent from the Special Operations community, is now seamless.

Our graduates will be the most focused military professionals entering the workforce.

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Long Term Partnerships cont’d…

Small Medium or LargeNo Employer Partner is too big or too small to recruit from The Honor Foundation. Members of the Special Operations Forces community have been found creating success within government and non profit organizations, Fortune 500 and small to medium businesses alike. The size of your business doesn’t matter, however the integrity of your business does matter. Our Fellows have integrity. They will only add sound leadership and character to your organization.

The vision for THF, to become the bridge for Special Operations Forces and private sector careers, and aligns with the greater mission of The Rady School and Tidewater Community College: Challenge. Innovate. Transform. Through this partnership we know that together we can create productive, results oriented, long-term Partnerships with both our Employer Partnership’s and The Honor Foundation Fellows.

The Honor Foundation has partnered with The UCSD Rady School of Management & Tidewater Community College in order to build strong industry focused academic partnerships with only the best organizations.

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The Honor Foundation Employer Partner AdvantagesSuccess in recruiting with The Honor Foundation is linked to a number of factors, including your organization’s brand visibility throughout our classrooms, events, website and social media campaigns. What’s most important to THF is your organization’s hiring history with veterans and the quality of interaction your organization wishes to have with our Fellows as they transition. We have outlined below several recommendations that we hope will inform you on our recruiting strategy. As always, we are here to fill the needs of your organization by matching them with our qualified graduates. We are always available to customize and add to the following suggestions for our Employer Partner’s.

MentorshipThe Honor Foundation has interacted with hundreds of individuals from the SOF community. Once your company becomes an Employer Partnership we will pair each Fellow with a member of your team for a one -on- one advocacy opportunity. Prescribing a senior executive to work alongside our Fellows is a high priority for The Honor Foundation. Members of the Special Operations Community are not just elite military in transition, they’re executives in training. The Mentorship Program allows for lasting Partnerships to take place while our candidates are in an active state of transition, one professional to another. While the The Honor Foundation continues to focus on long term growth, we are partnering with platforms such as Salesforce and MentorMint, in order to build a massive database of up to 65,000 SOF members by 2020, and to pair over 800 Fellows with numerous mentors by 2018.

Visit Our Classroom!As an Employer Partnership, strengthen your presence with our Fellows by joining us in the classroom! Our program is strongly rooted in executive education not only to educate and equip our Fellows for their next career but also to provide a learning opportunity to our Employer Partners. Sending a representative from your organization to THF will allow our Fellows the opportunity to connect with you outside of your office and inside an open learning environment allowing for your organization to learn from our participants and vice versa.

Become Faculty of The Honor FoundationThe Honor Foundation encourages our Employer Partner’s to present their industry expertise to our Fellows. We continue to recruit thought leaders, industry experts, and top entrepreneurs in order to constantly innovate our curriculum for our Fellows. Our current faculty works within leading business schools, Fortune companies, CEOs of small to medium businesses and run national service organizations. These folks all bring real-world knowledge into our classrooms so that our Fellows receive market, ready to apply information.

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Employer Partnership Advantages cont’d…

Leadership, Operations, Management Our Fellows know BusinessThe United States Government has spent billions of dollars to provide the Special Operations community with the best training that can’t be found anywhere else in the world. Our Fellows throughout their career have partaken in leadership development courses, management courses, and technical training. Even the extent of their formal education is unknown to most employers. Once an Employer Partner, our Fellows will deliver a presentation to your organization outlining the technical experience and training that are very common among members of the Special Operations community.

Coffee ConvoThe Honor Foundation is not promoting caffeine (although we sure use it a lot) what we are promoting are casual conversations to take place between our Fellows and a representative from your organization. We want our Fellows to gain as much insight into potential careers and companies as possible. These one -on- one meetings are informal and can be arranged at any local venue. For venue recommendations please contact us. Our Employer Partnership’s can schedule these requests by contacting us directly at 619 916 6421 or at info@thehonorfoundation.org.

On Site InterviewsThe Honor Foundation allows for Employer Partner’s to utilize our unique space within The Rady School of Management and Tidewater Community College to interview any one of our Fellows. We understand that not all organizations understand their hiring needs during our scheduled programs and that additional hiring needs may surface on a moments notice. No matter what your situation, The Honor Foundation is here to make the connection between your organization and our Fellows as easy as possible. The

Hosting a Job Fair? Let us Know!If our Employer Partners are hosting a job fair please contact us! It is our duty to connect our Fellows with as many employment related opportunities as possible. If you are hosting an event and wish for our Fellows to attend, Employer Partner’s must send us detailed information regarding the event schedule a month in advance. Event announcements that are not submitted within a months time may delay our press release to our current Fellows and recent Alumni Fellows.

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Employer Partnership Advantages cont’d…

Informational Interview (Virtual or Not) with THFOur Employer Partner’s are encouraged to remain connected with each new class that enters into our program. By connecting with THF and arranging an informational interview our Employer Partners will have the opportunity to speak with a perspective hire or just to interact with our Fellows. Having a first look at our candidates by way of informational interviews is a very effective way to recruit our Fellows and experience our unique transition program.

Video ConferenceOur state of the art facilities within the Rady School of Management and Tidewater Community College will allow real time conversations to take place with our Fellows, faculty, & Employer Partner representatives from anywhere in the world. We have had Employer Partner’s conference into our courses from their offices/homes in order to participate in our executive education courses taking place at The Honor Foundation. This is a great way to interact with our program no matter where you are in the world!

NEXT Speaker SeriesThe NEXT Speaker Series draws our country’s thought leaders and change makers to one platform. This unique TED-like talk series invites four driving forces of innovation to the stage at UCSD Rady School of Management and Tidewater Community College. The Honor Foundation invites elite military, industry experts, social entrepreneurs, and top tier educators to speak and create a dialogue around the new military professionalism that surrounds us today. This event acts as a powerful way for you and your business to become publicly recognized for your efforts to support our organization and our veterans on a national stage. You can learn more by clicking here: The NEXT Speaker Series

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Employer Partnership Advantages cont’d…

Former SOF within a CompanyIf you are a former Special Operator and you are now in a position to help your teammates off the battlefield, and into the workforce, contact The Honor Foundation for a unique opportunity offered only to former SOF operators. Whether you’re working within a Fortune, or small to medium company, starting your own business or just wish to know more about The Honor Foundation, please contact The Honor Foundation at: philip@thehonorfoundation.org

The Honor Foundation has one goal, to match the needs of your organization with the appropriate method of connection with our Fellows and program Fellows (alumni). Our team at THF, the Rady School and Tidewater Community College will collaborate with your organization to provide you the best access possible to our Fellows (including all alumni fellows) in the most professional manner. There is always a way to collaborate with your organization. We will work to customize a strategy to reach your military recruiting goals, period.

SOF, A Global BrandIf you are interested in which industries Special Operations talent currently thrive look below. The Honor Foundation surveyed over two hundred Special Operators who have transitioned into the private sector. We have listed the main industries of interest below:

Investment Management, Hedge Funds, Diversified Financial ServicesConsultingPublic Interest, Social Impact, Non-profit, GovernmentEntrepreneurship / StartupsInvestment Banking, Sales & TradingEnergyConsumer Products, Manufacturing Private Equity & Venture Capital Real EstateTravel & Hospitality Technology Biotech/Pharmaceuticals/Healthcare RetailMedia & Entertainment

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Request to Become an Employer PartnerCorporations and foundations who provide annual financial support of $5,000 or more directly to The Honor Foundation will be recognized by THF as an official Employer Partner. This will entitle your organization to a majority of benefits in recruiting with our Fellows.

The Honor Foundation Employer Partner Program offers several levels of opportunity for your organization. These Employer Partnership levels exist to continue the tradition of placing America’s elite military talent within America’s finest organizations. Employer Partner can range from Fortune 500 to small and medium businesses or not-for- profit organizations.

Based on your chosen level of Employer Partnership your company will gain unprecedented access and exposure to our Fellows and program. We value and trust our Partnerships with our Employer Partners tremendously. This partnership instantly connects your organization to the talents, expertise and experience belonging to the Special Operations Forces communities.

Our Employer Partner and foundations provide numerous resources which support our program innovation and enhance the overall transition experience of our elite military Fellows. Our Employer Partner to date assist mainly with financial needs, advising on best business practices, corporate matching programs to provide donations, technology and equipment to our Fellows, and key introductions to business executives across the world. Our network grows constantly.

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Become an Employer Partner cont’dOur Employer Partner will receive weekly updates regarding our active Fellows in search of new opportunities. Employer Partners also receive the highest visibility at all THF courses and foundation related events. In addition, The Honor Foundation will include a special update each month to all Employer Partners regarding VIP visits from some of our country’s foremost thought leaders and change makers. We send out company profiles monthly to all our Fellows and Fellows (alumni) of our program. Our Employer Partners are represented on all signage, website content, Fellow materials, weekly email updates and have a strong presence at all large THF events held at The UCSD Rady School of Management, Tidewater Community College and other top business school partners.

Vice President, Chief of People Operations

Philip DanaFormer US Navy Enlisted and Officer, Dana comes to The Honor Foundation team with a legacy of founding and building some of the most prolific corporate military hiring programs in the country. At Sears Holdings, Dana was a Diversity Talent Leader, supporting more than 32 business units and over 300,000 employees. Later, as a manager of Talent Acquisition at Amazon, he founded the military talent program now called Amazon Warriors. Dana has also led global talent acquisition

efforts, including military hiring emphasis, at Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher), NuVasive and Intuit. He can be reached at philip@thehonorfoundation.org and encourages everyone within the Honor Foundation family to connect with him on linkedin; www.linkedin.com/in/militarytalent.

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Please contact us:THF Career Managementinfo@thehonorfoundation.org

Rady On-campus Recruiting Suite Address UCSD Rady School of Management 9500 Gilman Drive #0553 Suite # 4N134 La Jolla CA, 92093 619 916 6421

Become an Employer Partner cont’d Our Employer Partner receive powerful advantages in visibility and interactions with our Fellows, The Rady School, Tidewater Community College and our entire network of Employer Partner

Fellows succeed at meeting employers they trust.

If this sounds like a good fit for your organization to become an Employer Partner of The Honor Foundation and our mission, please contact the Employer Partner Program by phone at 6 1 9 .9 1 6 .6 4 2 1 or via email at philip@thehonorfoundation.org

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