CarahCast: Podcasts on Technology in the Public Sector · Carahsoft

Purpose-Driven Leadership From Entrepreneurship to Mental Health Advocacy

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The emails ORF receives say the same thing: 'We have our family back'

Jeff Conroy, serial entrepreneur turned nonprofit CEO, shares how he's building the Operator Relief Fund to serve special operations and intelligence community members struggling with PTSD and trauma. From his entrepreneurial roots through successful biotech ventures to discovering his real mission, Jeff discusses the science behind the advanced stellate ganglion block (DSGB), how ORF has helped nearly 1,000 families, and what it takes to scale impact while maintaining evidence-based rigor.

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A personal, mission-focused account of mental-health support grounded in scope, resources, and individual responsibility.

Jeff Conroy's look at the Operator Relief Fund starts with a disarming joke about wearing pants, then settles into the harder work behind a long-range mission: deciding what belongs in scope, finding the right resources, and understanding where the organization can be genuinely…

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