Welcome to Episode 4 of the In the Name of Service Podcast. I’m your host Dr. Barb Thompson. Here, we broadcast stories of men and women who’ve answered the call to serve in hopes of inspiring and catalyzing the rest of us to follow suit in our own way. Today’s interview is with Eric Ballester. Eric is a husband, father, and recently retired Air Force Special Operations Veteran with 10 combat deployments. Currently, he owns a small business optimizing processes and reducing expenses for business owners, stays extremely active with competitions like American Ninja Warrior, and serves as a board member and treasurer of the Shields and Stripes non-profit organization on a mission to provide innovative holistic care to veterans and first responders.

Eric is bright, charismatic, humble, hilarious, and extremely driven.  ...