Posted on Jan 6, 2016
Meet The Marine Vet Who’s Now Championing Education Reform
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Gunnar Counselman used the no-B.S. communication style he learned in the Corps to launch his own company around reforming education.
A lot of us slow down after the military. We served the country and are ready to enjoy some of the fruits of that service. Cold beer on a warm night; that kind of stuff.
And then there’s Gunnar Counselman. The 38 year-old Marine veteran’s attitude is the exact opposite, in part because his combat experience wasn’t ever what he’d hoped for. Counselman is a third-generation Marine; his grandfather was a Navy Cross winner and first commanding officer of Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance, while his father was a Recon Marine and part of several elite direct-action special operations units in the early 1980s.
Despite deploying to war zones in Bosnia, Iraq, and the Horn of Africa, Counselman never felt like he’d prove himself. He would push himself even harder after the military, passing through the halls of Harvard Business School and on to the boardroom of Silicon Valley.
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Gunnar Counselman used the no-B.S. communication style he learned in the Corps to launch his own company around reforming education.
A lot of us slow down after the military. We served the country and are ready to enjoy some of the fruits of that service. Cold beer on a warm night; that kind of stuff.
And then there’s Gunnar Counselman. The 38 year-old Marine veteran’s attitude is the exact opposite, in part because his combat experience wasn’t ever what he’d hoped for. Counselman is a third-generation Marine; his grandfather was a Navy Cross winner and first commanding officer of Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance, while his father was a Recon Marine and part of several elite direct-action special operations units in the early 1980s.
Despite deploying to war zones in Bosnia, Iraq, and the Horn of Africa, Counselman never felt like he’d prove himself. He would push himself even harder after the military, passing through the halls of Harvard Business School and on to the boardroom of Silicon Valley.
MAJ Jim Guthrie CPT (Join to see) MSG Kevin Burrill Sgt Mike Williams SFC (Join to see) SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Gil Mendez SGM David Simpson 1SG David Eastabrooks Jr CPT (Join to see) SSgt (Join to see) SPC Todd Ehringer LT (Join to see) LTC Donald Lee Hackle SSG Robert Bramlett PFC Michael Robert Lawrence LCDR Anthony Montague ] LTC (Join to see)
Meet The Marine Vet Who’s Now Championing Education Reform
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Posted 9 y ago
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He's also a good friend of RallyPoint. Gunnar is a true leader and a good friend. I'm really happy to see him receive some of the recognition he deserves.
https://www.rallypoint.com/profiles/55992-capt-erik-counselman
The article was written by another former Marine: William Treseder, who is also on RallyPoint.
https://www.rallypoint.com/profiles/55992-capt-erik-counselman
The article was written by another former Marine: William Treseder, who is also on RallyPoint.
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