Her Success Story 64 - Advocating for Soldiers and Their Families - a podcast by Ivy Slater, Slater Success Coaching

Jas Boothe

Final Salute website: https://www.finalsaluteinc.org/Founder.html

Ms. Veteran America website: www.msveteranamerica.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FinalSaluteInc

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FinalSaluteInc

Jas Boothe is a Chicago Native, Disabled Army Veteran, Cancer Survivor, and Speaker who gave over 17 years of service to this great nation. She deployed during the Operation Iraq Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom campaigns and her military career has been dedicated to working with and advocating for Soldiers and their family members. She is the Founder and President of Final Salute, Inc.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How she managed losing everything in Hurricane Katrina, becoming homeless, acting as a single mother and dealing with a cancer diagnoses
• How her son was her driving force on her road to recovery and independence
• Her organization, Final Salute, Inc. and how Oprah played a role
• Why you need a main mission when you run a non-profit, not many missions
• Supporting over 5,000 veterans so far without federal funding
• The support needed especially for women veterans
• The language surrounding male veterans versus female veterans
• The Ms. Veteran America event
• Talking to a small audience and why it’s just as important as a huge audience

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