SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO PROMOTE:
https://linktr.ee/herofront (All Links)
Email: HeroFrontPodcast@gmail.com
Website: HeroFrontPodcast.com
HeroFront Merch: https://herofront.spiritsale.com/
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/herofront
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2srGvtAaTORP3IESKD41qI?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linktree&utm_campaign=spotify
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI_Ntgk3fscvxpWczUsfEZA
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@herofront
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herofront
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeroFront.Podcast/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/HeroFront
Josh's Bio:
Josh White is a dedicated husband and father of two, who has been serving his country for nearly 20 years as an active duty Master Sergeant. He was a military brat growing up but was primarily raised on Andrews AFB and Waldorf, MD. Josh and his family currently reside in Eglin AFB, FL. Throughout his illustrious career as a Aerospace Ground Equipment Technician, Medical Group Executive Officer, Public Health Flight Chief, COVID Ops lead, and Military Funeral Honors Program Manager for the state of Missouri. Throughout theses unique job experiences Josh has developed a talent for personal networking and connecting with others on a deeper level.
Utilizing this gift, he has created the HeroFront Podcast, which features insightful interviews with inspiring authors, entrepreneurs, and fascinating individuals from around the globe. His passion for creating genuine human connections built on trust, transparency, and meaningful conversation has earned him the prestigious title of 2022 Veteran Podcast of the Year.
With his captivating tone and exceptional ability to generate authentic conversations, Josh creates inspirational content that resonates deeply with his millions of listeners. He has the power to touch the heart and soul of his audience, and his messages serve as a powerful catalyst for taking positive action in life.
My Personal Journey:
I never imagined I would make it this far - I didn't think I was capable, nor did I believe I deserved success. My journey has been riddled with depression, alcoholism, and a near-death experience. But year after year, I committed to working on myself, and finally, I have something to be proud of.
Today, I am a senior NCO in the Air Force, a devoted husband, and a loving father to two beautiful children. It's a blessing to be here since I thought I was destined to fail and die by my mid-thirties.
When I first joined the service, I didn't resemble the leaders I admired, nor did I act or think like them. Thus, success seemed unattainable for me.
However, I didn't give up. I persevered, got out of my comfort zone, and tapped into my unique gifts. I accepted who I am, worked toward a life worth living, and found strength in purpose, love, and connection.
Now, I am at a stage in life where I want to give back, spread hope, and help those who feel different, lack mentors, or suffer in silence the way I did for the better part of a decade. My way of doing this is by highlighting others' stories of resiliency and overcoming obstacles, and this has become my way of expressing gratitude.
Above all, I hope to inspire others to pave their path and unleash their inner-HERO. We all have it in us, and it's time to bring it to the FRONT-lines of our lives.
Why HeroFront?
MSgt Josh White is a highly influential voice in the Veteran community and beyond, thanks to his work as an Air Force influencer through the HeroFront Podcast. In three years, he’s achieved significant podcast success with 200k downloads in 66 countries across 150 interviews, proudly showcasing his guests across six social media apps and 11 podcast sites, presented in the most professional and respectful ways . He grew his social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube, reaching 50K total followers. With a combined annual reach of 20 million views, resulting in the 2022 Veteran Podcast of The Year Award, ranking #1 out of 500 competitors. Moreover, He was selected as a partner of 'Project Morpheus' A Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force directive on connection and innovation under the Chief of Staff Strategic Studies Group, and finally - he was selected as the social media voice for the non-profit organization, The Air Force Sergeant’s Association.
With his captivating tone and exceptional ability to generate authentic conversations, Josh creates inspirational, educational, and empowering content that resonates deeply with his listeners. His guests are given a voice to touch the heart and soul of millions and serve as a powerful catalyst for taking positive action in life.
Josh was raised as a military brat and grew up mostly in the D.C. area. He joined the USAF in July of 2004 and held multiple AFSCs including Aerospace Ground Equipment, Public Health Technician, Pandemic Mitigation Action Group Lead, Commander’s Executive Officer, and Base Honor Guard NCOIC. He has had six assignments (two overseas), two deployments, and one humanitarian mission. He was also a 2018 12 Outstanding Airmen of The Year. He currently resides in Eglin AFB, Florida with his wife Angie and two children Summer and Phoenix.
Resume Information
herofront media LLC – EGLIN AFB, FL [April 2018 – Current]
Founder/Chief Executive Officer
As an active duty Master Sergeant with 20 years of leadership experience, developed the HeroFront Podcast, the first active duty owned podcast supported by Headquarters, Air Force. Used experience to interview inspiring authors, entrepreneurs, survivors, and fascinating people from all over the world with the goal of educating, motivating, or inspiring the viewer to take positive action in their lives.
- Marketing, Communications, and Event Coordinator for the Air Force Sergeant’s Association annual summit, a 7-day conference attended by 3.5K participants, including top leaders from the Air Force and Space Force. Achieved $1.5M in sales from ticket advertising, memberships, and functions while managing and showcasing 30 vendor and sponsored booths.
- Marketing strategist, sales, and social media outreach lead for two annual Catalyst of Growth Summits, a free TedX style speaking event for Eglin AFB and the surrounding community. Raised $20k by pitching to local sponsors, creating videos, speaker introductions, and flyers to reach 350k people in 2 months. Coordinated logistics for 15 key-note speakers, and the transportation of 1k patrons.
- Marketing lead for the 2023 Eglin USAF Ball. Hosted 10 fundraising events, solicited prestige guest speaker, created social media strategy ensuring max ticket sales, secured $15k used for up-scale event for 500 Team Eglin guests, and professionally captured the entire experience for future marketing.
- Won the Air Force Warrior Medic video competition in 2023, showcasing the U.S. Air Force Medical Hospitals' combat-medic skills and training used by all Air Force medical treatment facilities globally.
- Provided video journalism during Israel Deployment (Jan-March 2023), contributing to showcasing the American joint mission training capabilities as a Comabt Medic. Footage used by Army media outlets.
- Interviewed the Air Force Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) Lead Program Manager, creating podcast clips viewed by 10k online and within the base and local communities, raising awareness of DDR processes and high risk areas and demographics, empowering supervisors during a spike of an influx of drugs to the local community not seen in over a decade.
- Military Funeral Director for the state of Missouri. Oversaw 10 Total Force Integration programs and coordinated military funeral honors across 118 counties. Managed a $40K budget and $100K in assets, organizing 750+ civic events, including live broadcast civic engagements with the Kansas City Royals, UFC, and Tim Tebow’s ‘A Night To Shine’. Produced a professional recruitment video with 20K views and pioneered a social media page with 100K views, adopted by all Air Force Funeral Honor Programs.
My Guest Spots and Articles:
The Heroes Journey of Josh White
"We Both Had A Plan, We Both Failed"
What I Learned When I Stopped Drinking
Social Media Reach:
Topics I can Actively Speak On:
Social Media and Podcast:
- Why I started the podcast
- What the name and logo mean
- Adversity faced when starting something new
- Mistakes I made
- The right way versus the wrong way on social media
- Dealing with haters/trolls
- Connecting with today’s Airmen/younger generation on their terms
- Social Media’s impact on the war against Russia/China
- Networking through podcasting
- How it’s impacted the way I communicate in the real world
- How it’s changed how I see the world
- A powerful form of gratitude
- Memorable Guests
- What I’ve learned about Marketing through podcasting
- Making the world a better place one conversation at a time
- Top USAF leaders Support of HeroFront
- The official podcaster for AFSA
- The 2022 USAF and Overall Veteran podcast of the year winner
- The 2021 Berry Law American Veteran Medal Recipient
Personal Struggles:
- Alcohol Dependency for ten years
- ADHD diagnosis
- Depression diagnosis
- Self-sabotage
- Failure
- Childhood trauma
- Maintaining a functional family in the military
- Imposter syndrome
- Generational Trauma
Life Events:
- Leaving my large family for basic training and tech school
- Growing apart from childhood friends
- Having children later in life
- Almost losing my son and wife during childbirth
- Being a child of multiple divorces
- Changing careers
- Almost losing my life from a vaccine
- Being a fourth generation Airman
My Personal Views:
- My Core Values Are…
- Trust, Connection, Purpose
- By Living Through…
- Service, Expression, Vulnerability
- Which Creates…
- Loyalty, Love, Legacy
- The power of purpose
- Being different and embracing yourself
- Second chances
- DE&I
- How a small Air Force needs to be treated different than a large one
- You get what you give
- My beef with the frozen middle
- Paving your own path
- Healthy risks are a military super power
Work
- Dealing with 3 different types of toxic leaders
- The Spiritual Journey of our service and it’s synchronicities
- Almost losing my career as a new Airman (first two assignments)
- My experience with retraining
- Aerospace Ground Equipment
- Public Health
- Pandemic Ops
- Group Executive Officer
- Honor Guard Program Manager
- A mistake that humbled me
- The pitfall of careerism
- How vulnerability is a higher level of lead than being a "hard ass"
