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Breaking the Mold: How One Navy Spouse Found Career Success
Navy spouse Erica Beal is the founder and chief executive officer of AVIVV, a professional services engineering firm in San Diego. (Courtesy Photo)
12 May 2021 Military.com | By Lyndsey Akers
Military spouses know the cumulative impact of military life all too well. The side effects of deployments, frequent PCSes and uncertain schedules impact every aspect of life for a military family, especially the career trajectory of the military spouse. For Navy SEAL spouse Erica Beal, this reality hits close to home.
For over 19 years, Beal has juggled the demanding schedule and multiple combat deployments of her husband, the needs of her two young sons and a thriving career in the engineering industry. Though it wasn t easy, Beal used this time to advance her education, serve the military spouse community and retain as much experience in the utility sector
The Spouse Angle Podcast This week: What a New Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce Means for Entrepreneurs
This week: The Story Behind ‘Military Spouse Owned’ A new Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce offers multiple resources for entrepreneurs and, for the first time, the chance to be federally recognized as a military spouse-owned business. Two Army spouses working on this project provide all the details.
About the Guests:
Jaime Chapman is the chief operating officer and co-founder of the U.S. Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce and founder & CEO of Begin Within, a consulting agency on a mission to place military spouses in “careers” and not jobs. Chapman is also an Army veteran, an active-duty Army spouse and mother of two.