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June 12th, 2026

She Had ZERO Military Experience… Then Built a Company Veterans Trust | Anna Redmond

What does it take to earn trust when you have no experience, no connections, and no credibility in the industry you’re entering?

This week on The MisFitNation, we welcome Anna Redmond, Founder & CEO of Braav and creator of AllCoin.

Anna left a successful career in venture capital to enter the physical Security industry with absolutely no military background, no security experience, and no insider connections. Five years later, veterans, law enforcement professionals, and first responders trust her company to help protect what matters most.

Now she’s tackling another challenge: preserving one of the most respected traditions in military and first responder culture.

Through AllCoin, Anna is bringing challenge coins into the digital age by creating the first platform that allows military members, veterans, law enforcement, and first responders to digitize, verify, and permanently preserve their challenge coins on the blockchain.

We’ll discuss:
• Building trust as an outsider
• Entrepreneurship in unfamiliar territory
• Veteran hiring and leadership
• The future of challenge coins
• Blockchain applications with real-world impact
• Lessons learned from failure, resilience, and persistence

Featured in Forbes, Security Journal Americas, and TechNewsWorld, Anna’s story is one every entrepreneur, veteran, leader, and innovator needs to hear.

Join us live and bring your questions.

#TheMisFitNation #Veterans #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #ChallengeCoins #Blockchain #SecurityIndustry #Innovation #VeteranOwned #MilitaryCommunity

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Rich LaMonica The MisFitNation Show

Rich LaMonica Is a 22-year veteran of the United States Army who was deployed on multiple occasions in support of the Global War on Terrorism. It was during this career he evolved as a leader of people. His education came from great mentors who showed him how to take care of people. He retired in 2015 and went through an entire year of self-reflection as he transitioned to civilian life again. Those 365 days from retiring to finding a job taught him valuable lessons about transition. This has powered his drive to help other veterans as they go through the transition and any other roadblocks they are hitting. He is a Motivated Speaker who discusses Mindset, Resilience, Grit, and more skills that will make you find your Purpose no matter the journey you have been on. He is currently finishing up two books while pursuing a Ph.D from Liberty University in Homeland Security. He lives by rules and has a motto that resonates with fans of How I met Your Mother “Challenge Accepted”. He is the Executive Producer and host of The MisFitNation Podcast