Steve Becker.

I help veterans land well in civilian life.

U.S. Navy veteran in Oklahoma. I also speak to VA and business audiences about leadership, decisions, and the transition nobody trains you for.

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U.S. Navy veteran. About thirty years in IT and operations leadership. Author of Survival of the Fittest. Founder of Veteran2Veteran, LLC.

For veterans

Ask me. I'll give you a straight answer.

I made the jump from uniform to civilian work myself, and I've spent years since helping other veterans make it too. If you've got a question about the transition or the VA, send it my way. I'll give you a straight answer, or I'll tell you who has one.

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Steve Becker in a green cap and glasses, looking off to the side.
800K+views
45,000+hours watched
9,600+subscribers
240+free videos

On the Veteran2Veteran YouTube channel.

  • Making the jump

    Your first civilian role, and putting what you did in uniform into words a hiring manager understands.

  • Making sense of the VA

    Plain-English education on how the system works and where to go next.

  • Building after the uniform

    Running a veteran-owned business alongside a full-time career, and what I've learned the hard way.

I teach and point the way. I don't prepare or file VA claims. If you need claims help, I'll point you to an accredited representative.

Speaking

Told the way I'd tell it at the kitchen table.

Keynotes and workshops for VA and veteran audiences, and for business teams.

  1. Veteran transition and workforce events

    For VSOs, transition programs, and employers who hire veterans.

  2. Leadership teams and off-sites

    Operational excellence and decision frameworks for leaders.

  3. Conference keynotes

    Decision-making and execution for business and industry audiences.

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My story

The title and the hammer.

  1. First

    U.S. Navy

    Where I learned that systems only work when people trust each other.

  2. Late twenties

    IT consultancy

    Co-founded in my late twenties.

  3. After 9/11

    Framing houses

    Left the firm and framed houses. Different tools, same lesson: build it straight.

  4. Today

    IT leadership

    About thirty years in, now at Dell Technologies.

The hammer taught me that you can't talk your way past a crooked wall.

I've been the guy in the room with the title and the guy swinging a hammer for a paycheck. Both taught me something.

Simplicity beats complexity.

Integrity beats speed.

I believe long-term leverage beats short-term excitement, too. I'd rather own a mistake out loud than pretend it didn't happen. Looking back, that habit has saved me more than any credential.

Family before business

They come first, and always will.

I measure success by whether I made a difference in the lives of my family. Work is how I support them, and I'm grateful for it, but they come first and always will. The ventures are good work. They aren't the reason I do it.

Steve Becker smiling beside a woman in glasses, seated together in front of a dark wood wall.

When priorities fight each other, I settle it the same way every time.

  1. Faith
  2. Knowledge
  3. Family
  4. Health
  5. Time
  6. Money

More of my work

Where else to find me.

Steve Becker sitting on a wooden porch at sunset, open Oklahoma fields behind him.

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A veteran question or a speaking date?

Send me a note. I read these myself, and I'll write back.