Plenty of Positivity with Courtney Beck

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) JC Glick is CEO of The COMMIT Foundation, Author and TEDx Speaker

Courtney Beck Episode 69

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Plenty of Positivity with Courtney Beck welcomes Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.)  JC Glick!

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) JC Glick serves as COMMIT’s Chief Executive Officer. Glick brings a wealth of experience as a leadership consultant and a deep commitment to supporting veterans in their transition journey. Since transitioning from 20 years of military service in 2015, J.C. has been a founder and partner of two leadership companies and the author of two books, including A Light in the Darkness: Leadership Development for the Unknown. In 2017, he was selected as a TEDX Speaker and delivered Rethinking Leadership at TEDX Hammond. Glick is also an adjunct professor at St. John’s University in Queens, New York. 

Over the course of his Army career, Glick spent over seven years in the Ranger regiment, serving in two Ranger Battalions as well as Regimental Headquarters, participating in the Best Ranger Competition twice, and has over seven and a half years of command time with 11 operational and combat deployments to Haiti, Bangladesh, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Glick holds a master’s in National Security and Strategic Studies from Naval War College. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Rhode Island and is a Liberty Fellow, part of the Aspen Institute.


In this episode, JC Glick shares his journey from military service to leadership, emphasizing the importance of identity, purpose, and community in life transitions. 

Discover practical insights on leadership, resilience, and how veterans and others can find fulfillment and contribute meaningfully in their next chapter.

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