Josh White's Guest Tools: Bio, Stats, Cover Art, Platforms

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https://linktr.ee/herofront (All Links)

Email: HeroFrontPodcast@gmail.com

Website: HeroFrontPodcast.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

My Bio:

Josh White is a 20-year U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant (ret.), viral storyteller, and the award-winning host of the HeroFront Podcast—featured in Forbes, trusted by DoD leaders, and recognized as the 2022 Veteran Podcast of the Year. With over 200K downloads across 73 countries and 20 million annual views, Josh has built a movement around resilience, connection, and unfiltered truth—giving a voice to veterans, leaders, and survivors who refuse to be silenced.

From combat medic missions with Special Ops and the IDF to crisis communications during the COVID-19 pandemic, Josh’s career has spanned high-stakes leadership in maintenance, public health, public affairs, and military honors. He’s produced content used by senior officials, spoken alongside legendary names like Col. Allison Black, and was personally selected by America’s Most Wanted to advise on trauma and justice through the lens of military experience.

Recently serving as a DoD Prevention Specialist and certified suicide prevention trainer, Josh now serves as the Audience Development Manager for Recurrent Military, supporting Task & Purpose and We Are The Mighty—two of the nation’s leading military media brands dedicated to empowering service members, veterans, and their families.

Josh leads from the front—using media, mentorship, and message to help others unlock their story and their strength. His mission? To bring the inner-HERO to the FRONT-lines of life—and remind the world that purpose begins at the end of your comfort zone.

My Qualifications:

Joshua White is a retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant, award-winning storyteller, and founder of HeroFront Media LLC. With over 20 years of service across six assignments, two deployments, and one humanitarian mission, he built a career at the intersection of public health, flight-line Maintenance, strategic communication, media production, and resilience training. His leadership roles included Aerospace Ground Equipment Technician, Public Health SNCO, Pandemic Mitigation Lead, Group Commander's Executive Officer, and Base Honor Guard NCOIC. He was named one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year in 2018—a distinction awarded to just 12 of more than 260,000 enlisted members.

Josh is best known as the creator and host of the HeroFront Podcast, a platform dedicated to giving veterans and military voices the recognition they deserve. Since its launch in 2018, HeroFront has grown into a nationally recognized media brand, with more than 200,000 downloads across 66 countries and 40 million views across social platforms. The podcast—honored as the 2022 Veteran Podcast of the Year—has featured over 150 guests and is celebrated for its authenticity, emotion, and impact.

In addition to his storytelling work, Josh has led large-scale communication and marketing campaigns for major Air Force and veteran community events, including the Catalyst of Growth Summit, Eglin AFB Air Force Ball, and AFSA National Summit, helping raise over $1.5 million and engage tens of thousands. His creative work spans professional video recaps, fundraising strategy, and digital media production that drive visibility and engagement.

During his final years on active duty, Josh deployed to Israel as a joint-force combat medic and PA aide, developing multinational casualty evacuation protocols and capturing field media used in senior briefings. As Chief of Public Health Operations during COVID-19, he led crisis communications that sustained 95% readiness and contributed to a 30% drop in drug use, twice earning the Secretary of Defense Drug Awareness Award through a dedicated and targeted social media anti-drug campaign. (2024/2025).

Following his military retirement, Josh served as a DoD Prevention Specialist and Suicide Prevention Trainer at Eglin Air Force Base, delivering SafeTALK and ASIST training to Airmen and civilians while helping shape the Air Force’s approach to mental health and resilience. His work led to the team securing the DoD's top suicide prevention program award in the USAF, and presented at the Pentagon. 

Today, he serves as the Audience Development Manager for Recurrent Military, supporting Task & Purpose and We Are The Mighty through audience growth, storytelling, and sponsor collaboration. In this role, he develops content strategies, runs down stories and expert voices, and creates multimedia campaigns that elevate the nation’s leading military media brands.

Josh also plays a key role in the Military Influencer Conference (MIC), where he creates content, conducts interviews, and supports partnerships with Recurrent’s largest sponsors—helping strengthen the connection between brands, creators, and the broader military community.

His mission is simple: to use storytelling, connection, and creative media to inspire change and remind others that purpose begins at the end of their comfort zone.

Topics I Can Speak On:

Topics I Can Speak On

Real talk. Hard-won experience. No fluff.

1. Podcasting & Digital Storytelling

• Why I started the HeroFront Podcast (and the story behind the name and logo)

• From unknown Airman to award-winning podcaster—how I built HeroFront from scratch

• Podcasting as a tool for healing, gratitude, and connection

• Tips for starting a podcast and the mistakes I made along the way

• What I’ve learned about communication, marketing, and leadership from podcasting

• Networking through podcasting—how one interview can change your path

• Memorable guests, unforgettable stories, and the power of giving others a voice

• Making the world better—one raw, honest conversation at a time

• Top USAF leadership’s support of HeroFront and why it matters

• Becoming the official podcaster for AFSA

• 2022 USAF & Overall Veteran Podcast of the Year – what it means

• Being featured in Forbes and why it opened new doors

• How social media changed how I see the world and connect with others

• Social media’s influence on the modern battlefield (Russia, China, and beyond)

• The right and wrong way to use social media as a military member

2. Mental Health, Trauma & Neurodiversity

• My 10-year battle with alcohol dependency and recovery

• Living with ADHD, depression, and anxiety

• Adderall: the greatest and worst thing ever created for someone with ADHD

• Surviving self-sabotage, shame, and imposter syndrome

• Generational trauma and how it shows up in our lives

• Staying married through 20 years of active-duty service and beyond

• What vulnerability taught me that careerism never could

• Being raised by a divorced military family and how it shaped me

• Being the only brother among five sisters

3. Military Transition & Life After Service

• What to expect emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually when separating

• Why losing your military network feels like a death

• How to grieve friendships while creating new ones

• Tips on navigating the VA process and earning your rating

• Trusted veteran transition organizations and how to find them

• The resume gap—how to write one that translates military to civilian language

• Where to actually find jobs that fit your values

• Adjusting to a new mission, new pace, and new identity

• The quiet anxiety of not being needed in the same way anymore

• How ADHD, anxiety, and depression hit differently during transition

• Second chances and building something personal post-service

• Becoming a GS Civilian

4. Leadership, Resilience & Military Culture

• Leading with vulnerability instead of bravado

• Dealing with toxic leaders—from the obvious ones to the covert manipulators

• Promotions and competition—the hidden costs of chasing rank

• The “frozen middle” problem and how to shake it up

• How a small unit needs a different kind of leadership than a large one

• Taking healthy risks as a military superpower

• Building and maintaining resilience in high-stress environments

• Creating loyalty, love, and legacy through connection and trust

• My core values: Trust, Connection, Purpose—and what they look like in action

• My recommended Career fields to join in the military.

5. Life Experience & Adversity

• Leaving my large family at 17 to join the military

• Almost losing my career at my first base (Guam)

• My second base in Okinawa—and how that almost broke me

• Almost losing my wife and son during childbirth

• Getting a heart virus at Whiteman AFB—being told I had two weeks to live

• Outgrowing friendships and grieving people who are still alive

• Becoming a father later in life and raising kids in the military

• Staying grounded through marriage, parenting, and service

• Paranormal experiences while serving—ghosts, UFOs, and the unexplained

6. Career Highlights & Operational Experience

• Being a guest on America’s Most Wanted—representing veterans around the world

• Red Flag Alaska as a maintainer—high ops tempo, high stakes

• Operation Odyssey Dawn—B-2 bomber support for real-world airstrikes

• Operation Odyssey Lightning—medic supporting active strikes

• Humanitarian medical mission in the Dominican Republic

• Embedded with JSOC and the IDF—creating medevac protocols and documenting operations

• Running pandemic ops and crisis comms as Chief of Public Health

• Co-Leading the base Drug Demand Reduction program—winning the SecDef Award

• Public Affairs, Aerospace Ground Equipment, Honor Guard, Executive Officer, Combat Medic

• What I learned across six assignments, two deployments, one humanitarian mission, and two retraining.

My Guest Spots and Articles:

The Heroes Journey of Josh White

"We Both Had A Plan, We Both Failed"

My Take on Toxic Leadership

The Lowest Point in My Life 

A Decade Under The Influence

Why Purpose is Everything

What I Learned When I Stopped Drinking

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