#158: Discovering Your Passion through a Personal Challenge with Ed Henkler, USNA ‘78

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ed Henkler (USNA ‘78) is the Founder of <a href="https://theblindguide.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Blind Guide</a>, a company that helps people who have lost their vision shift their goals from surviving to thriving by offering employment initiatives, assistive technologies, and other resources.   </span></p> <p>In this episode, Ed<span style="font-weight: 400;"> and I</span> discuss:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">A career shift in his 50s that led him to pursue his passion to help the blind community</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The networking mistakes he made early in his career and his belief that networking is about giving back to others</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How the lessons he learned at the Naval Academy and during his time in the Navy are helping him today in the business world</span></li> </ul> <p>Connect with Ed:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/edhenkler/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ed Henkler</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://theblindguide.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Blind Guide</span></a></li> </ul> <p>If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can <a href= "https://sabmgroup.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">join our supportive community</a> and get started today.</p> <p><strong>Subscribe and help out the show:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/service-academy-business-mastermind/id1233995120" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Subscribe on Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li>Also available on <a href= "https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zYWJtZ3JvdXAubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M" target="_bla