EP 91: William Branum — A Navy SEAL And CBD Expert’s Road To Recovery

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As a former Navy SEAL who spent 26 years serving the U.S., William Branum knows what it looks like to push the human body past its limits. And he also knows how it feels to emerge on the other side of that, in need of mental, emotional, and physical healing. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“At some point along the way, I started self-medicating with alcohol because alcohol is a great way to turn stuff off,” William recalls. “It’s a great way to mask things that are going on in your head. I would use pharmaceuticals, and I would use alcohol to kind of turn the noise off.” </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And after completing any number of missions that most people would consider impossible, including swimming out of miniature submarines on the ocean floor up to the surface and back, William had plenty of noise and, more specifically, pain. After he retired as a SEAL, he discovered something that helped with his discomfort: CBD... Now, he operates a CBD business that focuses on helping veterans and first responders recover from pain, stress, anxiety, sleeplessness, and more.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the Step It Up Entrepreneur podcast, Tomas and William discuss the challenges William faced becoming and serving as a Navy SEAL and how CBD has helped him recover.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>What You’ll Learn:</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How William ultimately became a SEAL (it involved a few failed attempts — and an unexpected exchange with the Navy’s highest-ranking member)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why attempting to better himself, post-the Navy pushed him in the direction of CBD “before it was popular”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The dosages and types of CBD he recommends to those jus