Strength From Service

About Strength From Service

If you are not careful and you let yourself be captured by the news and all the noise, it can confuse you into believing that there is more wrong in our society than right with it, that there are more selfish people than selfless people. It is easy to fall into this trap, because that’s how traps work, they are designed to bring you in and then keep you there. The antidote to this comes when you realize that world isn’t full of traps, it’s full of world, it’s full of goodness, a goodness that far outweighs the bad. Everyday there are more people that you know, that you meet, that you pass by who focus their efforts and energy into helping others, in service to others, to making their country, their community better. Just as the saying goes Iron sharpens Iron, we draw in strength from service and our service spreads strength to others. The people who spread that strength often blend in with the noise of the world, they are teachers, doctors, nurses, veterans, police officers and many others. We refuse to listen to the noise and we want to spread our common goodness by telling the stories of service of everyday people, from our citizen servants, this is the Strength from Service Podcast.

Publisher

Jack Zimmerman, Mike McLaughlin, Jake Palmer

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jul 2023

Latest episode

9 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

86 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Mar 2026

   Service Announcement - Alive Day

   On this episode of Strength From Service, Jack Zimmerman and Mike McLaughlin sit down for an open conversation covering a wide range of topics—from Jack’s Alive Day and the meaning behind it, to faith, Lent, and the perspective that comes from surviving life’s hardest moments. Jack reflects on the day he was wounded in Afghanistan and what that day represents now: gratitude, perspective, and the reminder that every day after is a gift. The conversation also touches on Lent, sacrifice, discipline, and how faith and reflection play a role in navigating life’s challenges. As always, the discussion moves naturally into what’s happening in life right now—family, work, purpose, and the lessons learned along the way. It’s a real, honest conversation between two veterans about life, perspective, and what it means to keep moving forward.

2. 

   2 Mar 2026

   Jesse Gilbertson

   In this episode of Strength From Service, we sit down with Jesse Gilbertson (chatgpt://generic-entity?number=0) to talk about a life built around service — both overseas and here at home. Jesse shares his time serving in the United States Air Force, including missions supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He opens up about the transition from military life back into civilian life, and how that path led him into a career in law enforcement — where he continues serving his community today. We dive into the unique perspective veterans bring into policing, the similarities and differences between military and law enforcement service, and what it means to carry those experiences into today’s world. This is a conversation about duty, transition, leadership, and continuing to serve long after deployment ends.

3. 

   23 Feb 2026

   Nick Maxwell

   In this episode of Strength From Service, we sit down with Nick Maxwell (chatgpt://generic-entity?number=0), a Mankato-based personal injury attorney and 21-year Army National Guard veteran. Nick shares stories from his military career, the lessons learned through years of service, and how those experiences shaped the way he approaches leadership, accountability, and helping others in his civilian career. We also dive into what it’s really like working as a personal injury lawyer — advocating for people during some of the hardest moments of their lives. Beyond the courtroom and military service, Nick talks about leading and mentoring youth through the Boy Scouts, and why developing the next generation of leaders matters now more than ever. This is a conversation about service that doesn’t stop when the uniform comes off — it just takes a different form.

Who has been a guest on Strength From Service

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• Michael Hintz
• Logan Woods
• Matt Grochow
• Ryan Frank
• Mike Richman

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

22 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

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Quality

78

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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