Episode 67: The Chronicles of Brandi Benson

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Brandi Benson is a military veteran, cancer survivor, entrepreneur, and author of, The Enemy Inside Me: A Young Soldier’s Unexpected Battle With Cancer. In this episode of the Shadows Podcast, Brandi discusses her upbringing, why she chose to join the Army, early struggles in the military, and her deployment to Iraq in 2009. Then she walks us through her battle with Ewing’s Sarcoma. Listen to Brandi break down her mindset during those trying times and how her positive outlook, strong support system, and speaking things into existence helped her overcome this insurmountable obstacle. Brandi also talks about escaping from the hospital to buy a new car and why it was important. Finally, she talks about being presented with the Sarcoma Foundation of America Courage Award, her company Resume Advantage, and why she decided to write a book. Check out this episode and all past episodes of the Shadows Podcast at https://linktr.ee/ShadowsPodcast or www.theshadowspodcast.com. To find out any and everything Brandi Benson head over to https://brandibenson.com/ Purchase a copy of Brandi’s book, The Enemy Inside Me: A Young Soldier’s Unexpected Battle With Cancer at https://www.amazon.com/Enemy-Inside-Me-Brandi-Benson/dp/1730981534 Go support the Sarcoma Foundation of America at https://www.curesarcome.org/ If you need help writing a resume, go to https://resume-advantage.com/ Finally, if you’re looking to become a certified Leadership Coach, make a lasting impact on people, and get paid to do it, you need to become a Certified Leadership Coach with GiANT. Go to giant.tv/shadows and attend their FREE training session! The Shadows Podcast is a proud member of the Lima Charlie Network.

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