We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Ingrid Centurion. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Ingrid below.
Alright, Ingrid thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Talk to us about building a team – did you hire quickly, how’d you recruit the first few team members? Any interesting lessons?
Recruiting is a challenging task
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Ingrid Centurion was born in Paterson, NJ and is a 1st generation Proud American. She served her country for 22 years in the US Army, retired Lieutenant Colonel, Iraq War Veteran, Helicopter and Fixed Wing pilot, Maintenance Test Pilot, Instructor Pilot (Helicopter and Fixed Wing), Motivational Speaker, and Corporate Trainer.
She has 25 years of leadership and management experience working with Department of Defense, Law Enforcement Agencies and the United States Border Patrol. In-depth experience with Homeland Security applications, including manned/unmanned intelligence-gathering systems and innovative security and software development. Domestically, Ingrid served as the Southwestern United States mission planner at Joint Task Force North combatting transnational threats across Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California covering 1203 miles of land border and 850 miles of the maritime border.
Responsible for the planning, coordinating, synchronizing, and executing active and reserve DoD Title 10 support to federal law enforcement agencies, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice in order to deter and prevent threats to the homeland. Ingrid has specialized experience including military (national) intelligence capabilities, logistics, national security, and aviation expertise in the application of technologies in support of ground tactical (law enforcement teams and homeland security).
Ingrid is a multi-lingual and founded a non-profit Generations for America Foundation and Generations for America. Generations for America educates in areas that are going extinct in our society. Ingrid is the youngest of four children and was raised by her mom after her father died in a car accident when she was two years old. In honor of her father’s Americanism and Patriotism, Ingrid’s mission is to learn from the past and help all generations make a better life while defending American freedoms and liberties. Generations for America is the vehicle to support our liberties by teaching Parliamentarian procedures, the Constitution, Penmanship, English, and Spanish.
Any thoughts, advice, or strategies you can share for fostering brand loyalty?
We keep in touch with clients through emails and hosting local events. We also send postal mailings once a year. Fostering brand loyalty is done by creative and distinctive colors and logo. We have purchased Tshirts for followers. We have also ensured all paper marketing materials stick to the color palette.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
The greatest lesson is financial management and keeping expenses low. Many times we purchase items that are not necessary. When your not generating revenue you need to look at things that are nice to have but not necessary.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.generationsforamericafoundation.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/generations4america
- Linkedin: www.ingridcenturion
- Twitter: @Generations4A
- Youtube: @generationsforamerica
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