Master Class: Be Your Own Boss: How to Work for Yourself and Make It Pay

Master Class: Be Your Own Boss: How to Work for Yourself and Make It Pay

Event Information

Host: Jacey Eckhart

Date:

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Time: 4pm EDT / 1pm PDT

Location:

Zoom

Overview

You have always been a self-starter, a good leader, or a bonafide creator—why not work for yourself? In this 60-minute master class, you will learn:

How to tell if you have the right stuff to be a successful entrepreneur—the 17 traits successful military entrepreneurs share (and the six that should worry you).
How to get buy-in faster by focusing on getting your first paying client.
Pick from one of eight different kinds of self-employment that may not require The Big Idea.
Learn to use exclusive veteran and spouse entrepreneurial programs to launch your business.

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Master Class Series

Employers do want to hire hard-working, self-motivated veterans like you. The command does want you to keep firing on all cylinders until the last minute. Your family wants to know what will happen next right now. That is a lot of pressure. Do yourself a favor and take control over your transition by signing up for our exclusive FREE master classes now.

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Meet Jacey Eckhart

Jacey Eckhart MA CPCC is Military.com's Transition Master Coach. She is a Certified Professional Career Coach and military sociologist who has been designing workshops and training active duty, National Guardsmen, Reservists and military spouses for decades.

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