#27 Colby Jenkins - US Army Green Beret Talks Life Lessons From Military Service

Colby is a combat veteran who was deployed around the world with his Special Forces A-team, to include Afghanistan and South America (Colombia and Paraguay). Other government business took him to the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Bangladesh, Panama, Argentina and Brazil. Colby’s responsibilities as a Green Beret liaison to the U.S. Congress included taking members of Congress and professional staff to see and understand sensitive special operations activities around the world. Colby has worked on Capitol Hill, specifically the U.S. Senate and the Pentagon where he managed the congressional portfolio for the U.S. military’s #2 in command. He also taught as an adjunct professor in George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management. Colby is currently a program manager in the Silicon Valley tech industry. In addition to Colby’s daily responsibilities, Google recognizes him as a trainer and speaker sending him around the world (New York City, London and Singapore) to train other managers on leadership and team building. Colby’s material brings a unique dynamic perspective on leading and building teams in the high demand technology arena of Silicon Valley. He is now director of the Dixie State University Atwood Innovation Plaza.