I make a habit of asking myself, 'Is there purpose to this meeting or conversation? Do I want to build a relationship with this person or company? Is there purpose behind this meeting that aligns with my life and business strategy?' If the answer is 'No,' then I pass every time.

Brandon Webb

Unconventional warfare needs to remain the heart and soul of U.S. Special Operations Command and component commands.

Being a Navy SEAL and sniper taught me all about risk management. Take away all the risk variables under your control and reduce it to an acceptable level. The same fundamentals apply in business.

Brandon Webb

Men Business Age

As a Navy SEAL, and sniper, one of the things I learned was that excellence matters.

Brandon Webb

Things Thing Thin

Elon Musk should be at the top of the list of people to emulate when it comes to leading large organizations that are highly maneuverable and use it as a competitive advantage.

Brandon Webb

Pet Age Van

There's a lot of SEALs who hate me and claim I've broken our code of silence.

Brandon Webb

Who T Silence

The 'Patriot Act,' 'Enhancing domestic security,' and 'Protect America' all sound great - until you realize that they're catch phrases for programs that contain roving wire taps without a warrant and the collection and sale of your personal information to the U.S. government.

Brandon Webb

War Men Great

Violence of action, as we call it in the Spec Ops community, will often change the odds in your favor.

Brandon Webb

Change Your You

Too often, it's the Washington way to hide, point fingers, and try to place blame on someone else.

Brandon Webb

Way Washington Washing

Bad people will find a way to do harm, whether it's homemade explosives, illegal weapons, or flying planes into buildings. Restricting law-abiding citizens' right to bear arms is not the answer.

Brandon Webb

Legal Home Zen

Great leaders know that adversity produces the greatest opportunities in life.

Brandon Webb

Life Great Unit

After serving as a U.S. Navy SEAL, I started a business. In four years, it failed incredibly, but I learned a lot about business, raising equity, and choosing partners.

Brandon Webb

Business Art Years

The people with whom I've worked in the Special Operations community are more concerned with an individual's contribution to the team, and their ability to do their job exceptionally well, than their race or sexual preferences.

Brandon Webb

Work Worked Wit

Special-purpose dogs have been a critical component for police and military work in the current war on terror. These dogs are some of the bravest animals on the planet.

Brandon Webb

Work War Vest

It ends all things: birds, trees, flowers, mountain tops, and business; it grinds stones to sand, and as terrible as it is, and it's the most beautiful thing we have in our lives - time.

Brandon Webb

Time Business Us

I didn't grow up hunting whitetail, but I would stalk tuna and white sea bass and yellowtail.

Brandon Webb

Yellow Yell Would

I like to measure people by their accomplishments in life and how they consistently act.

Brandon Webb

Men Life Tent

Whether you have incredible products like at Apple or a great service business, it all comes down to fundamental trust and relationship-building with your customers.

Brandon Webb

Trust Relationship Men

I am proud to be a SEAL and serve in the military.

Brandon Webb

T Serve Seal

The September 11th, 2012, attacks on the State Department compound in Benghazi, Libya, is important and should be studied because in the big picture, it represents a failed foreign policy that spans across both Bush and Obama Presidencies.

Brandon Webb

Men Art Ya

I am not a tall man.

Brandon Webb

Tall T Man

Small unit autonomy, breaking the right rules, cultural influence, and relationship building has always been the heart Special Operations. Something must be done to ensure these are not lost to the big machine of SOCOM.

Brandon Webb

I'm real careful doing public appearances because look at what happened to my friend Chris Kyle.

Brandon Webb

We saw the integration of the female pilots in the Navy, in combat roles, and the resistance there in the beginning.

Brandon Webb

Fighter pilots and special operations forces guys have the same DNA.

Brandon Webb

Law in Ukraine is not black and white; it is shades of gray.

Brandon Webb

The guys who don't make it through SEAL training are the Rambo wannabes. If you cannot work in a team format but also function autonomously, you won't last for very long.

Brandon Webb

The consequences of leaking sensitive information is that Americans and coalition forces die, and we lose trust with foreign spies, and our national security is put at risk.

Brandon Webb

It takes guts to realize you screwed up and to then come clean without any excuses.

Brandon Webb

A good decision executed quickly is better than a great one never executed.

Brandon Webb

I sleep well at night.

Brandon Webb

Time bandits come at all hours, wanting conversations, wasting conversations, wanting meetings, wasting meetings, and all with no purpose.

Brandon Webb

Three days doesn't sound like a very long time, and under normal, everyday circumstances, it's not - but under POW camp conditions, it doesn't take long to wear down a man's sanity.

Brandon Webb

Mainstream news covers war and gets everything wrong. I'd rather learn what's happening from soldiers with combat experience. It's like a former NFL player giving play-by-play. We bring the expert commentary.

Brandon Webb

The Special Ops community has always been about mental toughness.

Brandon Webb

The Special Operations community is rooted in unconventional warfare.

Brandon Webb

I think Afghanistan has turned into the Vietnam of my generation, only with a better homecoming.

Brandon Webb

With rare exceptions, Hollywood typically casts Spec Ops guys as macho, swaggering strongmen. As usual, Hollywood's got it wrong.

Brandon Webb

If I had to identify the one skill set shared by most by the men who become part of the SEAL teams... it would be sheer brainpower.

Brandon Webb

If you're going to break the rules, you have to live with the consequences.

Brandon Webb

While I tend to side with economist Milton Freidman when it comes to free-market economics, there is a place for 'Made in the U.S.A.' where national security is concerned.

Brandon Webb

I make a habit of asking myself, 'Is there purpose to this meeting or conversation? Do I want to build a relationship with this person or company? Is there purpose behind this meeting that aligns with my life and business strategy?' If the answer is 'No,' then I pass every time.

Brandon Webb

Going through SEAL training taught me that it's OK to fall down three times, as long as you get up four. This is a good philosophy for most things in life.

Brandon Webb

Like a lot of business owners out there, I don't desire to face the continual flogging from government regulators who push burdensome and confusing state tax and employment laws on the business. It creates an unnecessary risk when, as an owner, I can just take it offshore.

Brandon Webb

The collapse of the Soviet Union could not have been a source of national pride for many in Russia. The one person who has capitalized on this the most has been Vladimir Putin.

Brandon Webb

We need a clear plan to put radical Islamic terrorism out of vogue, and it should be eliminated at its roots. American SOF are part of the puzzle, but they do not, by themselves, complete the picture.

Brandon Webb

If any country deserves American support, Ukraine does.

Brandon Webb

The terrorists' only rules? That there are no rules, and this gives them a major advantage.

Brandon Webb

What is SOCOM's mission statement in two sentences? Most people I know in SOF cannot recite it. If it's not clear from the bottom up, then it's a problem.

Brandon Webb

Benghazi is important because it demonstrates all that is wrong in Washington.

Brandon Webb

The game of political music chairs and finger-pointing by career politicians and agency bureaucrats needs to end.

Brandon Webb