Matthew Louis, Author at Matthew J. Louis

Mission Transition Wins Bronze in the 2022 Global Book Awards!!!

I’m proud to announce that Mission Transition has garnered yet another book award, further cementing its place as the most awarded book of its kind. It won Bronze in the War & Military category in the 2022 Global Book Awards. Here is the current award tally: Gold Medal for Non-Fiction Military — 2022 International Readers’ Favorite…

Mission Transition Featured at West Point

I recently had the pleasure of signing new paperback copies of Mission Transition at West Point. While there, I was pleased to find that the Cadet Bookstore featured Mission Transition in their Leadership section.

Mission Transition Featured at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum

I was proud to represent Purepost recently at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, OH for their Inaugural Veteran Employee Resource Group (VERG) Summit. I participated on a panel to discuss how to launch and leverage a VERG. I was also proud to be on-hand to sign copies of Mission Transition, which the Museum kindly featured.

Yet Another Gold Medal!

I’m beyond proud to announce that Mission Transition has won an unprecedented FOURTH Gold Medal! It won Gold in the Non-Ficton Military genre of the 2022 International Readers’ Favorite Book Awards. Mission Transition is now – BY FAR – the most awarded book of its kind. But none of that matters if we don’t get…

RecruitMilitary LIVE Podcast

Thanks to Lucas Connolly for hosting me on his Recruit Military LIVE Podcast to discuss a number of topics on transition from the military: The civil-military gap: What is it? What sort of challenge does it pose for those leaving the military? How might you cross this civil-military gap? How can you translate the skills…

Service Academy Business Mastermind Podcast

Thanks to Scott Mackes for hosting me on the Service Academy Business Mastermind (SABM) podcast! I hope the conversation relates my passion for eliminating the civil-military divide in the country and the role that Purepost can play in doing so.

New Book Deal!!!

Big news! I just signed a book deal with Red Wheel / Career Press to publish my second book, Hiring Veterans: A Practical Guide for Improving the Competitiveness and Productivity of Your Organization. The book is a practical guide for corporate leaders on establishing programs to successfully assimilate veteran and military spouse talent. As was the case…

Recent Mission Transition References

It’s rewarding to see Mission Transition being recognized and referenced in the national conversation around veterans transition support. Here are a few recent examples: 1. NC DEFTECH Podcast (20:40 time hack): “I would definitely send you some information on Matthew J. Louis. He wrote a book called Mission Transition. He makes it easy for veterans because it’s…

JPMorgan Chase Celebrates 10 Years of the Veteran Jobs Mission

In March, I had the great privilege to represent JPMorgan Chase’s External Advisory Council at the 10-year anniversary of the Veteran Jobs Mission. For all the success this coalition has had over the past decade, they have doubled down on their efforts to hire veterans and military spouses over the next decade. I look forward…

Rallypoint Command Posts

Rallypoint recently featured two of my Command Posts, one of which the Veterans Administration also featured. Check them out below.