Our guest today is Sid Eppes the Chairman of the AirPower Foundation, an all-volunteer organization supporting our military. Each year they raise funds through their annual AirPower Foundation Sky Ball event. He serves as Chairman of Sky Ball, our nation’s largest military fundraiser. Last year they were able to fund over 72 organizations to benefit our troops and their families.
Sid served as Chairman of the Fort Worth AirPower Council, the oldest civilian-military support organization in the United States. He is the first Honorary Commander of the 301st Fighter Wing, Joint Reserve Base, Fort Worth, Texas. Sid travels extensively representing the AirPower Foundation in developing and maintaining relationships with our military.
He is a lifelong resident of Arlington, Texas. After attending the University of Texas at Arlington, Sid began a 40-year career in business working in senior management for Tandy Corporation, real estate development for Trammel Crow, and CEO for oil & gas and real estate companies. In 1995 he founded Southwest Networks Inc., a fiber optic, voice, and data wiring company. In 2008 he sold his business and retired to begin his volunteer work. Sid served in the Texas Army National Guard. For more information go to https://airpowerfoundation.org/sid-eppes-chairma
Our second guest is PETA President Ingrid Newkirk discusses her new book ‘250 Vital Things Your Cat Wants You to Know’ —loaded with tips to make you and your cherished cat happy together. PETA President and “cat auntie” Ingrid Newkirk has enjoyed the company of many feline friends over the years, including three cats rescued from the Louisiana BP oil spill.
Now she is sharing the secrets to a cat guardian’s success in her new book, 250 Vital Things Your Cat Wants You to Know, aka “The Cat Guardian’s Bible,” a book Brian Cox praises as “an eye-opener for everyone” and Kim Basinger, who wrote the foreword, describes as “a cool way of presenting new ideas.” For more information go to PETA.org
Our last guest is Gary Culp, Medicare Advantage expert; Chief Growth Officer at Cigna. Today he will discuss Medicare Advantage and offer tips on making a choice before the deadline on December 7th. Gary has expertise in all aspects of healthcare including strategic planning, leadership management, profit and loss, product development and management, marketing, and sales. Gary’s a healthcare industry veteran with over 20 years of progressive executive leadership, profit and loss accountability, distribution and sales, and management experience driving results across multiple markets. For more information please visit: www.cigna.com/medicare