Meet the Team

Our team consists of over 100 volunteers who are military veterans with experience in running or successfully exiting small businesses. They bring expertise in various fields, including legal, accounting, insurance, marketing, and other business disciplines. Additionally, we have civilian supporters dedicated to the veteran community.

Our founders and operations team members guide and lead us.

John Panaccione

Co-Founder

Army Veteran

Michael Horn

Co-Founder

Army Veteran

Gilbert Saguid

Advisor

Navy Veteran

Jessica Blocker

Program Producer

Educator/Army Spouse

Apply to join our cadre!

The success of our program since its launch in 2013 is largely thanks to the exceptional quality of our guest speakers and cadre. We're always eager to welcome new members who can share their unique experiences and perspectives with our veteran program participants.


To be a guest speaker, you must be a veteran who has either run a small business or is a recognized expert in a relevant professional field (e.g., law, accounting, insurance, or marketing). If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! Just fill out our simple form, and we’ll be in touch.

Guest Speaker Application

VETtoCEO, Inc.

EIN: 46-2919240

VETtoCEO, Inc. is a non-profit organization founded in 2013

Send all inquiries to [email protected]

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