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For their generous commitment in collaborating with nonprofit organizations, such as Hiring Our Heroes, Howard and Sheri Kersch Schultz were honored with the 2020 President\u2019s Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 10th Annual Lee Anderson Hiring Our Heroes Awards Gala on November 18. The gala, presented by USAA, was a virtual celebration featuring distinguished speakers and highlighting award winners from around the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Distinguished&nbsp;speakers included Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. James C. McConville and his spouse Mrs. Maria McConville; Army Master Sgt. (Ret.) Leroy&nbsp;Petry, Medal of Honor recipient; Marine Corps Sgt. (Ret.) Dakota Meyer, Medal of Honor recipient and a Hiring Our Heroes and Toyota Personal Branding Ambassador; Navy Lt. (Ret.) 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It\u2019s making an incredible difference,\u201d&nbsp;said Hiring Our Heroes President and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President Eric Eversole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howard and Sheri&nbsp;Kersch&nbsp;Schultz said they were humbled to be recognized by Hiring Our Heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are fortunate to be a part of your community,\u201d said Howard Schultz.&nbsp;\u201cWe&#8217;re grateful for this honor and we will continue to do all we can to support the men and women in uniform.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the tribute to Howard and Sheri Schultz<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jLPqOqnFBko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;here<\/a>.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">USAA Chief Brand Officer Tony Wells, a graduate of the United State Naval Academy who served as a Marine Corps infantry officer, provided special remarks during the gala about the value that veterans and military spouses bring to an organization. USAA has&nbsp;had a longstanding commitment to veteran and military spouse hiring, and has been collaborating with Hiring Our Heroes since 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a company with a mission to facilitate the financial security&nbsp;of the military community, we feel that it\u2019s our responsibility to pave the path for transitioning veterans and military spouses \u2013 not just at USAA, but across corporate America,\u201d Wells said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wells mentioned&nbsp;the&nbsp;unemployment rates of both veterans and military spouses and how the COVID-19 pandemic may have influenced unemployment in these populations. He also detailed&nbsp; USAA\u2019s efforts to help military families in 2020 and explained why supporting a diverse talent pool&nbsp;that includes veterans is a&nbsp;one way to support America\u2019s military families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m grateful that so many of us are taking on this challenge together,\u201d Wells said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accomplishment&nbsp;Through Collaboration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2011, Hiring Our Heroes has recognized the tremendous contributions of those who have gone above and beyond to help our nation\u2019s heroes at the Lee Anderson Hiring Our Heroes Awards Gala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;Lee Anderson Veteran and Military Spouse Employment Award was presented to&nbsp;Amazon.com, which saw record growth&nbsp;in&nbsp;2020.&nbsp;Amazon is&nbsp;a&nbsp;Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship Program&nbsp;host company&nbsp;and has committed to hiring 25,000 veterans and military spouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;Colonel Michael Endres Leadership Award for Individual Excellence in Veteran Employment Award&nbsp;was presented to Jim&nbsp;Beamesderfer,&nbsp;Vice President of Veterans Initiatives at&nbsp;Prudential Financial.&nbsp;During his acceptance speech,&nbsp;Beamesderfer&nbsp;recognized his team&nbsp;and thanked Prudential for supporting his hiring goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c(This award) is not anything that I did personally. It\u2019s about we \u2013 what we can accomplish together through collaboration and we will carry on with the work that is yet to be done,\u201d Beamesderfer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jerry and Tracy Flanagan, co-owners of&nbsp;JDog&nbsp;Brands,&nbsp;accepted the Capital One Small Business Award.&nbsp;Army veteran&nbsp;Jerry Flanagan&nbsp;and his wife Tracy founded&nbsp;JDog&nbsp;in 2011. Now, the company has more than 200 franchises nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt&nbsp;JDog,&nbsp;we do what we do every day not receive glory or to win awards.&nbsp;It\u2019s because we are passionate about our military veterans and military family members and giving them an opportunity&nbsp;to be&nbsp;business owners,\u201d said Tracy Flanagan. \u201cReceiving&nbsp;this award is not only a blessing,&nbsp;but&nbsp;it\u2019s also&nbsp;a way to continue to reach our military veterans and military families, letting them know that there is a place for them at&nbsp;JDog.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A complete list of awards winners and finalists is available&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uschamberfoundation.org\/press-release\/us-chamber-commerce-foundation-announces-10th-annual-hiring-our-heroes-awards-winners\">here<\/a>.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Renewing&nbsp;Hiring Our Heroes\u2019&nbsp;Commitment to Serving&nbsp;Our&nbsp;Military<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue&nbsp;reviewed the successful strategies spearheaded by Hiring Our Heroes&nbsp;between its start in&nbsp;2011&nbsp;and&nbsp;2020.&nbsp;Donohue&nbsp;also&nbsp;explained how Hiring Our Heroes&nbsp;adjusted&nbsp;its mission&nbsp;amid&nbsp;recent&nbsp;challenges.&nbsp;When in-person events had to be canceled, Hiring Our Heroes hosted virtual programs and expanded training opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNext year, in my view, we will top all of these accomplishments as we continue to innovate and help world-class military talent as they search for and find meaningful careers,\u201d Donohue said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He praised Hiring Our Heroes, saying the nonprofit \u201cprovides a blueprint for companies that want to hire military talent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat has been done over the last 10 years is an absolutely extraordinary accomplishment for thousands and thousands of military retirees and spouses and for this country and for lots of companies throughout this country that desperately need this talent. 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