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VEL Institute was officially introduced at the September 8th Impact Entrepreneurship and Leadership event. VEL Institute’s mission is to be the best in the world developing emerging veterans through collaborative, inspirational and educational experiences alongside our community’s entrepreneurs and leaders.

The VEL Institute is a Non­Profit 501(c)(3) based in The Woodlands, Texas in operation since 2014 as the Warrior’s Refuge, a grassroots leadership development community of veterans, entrepreneurs and leaders. After three years of bootstrapping, The Warrior’s Refuge Board and Directors are restructuring the organization and launching VEL Institute which will focus its resources on connecting and educating local veterans, entrepreneurs and leaders through its unique type of collaborative learning experience. At the VEL Institute launch event an audience of 65+ community veterans, entrepreneurs and leaders heard from Air Force Veteran, co­founder of Mercedes­Benz of the Woodlands and extraordinary community leader, Bob Milner. Bob shared his insights and experience about what it takes for an ordinary person to build an extraordinary life.

“Through every interaction I have with a person, I desire to leave a positive mark in their life.” ­ Bob Milner, Co­founder of Mercedes­Benz of the Woodlands

Also announced at the event, applications are now being accepted for the VEL Institute’s upcoming Integrated Leaders Program starting September 19, 2016. Space is limited to 15 attendees for this eight­week­collaborative leadership training. Learn More / Apply Here

The WHY behind VEL Institute

There is incredible potential in the collaboration and experiential learning between our military veterans, passionate entrepreneurs and community leaders. VEL Institute will offer sustainable solutions to very significant gaps in our country’s development and advancement of these three people groups.

The WHO behind VEL Institute

Terry Weaver ­- VEL Executive Director, Founder, USN Corpsman 1999­-2004
Charles Newnam ­- VEL Strategic Director, Co­Founder, USN Submarine Warfare 2003­-2012
Will Holder ­- VEL Communications Director, Co­Founder, USMC Intelligence Specialist 1998-­2007
Bob Koenig ­- VEL Training & Development Director, Founder of Andrew Coaching

Press contact Will Holder, will@velinstitute.org