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Jake Wood
Author of Once a Warrior (Penguin Random House)
Jake Wood is a former Marine sniper and the Co-founder and CEO of Team Rubicon, a nonprofit disaster relief organization that utilizes the skills of military veterans as first responders to natural disasters. Under his leadership, the organization has become a global force in crisis response, a journey he chronicled in his book Once a Warrior, published by Penguin Random House in 2020. He is also the author of Take Command, a leadership guide published by Random House in 2014.
His commitment to service and entrepreneurship has earned him widespread recognition, including being named a CNN Hero and receiving the ESPN “Pat Tillman Award for Service.” Jake has also been honored with the Goldman Sachs “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs” Award and the GQ “Better Men Better World” Award. His work and the mission of Team Rubicon have been profiled by major media outlets such as Forbes, People, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News.
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Praise for Once A Warrior
Sentinel, November 10, 2020
“Jake Wood’s Once A Warrior is just the book America needs right now. This battle tested Marine came home determined to make the world a better place through humanitarian efforts developed with military discipline. His life changing experience is a reminder of the greatness of the American spirit and how now more than ever we need to activate that for the common good.”
“Anyone who wants to better understand the veteran experience—or anyone who has a pulse—should read this gut-wrenching, paradigm-shifting book, which takes you deep inside the experience of trauma and its after effects and offers one of the most soaring definitions of service I’ve ever seen.”
“An inspiring, true story of combat, courage, and commitment. Jake Wood was once a warrior, and did what warriors must. But he came away from the experience a builder; building Team Rubicon, rebuilding lives, and creating hope.”