Have you ever felt lonely and wanted to call your milspouse friends, but put down the phone because you were afraid they’d be too busy to talk?

You want to keep in touch with your friends all around the world but you just don’t know how.

This is exactly the problem our guest Mathew Shanks is solving for us today.  

Mathew hopped on a call (or three 😅) with me to talk about how he created communities halfway around the world when he had none. 

Matthew Shanks is a military spouse, dad, and entrepreneur focusing on ways to help people connect more meaningfully. He’s the founder of the Kovii app, an app that lets you know which friends would like to talk to you, anytime you’re in the mood to connect. 

While he’d never made an app before, he knew that he, especially as a male Milspouse, needed friends. He needed a community that would understand a milspouses sometimes chaotic life. This is why he made an easy way for military spouses to chat and connect from wherever they are. 

If you liked this episode and you’d like to hear more, please take a moment to leave a sparkly review and subscribe to The Heart of a Milspouse Podcast. Subscriptions and positive reviews make a huge difference for podcasters and would help us immensely. Thanks! 

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Matthew Shanks is a military spouse, dad, and entrepreneur focusing on ways to help people connect more meaningfully. He’s the founder of the Kovii app, a video chat app that lets you know which of your friends would like to talk to you, anytime you’re in the mood to connect but aren’t sure which friend to call. He’s also the founder of the Military Social Network, which helps people develop friendships through the MilSocial app, and various events, programs, and Facebook groups.

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Find Mathew in all the places:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thematthewshanks/ 

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Resources Mentioned: 

• The Kovi App: https://kovii.com/ 

• The Kovi App Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Koviiapp/ 

• The Military Social Network: militarysocialnetwork.org 

• The Military Social Network Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MilitarySocialNetwork/ 

• The Military Social Network App: https://militarysocialnetwork.org/app/ 

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The Heart of a Milspouse Podcast is hosted by Jayla Rae Ardelean, Milspouse Mentor, Speaker, and Writer.

Grab your ♥️free♥️ resources here:⁠ jaylarae.com⁠

Let's chat!⁠ @mil.spouse

This week we are switching it up and speaking to male milspouse and Marine Corps veteran, Chris Molina! Chris is a girl dad and a leadership coach who finds himself navigating the female-dominated milspouse space. Chris and I discuss his experience as a milspouse, why he loves being a girl dad to his daughter, and his passion for understanding code-switching in every environment. 

As a man in the female-dominated milspouse world, Chris feels the sense of isolation that many milspouses can relate to due to relocation, overseas assignments, and separation from friends and family. Chris shares a few tips on how to manage his feelings of isolation on his own and how he manages it with his wife as a couple. 

In this episode, we mention Chris’s upcoming film Code-Switching. You can follow the Code Switching Instagram for updates and premiere dates. 

If you liked this episode and you’d like to hear more, please take a moment to leave a (nice, hopefully) review and subscribe to The Heart of a Milspouse Podcast. Subscriptions and positive reviews make a huge difference for podcasters and it would help us out immensely. Thanks! 

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Chris Molina is a two-time award-winning speaker, and an Amazon Best-Selling Author of his book I’m in a Leadership Role, Now What? The Student Edition, a Podcaster on the Professional by Choice Podcast and the How’d You Meet Podcast, a United States Marine Corps Veteran (serving 7 years on Active Duty), and a Purdue University Alum.

More than anything, Chris is a Father (#GirlDad), a Husband, a Son, a Brother, and an East Chicago, Indiana native.

Find Chris in all the places: 

• Website: https://www.chris-molina.com/ 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sgt.molina/ 

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-molina/ 

• For college for Life: https://forcollegeforlife.com/chris/ 

• Code Switching Film Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codeswitchingfilm_/ 

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The Heart of a Milspouse Podcast is hosted by Jayla Rae Ardelean, Milspouse Mentor, Speaker, and Writer.

Grab your ♥️free♥️ resources here: jaylarae.com

Let's chat! @mil.spouse