111. Bill Wall, CEO of Accrete AI
Tue Jan 27 2026
Leaving the uniform doesn’t mean leaving your identity behind.
In this episode of All Quiet on the Second Front, Tyler Sweatt sits down with Bill Wall — former Green Beret, JSOC veteran, and CEO of Accrete AI — to talk about transition, purpose, and why the skills forged in special operations translate far beyond the battlefield.
What's happening on the Second Front:
How military frameworks like F3EA translate directly to business growthWhy identity loss — not skills — is the hardest part of leaving the uniformWhat it really takes to drive innovation inside institutions that resist changeHow AI is maturing inside government, and where it actually delivers valueThe role of risk tolerance and financial resilience in post-military successWhy meaningful progress rarely comes from easy or comfortable answers
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Leaving the uniform doesn’t mean leaving your identity behind. In this episode of All Quiet on the Second Front, Tyler Sweatt sits down with Bill Wall — former Green Beret, JSOC veteran, and CEO of Accrete AI — to talk about transition, purpose, and why the skills forged in special operations translate far beyond the battlefield. What's happening on the Second Front: How military frameworks like F3EA translate directly to business growthWhy identity loss — not skills — is the hardest part of leaving the uniformWhat it really takes to drive innovation inside institutions that resist changeHow AI is maturing inside government, and where it actually delivers valueThe role of risk tolerance and financial resilience in post-military successWhy meaningful progress rarely comes from easy or comfortable answers