The Monica Sanford Show

The Monica Sanford Show

We talk to everyone about anything! Variety of topics and guests. Veterans, VA healthcare issues, influencers, politicians, advocates, chefs, CEOs, philanthropists, superintendents, Sports legends and more. I don't tell people what to think, I just want them to think. This is my happy place!! It's fun but the issues are real. I am a Doctor Nurse Practitioner & my Co-Host is retired Marine LtCol David Sanford. Some of the Episodes are from my first show-Vantage Point!

Episodes

December 1, 2025 51 mins

Rachel Rodriguez started singing with her father at a young age, and now she has an entire festival named after her and an album that made it to the first-round consideration of the Grammys!

She is taking over Nashville with her attitude, soulful vocals, buffet of sounds & fusion of Latino, Tejano, Country & Mariachi style!

She is enjoying her season of overflowing recognition in the music industry and still looking forward...

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An Exclusive Interview with Chris Crawford, the Top Defense Attorney in FL that changed the FL gun law!

He went up against the FL Supreme Court in September 2025 and Won with his amazing oral arguments defending the Constitution & the 2nd Amendment.

The precedent-setting case law in the First District Court of Appeal unanimously ruled prohibiting open carry in FL was unconstitutional. This is the first time he tells the story o...

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This week Monica and retired Marine LtCol David Sanford sat down with Lindsey Chrismon, a 2014 West Point grad, combat aviator, and the first Captain of the Corps of Cadets, being only the 4th woman ever in the Academy's history to lead the 4400 member Corps.

She flew the AH 64 Apache and was the first woman to fly the AH 6M Little Bird in the 160th Special Operations Aviation regiment, flying combat air missions and operations in ...

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Niels Andersen is a US Navy Corpsman, President and CEO KA Med Data, Vet CV Foundation and Mission Next.

He spent 35 years in the tech development industry focusing on Veterans, and healthcare organizations and systems.

He designs and develops software and assist, commercial and government, providers with their practices. He assists organizations in solving recruitment, acquisition, retention, benchmarking and metrics. He has built...

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The Brett Boyer Foundation is a 501c3 that was co-founded by Ellen Boyer, her husband Bo, sister-in-law Caroline and brother-in-law Luke Bryan.

It was created in memory Ellen and Bo's daughter, Sadie Brett Boyer who was diagnosed prenatally with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect (CHD). In her short 7 months she spent most of that time at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital and inspired the entire movement and purpose to help o...

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Joe Leurs is a combat Marine Corps NCO, received a Purple Heart from an injury sustained in Iraq, retired Army Reserves, retired Metro Nashville PD Detective.

He's also an Entrepreneur/Inventor of a life-saving product and recently a US congressional candidate for District 7 in Tennessee.

We discuss his time in the Marine Corps, 31st MEU—special ops, 1st Marine Division, his time in the Army and then his time as an embedded und...

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This week on the mic is Dr. Monica Sanford, DNP and retired Marine LtCol David Sanford discussing how to prepare for your C & P VA Disability exams.

Monica has been evaluating Veterans for disability claims for over 3 years and was a speaker at the Military Influencer Conference in ATL 2025.

I discuss how to empower yourself and what to expect, from the provider standpoint and prepare for the interview and exam.

David was prior...

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State Representative Jody Barrett from the 69th District of TN, Candidate for US Congress District 7, Attorney, a small business owner and was graded the most conservative legislator in Tennessee history joins us in studio!

After Rep Mark Green resigned from his seat there was a scramble for a special election, polling and fundraising show Rep Barrett consistently as one of the top two to beat.

We sat down and discussed everything ...

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Denise LaGrange is one of the top selling agents with Sotheby's International Real Estate in Nashville, TN.

After a long career in healthcare, pharmaceutical sales and training she moved to Nashville and started diving into the booming Real Estate market and the community.

She is very involved with initiatives at the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, volunteers at Second Harvest Food Bank and sponsors a local Bands in a Barn featu...

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Diane Canda is the founder of Lady Up America, a national speaker, sought out political commentator on Fox News, News Max, and a business consultant focusing on women owned businesses.

She served on the Mayor's Minority and Business Advisory Council in Nashville, 2-time award winning Extraordinary Citizen award from the TN State Legislature, author and podcaster.

She hosts training workshops for women on how to handle crucial co...

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Jenny Jackson is the new Bravo tv reality celebrity, straight from Kings Court, out now streaming on Peacock.

She tells us all about how she got on the show, the behind the scenes and all about that experience.

She tells us how she went into modeling and acting at a young age, how she was discovered and the ups and downs of such a tough business.

Hear who is more critical- men or women in the modeling/acting world?

She is also the h...

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The past President of American Association of Nurse Practitioners and now Dean for Strategic & Global Affairs for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She continues to be the voice and leadership for over 400k NPs.

She serves on multiple editorial boards, has hundreds of presentations and publications that advocate for evidence-based practices and NP led care.

We discussed her leadership, her academic role, health policy, t...

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This week we sat down with Annie Nelson, an author, entrepreneur, speaker, and Founder of The AmericanSoldier Network and Ruckup.og.

She was also just named the 2025 Nashville Remarkable Woman of the Year for devoting so much of her life tohelping Veterans and their families.

It all started with a Marine pen-pal and care packages that helped formed strong bonds, lifelong friendshipsand multiple Veteran organizations.

After a visit to ...

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I sat down with Abbie Stockard, the current 2025 Miss America, to discuss her path to the crown and her future in healthcare.

She is currently a senior at Auburn University School of Nursing and looking forward to being a Pediatric nurse.


We talked about her 'why' she joined the pageant, the expectations from the judges, was it everything she thought it would be, meeting the other contestants, social media influences, wha...

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Listen to the short solo show to hear updates on my family! Why we suddenly moved from Pensacola, FL to Nashville, TN!

Hear the Why behind why I do what I do--just like I ask my guests their why!

Stay tuned for some great shows already recording here in Nashville!

Check out my Facebook.com/monicasanfordvp for video-reels

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Dean Wegner is an Army Veteran, West Point Graduate, finished Flight School & Ranger School.

He is the Founder and CEO of Authentically American based out of Nashville, TN.

He’s been featured multiple times on Fox News, MSNBC, Forbes Magazine and more.

Authentically American was the Winner of the 2024 Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year in Tennessee!!

His strategic and sharpened business background also comes from working a...

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Jett Bowling is a Formula Race car driver with the Kiwi Sports Team. He has the perfect Name and the perfect Look!

He sits down to discuss what it takes to be a driver: physical fitness, nutrition, endurance, concentration and mental toughness.

He has had a super busy 2024-2025 season so far and has taken Podium 6 out of 9 races and definitely one to watch and remember his name!

We get his take on the new Formula movie. 

Follow his so...

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Rosabel Zohfeld came to America with a dream, with her persistence and determination she made it happen.

After the death of her mother at 17 years old and then becoming homeless, she moved from Columbia to America, learning a new culture and language, and put herself through nursing school then advancing her career to a Family Nurse Practitioner specializing in Neurology.

Hear her story of overcoming obstacles and challenges to succe...

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Dr. Amanda Zeine, Army Flight Surgeon, deployed twice, sustained a TBI in 2018 that took her away from medical practice

Her first book, "Hot Mess to Wellness" tackles her mental health journey having to transition away from medicine to achieving optimal wellness.

Hear her inspirational story that takes her from being the Chief of Pediatrics to discovering new ways to help kids through common difficult issues. She has writte...

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Mr. Donnie Petersen, has been the Chief Operating Lead Partner at Chick Fil-A in Pensacola, FL for the past 20years and he is also the Founder/CEO: Colere World.

He is a huge sponsor and supporter of so many great things in the community--- businesses, non-profits, Free Clinics and the Military and more.

We discussed the culture of service in the organization, cultivating leaders who influence others with integrity, purpose, and ex...

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