# Transition and Mental Health with Former Green Beret, and NYT Best-Selling Author, Scott Mann

By Travis Hearne · Published 2025-01-03 · Updated 2026-05-19 · Healthcare on MarketScale
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> A decorated special operations veteran reveals how the skills that shaped his military career became essential tools for navigating life's most difficult transi

## Key points

- Scott Mann applies Special Forces rapport-building and storytelling techniques to help leaders thrive in high-stakes, low-trust environments.
- His NYT best-seller 'Operation Pineapple Express' details the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 and the veterans who responded.
- Mann's newest book and stage production 'Last Out' aim to provide healing for veterans and raise public awareness of the true cost of America's longest war.

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[Dr. Travis Hearne](https://www.linkedin.com/in/travishearne/) links up with Retired Green Beret Lieutenant Colonel, [**Scott Mann**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidscottmann/), on the newest edition of the [*Through the Storm*](https://marketscale.com/shows/through-the-storm/) podcast. Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) **Scott Mann** is a former [U.S. Army Green Beret](https://www.history.com/news/green-berets-armys-special-forces) with tours all over the world, including Colombia, Peru, and multiple tours in [Afghanistan](https://marketscale.com/industries/business-services/david-petraeus-leadership-challenges/). He is a warrior storyteller and the founder of [**Rooftop Leadership**](https://rooftopleadership.com/), where he shares the rapport-building and storytelling skills he learned in Special Forces to help today's leaders make better human connections in high-stakes, low-trust engagements.

**Scott** is the author of the instant New York Times Best-Seller, [*Operation Pineapple Express*](https://www.amazon.in/Operation-Pineapple-Express-Incredible-Afghanistan/dp/1668003643), a third-person narrative detailing the harrowing stories of the Veterans, volunteers, and Afghan Allies who navigated the [US abandonment of Afghanistan](https://www.britannica.com/event/withdrawal-of-United-States-troops-from-Afghanistan) in August of 2021. The **Gary Sinise Foundation** partnered up with **Scott** to bring his play, *Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret*, to stages across the country in an effort to provide healing to our Veterans and Families of the Fallen, as well as providing insight to our citizens on the personal cost of the longest war in our Nation's history. His newest book, *Nobody is Coming to Save You, A Green Beret's Guide to Getting Big Sh\*t Done*, is an instant classic, packed with tips on how to get huge things done well!

To learn more about **Scott**'s full body of work, visit [ScottMann.com](https://scottmann.com/).

Tags: Dr. Travis Hearne, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Scott Mann, Nobody is Coming to Save You book, Operation Pineapple Express book, Rooftop Leadership, Through the Storm

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