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"Air Force special operations veteran and author of Reclaiming The Edge — available for podcast, media, and speaking engagements on discipline, responsibility, transition, and modern manhood."

garrettthomasc@gmail.com

Short Bio

Garrett Carr is a veteran, founder, and father focused on discipline, responsibility, resilience, and the realities of modern manhood. He spent ten years in the United States Air Force as a Direct Support Operator, most of that time assigned to special operations missions. After service, he built businesses in real estate and construction, founded Deedible to fix the broken real estate transaction workflow, and turned to writing about what he saw in himself and the men around him after the uniform came off. He lives in Florida with his family.

Long Bio

Garrett Carr spent ten years in the United States Air Force as a Direct Support Operator, assigned to special operations missions. The work demanded precision under pressure, the ability to operate without external validation, and the kind of personal accountability that doesn't show up in performance reviews. When he separated, he encountered what so many service members quietly face but few articulate: the vanishing. The career field, the unit, the mission, all of it stops on the same day. The external structure that shaped his identity for a decade was simply no longer there. His work, to stay grounded through the transition, became the foundation of his writing. After service, Garrett built businesses in real estate and founded Deedible, a transaction operating system designed to fix the fragmented workflows that frustrate real estate agents. He continues to operate at the intersection of business, family, and the practical demands of responsibility. His first book, Reclaiming The Edge: Risk, Responsibility, and Modern Masculinity, was published in May 2026. It draws from his military service, business experience, fatherhood, and the work of rebuilding alignment between capacity and responsibility. The book is not about reclaiming masculinity through aggression or nostalgia. It is about competence, judgment, and the cost of comfort. He lives in Florida with his family.

Suggested Interview & Speaking Topics

  1. 01Post-service identity loss and what nobody briefs you on in transition
  2. 02The cost of comfort and why ease quietly dulls capable men
  3. 03Building businesses after service
  4. 04Fatherhood as the rebirth of responsibility
  5. 05The gap in how we talk to each other about transition

Booking & Inquiries

Direct contact: garrettthomasc@gmail.com