Motivational Mindset with Jose Flores

Jose Flores – First Sergeant (Ret.), Motivator-in-Chief, and Host of “The Motivated Mindset”

Born in Brooklyn. Built by the Army. Fueled by Purpose.

If you’re looking for someone who’s seen it all, done it all, and still has enough energy to run marathons after retirement — meet Jose Flores.

Jose is a proud Puerto Rican-American who took the fast lane out of Brooklyn’s concrete jungle straight to the heat of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he kicked off his 30-year Army career as a 13E Field Artillery Fire Direction Specialist. And because one MOS wasn’t spicy enough, he added two more to the mix — 52G Transmission & Distribution Specialist (yes, he knows how to handle power) and 14E Patriot Fire Control Operator, because launching missiles is just cooler than saying you “worked in IT.”

From Fort Hood to foxholes in the desert, Jose’s boots hit soil on two tours in Germany, two in South Korea, a mission in Central America, and just about every U.S. Army installation with a decent DFAC. His campaigns? Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom — if it had a name and a fight, Jose was probably there yelling “HOOAH!” and leading from the front.

He served in every leadership role imaginable, retiring as a First Sergeant — or as his soldiers would say, “The guy who could motivate a rock to run a PT test.”

Now retired, but never tired, Jose is on a mission to uplift, inspire, and challenge others to live with purpose. He’s a certified personal trainer, cyclist, weightlifter, and marathon runner who believes that sweat is the best therapy — second only to service.

When he’s not pushing plates or pounding pavement, he’s pushing boundaries as the host of “The Motivated Mindset with Jose Flores” on Military Broadcast Radio. This podcast dives deep into the “WHY” behind our actions, resilience, and purpose — and yes, he will motivate you to get off that couch.

Jose is also a proud veteran advocate, active member of Wounded Warrior Project and Team Red, White & Blue, and a community volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and the Lions Club.

He’s bold. He’s funny. He’s grounded in faith and fired up with purpose.

Stay frosty. Stay motivated. Tune in. HOOAH!