Jim Hake, founder and CEO of Spirit of America, recently joined The Strategerist Podcast, hosted by the George W. Bush Presidential Center, for a wide-ranging conversation on how entrepreneurship and citizen engagement can strengthen US national security.

In the episode, Jim shares how Spirit of America supports US troops and diplomats through its pioneering model of philanthropic national security that provides a direct and asymmetric operational impact on the fight to defend the free world.

He also reflects on why the idea of America — “the world’s best idea” — continues to give him optimism for the future.