Although Mike Lozier is proud to be a tough, thick-skinned “leatherneck,” he had to adjust his temperament when he became a civilian vetrepreneur.
“In the military, people tend to be very blunt and direct,” said Lozier, a former Marine Corps officer. “When you’re setting up a claymore mine or firing your weapon down range, you don’t ask people nicely to duck. When I became a civilian, it became a daily challenge to be more diplomatic.”