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In this special episode of the Ex-Military Careers Podcast, Broadgate's Connor Nurse caught up with the insightful Karen (Gigi) Wrancher, who shared her first-hand advice on transitioning out of the military. 

Gigi Wrancher is a retired Army Colonel. She was a logistician who managed food distribution, equipment maintenance, disposal and destruction, warehouse management, and aerial delivery systems at increasing levels of responsibility. She served as the first battalion commander of the 1st Armored Division Headquarters (after the division returned to the US after 40 years), the first female Chief to the U.S. Army Quartermaster General, and the first Command Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve before serving in the Pentagon. Her culminating assignment was serving as the Chief of the Assistance Division, the largest division in the U.S. Army Inspector General Agency. Gigi began her career as Internal Auditor in December 2020 with Wells Fargo. She began her Vice President role with PNC Bank in May 2024.

Gigi credits such wonderful programs as USO Pathfinders, Hiring Our Heroes, American Corporate Partners, Candorful, and Virginia's Department for Veterans with helping with her transition from the military.