About
he founders of Victory Media left the Navy in the late 1990s only to discover a lack of good resources to help them transition into civilian careers. The government’s Transition Assistance (“TAP”) Program was around then, but limited in scope. As co-founder and CEO Chris Hale likes to say, “It took nearly 11 months of plebe year for the Navy to transform me into a midshipman. TAP class is going to turn me backinto a civilian in 2 ½days? Right.”
Chris and co-founders Rich McCormack and Scotty Shaw knew there was an opportunity to create vital, civilian-produced resources for the approximately 250,000 people who leave military service each year—and to create a more efficient way for employers and schools to connect with this group of talented candidates.
In 2001, they founded Victory Media and launched its flagship G.I. Jobs® magazine and website that still serves today as the go-to resource for service members, veterans and transition managers. In 2003, the company introduced Military Friendly® ratings, the industry standard that measures an organization’s commitment, effort and success in creating sustainable and meaningful benefit for the military community.