Credentials & Verification
VCN coaches, mentors, and program graduates carry credentials that a hiring manager, partner, or client can check for themselves — no guesswork, no self-published claims.
Our Standards
Identity & service verification
Every coach, mentor, and speaker confirms identity and service or first-responder affiliation before a profile goes live.
Training & experience review
Coaching certifications, executive experience, and specialty areas are reviewed by staff — not self-published.
References & endorsements
Designations are backed by documented endorsements from cohort staff, clients, or partner organizations.
Ongoing standing
Credentials carry a review date. Inactive or unverified profiles are unpublished until standing is restored.
Swipe or use arrow keys to see all four standards.
Designations
01
Verified Coach
Identity and background verified, coaching experience reviewed, and an approved public profile in the VCN directory.
02
Cohort Coach
Verified Coach standing plus assignment to a Veteran Leadership Accelerator cohort as a facilitating or accountability coach.
03
Mentor & Speaker
Endorsed for mentorship, panel service, or summit stages. A single profile can hold multiple designations at once.
Program Credentials
Veteran Leadership Accelerator
Certificate of completion for the 6-Week, 8-Week, or 90-Day virtual track — awarded after the Civilian Leadership Brief capstone.
Tracks: 6-week · 8-week · 90-day
AI Lab Badges
Earned in the AI Job-Search Advantage and AI-Powered Research labs, with documented deliverables attached to the record.
2 labs · 60 minutes each
Module Badges
Issued inside the learning platform as each curriculum module and assessment gate is cleared.
Weeks 1–5 + pre-cohort
Official Seals
Verified
Verified
Verified
VerifiedWhy it matters
Instantly verifiable
Share your card number — clients and recruiters confirm it on this page.
Veteran approved
Reviewed by VCN staff and endorsed by cohort leaders, not self-issued.
Directory visibility
Verified holders surface in the public coach, mentor, and speaker directory.
LinkedIn ready
Add it to your profile with our step-by-step LinkedIn guide.
Want to earn one?
Join a cohort, apply to speak, or get endorsed as a coach or mentor.
August 8, 2026 Summit
Luke Medvegy
VCN Founder and Host
4 panels · 4 moderators · 21 panelists · 1 founder/host
Veteran Book Authors & Storytellers
Panelists
Veteran Nonprofits
Panelists
Veterans in AI
Panelists
Vetrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Founders & Business Owners
Panelists
Three steps from the panel stage to a credential anyone can verify.
Step 1: Join a summit or panel
Register for the next VCN summit or apply to serve on a panel.
Register for the summitStep 2: Get reviewed and recognized
VCN staff verify identity, experience, and standing before any designation publishes.
Browse verified coachesStep 3: Share a verifiable credential
Your credential number resolves to a public record with status, dates, and history.
Verify a credentialEvery sponsor below has been reviewed and recognized by VCN staff. Role and tier labels, logos, links, and recognition dates are maintained by our team.
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Tell us about your organization and how you’d like to support veteran leaders. Our team reviews every inquiry before any sponsor is recognized publicly.
More summit photos and recap media will be added here as they become available.
Registry & verification
Format: VCN-2026-AUG08-PNL-001 — year, event, role code (HST-SPK host-speaker, MOD moderator, PNL panelist, SPR sponsor, CCH coach, ECH executive coach, MTR mentor, AMB ambassador, STU student), then the number. Capitalization doesn’t matter. Numbers are assigned by platform owners and super admins only.
Holder names and credential numbers aren’t listed publicly. Type at least two characters of a name, business, or credential number above to look one up. No number? Search the coach directory — every published profile is a verified profile.
How it works
Who receives one
Credentials are never self-serve. VCN staff issue them to summit speakers, moderators, panelists, business sponsors, verified coaches and mentors, and graduates who complete a VCN program. If you didn’t receive one from our credentialing team, you don’t have one.
What you get
Every holder gets a unique card number plus a public record page listing the title, issuing organization, issue date, provenance and current standing — active, expired or revoked. Private details are never published.
How to verify
Enter the card number above (or visit /credentials/<number>) to open the live record. Lookups are rate limited to prevent enumeration. No number? Search the published coach directory — every published profile is verified.
Credential holder? in five steps.
Questions
Related: verified coach directory, the Veteran Leadership Accelerator, community programs, and contact our credentialing team.
Each credential series carries its own requirements. Staff review every record before it publishes — nothing here is self-issued.
Host & Speaker
Awarded to summit hosts and keynote or featured speakers.
Numbered VCN-YYYY-EVENT-HST-SPK-###. Permanently tied to the event it was earned at.
Moderator
Awarded to panel moderators who run a live summit panel.
Numbered VCN-YYYY-EVENT-MOD-###.
Panelist
Awarded to featured panelists selected for a summit panel.
Numbered VCN-YYYY-EVENT-PNL-###.
Business Sponsor
Awarded to organizations that sponsor a VCN summit or program.
Numbered VCN-YYYY-EVENT-SPR-###. Issued to the organization, not an individual.
Program credentials follow the same review and public verification standards as our stage credentials. Here is what to expect and when.
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