Host of Own. Move. Anchor. | Three Pillars, One Powerful You.
Kevin Pannell is a U.S. Navy veteran and healthcare IT leader with over 25 years of experience in high-stakes environments where pressure is constant and outcomes are never theoretical. From serving as a Navy Hospital Corpsman in critical care to leading enterprise IT PMO programs and public safety response teams, Kevin has spent his career building the systems that leaders fall back on when life gets loud.
As the founder and host of the Own. Move. Anchor. platform, Kevin shares a simple, action-oriented system for midlife optimization. Built on the three essential pillars of mindset, movement, and spiritual grounding, his framework is designed for those who carry heavy responsibilities at work and home and need a sustainable way to remain steady, capable, and present.
When he isn’t leading project teams or recording for the podcast, Kevin is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt who uses the mats as a laboratory for testing the very principles of discipline and resilience he teaches.
My $.02 on the COVID Response
Behind the Shield Podcast, Episode 316
A conversation on the path through medicine, why preparation matters, and what it takes to respond when things go wrong. We get into disaster response, COVID-19, and lessons that carry into leadership, health care, and everyday life.
How Incident Command Works
ICS4ICS Panel Discussion
A panel on applying the Incident Command System to Industrial Control Systems, why it matters, how it helps solve real operational problems, and what it takes to get started, especially in the electric sector. I was able to contribute early on before losing connection, sharing the fundamentals of ICS and how structure and clarity drive better response and coordination.
The 7 Pillars for a More Stable Life
Conversation with Kim Colegrove
A discussion on stress, recovery, and what it takes to rebuild after hard experiences. Kim shares her work in mindfulness and the loss of her husband after his law enforcement career, and we talk through the realities many in public safety and the military face, including the role of antidepressants, alcohol, and unmanaged stress. I also share my background across the Navy, EMS, and public health, the experience with panic attacks, and how that led to developing the 7 Pillars, ownership, mindfulness, movement, boundaries, connection, sleep, and faith, as a practical framework for stability and growth.
Triage Isn’t Just for Patients
The Dev is in the Details, Episode 15
From critical care on a hospital ship to leading complex healthcare IT work, this conversation connects emergency response principles to project delivery. We get into triage thinking, clear objectives, and decisive communication, and how those translate into better outcomes when the pressure is on. I also share the Stability Equation and the 7 Pillars, ownership, mindfulness, movement, boundaries, connection, sleep, and faith, along with practical tools like breathing, jiu jitsu, and redefining what “done” really means to stay steady through chaos and responsibility.
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Kevin Pannell |
| Own. Move. Anchor. | |
| To apply 25 years of service, discipline, and fatherhood to helping others own their mind, move their body, and anchor their spirit through the relentless practice of real life, not theory. | |