Shoot Me Straight with Dave & Eddie

Today, we sit down with Zac Woodfin - former NFL player. Zac is an American football coach and former linebacker. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2005, and went on to have stints with the Baltimore Ravens, Frankfurt Galaxy and the Houston Texans. Zac attended Prattville High School in Birmingham, Alabama before he went on to play college football at UAB.

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Today on Shoot Me Straight, we sit down with Byron Beplay. US Army Veteran of 13 years, 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Regiment. Byron began his dog training career after he separated from the Army and began working with his service dog. He became a passionate advocate for the Rescue 22 Foundation and Veteran suicide awareness. He ventured into protection sports and developing protection dogs working under leading trainers in the U.S. and attending many schools and seminars in the disciplines of decoying, protection, detection, military and law enforcement K9 development. Byron enjoys working his own personal dog in scent detection and volunteers his time to help with local law enforcement K9 departments. Byron began his business as a partnership location with Coastline K9 out of Naples FL. Here he developed and trained many behavioral problems and family protection dogs before opening the business BTS K9. Byron is passionate about bringing awareness to the veteran community and creating a safer community through dog training for our clients and their families.

Today on Shoot Me Straight, the boys sit down with Eddie's son - Treven Gallagher. Treven just finished became a U.S. Marine, and is fresh out of boot camp. He tells us stories of his experience, where he thinks he's headed next, and what it was like growing up with a father like Eddie. Treven's story is incredible - don't miss it!

Today, David sits down with Dr. Jeanne Allert. Jeanne has an eclectic career history: from high school English teacher, to instructional designer, to technology director, to Internet consultant. For fourteen years she managed a successful consulting practice serving trade and professional societies in their use of Internet technologies. She is an international public speaker, technical trainer, industry author, and has served as adjunct faculty for several universities. Jeanne holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and Psychological Studies, 2021. Jeanne is a compelling speaker on the topic of domestic human trafficking and has delivered awareness presentations in several states. She is a member of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, Graduate of the FBI Citizen’s Academy, and a Human Trafficking Contributor for the National Advisory Council for the Conference on Crimes Against Women. Find out more about Jeanne here - https://instituteforsheltercare.org/jeanne-allert-bio/

Today on the podcast, we sat down with Lisa & Jimmy Smith - owners of BlackSmith JiuJitsu in Niceville, Florida. BlackSmith Jiu Jitsu was founded in 2017 by Jimmy & Lisa Smith although the actual journey began in 1995. Professor Jimmy Smith has trained in multiple arts throughout the years that included Boxing, Judo, Free Style Grappling, and Wrestling, but he landed in the gentle art of Jiu Jitsu 29 years ago. After training 4-6 times a week for years and seeing how much he loved it, his family started getting interested and wanted to try out jiu jitsu as well. One class was all it took and they were all hooked. They have now been training together as a family for almost 10 years and are so grateful to be doing what they love. They started BlackSmith Jiu Jitsu in Ridgecrest, California and relocated to the beautiful Emerald Coast in Niceville, Florida in 2019! Their mission began with just a handful of practitioners and quickly grew to over 350 students. They are so excited to be growing every week in Niceville! Being a family oriented environment empowers BlackSmith Jiu Jitsu to offer classes for all ages at all different levels of Jiu Jitsu. As they are constantly progressing and growing together as a community, they strive to build up one another individually and as a team. Jimmy & Lisa have some incredible stories to tell - don't miss out! Here's their website - https://blacksmithjiujitsu.com/ And their IG page - @blacksmithjiujitsuniceville

Today on the podcast, David sits down with John Wargo and Mike Devlin. Mike is a long-time friend of David who has worked with him on his CRM company Repbox, and now is working with John. John Wargo is CTO of Beastcode - a military contract company in the tech world. John and Mike have great stories to share, you won't wanna miss out on this one! https://www.beast-code.com/

On today's episode, we sit down with former Navy dog trainer Benny Olson. After working with many great trainers and dogs in the military, Benny decided to continue his passion afterwards by starting Patriot Dog Training Academy. He and his team have training hundreds of dogs since starting the company. Benny has an awesome story, make sure you check it out today! Here's the IG pages to check out for more information - @patriotdogtraining @bennythedogguy And their website - https://patriotdogtraining.com/

Today on the podcast, we talk about Eddie's recent experience. Eddie just finished his Monster Mash run that is centered around raising awareness for suicide among veterans. He did this with a group of incredible men who were all willing to push their bodies to the limits for this cause. You aren't gonna want to miss this one! ★☆★ If you enjoyed this video please leave a LIKE, write a comment on this video, and Share it with your friends. Subscribe to Shoot Me Straight with Dave & Eddie on YouTube and click the 🔔 icon to receive notifications for more videos. ================================= Who we are? Welcome to the official Shoot Me Straight podcast with Eddie Gallagher & Dave Fields. Although Eddie & Dave have two diverse backgrounds, Eddie- a former Navy Seal, and Dave- an entrepreneur, they believe that life should be lived in the most authentic way possible. Each week, we’ll be engaging people from all walks of life, enjoying amazing stories, & having authentic conversations with new guests. - Where you can FIND us - 🌐 Website: https://www.shootmestraight.net/ 📱 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shoot-me-straight-with-dave-eddie/id1658833992 🎤 Spotify podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/02NvrnRFXemVPnh5Cxs56F?si=a115db234d864d74&nd=1 💌 Want to be a guest on Shoot Me Straight? Fill out the form here: https://www.shootmestraight.net/contact-8 ________________ ★★★ All Episodes of Shoot Me Straight are available here: ▶ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL20KyPUv52lmmh1EeoXVdnkIgms3E_juW 🔔 Subscribe to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@shootmestraight?sub_confirmation=1 #stories #podcast #shootmestraight Thanks for watching the video: Monster MASH: Eddie & Dave - Shoot Me Straight Podcast #047

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