Nick Ricciotti is a former Law Enforcement Officer and a member of Reps for Responders. We discuss his journey into policing, his perpsective on corrections, his powerful mental health story, addiction, losing his dream career, post traumatic growth, catharsis through fitness and so much more.

Jeremy Donch is a firefighter, entrepreneur and the man behind National Fire Radio. We discuss his firefighting family legacy, tradition, volunteerism, igniting a burning desire to serve, the work life balance struggle, fire service innovation, the power of podcasting and much more.

Ernie Colling is an Army Infantry veteran and founder of the wellness company Transcend. We discuss his early life, his journey into the military, multiple near death experiences, contracting, entrepreneurship, the factors that cause homone imbalance, testosterone replacement therapy, blood work, mental health, The Transcend Foundation, 7x and much more.

Shane Trotter is an Educator, Strength and Conditioning Coach and the author of "Setting the Bar". We discuss Shane's journey into teaching, coaching the youth athlete, the obesity epidemic, physical education in our schools, the impact of social media on our children, creating an environment for them to thrive and so much more.

Jim Poole is Chairman, President and CEO of Solace Lifesciences, Inc., maker of NuCalm® which is a neuroscience technology designed to relieve stress and improve sleep quality without drugs. We discuss growing up in a family of mental health professionals, his journey into neuroscience, homelessness, the neurobiology of mental illness, the science behind NuCalm, how it's used by NASA, Special Operators and Monks, the smartphone technology that has finally made it available to the general public and so much more. Take the time to listen to this episode. I promise you won't be disappointed. And then try NuCalm and begin your own healing journey. https://www.nucalm.com/

Sandy wall is a retired law enforcemet officer, SWAT legend and the author of "The Long Road Home". We discuss his early life, his journey into law enforcement, the war on drugs, the evolution of SWAT, the importance of K9s, school safety, the mental health crisis, catharsis through writing and so much more.

Brandon Evans is a Canadian firefighter and the man behind "Fire to Light". We discuss the journey to India that led him to studying mindfulness under the Dalai Lama, his journey into the fire service, his own powerful mental health story, the power of compassion, meditation, living in Costa Rica, education and much more.

Ken Rideout is a former prison guard, investor and elite endurance athlete. We discuss growing up in Boston, his road into corrections, entering finance, overcoming his opiate addiction, finding running, the genesis of his athletic success, the power of the growth mindset, leadership, discipline, his podcast with Teddy Atlas and so much more.

Dave Sanders joined the police in 2001. He retired in January 2023 having spent his career in London in a variety of posts from foot patrol to public order units, serving the last ten years on Armed Response Vehicles as a team sergeant, operational firearms commander and firearms tactical advisor. In this second conversation, we discuss his personal experience of the Pandemic, fitness in law enforcement, the knife crime epidemic, firearms and the UK, domestic terrorism and so much more.

John Spera and Corey Sutton are both Colorado firefighters and the men behind Respond Wellness. We discuss Corey's journey into professional football, traumatic brain injury, his road into the fire service, sleep deprivation, the tactical athlete, shift work, the healing power of CBD, the genesis of their company and so much more.