Podcast Episodes

227: Must-Know Interview and Testing Tips for Police Promotions (and other selections) w/ Capt. Brian Stampfl (ret)

Police promotion testing can be intimidating, even for those who have been through a process. There's the different components, but the interviews ca…

1 year, 2 months ago

226: Why work for Seattle Police? History, Discord, and Pride w/ Officer and Academy Instructor Britt Kelly

Many cops says they would never work for Seattle PD, or any big city because X, Y, Z.  So when I asked if any active cops wanted to come on and rep t…

1 year, 3 months ago

225: Media vs the Truth: Body Cam, Public Perception, Police Training w/ LEO Kenny Dean

Viral police video goes out.. instantly every cop is cringing at what they see OR the comments, usually from people who don't know ____ about _____. …

1 year, 3 months ago

224: How to Help Community Understand Police (On Being a Supporter & Telling Our Stories) w/ Abby Ellsworth

If only people understood what we did.. why we do this job.. what it takes.. what it tests.. If only they knew we were people, doing our best..

I conn…

1 year, 3 months ago

223: What Police Need to Know about Toxic Media and Negative Narratives w/ Aaron Brown, National Gratitude

We turn on the news (or our socials) and see ALL THIS NEGATIVITY.  It's the state of the union, it's police everything, it's videos, headlines, and a…

1 year, 3 months ago

222: How to Rise Up & Rebalance Life and Identity after a Police Career, w/ Doug White

Sometimes you read a phrase, a sentence a story and you get hit.  With an idea, with resonance.  With jarring feelings -  with feeling seen.  I had m…

1 year, 3 months ago

221: Should You Test for Promotion (again?) Q&A for Police Career Moves

I often get questions and requests for feedback asking if they should test to promote (sergeant, command, etc).  Usually this involves giving the lan…

1 year, 3 months ago

220: Must-Dos for Self-Care and Wellness for Police and First Responders, w/ Tami Sharp and Chris Zamora, Law Enforcement Coaching

Wellness.  Those into it "get it" but those who aren't into it roll their eyes and think they "get it" too.  However, those folks are often the one w…

1 year, 3 months ago

219: Real Talk on Real Police Leadership, w/ Chief Booker Hodges

A buddy I used to work with sent me a news interview of his chief, commenting on a pursuit of a suspect vehicle, with an arrest.  The chief spoke pla…

1 year, 3 months ago

218: 7 Bruce Lee Concepts to Up-level Mindset for Police and more!

Bruce Lee… the Dragon! I grew up loving. Bruce Lee, and one of the few things my dad and I were able to bond over in my younger years was learning ab…

1 year, 3 months ago