Behind The Shield

David Hughes is a retired North Carolina State Trooper and father to Drew Hughes, who died after a series of medical errors at only 13 years old. David tells Drew's powerful story to try and educate…

Professor Alan Shebaro earned his Black Belt from Carlos Machado in 2004 and is currently ranked as a 4th degree Black Belt under Professor Chris Haueter. He was 1 of only 4 Black Belts in Brazilian …

Eric Tung is is a 16 year Law Enforcement officer and the man behind Blue Grit Wellness.

We discuss his family's immigration story, his journey into policing, the emotional cost of officer involved sh…

Pasi Sahlberg is a Finnish author, educator and speaker. He has spent his entire life around education, living in both the US and Australia. We discuss his early life, the Finnish education model, st…

Brian Hillard is a 25 year veteran special effects artist and CEO of Metasphere industries.

We discuss his early life, his journey into movie make up, zombie auditions, moulage and training, veteran a…

Nick Hall was 8 years old when a murderer invaded his family's home. Through a tragic miscommunication, his mother shot by a police sniper after being mistaken for the attacker. Despite this trauma, …

Mickey Farrell is a Lieutenant in the New York City Fire Department, a third-generation firefighter with 29 years of experience, the last 23 years being with the FDNY. Also a team instructor at the N…

Eric Potterat, Ph.D. is a Clinical, Performance and Sport Psychologist who is considered one of the leading experts in high performance psychology, performance optimization, decision-making and teamw…

1SG (Ret) Matt Eversmann was one of the Army Rangers portrayed in the movie "Black Hawk Down", chronicling the courageous actions of Task Force Ranger, during the Battle of Mogadishu. We discuss the …

Mike Jolly is a former College Football player, actor, stuntman, coach and the inventor of "The Iron Neck".

We discuss his athletic journey, concussion and youth athletes, neck strength and brain heal…

Buck Brannaman is a a world renowned horseman, author and subject of the documentary "Buck". We discuss his traumatic childhood, the healing power of kindness, mentoring, equine therapy, prisons and…

Ted Stern is a former law enforcement officer, coach and the co-founder of Fit Responder.

We discuss his early life, his journey into policing, training the tactical athlete, fitness standards, his o…

Ryan Allen is a veteran firefighter, international rope rescue competitor and member of the Orange County climb team.

We discuss his journey into the fire service, California vs Florida training, the …

Joel Salatin, 64, calls himself a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer. Others who like him call him the most famous farmer in the world, the high priest of the pasture, a…

Thaer Ahmad, MD is a board certified emergency medicine physician in Chicago. Dr. Ahmad is the assistant program director for the emergency medicine residency program at Advocate Christ Medical Cente…

Dr Andrew Lock is a world record holding strength athlete, bodybuilding judge and physiotherapist.

We discuss his early life in Australia, training the youth athlete, body dysmorphia, the anatomy of s…

Jim Lydon is a former firefighter, dispatcher, fire chief, city manager and current member of the All American Leadership team.

We discuss starting volunteer firefighting at a very young age, the evol…

Tori Gonzalez was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas when a former student murdered 17 schoolchildren and staff in 2018, including her boyfriend Joaquin Oliver.

Anthony Gonzalez is Tori's father a…

Tommy Aceto is a former Navy SEAL and a member of the Veteran's Mental Health Leadership Coalition,

We discuss his early life, his journey into the Navy, Special Operations, his perspective on war, hi…

Jocko Willink is a Retired US Navy SEAL officer, author and co-founder of Echelon Front.

We discuss the impact of the pandemic, overcoming fear, efficiency in business, building a resilient populatio…