Behind The Shield

Justin Mahaffey is a veteran wildland firefighter, fitness trainer and the man behind Wild Fit Life.

We discuss his early life, growing up in a Mexican community, what we can learn from Hispanic cultu…

Kevin Heffernan is an American actor, writer, producer, and director, and member of the Broken Lizard comedy group.

We discuss his early life, finding comedy, pursuing law, the creation of Broken Liza…

Royce Gracie is the son of Helio Gracie; founder of Gracie Jujitsu. Royce fought in the original UFCs, winning multiple times in an age before weight divisions and few rules. I was fortunate to be ab…

Chris Moore is a 31 year veteran of the fire service and peaks nationally on first responder mental health.

We discuss growing up in a law enforcement family, his journey into volunteer firefighting, …

Retired from the Navy in 2016 after serving 20 years in the Special Operations community with several combat tours to Iraq and Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Technician with the SEAL Teams. Aft…

Ben Close is a British Army Veteran, former Contractor and the author of "When War Follows You Home".

We discuss his turbulent childhood, his journey into the miltary, his deployments, the horrors of …

John Knox is a veteran firefighter, arson investigator, dispatcher and former law enforcement seach and rescue technician.

One month ago, after 21 years of service with LAFD, John was terminated over …

Justen Keating is the Founder of Keating Global Risks, and has over 20 years of experience in the National Security, and Intelligence Community.

He is a veteran of the US Marine Corps with multiple co…