Crew 1st Culture Podcast

I'm so excited to be joined by my friend Benjamin Martin for a conversation that I have been looking forward to having for a while. Today Benjamin digs into expectations, and definitely makes some re…

Never fear failure, but fear succeeding at something that doesn’t matter. Lately the word Purpose has really been on my mind and heart. 

What is truly my purpose and how do I pursue it? How do we use …

I'm joined today by my friend Taylor Anderson host of the Couplings Fire Podcast. Taylor talks about her journey that has brought her into the fire service and into becoming a podcast host. I enjoyed…

Do you have a mission, do you have a vision, & what's the difference. Just as I have finally felt like I was getting a handle on the real meaning of these words a couple of friends of mine come by to…

Discomfort & Pain are the price that we have to pay for growth. As much as we all wish this wasn't the truth, it truly is. Are we letting the fear of being uncomfortable or getting hurt keep from gro…

Excuses are easy to find if we really want to. No matter what area of life we’re talking about, there is always something that we can find to blame our shortcomings on. But who or what is truly to bl…

Today's episode we will be looking at some of the objectives that are discussed in my class called "Impact Beyond Firehouse Wall -Going Outside Your Department's District Lines To Reach Your Full Pot…

Today I want to share one of the biggest challenges of my life. Being a leader has always been something that I strived for and enjoyed but there have always been huge holes in my leadership ability.…

Mission vs. Vision - This is a topic that I have really changed my perspective on recently. First of all I didn’t truly grasp the difference between the two so that definitely doesn’t help.  I’ll tal…

This is a special release of my guest appearance on the Coupling’s Fire Podcast. I really enjoyed my conversation with host Taylor in which we talk about a little bit of my story that I’ve never disc…

Anyone else ever wait on doing a good thing for whatever reason and then end up missing the opportunity or just forgetting  about it completely? The answer for me is - all the time. But why, why do w…

To me the key to a proficient team is everyone working on their individual responsibilities independently but all focused towards a common goal. That and more about the playbook Mindset on this episo…

The Fire & Iron Podcast has been one that I listen to regularly since they’ve been around. So I was excited  to be asked on as a guest. Hosts Matt and Ryan have a message that I definitely connect wi…

What do you wanting people to think of you and what do they actually think of you? Between the answers of those 2 questions lies a gap and that gap should tell us exactly where we should focus our gr…

Today I share a proud moment as a leader and discuss teaching the next generation. It’s on us to set them up for success and put them on the right track. Do your part!

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“Don’t think of it as leading up the chain of command but INFLUENCING up the chain of command.” This was a great nugget that I pulled from the First Responder Training this week that Echelon Front pu…

Great crews do consistently what the others do occasionally (or not at all.  This is a thought that was taken from one of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. A pretty simple statement but so very…

Today I want to talk about building crew pride and more specifically ask the question “what can I personally do to help build crew pride where I’m at?”. Most of us would love to be able to do what we…

Ready to get back into recording more I’ll looking forward to what to Come. It’s been a while since I’ve recorded a C1C episode and I am looking forward to getting things going again. Today I share a…

Today I am joined by my friends Corley Moore and Jacob Johnson to discuss how we help our people and ourselves avoid the inevitable slumps firefighters fall into occasionally during a career. Both Co…