Crew 1st Culture Podcast

This episode I’m joined by 2 great guests, Sean Duffy and Pablo Gener. They are the founders of Build Your Culture social media and training. This is a conversation that I really looked forward to ha…

I think it’s safe to say that every firefighter wants to rescue someone from a burning building, to make a “grab”. In the public’s eyes that’s just what we do. But is it? Are we truly living up to th…

Celebrating 50 episodes I wanted to have someone on that has been an inspiration to me in this journey so joining me today is Jeremy Donch. Jeremy is “the Jeremy” of National Fire Radio and him and t…

I know exactly what I want the culture of my crew to be, I’ve had a vision for how my fire house runs for years, and I’ve known I wanted to be a great husband and dad as long as I can remember but...…

Today I’m joined by Benjamin Marion. Benjamin has been someone that I love listening to because it seems like so much of what he says speaks to me. We talk about his Embrace the Resistance platform, …

Inspiration today comes from the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. Craig always closes his episodes with this quote, “People would rather follow a leader who is always real, than a leader who is al…

This week’s guests are Blake Stinnett and Drew McConnell of the Open Bale social pages. It was a fun conversation getting to know these guys. They’re sharing lots of good information and instruction …

I like to say that my goal as an officer is to put my crew in the best possible position to succeed. I love looking at it like that but what does that truly mean, what is my definition for success? T…

This is a conversation that I’ve hoped for and looked forward to having for a long time. This episode I welcome Chief Scott Thompson of The Colony Fire Department in Texas. Chief Thompson is a studen…

Inspiration for today’s Monday Mindset Check comes from a quote from Shannon Stone. When your boss’ expectations exceed your own, you have either a problem or an opportunity. A great thought provokin…

Today’s episode I welcome fellow podcast host Matt Broom from The 24/48 Podcast. I love Matt’s angle with his podcast because he fills a niche that I just haven’t seen anywhere else involving fire se…

Inspired by the  Bearer’s of the Oath creed from my last guests comes today’s topic. Never walk past a problem that you can fix. This is a lesson that my wife and I have tried to instill in our kids …

Today’s episode I get to talk with Shane Bentley and Lee Humphrys of Bearer’s of the Oath. These 2 guys are passionate about the fire service and even more so about making it better than it was yeste…

The fire service today is full of great people as it has always been. But at leaders there are 2 categories of people that we need to start trying to reach in order to make a huge difference in the d…

Today in joined by Nick Higgins the founder of The Firehouse Tribune website and social media pages. Nick shares his story and talks about the importance of sharing your personal message. We also dis…

One thing that doesn’t come so natural to some of us is showing appreciation. This is something that we really need to work on. It’s ok to say thank you, to say you appreciate someone, or respect the…

Today’s guest is Mike Bernard. Mike shares his passion for training and making himself and others better every day. Mike also talks about accountability in the volunteer fire service and his story in…

Monday Mindset Check - We get fired up and passionate about the fire service, about leading, and about getting better everyday. But do we bring that same mission home with us? Are we as passionate ab…

Once again I am lucky to have a great guest on that is doing great things for the fire service, John Ford. John runs The Slow House Rules Facebook and Instagram pages. I have followed John for a whil…

Digging deeper into a post that I put out last week that I feel is something good to self reflect on. Nothing has a bigger impact on positive cultural change than the influence of a respected leader …